Current status and legal treatments of Medical disputes in China

Abstract

The number of medical disputes in China as well as the claims involved in disputes has increased significantly, which make it more difficult to resolve the medical disputes. Medical disputes in China may derive administrative liability, civil liability, and criminal liability, but in practice, patients tend to pursue mainly the civil liability of medical service providers. China began to explore the resolution of medical disputes via the third-party mediation since 2004 and established the non-litigation regime of mediation on medical disputes by relying on the people’s mediation system, which has contributed positively to resolve medical disputes.