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KMID : 0387320150250030174
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
2015 Volume.25 No. 3 p.174 ~ p.184
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Legal Framework for Improving Patient Safety in Korea
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Ock Min-Su
Kim Jang-Han
Lee Sang-Il
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Abstract
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This paper reviewed structure and current status of laws related to patient safety using patient safety law matrix to promote system-atic approach in legal system of patient safety. Laws related to patient safety can be divided into three areas: laws for preventing; laws for knowing about; and laws for responding. In the case of Korea, gaps are especially prominent in the areas of laws for know-ing about and responding. Patient safety law which will be enacted in July 2016 will fill the gap in the area of laws for knowing about. This law will be comprehensive law, covering the full spectrum of laws related to patient safety. However, after reviewing cur-rent patient safety law in Korea, the following drawbacks were identified: absence of code for grasping the current patient safety level; absence of code for mandatory reporting in patient safety reporting system; and absence of code for privilege about patient safety work product. Furthermore we need wider discussions about covering issues of open disclosure, apology law, coroners sys-tem, and complaint management system in patient safety law.
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KEYWORD
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Patient safety, Hospital incident reporting, Patient safety law
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