刑法治理医患纠纷的现状与完善建议

Present Situation of Criminal Law Govern Medical Disputes and Suggestions

近年来,“医闹”问题作为我国医疗事业的不稳定因素引发了社会的多方关注,“医闹”不仅对医疗机构造成巨大经济损失,也给医院诊疗工作造成诸多不便。将“医闹”写入刑法的目的在于保护正常的诊疗秩序,预防和打击患者及其家属的极端行为。从“医闹”入刑四年多的实际效果看,确实产生一定的积极作用,打击了违法犯罪行为,但是受“和为贵”理念和司法传统的影响,纠纷双方有时排斥刑法的适用,司法审判中也存在平衡罪名、认定罪数、确定量刑等方面的不足,并没有达到预期的立法目的。改善刑法在解决“医闹”行为时的司法现状,需要从法律规定、司法审判、思想观念等多方面做出努力。

“Medical disturbance”is a frequent and pernicious problem,which has been an unstable factor in China’s medical cause,it not only causes huge economic loss to medical institutions,but also causes a lot of inconvenience to hospital diagnosis and treatment.The purpose of the crime of“medical disturbance”is to protect the normal medical order and prevent the extreme behavior of patients and their families.As a matter of fact,the crime of“medical disturbance”does have a positive effect on cracking down on crime,however,influenced by the concept of“harmony is precious”and judicial tradition,The parties to the dispute sometimes exclude the application of criminal law,there are also deficiencies in judicial trials in balancing charges,determining the number of crimes,and determining sentencing,which have not achieved the expected legislative purpose.To improve the current state of justice in criminal law when dealing with“medical trouble”,efforts need to be made from various aspects such as legal regulations,judicial trials,and ideology.