• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.4067-4076
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• 2015

This study aims to examine the trend in household catastrophic medical expenditure according to the healthcare coverage types and its associated factors based on the raw data of the Korean Health Panel over the years 2008 to 2011. Correspondence analysis was used to investigate the trend in the incidence rates of annual catastrophic medical expenditure and generalized estimating equation to examine the factors influencing the incidence of catastrophic medical expenditure. The annual mean incidence rates of household catastrophic medical expenditure were 25.1%, 15.4%, 10.1%, 5.4% and 3.2% in the threshold levels of 10%, 15%, 20%, 30%, and 40% respectively. The incidence rate of household catastrophic medical expenditure was higher when the total annual household income was lower, the education level of the householder was lower, the healthcare coverage type was National Health Insurance, the householder had disability, the age of the householder was older, the number of household members was smaller, the subjective health status of household members was lower, and the prevalence rate of the chronic disease of the household was higher(p<0.05). Therefore, a policy for vulnerable households with older or patient members of chronic diseases should be established.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.153-156
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• 2007

임상 프로토콜은 의료 서비스의 질을 향상시키는데 매우 중요한 수단 중 하나이다. 하지만 대부분의 임상 프로토콜이 텍스트 기반으로 되어 있을 뿐만 아니라 텍스트 기반의 임상 프로토콜들이 실행 가능한 형태로 시스템화가 되었더라도 치료를 하는 전문의의 관점에서만 기술되어 왔다. 한편 최근의 임상 연구는 유비쿼터스 헬스케어 서비스를 이용한 환자 개인의 맞춤형 의료서비스에 관한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 이와 같은 유비쿼터스 헬스케어 환경에서는 환자가 병원에서 뿐만 아니라 시간과 장소의 제약을 받지 않고 휴대용 단말기나 진단기기를 이용하여 효과적으로 의료 서비스를 제공 받을 수 있기 때문에 전문의뿐만 아니라 환자와 시스템도 헬스케어에 참여를 하게 된다. 따라서 전문의 중심의 임상 프로토콜 기술로부터 참여자 중심의 임상 프로토콜 기술이 절실히 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 전문의, 환자, 그리고 시스템의 역할에 따라 프로토콜 상에서 수행되어야 할 태스크들과 참여자들의 상태정보를 태스크 튜플 형태로 표현하였다. 하지만 태스크 튜플 기반의 표현 방법은 임상 프로토콜올 직관적으로 이해하는 데는 한계 있어 이러한 단점을 보완한 패트리 넷 기반의 유비쿼터스 헬스케어 프로토콜 기술 방법을 제안한다.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.13-19
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• 2004

This study proposes how to insert a strong watermark creating a big change in the areas of edge and texture. While conversion by existing Fourier transformation can acquire information for all ranges of frequency domain from the image, Wavelet transformation can manipulate edge and texture area selectively. Therefore, through wavelet transformation concerned area may be selected and watermarks in copyright formation are inserted. Our proposed algorithm was compared to Xia's watermarking technique using wavelet transformation. Its fidelity and robustness were tested with attack methods used in existing papers and it turns out that the proposed algorithm using HVS properties is more superior to Xia's techniques.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.80-86
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• 2014

Based on 2009 Korea Health Panel, this study investigated socio-economic and clinical characteristics associated with emergency medical transport use, and analyzed a simple predictive model of emergency medical transport use. Analysis results were summarized as follows: First, emergency medical transports such as 119 ambulance were more used than private cars, taxis, or walk-in. Second, between a user group and a non-user group of emergency medical transports, there were statistically significant differences in age, the level of education, family composition, house type, household income, the relationship with the head of household, insurance types, the presence of handicap, the presence of chronic disease, reasons to emergency medical service use, and treatment after emergency medical service completed. Third, age, household income, the presence of handicap, reasons to emergency medical service use, and treatment after emergency medical service completed were statistically significant predictors associated with emergency medical transports use. To improve emergency medical service system, the characteristics and predictors associated with emergency medical transports are more concerned.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.624-631
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• 2012

