• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2021

Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has influenced the lives of people worldwide. Little is known about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behavior and fears of pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their families. We conducted a survey to determine the COVID-19 exposure, related perceptions, and information sources; medication compliance; and patients' and parents' behaviors, fears, and physician contact. Methods: An anonymous cross-sectional survey of pediatric patients with IBD and their parents at one pediatric gastroenterology unit of a university medical center was performed. Results: A total of 46 pediatric patients with IBD and 44 parents completed the survey. Parents of pediatric patients with IBD had high fear of their children becoming infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. They perceived schools as the most hazardous environment, whereas the children did not. Half the pediatric patients with IBD feared infection. Patients and parents felt sufficiently informed about COVID-19. The primary source of guidance for pediatric patients was their parents (43%), followed by television and social media, whereas the parents mainly consulted internet news websites (52.2%), television, and public health institutes. Pediatric patients with IBD adhered to their prescribed medication. They also showed cautious behavior by enhancing hand hygiene (84%) and leaving the house less frequently than before. However, in-person medical visits remained favored over video consultations. Conclusion: Although parents expressed overprotective concerns, both parents and pediatric patients with IBD are coping well with the COVID-19 pandemic. IBD-relevant information should be actively conveyed.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.59-73
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• 2023

Objectives: The role of physician-scientists who bridge the gap between basic science and clinical medicine is crucial in advancing medical innovation. This study aims to examine the educational and research environment and career satisfaction of graduate students in Korean Medicine among those who are Korean medicine doctor (KMD). Methods: This study analyzed the results of a survey consisting of respondents' composition, job status, graduate education and job satisfaction, economic conditions, career determinants, and obstacles to the career path of KMD-scientists from 65 participants including both full-time and part-time graduate students. Results: The results revealed significant differences between full-time and part-time graduate students in terms of weekly hours spent and job priorities, motivation for entering graduate school, career preferences, and desired career paths. The study highlights the need for tailored support for full-time and part-time graduate students and the importance of economic assistance in fostering KM scientists. Economic difficulties were identified as a major obstacle for full-time graduate students pursuing research careers. Tuition fees were found to be a significant burden for all graduate students. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of enhancing the research capabilities of part-time graduate students and improving the quality of education to foster KMD-scientists. Conclusion: This research provides essential insights for Korean Medicine colleges and graduate schools to develop targeted improvement plans and effectively train KMD-scientist.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.29-44
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• 1989

