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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.4.340

Enhancement of Korea medical delivery system : Two policy proposals and healthcare policy making governance  

O, Dongil (Department of Finance and Management, SangMyung University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.4, 2016 , pp. 340-350 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Medical Service Act of Korea describes a clinic as providing services primarily to outpatients, while a large general hospital provides specialized medical services requiring a high level of expertise for treating serious diseases. The portion of medical revenue for clinics has been decreasing gradually compared with large hospitals. This article proposes two fundamental medical policies to fix the distorted medical delivery system of Korea. Firstly, uniform additional medical remuneration rates based on the type of medial institution should be divided into outpatient additional rates and inpatient additional rates. Secondly, to normalize the function of clinics and large general hospitals, an outpatient medical target budget system should be introduced. Finally, to properly implement the proposal, it is important to establish healthcare policy-making governance. The success of policy implementation strongly depends on the participation and incentives of the government, suppliers, and patients. Healthcare policy-making governance must be designed to encompass this fact and improve quality of care.
Keywords
medical delivery system; healthcare policy; governance; primary care; medical cost; medical remuneration rate; budget system;
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