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Optimal Nursing Workforce and Financial Cost to Provide Comprehensive Nursing Service in the National Health Insurance System

국민건강보험 간호·간병통합서비스의 전면 도입을 위한 간호인력 및 재정비용 추계

  • Received : 2017.04.12
  • Accepted : 2017.06.09
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

This study estimated the optimal nursing workforce and financial costs of providing comprehensive nursing services at hospitals under the national health insurance system. Data on registered nurses, nursing aids, medical institutions, and number of patients were obtained from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service. The optimal size of the nursing workforce was calculated using the workload model. A bottom-up approach was used to estimate the annual total financial cost of comprehensive nursing services. The number of registered nurses and nursing aids would need to be increased by 81.75% and 83.23%, respectively, in order to fully apply comprehensive nursing care on a national scale. The additional financial costs for comprehensive nursing services at all hospitals was estimated to be as much as 110.39% of the current cost. For the comprehensive nursing service, nurses with a career and newcomers need to be retained at their hospitals, and the validity of the nurse-patient ratio should be continuously checked. The financial shock to the national health insurance system could be minimized by gradually extending the system to all hospitals.

본 논문은 병원에서 간호 간병통합서비스가 전국에 확대 적용되었을 경우 필요한 간호인력과 재정비용을 추계한 연구이다. 연구자료는 건강보험심사평가원으로부터 받은 2012년 기준 간호사 수, 간호조무사 수, 의료기관 수, 환자 수를 이용하였다. 간호 인력의 규모는 결정론적 방법으로 개발된 작업부하모델에 의해 추정되었다. 간호간병통합서비스 연간 총 재정비용을 계산하는데 상향식 추정방법이 사용되었다. 간호사 및 간호조무사 수는 각각 81.8%, 83.2% 더 증가되어야 간호 간병통합서비스가 전국 규모로 적용가능한 것으로 추정되었다. 전국의 모든 일반병동에 간호 간병통합서비스가 적용되기 위해 필요한 재정적 비용은 110.4% 더 증가해야 할 것으로 추정되었다. 이 새로운 시스템을 성공적으로 구현하려면, 인력공급의 양적확대 전략뿐만 아니라 숙련된 간호사와 신규간호사의 이직을 최소화해야 한다. 또한 간호사-환자 비의 타당성을 지속적으로 확인할 필요가 있다. 새로운 시스템을 모든 병원에 단계적으로 확대하여야 국민건강보험의 재정부담을 최소화할 수 있을 것이다.

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