도시지역 주민의 의료기관 이용률과 그 관련요인을 조사분석 하기 위하여 1988년 7월 3일부터 7월15일까지 1단계 단순집락 표본추출을 통하여 선정한 대구시 남구 지역의 450가구를 대상으로 면접조사를 실시하여 431가구 1,723명에 대한 자료를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 대상자 1,000명당 조사기간 2주간의 급성이환율은 101이었고 9세이하군에서 202로 가장 높았고, 지난 1년간 만성이환율은 77이었으며 고연령층, 저소득층 그리고 의료보호 적용군 등에서 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 대상자 1,000명당 2주간의 의료기관 이용률은 689이었고, 이중 병의원이용률이 294로 가장 높았고, 약국 보건소 그리고 한의원 및 한약방 순이었다. 성별로는 여자가 785회로 남자 591보다 높았으며, 연령별로는 70세이상 군이 2,022회로 가장 높았다(p<0.01). 그외 특성에서는 의료보호 적용군 2,057(p<0.01), 월30만원미만 소득군 346, 자영업이 907로 가장 높았다. 2주간의 의료기관 이용자 1인당 평균 방문회수는 3.25회이었고, 이중 병의원이 3.26회로 가장 많았으며, 한의원 및 한약방, 약국 그리고 보건소 순이었다. 성별로는 여자가 3.47회로 남자보다 많았다. 그외 50대연령군이 5.02회, 의료보호적용군 6.41회, 월30만원미만 소득군 3.78회, 그리고 생산직이 3.64회로 가장 많았다. 대상자 1,000명당 연간입원율은 27.6이었고, 여자 38.9 남자 16.3으로 여자가 높았고 연령별로는 70세이상군이 133.3으로 가장 높았다. 의료보장상태별로는 의료보험적용군이 비적용군보다 2배이상 높았으며, 의료보호적용군에서는 한건도 없었다. 월 30만원미만 소득군이 20.8로 가장 낮았으며 소득이 증가할수록 입원율이 높아졌다. 직업별로는 무직 및 기타직이 35.9로 가장 높았고, 전문, 관리 및 사무직이 가장 낮았다. 입원의료 이용자 1인당 연평균 입원일수는 총 22.5일이었으며, 성별로는 남자가 28.1일로 여자보다 많았다. 연령별로는 40대가 72.3일로 가장많았다. 직장, 직종 및 지역의료보험적용군이 28.8일, 월 30만원미만 소득군이 44.5일 그리고 무직 및 기타직이 21.9일로 가장 많았다. 대상자 1,000명당 연간 총 입원일수는 560일이었으며, 여자가 661일로 남자보다 많았으며, 연령별로는 70세이상군이 2,800일로 가장많았다. 의료보험 적용군이 비적용군보다 3배이상 많았으며, 직업별로는 무직 및 기타직이 789일로 가장 많았다. 2주간 병의원 이용여부를 종속변수로 한 지수형회귀분석에서 유의한 계수는 9세이하군(+), 70세이상군(+), 급성질병(+), 만성질병(+), 공 교의료보험적용(+), 직장, 직종 및 지역의료보험적용(+) 그리고 전문, 관리 및 사무직(-) 등이었다. 약국이용여부 분석에서는 9세이하군(+), 50-69세군(+), 70세이상군(+), 금성질병(+), 만상질병(+) 그리고 공.교의료보험적용(-) 등이 유의하였다. 2주간의 병의원 외래이용회수에 대한 중회귀분석에서는 급성질병(+), 만성질병(+) 직장, 직종 및 지역의료보험적용(+), 전문, 관리 및 사무직(-) 등이 유의한 변수였으며, 약국이용회수 분석에서는 급성질병(+), 만성질병(+), 공.교의료보험적용(-) 그리고 직장, 직종 및 지역의료보험적용(-)등이 유의하다. 연간 입원의료 이용여부에 대한 지수형 회귀분석에서 통계적으로 유의한 변수로는 9세이하군(+), 70세이상군(+), 만성질병(+), 공.교의료보험적용(+) 그리고 직장, 직종 및 지역의료보험적용(+) 등이었다.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.46-60
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• 2004

