Last year a new agreement about these authorizations was reached, and the duty of explanation was clearly assigned to doctors. To reduce the number of disputes that arise out of poor communication between doctors and patients, doctors are obliged to give patients a clear understanding of the procedure.
去年推出的新版手術同意書，則將告知職責明確歸屬於醫師，醫師有責任讓病人在手術前充分瞭解狀況，以減少醫病間因溝通不良而產生的誤解與糾紛。