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Jakość opieki medycznej a Kodeks etyki lekarskiej z punktu widzenia sądu lekarskiego
The quality of medical care and the Code of Medical Ethics from the point of view of the medical court

Author(s): Wojciech Łącki
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Naczelna Izba Lekarska
Keywords: Code of Medical Ethics; medical care; medical court

Summary/Abstract: According to Plato quality is a certain degree of perfection. This definition, in medical care, should be related to medical activities understood as a product offered to the patient. It should be evaluated for safety and effectiveness, which translates to meet the needs and expectations of the patient-purchaser. It should be added that expectations can be either exceeded or unfulfilled. Health and life are, since the dawn of humanity, the highest values and that cannot be negated by innumerable facts that show that life, all the more health, used to have and still have little value. The Code of Medical Ethics, comprises the chapter entitled Quality of Care, which includes four articles discussed in this article.

  • Issue Year: 6/2014
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 15-19
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Polish