Background : Recently, we have experienced various changes in the healthcare environment. Healthcare organizations are facing a financial crisis due to more competitive relationships among themselves as well with low health insurance fees. The purposes of the current study were: (1) to develop a data warehouse-based system for evaluating and monitoring the case management activities, and (2) to measure and analyze its effects. Methods : In order to collect the data for the study, the database on discharged patients was utilized at a university hospital located in Seoul from June 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. Initially, a data warehouse was built for the case management system. The case management activities were analyzed using structured methodology to establish the case management system. Results : The findings of this study were as follows: (1) A case management system was developed to make it possible to monitor of healthcare quality and resource utilization. The Case management System included monitoring functions regarding utilization reviews, critical pathways, and clinical indicators. (2) Utilizing the case management system, unplanned readmissions were documented among total discharged patients during two months from November 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. The unplanned readmission rate was 2.3%(276 patients) in total of 11,960 discharged patients. Among them 81 patients(0.7% of total discharges, 29.3% of unplanned readmission) were readmitted to the same physician in charge under the same diagnosis. No significant differences were found in the demographic variables such as gender and age among the patients. (3) After implementing the case management system, 2.9% of average length of stay reduced. Applying cost-benefit analysis, the 2.9% reduction of length of stay represents net profit of ${\backslash}$ 279,592,000 in the year of 2004. In addition, applying value acceleration analysis, cumulative net benefit of ${\backslash}$ 1,481,000,000 was expected by the year of 2007. Also we were able to expect ${\backslash}$ 247,800,000 of cumulative benefit for the prospective 5 years in value linkage analysis. It represents average ${\backslash}$ 787,700,000 of pure net benefit a year. Conclusion : The value of present study would be not only implementing the knowledge management system into the existing case management activities, but also evaluating its effects and estimating its financial benefits. This study suggested that the case management system would be a supportive tool for monitoring and improving the quality of healthcare, and a cost-effective tool for increment of healthcare organization's financial benefit.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.28-40
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 2016년 KPS 자료를 이용하여 우리나라 임상의사의 삶의 만족도 자가 평가 수준과 이와 관련된 요인을 파악하였다. KPS는 우리나라 전체 의사를 대상으로 근무 현황 및 환경, 보건의료체계·정책 인식 및 평가수준, 보건의료정보시스템 가용 현황 및 활용 정도, 직업 및 직무만족도, 활동 계획 및 진로, 생활습관 및 건강상태, 특정 직역(개원의, 은퇴자) 문항 등을 조사하였다. 설문지는 온라인 설문조사 방식으로 E-mail을 통해 발송되었고 최종 응답자는 8,564명으로 응답률은 13.8%였다. 본 연구에서는 현재 환자를 직접 진료하고 있는 임상의사 중에서 수련의와 공보의를 제외한 총 7,228명을 연구대상으로 하였다. 본 연구결과 임상의사의 삶의 만족도는 만족 36.1%(2,609명), 보통 42.8%(3,095명), 불만족 21.1%(1,524명)이었다. 임상의사의 삶의 만족도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 요인들은 신체적 요인으로는 60대이며, 여성이고, 평소 건강상태를 좋다고 평가하는 경우였다. 심리적 요인으로는 스트레스가 적었다. 사회적 요인으로는 가족과 함께 거주하며, 가족과 보낼 수 있는 시간에 대해 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 의사로서 받게 되는 사회적인 존경에 대해 만족하고 있었다. 조직적 요인은 교수이며, 16년 이상 근무 경력을 가진 경우였다. 직업적 요인으로는 근무시간 및 업무량, 의료자원 지원, 동료 및 직원과의 관계에 만족하는 경우였다. 경제적 요인으로는 소득에 대한 만족도가 높았다. 건강행태 요인으로는 현재 흡연을 하지 않으며, 음주횟수는 한 달에 1번 미만이었다. 임상의사의 삶의 만족도는 단순히 개인의 삶을 떠나 의사를 만나는 환자의 진료행위에까지 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 감안할 때 임상의사의 삶의 만족도를 높이기 위한 다각도의 접근이 필요하다고 생각한다. 이를 통해 임상의사들은 우리 사회 구성원 중 하나로 균형 있는 삶을 영위하고, 나아가 우리 사회 구성원들에게 보다 질 높은 보건의료서비스를 제공할 수 있기를 기대한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.312-321
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• 1987

뇌성마비아의 조기 발견에 관련된 모자인자를 조사하기 위하여 1987년 2월부터 1987년 4월까지 대구 장애자 복지관, 대구대학교 부설재활원, 성바오로 어린이집, 그리고 부산 뇌성마비아복지회에 통원 또는 입원치료를 받고 있는 어린이 110명중 1980년 1월 1일 이후 출생자 74명 전원의 어머니를 대상으로 면담조사 하였다. 아버지의 학력과 이상 발견시기와는 아무런 상관관계가 없었으나 어머니의 학력이 대학졸업이상 일때가 고졸이하에 비해 어린이의 이상을 일찍 발견했고, 또 아버지의 직업이 전문직 또는 관리직일 때가 그 이외의 직업에 비해, 그리고 아버지의 월수입이 610,000원이상 일때가 600,000원 이하보다 더 일찍 발견하는 경향이었다. 첫째아이가 둘째아이 보다 그리고 부모의 나이가 34세 이하인 경우가 35세 이상인 경우에 비해 좀더 일찍 이상을 발견하는 경향을 보였다. 남아에서 여아에 비해 더 일찍 이상이 발견되었고 육아상담을 정기적으로 받은 어린이에서 정기적으로 받지 않은 어린이보다 더 일찍 이상이 발견되었는데 5% 유의수준에는 약간 못미쳤다. 연구대상아를 임신했을 때 산전관리를 7회이상 받았던 경우가 6회이하 받았던 경우에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 일찍 어린이의 이상이 발견되었다. 처음으로 이상을 발견한 사람은 부모가 85.1%, 육아 상담을 정기적으로 받은 여부와는 관계없이 의사가 발견한 것은 2.7%였고 부모가 어린이의 이상을 발견하고 의사의 진단을 받았을때 36.5%에서 뇌성마비 진단을 받았고 나머지는관찰, 정상등으로 진단이 확실하지 않았다. 부모가 어린이의 이상을 발견하고 $2{\sim}3$개월 뒤에 의사의 진단을 받았고 진단후 전문적 치료를 시작할 때까지 방치했거나 물리치료, 한약, 침술 등을 받았다. 뇌성마비아의 조기 발견을 위해 의학교육과 임상수련과정에서 어린이의 발달을 평가하는 방법의 교육과 수련이 강화되어야 할 것이며 진단을 위한 전문인력의 양성이 필요한 것으로 생각된다. 또 부모들의 뇌성마비를 비롯한 각종 장애의 진단과 치료에 대한 인식을 높이기 위한 계몽교육이 필요하다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.61-81
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• 2002

