Regarding the "medical accident investigation system," which obliges medical institutions that have suffered fatal accidents to investigate the cause, groups made up of bereaved families have requested the government to review the system, saying that "the investigation has not been sufficiently conducted." I did.
The "Medical Accident Investigation System" started in 2015 reported to all medical institutions when a patient died due to an unexpected medical accident to the "Japan Medical Safety Investigation Organization", a third-party organization. In addition, it is obligatory to investigate the cause.
On the 23rd, representatives of groups made up of bereaved families visited the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and submitted a request.
The organization has received 135 consultations on medical accidents that are considered to be covered by the system over the past five years, but only 14 have actually been reported.
For this reason, a study group will be set up by next spring, saying that "the survey has not been sufficiently conducted",
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public announcement of medical institutions that did not survey and
▽ introduction of a mechanism for survey by a third party will be considered. I am asking.
Hiroyuki Nagai, the representative of the "Liaison Council for Thinking about Medical Safety from the Patient's Perspective," said, "The system started with the fact that medical institutions will conduct a thorough investigation, but some medical institutions have not reported at all. Toward a better system. I want to discuss it. "
On the other hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare says, "I would like to consider how to respond in the future based on the request."