Crisis of confidence in Japan's medical systemABC Online, Australia / 6 Jan 2004 In the face of a growing crisis in confidence in its medical system, the Japanese government is considering forcing hospitals to videotape all surgical procedures and to provide a copy of the tape to the patient's families.Shocking cases of medical malpractice have shaken the traditional deference towards doctors, so much so that one expert is saying medical training systems have collapsed, and that going to hospital can be dangerous for your health...."In Japan several times more people are killed by medical accidents than traffic accidents," says Dr Makoto Kondo, a university lecturer and author of several books on the medical system. "Some people say that some of the malpractice cases are so bad, they'd be considered murder in Western countries....