The purposes of this research were to investigate home care rehabilitation services in rural areas and to collect basic data about disabled persons necessary when for carrying out rehabilitation services. Respondents were selected from six of a total of eight townships (Myon) and one town (Eup) in the Wonju city area. Wonju is in Kangwon Province (Do). Of a total of 338 names provided by the Myon offices, 298 persons were located and included registered and non-registered persons. Conditions included stroke, spinal cord injury, and cerebral palsy in addition to disabilities classified as first, second or third degree, in the case of registered cases. Respondent demographic characteristics, medical characteristics, rehabilitation service needs, willingness to receive rehabilitation service and individual opinions regarding rehabilitation services were analysed by frequency and percentage. The results were as follows: 1) Rehabilitation services received by disabled persons living at home in the rural areas surrounding Wonju city were medical rehabilitation (41.7%), diagnosis (36.5%), rehabilitation assistive devices (7.6%), social assistance (7.1%), rehabilitation counseling (3.0%), vocational rehabilitation (1.8%), educational rehabilitation (1.6%) and housekeeping services (0.5%). The majority of rehabilitation services were medical rehabilitation provided at hospitals and oriental medicine hospitals. 2) Sixty point eight percent of respondents expressed their willingness to receive home care rehabilitation services. Needs expressed were highest for medical rehabilitation (27.0%), followed by social assistance (19.4%), medical examination (12.4%), physician-generated diagnosis in the home setting (11.6%), sociopsychological rehabilitation (9.3%), vocational rehabilitation (7.6%), rehabilitation engineering (6.0%), educational rehabilitation (3.3%), and housekeeping services (3.3%). 3) Rehabilitation service needs were analyzed by severity classification: 65.8% of first degree, 62.7% of second degree and 55.6% of third degree disability classification, and 62.7% of non-registered disabled individuals responded that rehabilitation service was necessary. 4) Rehabilitation service needs were also analyzed by diagnosis: 62.6% of stroke, 85.5% of amputation, 60.0% of spinal cord injury and 52.4% of traumatic brain injury respondents answered positively that they were willing to receive rehabilitation service if it were to be provided. Rehabilitation service utilization data of disabled individuals living at home in rural areas were investigated and their rehabilitation needs analyzed. This critical information can be used when community-based rehabilitation programs for disabled persons living at home are planned for provision out of a public health center or when community-based rehabilitation welfare policy is formulated.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.305-312
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• 2007

Objectives : To estimate the awareness, treatment and control rate, as well as to identify the awareness-related factors for hypertension. Methods : The study participants were 482 adults (men 206, women 276), aged 45 or over, diagnosed with hypertension and living in Chuncheon. The awareness rate was defined as the proportion of persons among those with hypertension who had previously been diagnosed by a physician. The treatment rate was defined as the proportion of persons who had used anti-hypertensive medication, among those who were aware of their hypertension. The control rate was defined as the proportion of persons who kept blood pressure normal, among those who had been treated for their hypertension. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was carried out for the awareness-related factors using SAS VER 8.1. Results : The awareness, treatment, and control rate were 55,8% (53.4% for men; 57.6% for women), 89.6% (87,2% for men; 91.2% for women), and 34.4% (28.1 % for men; 38.6% for women), respectively. The awareness-related factors included a family history of hypertension (odds ratio[OR], 5.63; 95% confidence interval[95% CI]=1.53-20.72), smoking([Ex; OR 0.38, 95% CI= 0.15-0.96)], [Current; OR 0.28, 95% CI=0.10-0.80]), and alcohol intake ([Ex; OR 3.22, 95% CI 1.03-10.09],[Current; OR 3.36, 95% CI=1.30-8.71]) for men, and education(OR 2.23, 95% CI=1.10-4.53), body mass index(OR 2.72, 95% CI=1.13-6.53), and self-rated health(OR 2.38, 95% CI=1.07-5.30) for women. Conclusions : The awareness rate of hypertension among the middle aged and elderly in Chuncheon was 55.8%. The related factors of awareness were gender specific. Further studies are needed to elucidate the putative reasons for these gender differences.

