• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.1504-1510
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• 2010

본 연구는 급여 확대 전 2005년 1월 1일부터 6월 30일까지 6개월간과 확대 후 2006년 1월 1일부터 6월 30일까지 6개월간 총 255명을 조사대상으로 하여 건강보험 중증질환 보험급여 확대에 따른 진료비 증감 요인을 파악한 결과 다음과 같다. 성별로는 남자 67.8%, 여자 32.2%로 여자보다 남자가 높은 분포를 보였으며, 확대 전 후 또한 여자보다 남자가 높은 분포를 보였다. 투약 및 처치에 따른 진료비 5항목 중에서 방사선료가 530만원대로 가장 많았고, 시술료 59만원, 기타검사료 20만원 순이었으며, 투약료가 12만원선으로 가장 낮았다. 급여확대 후에 따른 진료비와의 상관관계를 보면, 투약료는 입원료(p<0.01)와, 주사료는 입원료(p<0.01) 및 투약료(p<0.01)와 시술료는 입원료(p<0.01), 투약료(p<0.01) 및 주사료(p<0.01)와 정상관관계를 보였다.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.261-269
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• 2019

본 연구는 우리나라의 종합병원의 경영성과와 지역 의료이용 친화도를 알 수 있는 RI를 과학적인 방법으로 산출하여 지역의료이용량과 병원 경영성과의 인과 관계에 대한 연구결과를 바탕으로 효율적인 경영전략을 제시하는데 그 연구의 의의가 있다. 연구결과를 보면 첫째, 일반적 특성에 따른 지역친화도 차이에서는 도시구분별 병상 수, 경상이익에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 둘째, 지역 의료이용의 친화도(RI)와 변수들 간의 상관관계를 살펴보면, 경상수지비율, 외래환자 초진율, 의료수익의료이익률, 100병상 당 1일 평균 외래환자 수, 100병상 당 1일 평균 입원환자 수, 입원환자 1인 1일당 평균진료비와 유의한 상관관계를 나타냈다. 연구결과를 바탕으로 본 연구의 의의를 살펴보면, 첫째 지역 의료이용 지표인 지역 의료이용 친화도를 산출하여 경영성과와의 연관관계와 유의한 영향을 미치는 변수를 규명하였다는 점에서 본 연구의 의의가 있다고 할 수 있다. 둘째로는 도시규모, 병상규모 등 내,외부적 환경요인에 따라 비교분석하였으며, 향후 병원이 지역 의료이용률를 높이기 위한 병원경영 전략의 수립에 기초 자료를 제공하였다고 할 수 있다.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.29-43
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to provide basic material about the improvement method of the hospital evaluation system by grasping recognition, corresponding behavior to evaluation, influence and problems about the hospital evaluation system with respect to the employee of mid sized hospitals having relatively poorer environment. In this study were used 518 questionnaires to hospital employee working at 20 general hospitals in Pusan, Kyungnam with less than 500 beds and having experience of the hospital evaluation during 2005~2007. As a result of the research, they felt the investigation tool used for the hospital evaluation has too many items and it could be difficult to reflect characteristics of each hospital. It appeared that utilization of the report result after the hospital evaluation was helpful for grasping a part necessary for hospital improvement and the present level of hospitals and increase of interest about medical service quality improvement of the a hospital director or hospital employee. They trusted the result of the hospital evaluation to some degree, and recognized it helps the patients to select a hospital and increase rights-to-know. Hospital employee recognized the necessity and showed high interest and participation, but they didn't sympathize in the propriety and the feasibility of the hospital evaluation items. High degree evaluated hospital employee receive hospital evaluation system positively and think hospital services to be improve after taking hospital evaluation. The hospital evaluation should make the hospital to effort to achieve medical quality improvement to its purpose. Also, systematic reformation will be necessary to reflect characteristics of the hospital that has relatively small scale or locates in poor environment.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.49-76
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• 1994

Small area variations in health care utilization have long been studied as an important issue related to boto cost containment and quality assurance. This study was conducted to investigate if variations in hospital services across small geographic areas in Korea existed. The claims data of the fiscal year 1992 obtained from the regional health insurance societies were used for the study. Main findings of the research can be summarized as follows : 1. Extremal Quotients(EQ) of hospital expenditure per capita and hospital days per capita varied among diagnosis types. The EQ ranged from 2.05(cataract) to 41.67(pneumonia) in hospital expenditure per capita and from 1.86(cataract) to 45.89(pneumonia) in hospital days per capita. The diagnosis groups which showed high variation were pneumonia, cephalo-pelvic disproportion, gastritis and duodenitis, fracture of rib, and acute bronchitis. Those which showed low variation were acute appendicitis and cataract. 2. The EQ level of admission rate was different in terms of diagnosis types, ranging from 2.57(catarct) to 44.45(pneumonia). The variations were high in medical disorders such as pneumonia, oephalo-pelvic disproportion, gastritis and duodenitis and acute bronchitis, while relatively low in surgical conditions such as acute appendicitis and cataract. 3. As an indicator of service intensity, the EQ of expenditure per admission ranged from 1.67(acute appendicitis) to 31.27(essential hypertension). The diagnoses which had high variation were essential hypertension, gastric ulcer, whereas those which had low variation were cephalopelvic disproportion and acute appendicitis. With regard to hospital days per admission, the EQ ranged from 1.55(acute appendicitis) to 28.13(gastric ulcer) by diagnosis types. The diagnosis groups with showed high variation were gastric ulcer, essential hypertension, and acute bronchitis, whereas those with low variation were cephalo-pelvic disproportion, intervertebral disc disorders, and acute appendicitis. Both the expenditure and hospital days per admission showed lewwer variations than the expenditure per capita, hospital days per capita and admission rate. 4. Comparing patterns of variation in utilization indices, diagnoses such as essential hypertension, gastric ulcer, fracture of rib showed higher variations in expenditure per admission than in admission rates, whereas diagnoses such as pneumonia, cephalo-pelvic disproportion and gastric ulcer showed higher variations in admission rate than expenditure per admission. These findings suggest that wide variations existed in several diagnoses groups across small areas in Korea. Further research should be performed to investigate factors related to small area variations including provider behavior.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2014

