What is the difference between medical accident identification and medical fault identification?

Medical fault identification belongs to judicial identification and medical accident identification belongs to administrative identification; Secondly, the technical appraisal of medical malpractice can be decided by the medical and health department or entrusted by both parties, but the medical fault appraisal can only be applied by the people's court; Moreover, the technical appraisal of medical accidents is issued by the medical association, and the members of the expert group do not need to sign or seal the appraisal book. The appraiser of medical fault appraisal needs to sign or seal the appraisal book and implement personal responsibility system.

legal ground

Article 20 of the Regulations on Handling Medical Accidents

After receiving the report of major medical negligence of medical institutions or the application for handling medical malpractice disputes put forward by the parties to the medical malpractice dispute, the health administrative department shall submit it to the medical association responsible for technical appraisal of medical malpractice for appraisal; Medical malpractice disputes need to be identified through consultation between doctors and patients, and the medical association responsible for technical identification of medical malpractice shall be entrusted by both parties to organize the identification.