COVID-19: The wrong target for healthcare liability claims

Saverio G Parisi; Guido Viel; Rossana Cecchi; Massimo Montisci

doi:10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101718

COVID-19: The wrong target for healthcare liability claims

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2020 Sep:46:101718. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101718. Epub 2020 May 16.

Authors

Saverio G Parisi¹, Guido Viel², Rossana Cecchi³, Massimo Montisci⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Italy.
² Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Italy.
³ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy. Electronic address: rossana.cecchi@unipr.it.
⁴ Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Italy.

Abstract

Regrettably, after a first moment of appreciation and praise of the citizens for healthcare personnel facing COVID 19 pandemia, numerous episodes of actions taken against them on the issue of their legal liability followed. Impelling is to start an argumentation on this problem that aims to establish a shared conduct in dealing with them. The authors propose a basis for discussion on which to begin a constructive debate.

Keywords: COVID19; Emergency; Healthcare personnel; Pandemia; Professional liability.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Humans
Liability, Legal*
Malpractice / legislation & jurisprudence*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
SARS-CoV-2