• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.460-470
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• 1998

By expanding health insurance, customers will carry a smaller burden of medical costs. As a result, the number of visits to a physician increase and this result in the improvement of medical accessibility. But medical care utilization may be changed not only by insurance status but also by socio-demographic factor, economic status and other factors. The question thus remains, at which level of accessibility and what price of medical care service in health insurance will the customer and the medical care service be satisfied. The price of medical care service ls comprised of the customer's out-of-pocket money and the costs not covered by health insurance. If the price of medical care services in health insurance are appropriate, medical care utilization should not differ because of the difference in income status or the acuteness of illness. But If the price is not adequate, low income groups will receive relatively low medical care utilization, particularly in the case of chronic disease. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the differences in medical care utilization among the various income groups and those with varying acuteness of illness. The major hypotheses to test in this study are : (i) whether there are differences in medical care utilization among different income groups exist, (ii) whether differences in medical care utilization among different income groups exist with the hospital type. (iii) whether differences in medical care utilization among different income groups exist with the acuteness of illness and with age. The data was collected from the JongRo District Health Insurance Society in Seoul. A total of 118,336 persons were selected as the final sample for this study. The major findings of this study were as follows; 1. The volume of ambulatory utilization among users was statistically significant by income level. 2. Among different income groups, the volume of ambulatory utilization was statistically significant by the acuteness of illness. 3. Higher income groups with chronic diseases had a greater volume of ambulatory utilization than other groups.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.491-500
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• 2014

본 연구는 결혼이민자 귀화자의 건강상태와 의료기관 이용 실태 및 장애요인을 파악하여 의료기관 이용시 어려움 해소할 수 있는 개선방안을 모색하고자 실시되었다. 조사방법은"2012년 다문화가족실태조사" 원자료를 활용하였으며, 본 조사는 전국의 결혼이민자 귀화자 15,001명을 대상으로 2012년7월10일 ~ 2012년7월31일까지 실시되었다. 연구결과, 결혼이민자 귀화자의 주관적 건강상태는 평균 3.96점으로 양호한 것으로 나타났으며, 아플 때 주로 이용한 의료기관은 병의원이 82.7%로 가장 많은 것으로 나타났다. 조사대상자의 39.1%가 의료기관 이용 시 어려움이 있다고 응답하였으며, 의료기관 이용 시 어려웠던 점은 의사소통의 어려움(52.0%)이 1순위, 비용이 많이 듬(28.9%)이 2순위로 나타났다. 의료기관 이용 시 의사소통을 가장 큰 어려움이라 응답한 사람들의 한국어 수준이 다른 사람들에 비해 낮은 것으로 나타났으며, 비용을 가장 큰 어려움이라 응답한 사람들의 경제적 수준이 다른 사람들에 비해 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 결혼이민자 귀화자들의 의료기관 이용 시 어려움을 해소하기 위한 방안으로 결혼이민자 귀화자들의 건강권을 위한 정부차원의 제도적 정책 마련, 특히 비용부담 문제 해결 방안 마련이 필요하며, 의료기관 차원에서는 통역서비스 제공을 통해 원활하게 의료서비스를 제공받을 수 있도록 하여야 할 것이다.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.51-64
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• 2017

Objectives : This study examined the effect of private health insurance on medical care utilization by subscription type. Methods : The data used were the six waves of the Korea Health Panel (2009-2014), and 16,187 persons were the subjects of the analysis. We performed a panel regression with a fixed effects model. Results : Indemnity private health insurance was positively related to the number of physician visits, number of admissions, and total length of stays. However, fixed-benefit private health insurance was not related to medical care utilization. Conclusions : The result of this study, which shows the difference by subscription type in the effect of private health insurance on medical care utilization, suggests that continuous monitoring of indemnity private health insurance is needed in the future.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.39-51
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• 2016

Objectives : This study investigated the health care utilization patterns of workers' compensation insurance(WCI) pneumoconiosis patients with excessively long hospital stays. Methods : The discharge summary data of 3,094 WCI pneumoconiosis patients were analyzed. The study sample was divided into 3 groups based on the length of stay(LOS). Health care utilization patterns were compared among the groups with logistic regression analysis, and the LOS determinants were identified with linear regression analysis. Results : The average LOS of the 222 long stay group patients was 1,448 days. Patients in this group tended to use private general hospitals, were admitted through the emergency room and discharged without the consent of a doctor. Conclusions : Many of the long LOS patients will maintain their inpatient status for the rest of their lives. For quality of life and efficient use of health care resources, policy makers need to establish a policy that enables patients to receive outpatient care in appropriate living conditions outside the hospital.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2014

