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http://dx.doi.org/10.15324/kjcls.2020.52.2.158

Calculation of Human Resources for Medical Technologist in Diagnostic Testing  

Yang, Byoung Seon (Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Jinju Health College)
Lim, Yong (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Dong-eui University)
Kim, Yoon Sik (Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Dongkang College University)
Oh, Yeon Suk (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital)
Bae, Do Hee (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital)
Choi, Se Mook (Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Jinju Health College)
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Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science / v.52, no.2, 2020 , pp. 158-163 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines and presents reasonable improvement measures for the operation and revision of the relative value scoring system, and the basis for performance of a medical technologist. Seven hospitals were enrolled in the study, and included 5 resident laboratory medicine specialists and 53 medical technologists, giving a ratio of 10.6 technologists per laboratory medicine specialist. The average of professional manpower scores was 18, and the average of each medical institution's total score was 78. Ratings and additional rates were in the range 2~3%, and quality-added ratios were 2~3%, with no significance. Excluding pathological testing and assessing physiological functions, the average number of diagnostic tests for health insurance claims were 9,618,062, including 4,378,146 points for 5% of the total relative value scores. According to the DEA, the appropriate number of medical technologist is one person per 49,974 points of relative value. In conclusion, our study results indicate that it would be desirable to set the appropriate workforce for medical technologist to one person per 50,000 points of relative value. Our data could be used as a basis for enhancing productivity of the workforce and balancing health care resources.
Keywords
Appropriate manpower estimation; Medical technologist; Relative value scoring system;
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