For many medical imaging systems, volume datasets are stored as a compressed form, so that the dataset has to be decompressed before it is visualized. Since the decompression process takes quite a long time, we present an acceleration method for medical volume decompression using GPU. Our method supports that both lossy and lossless compression and progressive refinement is possible to satisfy variable user requirements. Moreover, our decompression method is well parallelized for GPU so that the decompression takes a very short time. Finally, we designed that the decompression and volume rendering work in one framework so that the selective decompression is available. As a result, we gained additional improvement in volume decompression.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.3276-3283
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether some socio-economic characteristics affect the service users' perception on the change of social condition in healthcare services. The research target for this study was fixed on the sample members in national sample design and the data of this study was used 37,648 effective samples collecting using Probability Proportional to Size. The results of this study using the causal relationships model are as follows: The variables including type of female, age, years of schooling show positive signs on the service users' perception on the social condition change of healthcare. And the variables including household income, temporary worker, casual worker, urban residents show negative signs on the service users' perception on the social condition change of healthcare. In conclusion, the socio-economic characteristics affect the service users' perception on the social condition change of healthcare. And the service user's perception on the social condition change of healthcare was affected positively on the beneficiary side.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.251-258
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• 2012

The protection of medical information by major Issues on medical information to protect the individuals' privacy on medical information. Especially, Issues of medical service information, medical record, insurance, employment, Genetic technology including genetic test and screening, gene therapy and genetic enhancement is developing rapidly. Defensibility of medical information documentation is tested in the courts. medical information can be illicitly accessed from anywhere and transmitted across the quickly and with risk of detection. Once data is distributed on the internet, it may become available to anyone who wishes to purchase it, and it cannot be expunge. Patient privacy protection of medical information is controlled mostly by patient consent laws that define how and when a patient must consent before a physician may disclose the patient's medical information to anyone else. enterprise that offers consumers commodities or services is checking problem about customer information of management system is checking problem about customer information of management system essentially. Therefore, in this paper will find a way out to Protection of medical information by major Issues on medical information.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.1305-1307
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• 2021

이동형 X선 장비를 이용하는 초보자들이 운전에 대한 부담감을 줄이고 손쉽게 훈련하면서도 장비의 손상을 방지하면서 교육할 수 있도록 안전한 X선 검사를 통한 국민보건향상을 위해 디지털 이동형 X선 장비의 교육용 보조 시스템을 개발하고자 하였다. 본 시스템은 교육 훈련을 위한 전용 코스 환경 개발, 장애물 인식을 위한 라인트레이서 탐색 및 초음파 센서 개발로 구성되어 있다. 학생들을 위한 이동형 X선 장비 교육을 위한 보조 시스템 개발로 이동형 X선 장비 전용 코스 환경은 교육을 위해 ㄷ형, T형, S형 등의 다양한 형태이다. 이 기능을 이용하여 각각의 코스에서 교육생들이 운전의 오류를 화면에 점수화하여 실무능력을 높일 수 있으리라 기대된다.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.229-236
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of unmet medical need using data from the Korea Health Panel study from 2009 to 2013 (excluding 2010), and to analyze the trends of unmet medical need and related factors. The subjects of this study were 11,598 in 2009, 11,035 in 2011, 10,584 in 2012, 10,099 in 2013, and 7,144 people in panel data, and conducted frequency analysis, chi-square test and generalized estimating equation. As a result of the analysis by year, it was found that women, under middle school graduation, medical aid, the lowest household income and low subjective health status experienced more unmet medical need. As a result of analysis using generalized estimating equation, women, under 40 years of age, under elementary school graduation, lowest quartile household income, subjective health status of less than 20 points, and activity restrictions are more likely to experience unmet medical need. Based on these results, we intend to provide basic data for establishing policies on the use of medical services.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.199-209
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• 2020

This study was a descriptive study performed to identify factors affecting medical satisfaction in multicultural members. The survey participants were 301 multicultural members in A city. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Independent t-tests, One-way ANOVA, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis with the SPSS 14.0 program. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the predictors of satisfaction among the medical staff were satisfaction with age and health insurance, which accounted for 28% of all variance. Predictors of satisfaction with the medical environment were age and jobs, which accounted for 17% of all variance. Predictors of satisfaction with medical expenses were multicultural form, educational level, and jobs, which accounted for 33% of all variance. These results suggest that we need to develop and implement strategies and programs that can enhance satisfaction with medical use among multicultural members.