• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2023

Background: In workers with moderate to severe work-related traumatic brain injury (wrTBI), this study aimed to investigate the effect of the timing of rehabilitation therapy initiation on the length of hospital stay and the factors that can influence this timing. Methods: We used data obtained from the Republic of Korea's nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance. In the Republic of Korea, between the years 2010 and 2019, a total of 26,324 workers filed a claim for compensation for moderate to severe wrTBI. Multiple regression modeling was performed to compare the length of hospital stay according to the timing of rehabilitation therapy initiation following wrTBI. According to the timing of the initiation of rehabilitation therapy following TBI, the proportions of healthcare institutions that provided medical care during each admission step were compared. Results: The length of hospital stay for workers who started rehabilitation therapy within 90 days was significantly shorter than that for workers who started rehabilitationment were first admitted to tertiary hospitals. Approximately 39% of patients who received delayed rehabilitation treatment were first admitted to general hospitals, and 28.5% were first admitted to primary hospitals. Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate the importance of early rehabilitation initiation and that the type of healthcare institution that the patient is first admitted to after wrTBI may influence the timing of rehabilitation initiation. The results of this study also emphasize the need to establish a Worker's Compensation Insuranceespecialized rehabilitation healthcare delivery system.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2005

최근의 의료정책과 정보기술의 발달은 병원이 주변 환경에 맞춰 비용을 줄이고 의료의 질을 향상시킬 필요를 가지게 한다. 즉, 정책과 기술의 변화로 병원 업무가 단순한 진료비 계산과 보험청구중심에서 벗어나 경영정보시스템(MIS), 의료영상저장전송시스템(PACS), 처방전달시스템(OCS), 전자의무기록시스템(EMR), 의사결정지원시스템(DSS) 등이 개발되고 있다. 특히 유비쿼터스 네트워크 및 관련기술과의 융합은 의료정보시스템을 의료 IT의 관련 정보시스템들과 통합되는 방향으로 진화해가고 있으며, 앞으로도 그 가속도는 더할 전망이다. 이러한 변화와 인터넷 환경의 발달은 의료정보 시스템의 근본적인 변화를 요구한다. 모바일 의료정보시스템은 기존에 의료정보 환경에서 구축되었던 병원의 시스템을 PDA 등의 모바일 환경으로 구축하는 것을 말한다. 기존 시스템의 모바일 네트워크 환경을 통해 언제, 어디서든지 의료진의 접근이 가능하게 됨으로써 업무의 효율을 높임은 물론이고 실시간 업무 처리 및 유지보수 비용의 절감을 통한 수익성 증대에도 중대한 역할을 하게 된다. RFID는 자동인식 및 데이터 획득 기술로 사람의 작업이나 판단을 궁극적으로 제외하고 객체가 갖고 있는 정보를 자동적으로 취득, 온라인으로 관련 데이터를 자동처리 시스템 구현의 핵심요소 기술이다. 본 논문에서는 RFID 응용 서비스가 실용화하고 있는 실정에서 통합의료정보시스템을 위한 환자 진료의 서비스 강화를 도모하도록 RFID 기반의 서버 및 모바일 클라이언트 의료정보시스템을 구현하고, 실제 병원내의 여러 디바이스가 연결된 데이터베이스를 통합적으로 관리하는 환자진료 및 실시간 원무 관리의 자동화를 위한 태그 매니저(Manager)와 기존의 EMR, HIS, PACS의 호환을 위한 DB 서버 에이전트를 설계 및 구현하였다. 다양한 의료정보시스템에서 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅 환경을 위한 모바일 의료정보시스템의 RFID 응용시스템 은 환자의 진료카드에 태그를 부착하여 기본적인 환자의 접수, 진료, 검사의 대기시간의 단축을 위한 데이터를 처리한다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.281-291
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 한국의 65세 이상 노인의 의료요구 미충족 경험률을 알아보고, 고용형태와 의료요구 미충족 경험률 및 경제적 이유로 인한 의료요구 미충족 경험률의 관련성을 분석하는 것이다. 연구방법은 2013년 한국의료패널자료를 이용하여 65세 이상인구 5,528명을 대상으로 고용형태에 따른 의료요구 미충족 경험률과 경제적 이유로 인한 의료요구 미충족 경험률의 관련성을 알아보기 위해 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 65세 이상 노인의 의료요구 미충족 경험률은 18.9%로 유렵연합국 노인인구집단보다 의료요구 미충족 경험률이 2-3배 높았다. 그리고, 의료요구 미충족을 경험한 노인 중 의료요구 미충족을 경험한 이유가 경제적 이유라고 응답한 노인은 42.8%였으므로 경제적 이유로 인한 의료요구 미충족 경험률은 8.1%이다. 임시직으로 경제활동을 하는 노인은 은퇴로 경제활동을 하지 않는 노인보다 의료요구 미충족 경험률이 높았고(ORs=1.75), 일용직으로 경제활동을 하는 노인은 경제적 이유로 인한 의료요구 미충족 경험률이 높았다(ORs=1.92). 경제활동 상태에 따른 의료요구 미충족 경험률의 차이는 '질병과 손상'을 가진 노인을 제외하고는 종사상의 지위에 따른 차이가 크지 않았다. 의료요구 미충족 경험 이유가 높은 의료비 부담이라고 응답한 경우에도 경제활동 상태에 따른 의료요구 미충족 경험률의 차이는 '질병과 손상'을 가진 노인을 제외하고는 종사상 지위에 따른 차이가 크지 않았다. 다만, 경제활동자 중에서는 '일용직' 노인의 경제적 이유로 의료요구 미충족 경험률이 가장 높았다. 또한, 소득이 적을수록 의료요구 미충족을 경험할 가능성이 높았다. 결론적으로 한국 노인의 의료요구 미충족을 해결하기 위해서는 노후소득보장제도의 개선뿐만 아니라 평균수명 증가에 따른 경제활동에 참여하는 노인의 일자리 형태 및 임금수준에 대한 개선방안이 필요할 것으로 보이며, 더불어 의료비를 해결할 수 있는 건강보험의 보장성이 강화되어야 할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.149-181
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• 2003

