• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.435-445
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• 2017

This study was conducted to overcome the limitations of prior research on the equity of medical care performed by identifying simple differences in the use of medical care or using limited medical needs and medical utilization indicators. Specifically, we used activity limits, chronic diseases, and subjective health status as medical needs, and used outpatient, inpatient, and emergency services as medical uses. In addition, we used concentration index, concentration curve, and Le Grand factor to analyze the equity of medical use considering medical needs. The main results are as follows. First, the amount of medical care for the low-income class is higher than that of the high-income class when considering the concentration of medical use. In particular, the number of hospitalization days for low-income households and hospitalization fees were higher than the fees of outpatient medical consultation and emergency room usage. Second, medical needs were concentrated in the low income class. In other words, low-income group is not as healthy as the high-income group. Third, the Le Grand factor was calculated in order to confirm the fairness of the medical uses considering the medical needs. Even if medical needs are taken into consideration, the high-income earners will have a large amount of medical care. In addition, when considering the limitation of activity and the number of chronic diseases, the medical use of the high income class was more frequent. However, when the subjective health condition and the chronic illness were considered, medical use of the low income class was more frequent. This may be due to the underestimation of the medical needs of the low-income earners by neglecting their own health status and perception of chronic diseases.

• Health Policy and Management
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.334-346
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• 2024

Background: Research on the link between subjective health and unmet healthcare needs is limited. This study examines whether experiences of subjective healthcare needs and unmet needs are related to subjective health in South Korea, where the rate of poor subjective health is notably high. Methods: This analysis utilized data from the Korea Health Panel (2014-2018), incorporating 68,930 observations from 16,535 adults aged 19 or older. The dependent variable, subjective health, was dichotomized into poor (bad or very bad) and non-poor (fair, good, or very good) categories. The primary variables of interest were the experiences of subjective healthcare needs and unmet needs, while control variables included 14 socio-demographic, health, and functional characteristics. The study employed population proportion analysis and multivariable two-level binary logistic regression analysis for each gender, accounting for the complex sampling design. Results: In 2018, the rate of reporting poor health was 8.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 8.0%-9.5%) for men and 14.7% (95% CI, 13.8%-15.6%) for women. For both genders, compared to individuals whose healthcare needs were met, those without healthcare needs were less likely to report poor subjective health (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.58; 95% CI, 0.39-0.86 for men; AOR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.37-0.93 for women). Conversely, individuals whose healthcare needs were not met were more likely to report poor subjective health (AOR, 2.31; 95% CI, 2.01-2.65 for men; AOR, 2.19; 95% CI, 1.98-2.43 for women). A policy simulation indicated that reducing the experience of subjective healthcare needs would be approximately 5 times more effective in reducing poor subjective health than a policy focused on reducing the experience of unmet needs. Conclusion: South Korea must make significant efforts to reduce the deterioration of subjective health and promote appropriate healthcare utilization. To achieve this, a set of policies is recommended to address subjective healthcare needs. These policies should include (1) prompting individuals to proactively manage their own health, (2) providing primary healthcare similar to that in advanced countries, (3) ensuring the healthcare delivery system operates effectively, (4) decentralizing the healthcare management system, and (5) reducing the likelihood of people being misled into thinking they have a healthcare need.

• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.47-52
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• 2024

