Health Policy and Management (보건행정학회지)

Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management (한국보건행정학회)
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Current Issues of Healthcare Research and Development in Korea

한국 보건의료 연구개발의 현황과 과제

  • Kim, Kwangjum (Graduate School of Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 김광점 (가톨릭대학교 의료경영대학원)
  • Received : 2018.07.14
  • Accepted : 2018.07.25
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

There has been much efforts to facilitate healthcare innovation and many desirable outcomes were produced in Korea. However, some structural deficiencies were found. They are misalignment of research and development (R&D) subjects with healthcare system, lack of flexibility of current healthcare system to accommodate the radically innovative products, and lack of cooperation among innovation agent. Some suggestions to correct these deficiencies are discussed. The suggestions are as follows: relating Korean healthcare R&D to healthcare system, enhancement of institutional flexibility to allow innovative application of new technology, improvement of the R&D process, and reexamination of the role of academic medical centers.

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