Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)
- Volume 10 Issue 3
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- Pages.233-240
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- 2012
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- 2713-6434(pISSN)
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- 2713-6442(eISSN)
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A Study on Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Hospitalization for Patients with Stroke
뇌졸중 환자의 재원 적절성 평가에 관한 연구
- Choi, Eun-Mi (Dept. of Healthcare Management, Kwandong University) ;
- Yoo, In-Sook (The Graduate School of Dankook University)
- Received : 2012.04.04
- Accepted : 2012.04.24
- Published : 2012.04.30
Abstract
This study aimed to clarify any factors that may have effect on the appropriateness of hospital admission and hospitalization with the intention of facilitating more efficient occupancy of hospital beds and better medical services in the aspect of their quality, minimizing unnecessary occupancy of beds, and ultimately helping patients requiring acute treatments to use immediately hospitals. This paper selected 154 Stroke patients who left neurology department of one general hospital from March, 1, 2006 to September, 31, 2010 as targets to meet the rate according to medical care security and to see the trend of recent 4 years. As study method, this paper analized medical treatment record with AEP to evaluate the appropriateness of hospital admission and stay and the collected data was computerized through SPSS 12.0. Based upon the results above, the conclusion was drawn that the higher appropriateness of hospital admission and the shorter length of hospital stay will lead to the higher appropriateness of hospitalization. In other words, it is required to provide hospitalized patients with all kinds of behaviors including medical treatments and nursing care service, management of pharmaceuticals, tests, rehabilitation and symptoms, as well as instructions and information for patients. Meanwhile, as it was found that the length of hospital stay may affect the appropriateness of hospitalization, the longer length of hospital stay may result in reduced bed turnover rate. In this light, it is necessary to organize a task force team responsible for evaluation and control of the appropriateness of hospitalization and hospital stay length to improve the quality of medical service in a medical center, so that patients can leave the center timely. Ultimately, governmental supports such as expansion of long-term care facilities will reduce the necessary length of hospital stay so that patients with stroke can receive rehabilitative treatments and long-term care service shortly after completion of acute treatments.
본 연구는 뇌졸중 환자의 입원 및 재원적절성에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악함으로써 효율적인 병상이용과 질적인 의료서비스를 제공하고 불필요한 병상 이용을 줄여 급성기 치료가 꼭 필요한 대상자들이 즉시 병원을 이용할 수 있도록 도움을 주고자 하였다. 연구대상자는 일개 종합병원의 신경과에서 퇴원한 뇌졸중 환자로 의료보장별 의료 적절성을 파악하기 위해 최근 약 4년 동안인 2006년 3월 l일부터 2010년 10월 31일까지 총 154명의 대상자를 선정하였다. 연구방법은 입원 및 재원적절성을 평가하기 위해 적절성 평가지침(AEP)을 이용하여 의무기록을 분석하였고, 수집된 자료는 SPSS 12.0을 이용하여 전산처리하였다. 이상의 결과를 근거로 입원적절성을 높이고 재원기간을 단축시킨다면 재원적절성도 높아질 것이라는 결론을 얻게 된다. 또한 재원기간이 재원적절성에 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었기에 재원기간이 길어질수록 병상 회전율을 감소시키는 요인으로 영향을 미치게 되므로 적절한 시기에 퇴원이 이루어질 수 있도록 의료기관 내에서의 질 향상 전담팀을 구성하여 각 질환군에 따른 재원기간에 대한 적절성 평가 및 관리가 이루어져야 한다. 궁극적으로 뇌졸중 환자의 급성치료가 끝나면 즉시 재활치료 및 장기요양관리가 이루어질 수 있도록 장기요양시설 확충과 같은 정부의 뒷받침으로 불필요한 재원기간을 줄여갈 수 있는 것이다.