Background: Since December 2010, online computerized prospective drug utilization review (pDUR) has been implemented in Korea. pDUR involves the review of each prescription before the medication is dispensed to the individual patient. The pDUR is performed electronically by Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA), which is a Korean governmental agency, and then HIRA provides medical institutions and pharmacies with information that can be helpful to them in preventing potential drug problems such as drug/drug interactions or ingredient duplication. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the Korean pDUR implementation on the proportion of drug-drug interactions (DDIs) using claims data from HIRA. Methods: A before-after comparison of the prevalence of DDIs between prescription was conducted, using HIRA administrative claims data of medical institution from January 2010 to December 2011. The analysis unit was the prescription issued and pairs before and after. The main outcome measures were the proportion of DDIs within- (control group) or between- physician encounters. To examine the difference, a paired t-test was applied. Results: We found that DDIs proportion between prescription decreased significantly (t=3.04, p=0.0026) after the implementation of pDUR, whereas there is no significant reduction within prescription (t=1.15, p=0.2518). With respect to the prevalence of DDIs between drug groups, the most dramatic reduction was occurred between 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors and anti-fungal agents. Conclusion: It seems effective that giving a direct feedback to prescribers by a prospective DUR. Further research is needed to assess the impact of DUR to final outcomes such as hospitalization.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.180-188
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was done to evaluate the operating status of community-based home health center for revitalization of the centers. Method: In this study performance data including organization plan and service utilization plan were evaluated according process theory. Target of evaluation was the community-based home health care center. Results: The vulnerable part of the organization was the information system and financial resources. The home health center introduced PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) in 2005, however home health care nurses did not make full use of it. This service received full support from Seoul city and local government and there were no other sources of income. The vulnerable part of service utilization was service expansion and standardization due to vulnerability of organizational aspects. Conclusions: The home health care center provides high quality services to underprivileged people. In the future, these services should be provided with equity for continuous health care for this population.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.170-179
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• 2010

Purpose: It was to identify the relationship with the health beliefs, self-efficacy and medical care utilization in nurses in order to provide basic data for program development to actively help nurses' health practice. Methods: The subjects were 360 hospital nurses in P city, K Province. Instruments were health belief developed by Walker, Sechrist & Pender (1987), self-efficacy by Sherer, Maddux & Mercandante(1982), and medical care utilization by Korean National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey(2006). The data were analyzed as descriptive statistics, Chi-square, t-test, and ANOVA using SPSS 11.5. Results: There were significant differences in medical care utilization depending on age(p=.008), marital status(p=.019), education level(p=.005), types of work(p=.017), nursing units(p=.018), and period of work(p=.001). Use of outpatient clinic was significantly different depending on perceived susceptibility(F=2.463, p=.045). Nurses who consulted to doctor in other hospital had higher perceived severity(F=2.759, p=.028). Nurses who used complementary medicine had higher perceived barrier(F=2.278, p=.047). The score of self-efficacy was significantly different in medical care service frequency (F=3.030, p=.018) and to whom their health problems consulted(F=3.092, p=.010). Conclusion: Medical service utilization was different depending on the demographic characteristics, perceived susceptibility, severity, and barrier, and self efficacy. It is needed to give health promotion program considering these factors for nurses.

• 한국노년학
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.171-188
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• 2011

본 연구는 Andersen의 의료서비스 이용에 관한 행동모형을 근거로 2008년 장애인실태조사 자료를 분석하여 만 65세 이상 장애노인의 외래 및 입원이용에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구방법은 two-part 모델을 활용하여 장애노인의 외래 및 입원 이용 여부에 대해서는 로지스틱 회귀분석을, 의료 이용량 및 의료비 지출에 대해서는 다중 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 외래와 입원의 이용에 공통적으로 만성질환과 주관적 건강상태 등의 질병요인의 영향이 유의하였고, 의료비 지출에는 의료보장 유형이 결정적 역할을 하고 있었다. 외래에서는 신장장애를 가졌을 때 이용량과 지출이 높았고, 입원에서는 일상생활의 수행에 도움이 필요할 때 입원일수가 증가하였으며, 심장장애와 호흡기장애를 가진 경우 입원료 지출이 유의하게 높았다. 이상의 결과는 장애노인들에게 만성질환 이환이나 일상생활 활동의 전적인 의존을 예방하는 보건의료 서비스의 제공, 의료이용이 높은 내부 장애를 가진 노인에 대한 지속적 보건관리체계의 구축, 그리고 저소득층 장애노인의 보건 의료 접근성 향상을 위한 경제적 지원의 필요성을 시사한다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.97-108
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• 2011

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the utilization of Oriental medical services and its determinants among the elderly. Method: Data from a Korean longitudinal study of aging was used. Regression analysis was used to find the determinants of the utilization of medical care. Results: People with low education and low income were more likely to use Oriental medical services. Determinants of using Oriental health service were sex, marriage, income, subjective health condition, activity restriction due to pain, and chronic disease. Among them, only subjective health condition and activity restriction due to pain were significant determinants of frequency of and expenditure on Oriental medical services. Especially, activity restriction due to pain was a significant factor in the use of Oriental medical services, but not in the use of Western medical services. Conclusion: Treatment related to pain was closely associated with Oriental medical services. These treatments need to be developed with scientific and clinical evidence.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.83-98
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• 2012

The objective of this study is to analyze the utilization patterns of national health insurance and medical aid inpatients in tertiary hospitals. For the analysis, the study utilize the nationwide data on '2010 Survey of Patients' of Ministry of Health & Welfare. The statistical methodology used in the study is the logistic regression model. This study has three major findings. First, utilization rate of national health insurance inpatients was higher than medical aid inpatients in tertiary hospitals. Second, the significant affecting demographic factors in utilizing tertiary hospitals were sex, age, surgery case, treatment result, inpatients residence region and short length of stay. Third, compared to other disease groups, the inpatients on 'congenital malformation, deformity and chromosomal abnormalities', 'factors influencing health status and contact with health services' and 'neoplasm' groups are more likely to utilize tertiary hospitals. Finally, according to residence region, Seoul residence inpatients in both of national health insurance and medical aid more likely to utilize tertiary hospitals than other region inpatients.