Medical dispute procedure in Korea
The after-dispute topic groups every page on the routes, steps, deadlines and fees of medical dispute resolution in Korea.
Start with how mediation works, then read the article that matches the question you have.
- ArticleHow does medical dispute mediation work in Korea?
Medical dispute mediation in Korea runs through six steps at the public mediation agency, each with a legal deadline. Who can apply, how it starts and what a decision means.
- ArticleCan medical dispute mediation start if the hospital refuses?
Usually not: without the respondent’s consent within 14 days, the application is dismissed. Death, a coma of a month or more and severe disability start it automatically.
- ArticleHow is medical dispute arbitration different from mediation?
Medical dispute arbitration in Korea needs both sides to agree in writing to follow the panel’s final decision, and the award has the effect of a final court judgment. How it differs from mediation.
- ArticleHow much does medical dispute mediation cost in Korea?
The application fee for medical dispute mediation in Korea starts at ₩22,000 for claims up to ₩5 million. The agency’s fee table, reductions, exemptions and refunds, with the official examples.
- ArticleMediation, arbitration or a lawsuit: what is the difference?
Four public routes for a medical dispute in Korea compared: mediation, arbitration, consumer agency relief and a lawsuit. Who runs each, how it starts, time frames and legal effect.
- ArticleWhen does the Korea Consumer Agency handle medical complaints?
The Korea Consumer Agency handles damage relief for medical services under the Framework Act on Consumers. Its deadlines, the effect of its mediation and the overlap with mediation.
- ToolMedical dispute mediation timeline and fee calculator
Choose mediation or arbitration, the amount claimed and your situation to see the steps, the legal deadline of each step and the application fee, taken from the act and the agency’s fee table.
- ToolMedical dispute agreement rate explorer by specialty
Pick a specialty and an indicator to see mediation applications, commencement and agreement rates or settled amounts by year from the agency’s yearbook, with a per-institution figure.
- StatisticsKorea medical dispute mediation statistics
How many medical dispute mediation applications the Korean mediation agency receives each year, how many proceed and how many end in agreement, from its statistical yearbook.
- StatisticsMedical dispute statistics by specialty in Korea
Medical dispute mediation applications and agreement rates by specialty in Korea from the agency’s yearbook, with the number of institutions per specialty from HIRA to put the counts in context.
- StatisticsMedical dispute statistics by region in Korea
Medical dispute mediation applications by province and city in Korea from the agency’s yearbook, read alongside the number of institutions in each region. No institution is named.
- StatisticsKorea Consumer Agency medical complaint statistics
Medical service damage relief cases handled by the Korea Consumer Agency, compared with mediation at the medical dispute agency, from published statistics with sources and reference dates.
What does the medical dispute procedure topic cover?
Mediation, arbitration, the consumer agency route and lawsuits as routes, with their legal deadlines and fees.
What does the medical dispute procedure topic not cover?
Advice on a particular case, criminal proceedings and referrals to lawyers are outside the scope of Korea Patient Rights Guide.