Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 1-10
COVID-19 and Medical Legal Liability Awareness: Where Are We? - A Survey among Health Care Professionals
Shambhavi Shivani1, Ashoke Kumar2
1Assistant Lecturer, Jindal Global Law School, Sonepat
2Associate Professor, Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna, Bihar
Corresponding Author: Shambhavi Shivani
ABSTRACT
Objective: The main objective of the study is to evaluate COVID-19 and medical legal liability Awareness and regarding medico-legal issues assess the knowledge of health care professionals.
Methods: This is a survey based study conducted among health care professional and their associates. A pre designed questionnaire was used to conduct the survey. No individual students were identified and all answers were kept confidential. Survey once completed participants were not allowed to re-participate.
Results: Among the participants 15% were intern student from different medical colleges, 17.5% were post graduate students, 11.7% and 8.3% were senior lecturer and professor respectively. Majority of the participants were private clinic practitioner (25%). 54.2% participants were aware of COPRA while 7.5% were knowing the local office which deals with COPA. Surprisingly only 5.8 % know whom to contact in COPRA office for any kind of assistance. 15% of participants were aware of professional indemnity claims. Only 6.7% has taken an insurance claim to protect themselves.
Conclusion: The participants were lacking of knowledge regarding medico- legal courses, professional indemnity claim and consumer protection act while they have little bit of fare knowledge for medical ethics and informed consent. To be on legally safer side, understanding of these issues and update is an immediate need.
Keywords: Medico Legal, Consumer Protection Act, Health care professional, COVID 19.
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