• 의료법학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.309-335
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• 2010

This study is a paper reviewed legal status of medical personnel and issues of law on recently discovered medical records. As the increase of medical personnel who have gone through the administrative disposal in regards to the medical records, it is needed to examine the legal issue or dispute on the medical records under the current law. Medical records are the statement on patient's medical conditions made by the medical personnel. This records are used as important source for patient's further treatment. This becomes the communication route between the patients and the other medical personnel, and it provides the patients a right to find out their medical information. According to the Medical Service Act (Article 21), a medical personnel shall prepare respectively a record book of medical examination and treatment. And medical personnel shall make a signature. Furthermore, the medical personnel or the opener of the medical institutions must preserve the record book (including an electronic medical record). Meanwhile, the issues of a ban on false entry, additional record, revision or manipulation on the medical record have been recently on the rise. This paper briefly examined the major issues in regards to the medical records. It especially clarified the legal duty on medical records and its major-contentious-issues. At the same time, it pointed out the problems of the unreasonable over interpretation of the law. Furthermore, this suggested the guidelines for the further discussion and review.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2017

최근 과학과 의료기술의 발전으로 의료행위에 있어 많은 변화를 가져왔으며 환자의 치료에 있어 그 역할이 강조되고 있다. 특히 임상병리사의 경우, 역할과 중요성이 의료과학 분야가 발달함에 따라 증가되고 있으며, 이에 따른 책임감 역시 증가하고 있다. 임상병리사의 전문성과 독립성의 증가로 더 이상 의사의 보조로만 여기지 않고, 의사의 진료와 의료기사 등의 의료 보조행위에 기초하여 현대 의료서비스는 보다 조직화되고 복잡화, 전문화 되고 있다. 그러나 "의료기사 등에 관한 법률"에서는 의료기사는 의사 또는 치과의사의 지도하에서만 면허범위 내의 행위가 가능하도록 규정하고 있다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 각종 의료행위에 있어서 임상병리사를 중심으로 하여 "의료기사 등에 관한 법률"에서 나타나는 문제점과 그 중에서도 의료업무, 의료지도에 관한 부분 등에 관해 살펴보았다. 결론으로 "의료기사 등에 관한 법률"에 명시된 의사의 지도에 대한 명확한 해석이 필요하며, 국가면허시험의 자격과 역할을 "의료기사 등에 관한 법률"에 명시하고, 임상병리사의 역할에 대해 보건의료인들과의 소통 또한 필요하며, 독립된 법제정으로 임상병리사들의 영역 확대와 전문성을 확대 강화하는 것이 필요할 것이라고 생각한다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.639-646
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• 1999

The dental care delivery system and the dental specialty system have a very close relationship each other. Compared to Korea. Western European countries with predominant public sector in dental service have recognized merely 2 or 3 dental specialties, while North American countries with predominant private sector, 8 or 9 ones. It is desirable to adopt the dental specialty system as soon as possible in Korea to encourage scientific development in various dental specialties and qualitative advance in dental service. We, however, have to establish equitable dental care delivery system which can use limited dental resources efficiently as follows. 1. clarifying the different roles in assignments between general dentists and specialists by the amendment of the related laws such as the Medical Act and establishing the organic patient-referral system. 2. adopting the dental specialty system and expanding personnel and equipments so that the dental college hospitals, especially dental divisions of general hospitals, night function as secondary care facilities with specialties. 3. determining the size of dental specialists according to the national needs for dental specialized service's, whose number is to be not more than 10% of the total dentists. 4. transferring the function of accredating dental specialists to the efficient, self-controlled professional organization such as the Korean Dental Association rather than putting it under the governmental control. 5. conducting a comprehensive review of specialty education and practice for re-recognition, and maintaining competence of specialists by re-accredating them periodically. I expect this article to contribute to further discussion about the dental specialty system in Korea in productive and practical way. I am sure that we can Establish this system in the near future when people in every walks of life-the academic circle, the press, the authority concerned, consumer groups and the Korean Dental Association-take part in the discussion with special concern.

• 의료법학
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.137-177
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• 2007

The medical expenses review system in Korea has developed under fee-for-service system with its own unique structure. The importance of reviewing medical expenses has been emphasized, as the size of medical expenditures moving through the health insurance legal context and its weight in the national economy have increased very rapidly. It is, however, analyzed that the feuds and arguments continue among the stakeholders for the lack of laws supporting the medical expenses review system. The medical expenses review is a series of administrative procedures, deciding whether claims from medical care institutions to the insurer are legal and valid or not. It mainly controls the increase of unnecessarily excessive health insurance claim and prevents fraudulent claim and abuse and checks the less use or unsuitable use of medical resources. It also works a function guarantees medical benefits for the appropriate treatment according to the object of health insurance system as a social insurance scheme. The dispute on legal base of the medical expenses review is about the source of law in the medical expenses review. There are the Health Insurance Act and administrative laws as jus scriptum and the guidelines of review as administrative orders. The medical expenses review should reflect various factors, such as the development of medical healthcare technologies, the health expenditures distribution, the financial situation of the health insurance, and the evaluation on the level of appropriate benefits. It is also likely to adapt to the traits of characters of medicine, and trends and transition, Besides it should judge the legality and the validity of medical benefits expenditures by synthesizing these all factors. And the evaluation system of appropriateness of medical benefits was administrative procedure which was consecutive with reviewing the medical expenses system and it was intended to make up for the result of reviewing the medical expenses in more comprehensive levels.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.815-824
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• 2022