It has been asserted that per diem payment system should be introduced, in place of the current fee-for-service system, for payment of the inpatient services of the geriatric hospitals, Based on the assentation, this study aims at calculating costs and profits per inpatient-day of the geriatric hospitals, and thereby at contributing to the managerial improvement from the both sides of the Government and the hospitals. Relevant data of the three months, May to August, 2002 were collected from the five geriatric hospitals, and per inpatient-day costs and profits were calculated for the three disease groups. Major results and conclusions are as follow : Firstly, total costs per insured inpatient-day of the geriatric hospitals are 65, 389 won for dementia (including optimal profit of 3,858 won), 69,730 won for stroke (including optimal profit of 4,117 won), and 70,085 won for other diseases (including optimal profit of 4,134 won). Secondly, the amount of the non-insured costs per inpatient-day occupies 34.5% of the total costs for dementia, 30.3% for stroke, and 30.1% for other diseases. Thirdly, the total amount of the per inpatient-day costs calculated including the optimal profits is, on the average, higher by 12% than the present price level calculated for the current fee-far-service system. This implies that the present price level should rise by 12% when the current fee-far-service payment system be maintained, and Finally, introduction of a sliding-scale payment system should be considered for the inpatient medical management fees for the length of stay over six months or more that are being cut in the claim examination process by the insurance corporation.

• 한국노년학
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.213-229
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• 2019

이 연구는 서울시 찾아가는 동주민센터(이하 '찾동') 노인 방문건강관리 서비스를 이용해 본 경험이 있는 노인들을 대상으로, 건강관리 서비스 미충족에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하고, 향후 효과적인 커뮤니티케어 정착을 위한 동 단위 방문건강관리 사업의 방향성을 제시하고자 하는 목적으로 수행하였다. 이를 위해 찾동 2단계('16. 7. 1 ~ '17. 6. 30) 사업에 참여한 17개 자치구 만 65세, 만 70세 노인 중 1,000명을 자치구별 비례할당 및 임의 추출하여 대면 설문조사를 실시하였다. 서비스 미충족 영향요인의 경우, 개인 및 자치구 환경적 요인으로 나누어 다수준 회귀분석을 실시했다. 연구결과 서비스 미충족을 높이는 개인적 요인으로 사회경제적 수준(고소득, 독거 및 노인가구), 건강수준(복합만성질환, 건강문해력, 우울), 찾동 경험(간호사 1회 방문, 적은 서비스 제공시간 및 낮은 이해도), 사회신뢰(낮은 정부신뢰)로 나타났으며, 자치구 요인으로는 사업 시행기간이 짧을수록, 재정자주도가 낮을수록 서비스 미충족 확률이 높았다. 이를 통해, 커뮤니티케어의 효율성 제고를 위한 다음의 제언을 하고자 한다. 첫째, 건강관리 서비스 수혜 대상을 현재의 65세 및 70세 노인 전수 방문에서 중장기적으로 경제적 또는 건강 취약가구로 사업의 초점대상을 좁혀서, 제한된 예산 속에서 서비스의 질을 높이는 방안에 대한 고민이 요구된다. 둘째, 방문 대상 연령을 만 65세에서 만 66세로 전환하고 국민건강보험공단 생애주기별 건강검진사업과 결과를 공유하여, 사업의 효율성이 높이는 것을 고려할 필요가 있다. 서울시 찾동 사업은 시군구를 중심으로 운영되던 국민건강관리를 행정동 단위로 낮추어 국민들이 체감도를 높이고, 지역사회 건강관리의 패러다임을 바꾸었다는 점에서 의미가 크다. 이 연구가 향후 커뮤니티케어의 효과적인 정착을 위한 기초자료 및 정책 대안으로 활용되기를 기대한다.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.60-72
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• 1994