Purpose: This study is to propose direction for healing environment design in hospital architecture considering the characteristics of elderly patients. The primary goal of a public hospital is providing cheap health care and quality service chance to the underprivileged and elderly in the dead zone. Compared to the rapid increase of the aged population and chronic diseases, Ministry of Health & Welfare is currently planning model of health promotion hospital in development plans of local based public hospital. Due to the increased elderly medical expenses, elderly patients' high utilization is considered. Methods: The literature on the design factors of healing environments were investigated. based on this, analyzed drawings of surveyed hospitals ward in architectural characteristics and observe and evaluate directly healing environment design through field surveys. Results: The design of hospital environment affects patient's therapeutic effect. There is no any official formula for hospital design but environment that architect create could be a big part of the healing process. To increase the quality of the environment, apply the characteristic factors and harmonize well as a human-centered healing environment. Implications: Healing environment design for the elderly is first necessary condition due to high proportion of elderly patients.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2012

This study purposed to analyze the differences of cost, length of stay, and number of visits between patients who referred from clinics to a general hospital and patients who directly visit a general hospital. Study sample included 402 patients (177 patients who were not referred from clinics, 225 patients who referred from clinics) who visited the Dept. of Gastroenterology in a university hospital in Daejeon from January to June in 2007. Cost and patients' information were collected from Hospital Information System and medical record. SPSS v.12.0 was used for the statistical analysis. Multiple regression analysis found that for inpatients, location variables and malignant tumors of digestive organs had a significant influence on cost variable. For outpatients, a referring hospital type and visiting month had significant influences on total cost, and sex and visiting month (February) had significant relationship with number of visit. The study results help to understand the differences of patient care depending on whether they were referred from clinics or not. Hospital managements could use the results for marketing purposes, and it could provide valuable information for increasing the competitiveness of hospital in a given market.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.21-40
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• 1999

One Diagnosis Related Group(DRG) pilot study participating hospital was measured and analyzed to see if there were any changes after the DRG program. It was implemented in consideration of medical service utilization, hospital charges, and non-covered medical service charges by insurance in all Cesarean section cases by reviewing medical records for 3 years, including 1 year before pilot study as well as 1 and 2 years after, respectively. The results were as follows: First, the use of intramuscular antibiotics decreased statistically significantly, whereas intravenous use did not. Second, the administration period and charges of antianemic medication decreased significantly, where the prescription was appropriate. Third, the length of hospital stay decreased statistically significantly. Fourth, there were significant statistical differences in cost sharing between the insured and the insurer: cost sharing of the insured was reduced, whereas the share of the insurer increased. However, there was no change in the quality of care. Fifth, there were no statistically significant changes in the Cesarean section rate. As a result, if the fee schedule is reasonably high, hospitals can provide quality care. This DRG pilot study resulted expected outcomes: by paying a higher fee schedule than fee-for-service, then hospitals can provide quality care to their patients and increase hospital profits.

• International Journal of Quality Innovation
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2008

Patient satisfaction with the Emergency Department(ED) in a hospital is related to the length of stay, and especially to the amount of waiting time for medical treatments. ED overcrowding decreases quality and efficiency, therefore affecting hospitals' profitability. This paper presents a forecasting and simulation model for resource management of the ED at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital. A linear regression forecasting model is proposed to predict the number of ED patient arrivals, and then a simulation model is provided to estimate the length of stay of ED patients, system throughput, and the utilization of resources such as triage nurses, patient beds, registered nurses, and medical doctors. The near future load level of each resource is presented using the proposed models.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.53-58
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• 1981

In order to discover differences that may exist in quantity of medical care services, length of stay and hospital charges between insured and non-insured patients, records for primary Cesarean section patients discharged between July 1978 and June 1980 from a university hospital were examined. In addition, Cesarean section rates among the total deliveries for a two-year period between the two groups were studied. The results shelved that volume of services was greater and length of stay was longer among the insured, however, charges were higher among the non-insured. Cesarean section rates were statistically significantly different between insured and non-insured patients for every age group except the group of 35 or more.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.433-435
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• 2021

Pleural adhesions are a major challenge in standard and nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery. The currently available imaging techniques help to assess the presence and extent of pleural adhesions, but do not provide information on tissue deformability, which is crucial for intraoperative management. In this report, we describe the utilization of real-time elastography mapping of pleural adhesions. This technique enabled us to detect areas with softer adhesions, and helped establish the surgical plan in a difficult case of a patient scheduled for nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery.