Korea Journal of Hospital Management (한국병원경영학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 4
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- Pages.101-118
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- 2008
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- 1226-6299(pISSN)
Changes in Japan Healthcare System and New Directions of Hospital Management
일본 의료시스템의 변화와 병원 경영의 새로운 방향
- Inoue, Takahiro (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) ;
- Hada, Masashi (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) ;
- Yuzawa, Atsuko (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) ;
- Lee, Sei-Hoon (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) ;
- Kwon, Young-Dae (Dept. of Medical Humanities & Social Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
- 정상귀유 (딜로이트 토마츠 컨설팅) ;
- 우전아사 (딜로이트 토마츠 컨설팅) ;
- 탕택돈자 (딜로이트 토마츠 컨설팅) ;
- 이세훈 (딜로이트 토마츠 컨설팅) ;
- 권영대 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 인문사회의학과)
- Published : 2008.12.30
Abstract
Japanese national health expenditure was 8.0% of GDP in 2004, and it was lower than average of OECD countries. But it has increased rapidly in recent years. Japan has relatively many acute care beds and high-price medical equipments, and the average length of stay is long. Japanese government is trying healthcare reform to contain healthcare expenditure, increase the efficiency of management and improve the quality of healthcare. As healthcare policies for hospitals such as DPC (Diagnosis Procedure Combination) for acute care beds, reduction of long-term care beds, and functional differentiation and liaison among healthcare institutions are implemented, the number of hospitals in financial difficulties is increasing. The serious situation urges hospitals to adapt to changes and search new directions of management. They need to establish and implement appropriate positioning strategy, and increase management efficiencies. Korean healthcare system has similarities with Japanese in many aspects. The recent reform and changes in Japanese healthcare system and hospitals give suggestions to Korean hospitals as to how they can prepare for environmental changes and improve management.