Mediating Doctor-Patient Disputes in Shanghai
Show: Asia Insight --> Season: 3 - Season 3
AirDate: 11/28/2014
Runtime: 28
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Overview: Disputes over poor medical treatment between doctors and patients, stemming from chronic overcrowding, the high cost of healthcare, and a lack of doctor-to-patient communication, have become a growing issue in China, with tens of thousands of cases reported over the past 3 years alone. The problem has become so bad that the government decided to create a system where third-party mediators stand between doctors and patients to conduct investigations.