Complaints Against Family Physicians Submitted to Disciplinary Tribunals in the Netherlands: Lessons for Patient Safety

• Published in: Annals of family medicine Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 522 - 527
• Main Authors: Gaal, Sander, MD, Hartman, Chantal, MD, Giesen, Paul, MD, PhD, van Weel, Chris, MD, PhD, Verstappen, Wim, MD, PhD, Wensing, Michel, PhD, Habil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Academy of Family Physicians 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Appointments and Schedules; Diagnostic Errors - legislation & jurisprudence; Diagnostic Errors - statistics & numerical data; Family Practice - legislation & jurisprudence; Family Practice - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Internal Medicine; Logistic Models; Medication Errors - legislation & jurisprudence; Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data; Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; Neoplasms - diagnosis; Netherlands; Original Research; Patient Safety; Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Studies; Stroke - diagnosis; Netherlands; medical errors; disciplinary law verdicts; patient safety; patient advocacy; medical jurisprudence; Family practice

Abstract Purpose We analyzed the disciplinary law verdicts concerning family physicians, submitted to the Dutch disciplinary law system, to identify domains of high risk of harm for patients in family practice. Methods The Dutch disciplinary law system offers patients the opportunity to file complai...