현행 방사선안전관리 제도가 대학에서 방사선 실습을 하는 경우에도 적용되어 방사선 실습 교육의 부실과 방사선학의 발전을 저해할 우려가 있다. 이에 대한 방사선(학)과 교수협의회는 전국 방사선학과 학과장을 대상으로 각 대학의 방사선 실습 교육에 대한 관리체계 및 방사선안전관리 제도의 현실을 파악하기 위해 설문조사를 실시하였다. 설문조사를 통해 현행 방사선(학)과의 방사선안전관리에 대해 「원자력안전법」을 적용받는 것은 과도한 제한이며, 효과성도 크지 않다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 방사선학과 실습 교육은 보건의료인 양성을 목적으로 하고 있기에 보건복지부 및 질병관리청의 지휘를 받아야 하나 원자력안전관리위원회의 관리감독을 받는 문제가 있다. 본 논문에는 「원자력안전법」 시행령을 개정하여 수시출입자의 정의에서 실습 교육을 수강하는 학생을 제외하는 방안을 기본으로 제안하였다. 추가적으로 첫째, 「고등 교육법」 일부개정법률안에 따른 방안, 둘째, 「의료법」 제37조 개정을 통해 보건복지부의 감독을 받는 방안, 셋째, 「의료기사에 관한 법률」 제20조의2를 신설하여 보건복지부의 감독을 받는 3가지 방안을 제안하였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

Background: The use of radiation and radioisotopes in Korea has been increasing each year, and its impact on economy and industry is expected to be increasing progressively following the development of industrial technology and the expansion of their usage. To establish and supporting policies for industries using radiation and radioisotopes, it is necessary to check the status of related industries accurately, as well as to gather data required to establish plans for industrial development by studying both revenues and economic scale (contributing to revenue). Materials and Methods: To analyze the status of utilization, surveys were carried out on 6,621 organizations engaged in nuclear operations handling radiation and radioisotopes pursuant to the Nuclear Safety Act as of end 2014, on 33,471 medical institutions using radiation generators for medical and diagnostic purposes pursuant to the Medical Service Act, and on 2,218 organizations using radiation generators for animal diagnostics pursuant to the Veterinary License Act. Results and discussion: The overall status of the domestic radiation market including the number of user organizations, that of employees, and the size of distributions (imports, productions, and exports) with which the scale of domestic radiation market can be judged showed a growth trend compared to the previous year, though the number of employees for radiation operation in industrial sector, research sector, education sector, military sector, and power plants (nuclear power plants) and the size of imports was reduced somewhat. Conclusion: It is expected that data acquired through periodic surveys on the status of utilization would be utilized practically in establishing governmental policies related to the promotion of usage of radiation and radioisotopes, and also be utilized widely in cultivating and developing the industry efficiently to invigorate the related industries.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.87-96
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• 1994

Accoring to the astonlshing progress of medical science, the medical roles of the radiologic technologist are increasing gradually and specializing highly. However, there are the wide disagreements the actual roles of the radiologic technologists at clinics and the relating rules of the medical law. Therefore, it is required that the medical law should be corresponded with the actual state. To solve these problems. this study has proceeded to make the survey of the present medical law and has tried to offer the most suitable theories to the actual state. This study includes the survey of relevant professional literatures. The major contents of this study are as follows. First, medical technician is written "技士" (in Chinese character) at the present medical technician law, and that word is written wrong. So, it should be replaced with "技師". Therefore, radiologic technologist should be written "放射線師". Second, the relations between the doctor and the radiologic tecnologist should be written the "request or other words" instead of "direction". Third, in spite of the rules of the present medical law, the medical act of radiologic technologist at clinics should be belonging to the boundary of medical practice. Forth, to present the appropriate medical service to the patients, legal status of radiologic technologist as a member of medical team should be established. Fifth, it is desired that Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technology as a business of radiologic technologist should be provided for in the medical law.