Background: The number of outpatients visiting large university teaching hospitals has increased drastically with the introduction of a nationwide health care insurance in 1989 and the improvement of the socio-economic status of the population. This resulted in long waiting times for services, particularly prescribed drugs, which have been patients' chief complaints. Hospitals have tried to solve the problem with limited success because their approach lacked comprehensive research. The objective of this study is to investigate associations between waiting times and variables defining a total work system. Methods: Data for the outpatient pharmacy department in a tertiary care university teaching hospital located in Seoul was analyzed to achieve the study objective. Associations of pharmacy system variables -- work load, work force, pharmacist work schedule, machine problems, and inventory control -- with mean and 99th percentile of waiting times were examined by the hierarchical stepwise regression method. Day was a unit of the analyses. Results: The regression models explained 65.8% of variance in the mean waiting time and 61.34% in the 99th percentile of waiting times. The break-down of the printer for drug envelops, Automatic Tablet Counters (ATCs), and main computer system lasted longer than 30 minutes increased the mean for 7.7 minutes, 4.5 minutes, and 7.0 minutes, respectively, and the 99th percentile for 14.8 minutes, 9.0 minutes, and 15.7 minutes, respectively. Concerning the work force, study results showed that there were significant differences in the productivity of pharmacists with work experience more than three years, one to three years, and less than one year, and showed that peak time aid work by pharmacists at job assignments other than the outpatient pharmacy, part-time pharmacists, and the installation of ATCs were effective in reducing waiting times, Finally, study findings indicated that the operational policy of work assignment and rotation schedule, supply and inventory of drugs at work tables, and readiness for undisrupted work during the work hours could have a significant effect on waiting times. Conclusion: The study results indicated that efforts to reduce waiting times for prescribed drugs should be geared toward every components of the pharmacy work system ranging from work schedule of pharmacists and supply of dugs at work tables. These findings should provide hospital managers with right directions in battling the problem.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.512-522
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• 2016

본 연구는 진료기록에 대한 일반인의 인식과 태도를 오픈노트(Open Notes)운동을 중심으로 알아보고, 우리나라 임상진료현장에서 오픈노트제도의 도입 가능성을 확인하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 일반인들은 주로 인터넷을 통해 건강정보를 얻고 있으며, 병원의 진료정보와 관련하여서는 보험회사에 제출하기 위한 진료비관련 기록을 주로 이용하였다. 또한 진료기록에 대해서는 의사나 병원이 위조 혹은 변조할 가능성이 있다고 인식하고 있었으며, 대부분의 응답자가 진료기록을 언제든 확인할 수 있다면 병원이나 의사에 대해 더 신뢰할 수 있다고 응답하였다. 한편 오픈노트 운동에 대해서는 대부분 좋은 아이디어라고 생각하고, 우리나라에서도 오픈노트제도가 시행되어야 한다는데 동의하였으며, 오픈 노트제도가 시행된다면 참여하겠다고 응답하였다. 결론적으로, 진료기록의 투명성을 추구하는 오픈노트제도의 도입은 의사-환자 간 신뢰에 기여하여, 의사-환자 간 커뮤니케이션에도 긍정적인 영향을 기대할 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.545-556
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• 1994

