Does the Medical Treatment Risk Fund operate for the benefit of patients?
| Audit Id | 1572425474640 |
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| Title | Does the Medical Treatment Risk Fund operate for the benefit of patients? |
| Title in original language |
No ārstniecības riska fonda izmaksāto atlīdzību regulēšanas procesa atbilstība normatīvo aktu prasībām Latvian |
| Year | 2019 |
| Subject |
Health and Social Care (incl. Welfare Benefits) |
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Compliance/Legality Performance |
| Type of performance |
Performed by single SAI |
| Comments | Directive 2011/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare requires the Member States of the European Union to establish mechanisms enabling the patient to assert his or her rights and to receive compensation if the damage is caused to his or her health during the medical treatment process. Following the requirements of the Directive, according to the example of Sweden and Denmark, the Medical Treatment Risk Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’) was created and launched in Latvia on 23 Oct 2013. The Fund is under the responsibility of the government, and two authorities: Health Inspectorate and the National Health Service. Five years have passed since the establishment of the Fund, and over the years, the Fund has received more than 900 patient claims, has made more than 200 decisions recognizing the existence of the damage caused and has paid compensation of 4.4 million euro to patients. Therefore, the aim of the audit was to assess whether the established model of protection of patient rights has reached its primary goal. The following criteria have been used in the audit to assess the performance of the Fund: is the Fund accessible to the patient, does the Fund review patient claims in due time, is the procedure for determining the amount of the compensation understandable to the patient, does the financial engineering process of the Fund comply with the requirements of the regulatory enactments, and is improvement of the Fund’s operation ensured? |
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Latvia |
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