• 의료법학
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.197-225
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• 2015

이 글은 2015년 메르스 사태를 계기로 2015. 6. 20. 의료법과 감염병예방법의 관련 조항을 분석하고 그 문제점을 적시하여 입법론을 전개한 발표문을 바탕으로 한 것이다. 발표에서 우선 감염병 분류 체계의 합리화를 지적하였다. 이 지적은 발표 직후의 '개정법률'에서 반영되었지만 여전히 유형의 중복성을 제거하는 등 그 합리화를 위한 작업이 필요하다. 한편 감염병의 신고 내지 보고 체계에 관하여 신고 내지 보고의 의무자와 상대방 및 그 시기 등의 관점에서 합리화를 위한 입법적 조치가 필요함을 언급하였다. 감염병의 대응 조치로 도입의 필요성이 주장된 의료기관의 폐쇄에 관한 방역조치는 '개정법률' 제47조에서 반영되었다. 하지만 방역조치의 권한이 여전히 중앙정부와 지방정부에 병렬적으로 중첩적으로 분배되어 있다는 점은 문제이다. 그 권한 귀속의 합리화는 중앙정부로의 일원화에서 찾아야 하며, 그 논거와 함께 그 필요성을 지적하였다. 한편 역설한 점은 장관 등 중앙정부 기관장이 그러한 폐쇄 명령이나 격리 명령을 내리는 경우, 그로 인하여 의료기관이나 환자가 입은 재산상 손실의 전부 또는 일부를 국가가 전보해 줄 의무를 지도록 하는 규정이 필요함이다. 이는 권한 귀속과 연계되는 것인바, 방역조치의 권한 귀속 주체와 그 손실전보를 위한 재원의 관리주체가 일원화되어야 할 필요성을 역설하였다. 방역조치 권한의 실효성은 그 손실 전보의 보장이 담보하는 것이며 이는 국부(國富)의 차원에서 접근해야 한다는 점에서 중앙정부로의 일원화에 관한 입법론을 전개하였다. 나아가서 감염병으로 인한 개인이나 의료기관의 재산상 손실은 민법의 일반불법행위의 법리에 맡기는 것이 비합리적이라는 점을 논술하였다. 이 역시 중앙정부의 재정에 의한 전보와 고의 내지 미필적 고의가 인정되는 개인에 대한 국가의 구상권 행사로 민사 분쟁을 해결함이 피해자의 구제에 합리적인 이유를 들어서 입법론을 제시하였다. 이번 메르스 사태에 대한 향후 조사에서 개선이 필요한 내용이 더 밝혀질 수 있을 것이다. 그러한 논의에 따라 보다 합리적이고 구체적인 입법론이 전개되어야 할 것이다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.852-862
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• 2002

The purposes of this study were 1) to review the Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Act of the United States, 2) to introduce the efforts of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) to expand the Medicare coverage for MNT and 3) to provide information about the reimbursement under Medicare Part B for the cost of MNT. The MNT Act defined MNT services as “the nutritional diagnostic, therapeutic, and counseling services provided by a Registered Dietitian or nutritional professional for the purpose of managing diabetes or renal diseases”. Also, the MNT Act defined “conditions for coverage of MNT”, “limitations on coverage of MNT”, and “qualifications of MNT service provider”. To expand the coverage of Medicare to include MNT, the ADA realized the need for development of a protocol for MNT, as well as studies to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the MNT protocol developed. Therefore, the ADA supported the studies to develop a strong database of scientific investigations of nutritional services. Furthermore, the ADA needed credible data that could be used by Policy makers, so the ADA contracted with the Lewin Group to if out the study to gather the additional data needed to strengthen the ADA's position. In the report of the Lewin Group, which was entitled, “The Cost of Covering Medical Nutrition Therapy under Medicare : 1998 through 2004”, it was concluded, that if coverage for MNT in the Part B portion of Medicare had begun in 1998, by 2004, approximately $ 2.3 billion would have been saved through reduced hospital spending under Part A of Medicare ($ 1.2 billion) and reduced physician visits under Part B ($ 1.1 billion) Effective January 1 2002, the US Congress extended Medicare coverage to include MNT to beneficiaries with diabetes or renal diseases. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established the duration and frequency for the MNT based on published reports or generally accepted protocols (for example, protocols suggested by the ADA). The number of hours covered by Medicare is 3 hours for the initial MNT and 2 hours for a follow-up MM. In 2002, a Medicare coverage policy was made to define the Physician's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes 97802, 97803, and 97804 for MNT.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2011

Objectives: The objective of this study is to analyze factors affecting intention to use a paid health promotion service by using the health belief model. Methods: A self-administered survey was conducted with 276 health check-up participants aged ${\geq}20$ at a local medical center in Korea from November 8 to November 24, 2010. Results: 53.6% of the respondents had intention to use a paid health promotion service, and around 85% of them were willing to pay for 'less than five thousand won per month'. Factors affecting the intention to use paid the service was age, education, income, and health check-up experience. In terms of health belief model constructs, people had greater intention to use a paid the service when they perceived to be sensitive to lifestyle associated diseases and recognized advantages of health promotion services. Conclusions: Approximately half of the respondents had intention to use a paid health promotion service. Reasonable price for the service was less than five thousand Korean won per month. Health promotion service act and services should consider these findings.