Medical insurance and health care delivery system enabled Korean people to get the necessary medical service, but it caused increased needs for medical service, and resulted in the occurence of some problems such as a lack of manpower and medical facilities. In order to solve these problems, many countries, which already had medical insurance system had developed home care system and it has been regarded effective both in reducing costs and in increasing the rates of turnover of bed. Recently, Korea has included home nursing care in its health care delivery system, and some models of the hospital based home nursing care had been tried and its effects had been evaluated. So, author tried to run a home nursing care for the Cesarean section mothers and evaluate Its effects both in the mother's health and costs. This study was designed as a Quasi-experimental study. Subjects were thirty mothers who got Cesarean section operation in hospital in Seoul. Experimental group consisted of 15 volunteers, and control group were selected by means of matching technique. Data were gathered from February 1st to March 26th by two assistants who were trained by author. Experimental group were discharged on the 4th day after their operation, and got nursing care and assessment about their home three times on the 5th, 6th, and 7th day. Control group stayed in the hospital until 7th day as usual and were checked on the same day as above mentioned To evaluate the state of physiological recovery, vital signs, H.O.F, presence of edema in the legs, bathing, appetite, sleep, presence of pain or discomfort in the breasts, amount of lochia, color of lochia, defecation urination. To compare incidence of complication in experimental group with that in control group, specific assessment was done such variables as smell of lochia, presence of inflammation of operation wound, dizziness, and presence of immobilization in the extremities. The activities of daily living were checked Satisfaction of nursing were checked To calculate costs, author asked subjects to specify expenditure including hospital charge, traffic enpenses, and food expenses. The results were as fellows. 1. On effectiveness of home nursing careThere were n significant differences between experimental and control group in incidence of abnormal symptoms and any complication. The number of taking a bath [POD #5 P=0.001, #6 P=0.0003, #7 P=0.001] and the degree of appetite [POD #5 P=0.03, #6 P=0.02, #7 P=0.013] were significantly higher in experimental group than in control group. Contrary to author's expectation, the degree of the activities of daily living in experimental group was not higher than that of control group. All of the experimental group said they were satisfied with the home nursing care. 2. Cost analysis 1) Hospital charge of experimental group was lower than that of control group. ［P=0.009］ By taking home nursing care, average period of hospitalization was shortened to 3.1 days, and family members could save 22.8 hours. Total amount of money saved by early discharge was 3,443,093 Won. It is estimated that total amount of money saved by early discharge in a year will be 40,398,956 Won. 2) Home nursing care charge of 15 mothers was 1,781,633 Won. It is estimated that total amount of money Saved by it in a year Will be 20,904,493 Won. It was lower altogether than hospital charge of the three days which is 5th, 6th, 7th day of operation. The average cost of single home visit was calculated 10,940 Won. It took 87 minutes per round and it costed 1,017.3 Won. The average hour of home care was 39.0 minutes. 3) It is expected that early discharge can bring forth the increase of hospital income. On the condition that the rate of running bed is 100%, the expected increase of hospital income will be 202,374, 026 Won in a year. Suggestions for further study and nursing practice are as follows : 1. For the welfare of patients and the increased rates of running bed, home nursing care system should be included in the hospital nursing care system. 2. Studies to test effect of home nursing care on the patients with other diseases are needed. 3. Establishment of law on the practice of home nursing care is strongly recommended.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.585-598
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• 1997

