Question

What can be done to compensate the victims of medications errors?

What could we do that does not involve money?

Answer 1

Medication error refers to any mistakes which has been implied to a patient through his or her journey while getting the treatment that could or can lead to any harm to the patient ranging from a simple discomfort to a life threatening condition facilitating the lengthening of the hospital stay and increasing the total cost of the hospital.

The victims of medical error may experience from a simple discomfort to a major harm involving his life. The victims usually can be compensated with various different measures such as:

1. The monetary compensation is one of the widely used measure inorder to compensate the mistakes that has been delivered through a mefimed professional

2. The waiving of the fees which will be piled up while treating for the patient's condition deteriorated because of the error made

3. The victim can be offered of free treatment untill he lives for any kind of diseases that he acquires in his life

The compensation done without the use of money are:

1. First accepting the fault or mistake made as soon as it has been done and apologizing the patient as well as the family memebrme.

2. Taking all the responsibilities upon oneself and truly being sorry for it.

3. Listening to all the complaints and blames on oneself without defending self.

4. Taking immediate action required to improve the deterioration of the health status of the patient.