The Journal of Korean Medicine (대한한의학회지)

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Exploring the Ways to Apply Korean Traditional Medical Practices to the International Classification of Health Interventions through Focus Group Discussion

초점집단토론을 통한 국제의료행위분류의 한의의료행위 적용 방안 연구

  • Kim, Mikyung (Dep. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Jin (Dep. of Medical Record, Chung-Ang University Medical Center) ;
  • Cho, Yun-Jung (Dep. of Medical Record, Chung-Ang University Medical Center) ;
  • Han, Chang-ho (Dep. of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 김미경 (상지대학교 한의과대학 한의학과 내과학교실) ;
  • 김은진 (중앙대학교병원 의무기록팀) ;
  • 조윤정 (중앙대학교병원 의무기록팀) ;
  • 한창호 (동국대학교 한의과대학 한의학과 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2020.07.30
  • Accepted : 2020.08.18
  • Published : 2020.09.01
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was aimed to present the experts' opinions for the successful application of Korean traditional medical practices (KTMPs) to the International Classification of Health Intervention (ICHI). Methods: Two doctors of Korean Medicine and two health information managers who had tried coding 131 KTMPs using ICHI participated in the focus group discussion. The remarks from the discussion were summarized according to the thematic analysis method. Results: The participants expected ICHI to be mainly used for statistics when applied to TKMPs. It can be used for payment systems as well, but it was expected that additional work would be required. They thought the current version of the ICHI did not sufficiently reflect the KMTPs of the real world, and even the interventions already included in the ICHI were not explained enough in the system. They thought it would not be easy to explain more KTMPs within the current structure of the ICHI, but they also said it seemed possible. In the process, rather than adding entirely new stem codes, it would be better to generate new combinations of the existing codes, to suppose subdivided codes, and to utilize the include terms or extension codes. Conclusions: For the successful introduction of ICHI, clarifying the definition of each intervention of KTMPs is a top priority. In addition, it is necessary to continue the matching work of ICHI - KMPTs and also required to make this effort together with the field of traditional medicine and complementary medicine worldwide.

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