Overview

• The insurer logged 16,660 new suspected cases last year, up from 16,064, with most tied to orthopedics and surgery.
• Of 5,335 cases fully reviewed in 2024, 28.6% were confirmed as treatment or care errors.
• AOK proposes a preponderance standard where proving a likelihood of greater than 50% would establish an error.
• The group also seeks fuller access to treatment records and recognition of faulty medical devices as patient property for evidence.
• Consumer federation chief Ramona Pop urges a fundamental overhaul of the 2013 law, while 20,335 cases remain open and €49.73 million in recoveries was recorded.