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http://dx.doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2022.32.1.3

Direction Reorganization of Public Health Center Functions through Analysis of Medical Service Status by Public Health Care Institutions  

Park, Sun Hee (Korea Health Promotion Institution)
Lee, Mee Sun (Korea Health Promotion Institution)
Oh, Yumi (Korea Health Promotion Institution)
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Health Policy and Management / v.32, no.1, 2022 , pp. 3-13 More about this Journal
Abstract
Health centers provided intensive health care services for local residents according to changes in the times and environment. Public health centers were given various roles such as medical treatment, administration, and service, and the demand for functional reorganization has emerged. We analyzed the literature on the functional restructuring of public health care institutions. In addition, the current status of medical services, which is the main function of institutions, will be analyzed through health insurance statistical data, and detailed contents will be analyzed according to regional types and income levels. As a result of the analysis of medical services at institutions, the total number of patients was 2,238,000, and the number of visits was 11,806 times. Total medical expenses were 169.6 billion won, of which 132 billion won was found to be benefit. When analyzing the number of patients per institution, public health centers had the largest number of 4,326, and the share of benefit was also the highest at public health centers. It should focus on the function of providing local health and medical services related to health promotion and disease prevention in the community. This functional reorganization of public health centers can contribute to forming cooperative relationships with private medical institutions in the local community. For this, first, to establish the role, essential functions for public health centers for preventive health management are established. Secondly, regular manpower expansion and flexible manpower management are required in the human resources sector. Finally, in the organizational sector, it is necessary to establish a step-by-step organizational system according to environmental changes.
Keywords
Primary prevention; Preventive health services; Cost of illness;
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