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Effects of the Specialization on the Profit of Oriental Medicine Clinics (한의원의 전문화가 경영성과에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee Joung-Seok;Lee Sun-Dong;Kim Jin-Hyun
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.145-163
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    • 1998

  • At the result of data analysis with sample survey, oriental medicine clinics which treat particular kinds of illness with specialization make the profit of 1.6 times and the expense of 0.74 times more than those which treat general diseases, namely, the former gain the profit of about 2.9 times more than the latter. After excluding other variables which affect in the profit of oriental medicine clinics with multiple regression model, when considering only advantage of treatment for particular kinds of illness, specialized oriental medicine clinics win the more profit of 18.3 percent than general oriental medicine clinics. The specialization of oriental medicine clinics can become one of the positive measures in the situation of enlargement of medical of oriental medicine, falling of oriental medicine price and conflict of western and oriental medicine, etc. The specialization can help western medicine replace with oriental medicine, and level and scientific system of oriental medicine improve. Medical service for particular diseases, one of the better devices for improving profit of oriental medicine clinics, can theoretically make more advantage of oriental medicine clinics through measure of price discrimination than general medicine clinics.

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A Study on the Navigator Matching Platform for Medical Tourism Services

  • Cai, Jin;Lee, Jin-Ho;Ryu, Gi-Hwan
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.36-39
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    • 2022

  • Medical tourism is recognized as a high value-added industry due to its longer stay and more useful costs than general tourism, and is growing rapidly around the world, especially in Asia. In addition, medical tourism is a new form of tourism that combines medical services with tourism activities such as recreation, leisure, and cultural activities, nowadays, medical tourism is emphasizing the combination of medical and tourism. Although Korea medical system and clinic have excellent medical equipment and infrastructure, it is not consistent with policy support and legislation. That have make it difficult for consumers to choose clinics for medical tourism. Therefore, it is necessary to provide customized information to the clinics that consumers want to match each other's services. In particular, it is aimed at consumers with simple procedures and cosmetic purposes, especially at small hospitals. In this paper, we propose a customized service platform that matches users seeking clinics and also medical tourism. Also we can easy to reservation clinic for medical tour.

  • https://doi.org/10.7236/IJIBC.2022.14.2.36 인용 PDF KSCI

Analysis of Status and Success Factor of Referral and Return of Patients to Clinics: Focusing on Patients with Endocrinology and Cardiology at a General Hospital in Goyang (진료회송 사업 현황 및 성공요인 분석: 고양시 소재 종합병원급 내분비내과와 심장내과 환자를 중심으로)

  • Park, Hee Sun;Choi, Jung Kyu;Tae, Eun Sook;Choi, Sang Gil;Kim, Eui Hyeok
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.323-329
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    • 2022

  • Background: This study aimed to identify the characteristics of the referral and return of patients to clinics in the endocrinology and cardiology departments at the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital to evaluate the "referral and return of patients to clinics" program and reduce the rate of returning patients. Methods: From May 2018 to December 2020, we identified the number of visits to referral hospitals and hospital usage status at Ilsan Hospital after returning to clinics. We also identified the patients who returned to Ilsan Hospital within 6 months, defined as "failure to transport," among those recommended to be transported to clinics of the Medical Cooperation Center. Additionally, we evaluated the characteristics of the "failure to transport" patients. Results: Among the returning patients, the rate of visiting Ilsan Hospital within 6 months was higher in cardiology than in endocrinology (25.1% vs. 16.7%). Older age, more severe disease, and more number of visits to the department were associated with a high rate of failure to transport. The rate of failure to return was low in cases diagnosed with hyperlipidemia/lipoprotein metabolism disorder. With respect to diabetes, the rate of failure to transport differed according to each type of diagnosis of diabetes. Conclusion: The success rate of the "referral and return of patient to clinics" program differed based on each patient's characteristics, department of visit, and diagnosis. Individualizing according to the visit department and diagnosis is required to ensure successful transfers, and infrastructure expansion and institutional arrangements must be facilitated.

  • https://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2022.32.3.323 인용 PDF KSCI HTML