《医疗事故处理办法》(以下简称《办法》)是国务院1987年颁布的。十几年来,《办法》在处理医疗事件中发挥了应有的作用,但随着社会、经济的发展,在处理现实的医疗事件中《办法》显得力不从心,暴露出了欠缺和滞后。因此,就当前医疗纠纷处理的情况,急需相应的法规出台,以更好地维护医患双方的合法权益。 如何维护医患双方的利益,是制定新的医疗法规的焦点和难点。目前,在处理医疗纠纷过程中有几个关键问题一直困扰着医患双方和卫生行政部门,常常是纠纷争执的焦点,应引起立法部门 The Measures for Handling Medical Accidents (hereinafter referred to as “Measures”) were promulgated by the State Council in 1987. For more than a decade, the “Measures” have played their due role in dealing with medical incidents. However, with the development of society and economy, the “Measures” have failed to deal with the actual medical incidents, revealing the deficiencies and lags. Therefore, with regard to the current treatment of medical disputes, it is imperative that relevant laws and regulations be promulgated so as to better protect the legal rights of both doctors and patients. How to protect the interests of both doctors and patients is the focus and difficulty in formulating new medical regulations. At present, there are several key issues in the treatment of medical disputes that have plagued both doctors and patients and the health administrative department. They are often the focus of disputes and should cause the legislature to