Military Medical Malpractice and the Feres Doctrine

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) employs physicians and other medical personnel to administer health care services to servicemembers. Occasionally, however, patient safety events occur and providers commit medical malpractice by rendering health care in a negligent fashion, resulting in the service members injury or death. This In Focus discusses the standards and procedures governing the disposition of medical malpractice claims that service members and non service members assert against the United States, as well as pertinent considerations for Congress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 11, 2019
Accession Number
AD1169628

Entities

People

  • Bryce H. Mendez
  • Kevin M. Lewis

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Supreme Court
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Educational Psychology
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.