FLAT Legal Journal
Years of faithful premiums, then a denied hospital claim — most health-insurance disputes trace back to clauses the buyer never read at signing. Why do insurers deny payment?…
Read article ↗Hospital-acquired infection is the “invisible enemy” — and the subtlest legal battleground among medical incidents, because not every post-surgical infection is the hospital’s fault. Hospital infection-control standards The…
Read article ↗Wrong-side, wrong-patient surgery; a sponge left in the abdomen — “impossible” incidents that still happen, classified as serious medical incidents for which the facility is liable. The surgical…
Read article ↗Electronic medical records (EMR) are no longer “scans of paper files”: the law recognizes their independent legal value — provided the system meets technical standards and bears the…
Read article ↗A medical degree is not a lifetime pass: under the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment 2023, continuing medical education (CME) is a practitioner’s duty and a condition…
Read article ↗Night duty is the hallmark of healthcare — and the top source of wage disputes, because night-shift pay is calculated differently from ordinary overtime. How night duty is…
Read article ↗The single most important tax point for healthcare: medical examination and treatment services are not subject to VAT — but the line between “treatment” and “beautification” is where…
Read article ↗The short answer: yes. Vietnam’s WTO commitments on hospital services allow foreign investors to establish 100% foreign-owned hospitals — no joint venture with a Vietnamese partner required. Conditions…
Read article ↗Buying a hospital or clinic is nothing like buying an ordinary company: the medical operation licence is the most valuable intangible asset — and where the most risk…
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Scenario: a private hospital is ordered to pay VND 1.5 billion to a patient’s family for a doctor’s professional error. Uninsured, it pays everything itself — cash flow…
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