Why professional indemnity insurance is important for doctors?
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Negligence cases against medical professionals are a common sight nowadays as doctors are increasingly being accused medical negligence and professional malpractice.
Medical Negligence cases in the past few years have seen more than 400% rise, fuelled by the inclusion of such cases in the Consumer Protection Act(CPA) since 1994. Over the years, the amount of compensation has also seen a steep upward trend, with forums asking doctors and hospitals to pay compensation commonly in the denominations of lakhs and even crores.
Even with the recent proposed amendments to the CPA, doctors find themselves holding the rough end of the bargain, with proposed enhancement of penalty powers with the lower fora and lack of proper protocols that should be kept in place when dealing with the specialised medico-legal cases.
With such a legal background, medical practitioners remain is a state of perpetual fear of negligence lawsuits arising out of their medical practice.
Negligence cases against medical professionals are a common sight nowadays as doctors are increasingly being accused medical negligence and professional malpractice.
Medical Negligence cases in the past few years have seen more than 400% rise, fuelled by the inclusion of such cases in the Consumer Protection Act(CPA) since 1994. Over the years, the amount of compensation has also seen a steep upward trend, with forums asking doctors and hospitals to pay compensation commonly in the denominations of lakhs and even crores.
Even with the recent proposed amendments to the CPA, doctors find themselves holding the rough end of the bargain, with proposed enhancement of penalty powers with the lower fora and lack of proper protocols that should be kept in place when dealing with the specialised medico-legal cases.
With such a legal background, medical practitioners remain is a state of perpetual fear of negligence lawsuits arising out of their medical practice.
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