Background : Although there are growing concerns about the adverse health effect of air pollution, not much evidence on health effect of current air pollution level had been accumulated yet in Korea. This study was designed to evaluate the chronic health effect of ai. pollution using Korean Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC) data and air quality data. Medical insurance data in Korea have some drawback in accuracy, but they do have some strength especially in their national coverage, in having unified ID system and individual information which enables various data linkage and chronic health effect study. Method : This study utilized the data of Korean Environmental Surveillance System Study (Surveillance Study), which consist of asthma, acute bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), cardiovascular diseases (congestive heart failure and ischemic heart disease), all cancers, accidents and congenital anomaly, i. e., mainly potential environmental diseases. We reconstructed a nested case-control study wit5h Surveillance Study data and air pollution data in Korea. Among 1,037,210 insured who completed? questionnaire and physical examination in 1992, disease free (for chronic respiratory disease and cancer) persons, between the age of 35-64 with smoking status information were selected to reconstruct cohort of 564,991 persons. The cohort was followed-up to 1995 (1992-5) and the subjects who had the diseases in Surveillance Study were selected. Finally, the patients, with address information and available air pollution data, left to be 'final subjects' Cases were defined to all lung cancer cases (424) and COPD admission cases (89), while control groups are determined to all other patients than two case groups among 'final subjects'. That is, cases are putative chronic environmental diseases, while controls are mainly acute environmental diseases. for exposure, Air quality data in 73 monitoring sites between 1991 - 1993 were analyzed to surrogate air pollution exposure level of located areas (58 areas). Five major air pollutants data, TSP, $O_3,\;SO_2$, CO, NOx was available and the area means were applied to the residents of the local area. 3-year arithmetic mean value, the counts of days violating both long-term and shot-term standards during the period were used as indices of exposure. Multiple logistic regression model was applied. All analyses were performed adjusting for current and past smoking history, age, gender. Results : Plain arithmetic means of pollutants level did not succeed in revealing any relation to the risk of lung cancer or COPD, while the cumulative counts of non-at-tainment days did. All pollutants indices failed to show significant positive findings with COPD excess. Lung cancer risks were significantly and consistently associated with the increase of $O_3$ and CO exceedance counts (to corrected error level -0.017) and less strongly and consistently with $SO_2$ and TSP. $SO_2$ and TSP showed weaker and less consistent relationship. $O_3$ and CO were estimated to increase the risks of lung cancer by 2.04 and 1.46 respectively, the maximal probable risks, derived from comparing more polluted area (95%) with cleaner area (5%). Conclusions : Although not decisive due to potential misclassication of exposure, these results wert drawn by relatively conservative interpretation, and could be used as an evidence of chronic health effect especially for lung cancer. $O_3$ might be a candidate for promoter of lung cancer, while CO should be considered as surrogated measure of motor vehicle emissions. The control selection in this study could have been less appropriate for COPD, and further evaluation with another setting might be necessary.

• 대한간호
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.49-69
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• 1997

The urgent needs to establish hospice care systems in Korea arise from the following reasons: 0) a drastic increase in chronically ill patients with the increase of aged population: (2) rapid changes in living environment from the traditional habitation (e. g., Many Koreans living in apartment complexes, which is the most popular form of modern residence in recent years, prefer to die in the hospital.): the overall increase in patients with advanced cancer: (4) recent trends in early discharge of terminally ill patients from the limited hospital facilities to accomodate other medical insurance beneficiaries; (5) easy acceptance of euthanasia owing to the recent social atmosphere that belittles the dignity of human life; (6) medical and nursing care of AIDS patient in terminal stage; (7) and the problem associated with inhumane medical care system, overtreatment, and groundless fears against narcotics. Terminally ill patients were used to be treated in the hospital in the past. In these days, however, they are forced to have home cares with little assistance from the qualified medical personnel because of insufficient hospital facilities, which are even short for the need of emergency patients and provide priority cares to medical insurance beneficiaries with other acute problems. And yet, neither are there any administrative organizations nor systematic medical studies that deal with the level of terminally ill patient's need, their family's problems and resources of hospice care systems in Korea. Thus, most patients are not able to get appropriate medical care at the terminal stage of their lives. The objective of this study is to make comprehensive database for various hospice care organization currently in operation, link them through medical information system, and develop an easily accessible hospice care model that meets the need of most Korean people. Our survey results may be summarized as follows: Nationally there are 40 organizations that provide partial or full hospice care. However, these organizations are not linked to any formal medical service network. Furthermore, the objective of hospice care, care principles, personnel with appropriate training, educational programs, standard for care, costs, consulting service to patients' family members, the extent of medical care from professional staff members, status of hospice facility, and management of those institutions are neither clearly defined nor organized compared to the international hospice care standards. The surveys on patients of terminal stage. grouped in hospice and non-hospice care patients. reveal what they want visiting nursing care to help their pain control. psychological. social and spiritual demands. While the more than 90% of hospice care patients want to reduce their pains. the non-hospice care patients. in addition to their desire for pain control. demanded more psychological. social and spiritual helps as well. The results of this research could be utilized to 0) define the standard of hospice care. (2) provide the guidance for hospice medical care costs. (3) establish the database of hospice care systems. (4) develop softwares. (5) build communication network through Medinet. and (6) provide an organized visiting home nursing care system. These information should be a valuable resource to many medical staffs who are involved in cancer therapy. nursing care. and social welfare programs.