병원은 다양한 의료서비스를 제공하기 위해 의료기관 별 운영 전략에 따라 각기 다른 방식으로 운영된다. 특히 종합의료시설은 중증도가 높은 환자를 대상으로 수술이나 입원 등의 의료서비스를 효율적으로 제공하고자 그에 따른 운영 전략이 상이하다. 이러한 병원의 운영방식에 의해 결정되는 건축 역시, 건립 시기, 유형, 중증도에 따른 병원의 규모 등에 따라 시설 수준의 차이가 나타나며 이는 최근 정부에서 요구되는 제도 및 정책의 수용 여부를 결정짓는 중요한 요인이 되기도 한다. 최근 의료법은 기존 의료시설뿐만 아니라 신규 의료시설에 대한 설치 및 운영기준이 강화 추세에 있고, 서울시 또한 공공의료 확충을 위해 감염관리시설이나 필수의료시설 설치를 위한 용적률 인센티브 정책을 추진 중이다. 병원 운영 환경이 상이함에 따라 종합의료시설 설치 및 운영에 대한 인센티브제도의 적용 기준을 일괄적으로 적용하기에는 어렵다. 그러나 공익을 위해서 종합의료시설 인센티브제도를 지속 가능하게 운영하기 위한 객관적이고 합리적인 기준은 반드시 필요하다. 공공의료 기능 확충을 위한 서울시 종합의료시설 지구단위계획 수립·운영 기준은 공공과 민간이 모두 만족하는 의료환경 구축을 위해 매우 깊은 고민이 필요했다. 본 논설은 서울시 공공필요의료시설 확충 제도의 주요 내용과 공공필요의료시설 설치 및 운영 기준에 관해 소개하고자 한다. 특히 기준의 주요 내용을 정립하게 된 배경과 이유 등을 설명하여 본 제도의 의의를 정확히 전달하고 향후 보완해야 할 부분들을 검토하고자 한다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.20 no.3 s.63
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• pp.42-47
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• 2006

Direct medical control by medical doctors is an essential part of emergency medical services system (EMSS). However, the indications are not specifically defined, even in 119 system with their own medical control team. The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Department has operated internal medical consultation services on its own since January 2004. Based on the experiences from these services, we reviewed the cases of the direct medical consultation and establish the indications for direct medical control. And we presumed the demand of direct medical control with the established indications. The crews of 119 in Seoul made 793 calls to Medical Control Team during November 2004. We reviewed all of the calls according to the level of consciousness (AVPU), the kinds of emergency care done by crews during transport (10 categories), and the mechanisms of injuries (9 categories). The need for direct medical control was judged by authors with reviewing the records reported by the crews and control teams. Among 23 items, 14 items assigned as the indications, which were abnormal level of consciousness (VPU), 6 kinds of emergency care, and 5 mechanisms of injures. The sum of the three of them, 7,782 cases (45.9%), was in need of direct medical control. In conclusion, about half of the patients transported by 119 crews in Seoul require direct medical control. The need for the direct medical control in Seoul was estimated as many as 260 calls per day. To fulfill the need for direct medical control and to provide a effective medical control, the direct medical control should be accomplished through the communications between the crews and the medical staffs in the local hospitals.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.627-637
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to comply with the operation and management of medical image information in PACS, the necessity of anonymizing the patient's personal information and the management status of the medical image information related to the personal The purpose of this study was to raise, discuss, and suggest the need for unification and coherence of the law by studying the content of the issues related to information related laws. In order to utilize information related to medical image information, it is necessary to unify the "Medical Act" or the "Bioethics Act" for clear legal application and consider the legal system's consistency. Since there is a possibility of conflict due to issues that are not yet established, systematic coherence of the law is required to find the basic common denominator for the utilization and use of medical image information and to harmonize the law. In addition, the necessity of enacting the "Medical Information Protection Act" that can be practically applied and easily practiced by medical personnel and managers in the clinical field so that sensitive matters of medical image information and personal information can be protected and managed in a specific and systematic way.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2024.10a
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• pp.1070-1071
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• 2024

본 연구는 농어촌 지역 고령층의 의료 접근성 문제를 해결하기 위해 비대면 의료 서비스의 필요성과 효과를 분석한다. 농어촌 지역은 의료 인프라가 부족하여 고령층이 적시에 의료 서비스를 받기 어려우며, 이는 건강 불평등을 심화시킨다. 비대면 의료는 이러한 문제를 해결할 수 있는 혁신적 대안으로, 의료 접근성을 향상시키고, 만성 질환 관리를 지원하며, 의료 격차를 줄이는 데 기여할 수 있다. 이 연구는 이러한 서비스의 국내 적용 가능성과 정책적 지원의 필요성도 강조한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Health Policy and Administration Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.7-18
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• 2011

