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http://dx.doi.org/10.15188/kjopp.2019.06.33.3.181

Single-Center Retrospective Study on the Status of Korean Medicine Automobile Insurance Treatment and Usage of Main Pharmacopuncture  

Hwang, Ji Hye (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University)
Jung, Chul (Namsangcheon Korean Medicine Clinic)
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Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine / v.33, no.3, 2019 , pp. 181-190 More about this Journal
Abstract
In South Korea, traffic accident patients can be treated under automobile insurance coverage. This study investigated the status of Korean medicine (KM) Automobile insurance system and usage status of main pharmacopuncture in KM clinic which reported that the largest number of automobile insurance fee claims among medical institutions. We surveyed 258 traffic accident patients who were treated at Namsangcheon KM clinic from 2014 to 2018 according to medical chart. The majority of the patients were male and thirties. In traffic accident situation, the highest distribution was car to car crash with 85.66% and 66.67% of the patients visited in the most acute phase. The most frequent treatment period was within 4 weeks and the number of treatments was 10 or less with 72.87%. In total results of treatment, the distribution was exellent with 10.08%, good with 46.90%, fair with 27.13% and poor with 15.89%, and the effective rate was 84.11%. The most frequent treatment period was within 4 weeks with 64.73% and the number of treatments was 10 or less with 72.87%. Of the 242 patients who received pharmacopunture, 91.5% were treated with HO, which was named after Honghwaja and TA, which was named after traffic accidents, and there were significant differences in the number of treatments and symptom improvement between the two groups. In this study, we confirmed the status of automobile insurance treatment and usage of main pharmacopuncture of single KM clinic with symptom improvement. This study can be regarded as one of the basis of KM treatment for the rapidly growing automobile insurance market.
Keywords
A Single-Center Retrospective Study; Traffic Accidents; Traditional Korean Medicine; Pharmacopuncture; Automobile Insurance;
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