• 의료법학
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.331-393
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• 2010

Psychiatrists who treat violent or potentially violent patients may be sue for failure to control aggressive outpatients and for the discharge of violent inpatients. Psychiatrists may be sued for failing to protect society from the violent acts of their patients if it was reasonable for the psychiatrists to have known or should have known about the patient's violent tendencies and if the psychiatrists could have done something that could have safeguarded in public. The courts of a number of jurisdictions have imposed a duty to protect the potential victims of a third party on persons or institutions with a special relationship to that party. In the landmark case of Tarasoff v Regents of University of California, the California Supreme Court held that the special relationship between a psychotherapist and a patient imposes on the therapist a duty to act reasonably to protect the foreseeable victims of the patient. Under Tarasoff, when a therapist has determined, or under applicable professional standards should determine, that a patient poses a serious threat of violence to another, he incurs an obligation to use reasonable care to protect the intended victim against such danger. In addition to a Tarasoff type of action based on a duty to warn or protect foreseeable victims of psychiatric outpatients, courts have also imposed liability on mental health care providers based on their custody of patients known to have violent propensities. The legal duty in such a case has been stated to be that where the course of treatment of a mental patient involves an exercise of "control" over him by a physician who knows or should know that the patient is likely to cause bodily harm to others, an independent duty arises from that relationship and falls on the physician to exercise that control with such reasonable care as to prevent harm to others at the hands of the patient. After going through a period of transition, from McIntosh, Thompson and Brady case, finally, the narrow rule of requiring a specific or foreseeable threat of violence against a specific or identifiable victim is the standard threshold or trigger element in the majority of states. Judgements on these kinds of cases are not enough yet in Korea, so that it may be too early to try find principles in these cases, however it is hardly wrong to read the same reasons of Tarasoff in the judgements of Korea district courts. To specific, whether a psychiatric institute was liable for violent behavior toward others depends upon the patients conditions, circumstances and the extent of the danger the patients poses to others; in short, the foreseeability of a specific or identifiable victim. In this context if a patient exhibit strong violent behavior toward others, constant observation should be required. Negligence has been found not exist, however, when a patient abruptly and unexpectedly attack others or unidentifiable victim. And the standard of conduct that is required to meet the obligation of "due care" is based on what the "reasonable practitioner" would do in like circumstances. The standard is not one of excellence or superior practice; it only requires that the physician exercise that degree of skill and care that would be expected of the average qualified practitioner practicing under like circumstances. All these principles have been established in cases of the U.S.A and Japan. In this article you can find the reasons which you can use for psychotherapist's liability for failure to protect third person in Korea as practitioner.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2014

의료분쟁은 전 국민을 대상으로 하는 의료보험사업의 시행과 더불어 건강에 대한 국민들의 관심이 증가하고 의료수요가 급격히 증가되는 가운데 필수 불가결하게 발생하는 문제이다. 분쟁의 대상은 대부분 의료인의 의료과오로 인한 형사적 처벌과 민사적 피해구제와 관련되는 것으로, 종래에는 합의에 의한 해결이 우선시 되었고 나아가 소송과 실력행사를 통해 해결하려 하였으나 명확한 기준과 관련 법제의 미비로 인하여 합리적이고 원활한 해결에 어려움이 있음을 부인할 수 없다. 이를 위하여 의료사고 처리와 의료분쟁을 분쟁당사자들 간의 자율적인 문제로 해결할 수 있도록 우여곡절 끝에 "의료사고 피해구제 및 의료분쟁 조정 등에 관한 법률"(이하 '의료분쟁조정법')은 2011년 4월 7일 제정되어 2012년 4월 8일 시행되었다. 이는 조정이나 중재로써 당사자 간의 갈등을 해결하려는 입법적인 취지가 있겠으나 의료분쟁조정법의 내용상 형사적, 민사적 관련 현행법과의 선결 되어야하는 문제와 더불어 헌법적 관점에서 고찰해야 할 검토 사항이 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 의료분쟁 조정법과 헌법상의 쟁점 및 형법적, 민법적 쟁점사항을 알아보고 이에 대한 해결과제를 모색하여 보다 안정적이고 효율적인 의료분쟁의 해결이 될 수 있도록 하는 계기가 마련되기를 기대해 본다.