질병관리와 의료서비스에 있어서의 공공부문의 역할은 오래된 화두이다. 이번 학회에서도 중요한 주제로 자리매김을 하고 있는 데는 몇 가지 이유가 있을 것으로 사료된다. 첫째, 질병관리와 건강이 갖는 주제 자체의 중요성이다. 건강은 국민의 기본 권리이다. 국민의 기본 건강권을 유지, 향상시키는 데 있어서 질병관리와 의료서비스의 방향 모색은 시대와 장소를 불문하고 우선적으로 다루어져야 하는 주제임이 분명하다. 둘째, 공공보건의료를 전체 인구집단의 건강향상을 위한 총체적 활동으로 볼 때 건강위험요인의 변화와 질병패턴의 변화에 따라 인구집단이 필요로 하는 서비스의 내용이 변화되어야 한다. 그러므로 논의 당시의 시점에서 요구되는 공공보건의료 서비스의 내용을 검토하고 전략을 수립하는 노력은 주기적이고 연속적으로 이루어질 필요가 있다. 셋째, 최근 공공보건의료에 대한 사회적 합의가 변화하는 가운데 공공부문의 역할에 대한 논의가 제기되고 있다. 과거 "공공보건의료에 관한 법률"에서는 공공보건의료 기관만을 공공보건의료 수행자로 정하고 있었으나 최근 수행자의 범위를 민간의료기관까지 확대시키는 개정작업이 진행 중이다. 이에따라 공공부문의 역할과 활동의 범위를 검토하는 기회가 필요하겠다. 본 원고에서는 발표자가 국립대학병원의 공공보건의료 활동과 지역사회 단위의 보건사업 활동에 참여하면서 직 간접적으로 경험한 내용을 중심으로 질병관리와 보건의료서비스 제공에 있어서의 개선점을 제안하고자 하였다.

• Journal of Scientific & Technological Knowledge Infrastructure
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• s.3
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• pp.84-89
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• 2000

의료정보 표준화는 의료행위를 나타내는 용어의 표준화에서부터 진료기록의 형식 및 서식, 컴퓨터를 통하여 의로 정보들을 교환하는 방법, 이에 필요한 기자재 등을 약속된 형태로 표현하는 것을 말한다. 이와 같은 의료정보 표준화가 필요한 이유는 용어의 표현 및 그 사용범주를 모두 공통된 개념으로 받아들여야만 진료행위 및 이에 관련된 모든 업무에서 정확하고 유용한 정보의 교환이 가능할 수 있는 것이기 때문이다.

• Health and Mission
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• s.3
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• pp.21-26
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• 2005

정부 당국이 정책적으로 호스피스 제도를 완비하고 문제점을 보완하는 노력이 필요한 때가 도래했다. 말기암 환자의 삶을 편안하게 하고 인간 존엄성을 끝까지 유지하기 위한 호스피스 및 완화의학의 필요성이 절실히 요청되는 의료환경을 직시해야 한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.257-268
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• 2016

The purpose of this research is to find the cause of low degree of utilization of medical equipment that are provided as Official Development Assistance(ODA) and to suggest an effective medical equipment support system for ODA. This research analyzes the supporting process of the medical equipment as ODA in Kitengela Health Center in Kenya. As the result of analysis, it has been found that the following problems. 1) It was found that users was attended insufficient to demand medical equipment. 2) The determination of medical equipment request was inadequate. 3) It was appeared to be organized the compilation of the budget for purchases and operation of medical equipment 4) The improvement of procurement system of medical equipment was appeared to need. 5) It was appeared to need to build conditions for installation of medical equipment. 6) It was necessary to secure finance, to conduct periodic management training, and to ensure available human resources in management and maintenance in order to sustain the medical equipment management ability and it is encouraged to promote leadership in healthcare facility management. Finally, the theoretical and practical implications of this research are discussed.