ABU DHABI (Reuters) -Formula One world champion Max Verstappen will serve a penalty for swearing when he visits Rwanda next week to collect his winner's trophy, the governing FIA said on Sunday.
Legal threat: Potential malpractice lawsuits are deterring doctors at private hospitals from carrying out complex procedures.
The MMA, he said, would facilitate the application and renewal of medical indemnity insurance for its members under two insurers – Medefend and the Medical Protection Society. Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Associations of Malaysia president Dr Shanmuganathan Ganesan also shared the view that multimillion-ringgit court awards have led to certain doctors refraining from performing high-risk procedures.
“On the other hand, if a doctor feels that a case is too risky, he can or would inform the patient or next of kin that he would rather refer the patient to a public or academic institution.“Complex cases where risk is very high, like neurosurgical interventions, are generally rare. The neurosurgeons would make it known that they handle such cases and would accept referrals,” he said.
“As a result, there is a possibility many doctors may resort to defensive medicine, opting to take up cases with lower risks with lower chances of a medicolegal battle with the current climate of medical lawsuit cases and increasing premiums of medical insurance,” he said. “The insurance company offers coverage of up to RM1mil and any amount awarded beyond that will have to be borne by the doctor involved,” he added.
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