• 가정∙방문간호학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.210-220
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• 2017

Purpose: The study aimed to describe the utilization of home healthcare in patients using home mechanical ventilator(HMV) Method: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used in this study. A Questionnaires were sent to nation wide home healthcare agencies to assess their utilization status of home healthcare. A convenience sample of 158 patients data was reviewed. Result: A total of 88(55.7%) men with the mean age of 51.94(${\pm}19.52$) years were included in the study. Approximately 55.1% of patients at the outpatient department were referred to the home healthcare services after discharge. The underlying diseases were as follows : 129 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and 27 muscular dystrophies. A total of 155 patients have invasive HMV. Efficient home healthcare nursing activities provided by a highly skilled home healthcare advanced practice nurses(HHCAPN) were tracheotomy and gastrostomy tube management and urinary catheterization. The average frequency of home visit for one patient was 2.52times per month. The duration of home healthcare utilization with >1 year was 82.9%. HHCAPNs have limited knowledge and skill for HMV. Conclusion: The government support is required to provide sufficient home healthcare services to the patients discharged with HMV. HHCAPNs should be properly educated on the effective HMV care.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.60-74
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• 2009

This study purports to verify managerial effectiveness of the integrated delivery system(IDS) of Japanese health care institutions through comparing the managerial performance between hospital groups providing with both acute and nursing care and those with acute care only. Data on the managerial performance of 697 hospitals providing with nursing care together and 819 hospitals providing with acute care only were collected from Japanese Central Social Insurance Medical Councils 2001, 2003, 2005, and were analyzed using mean comparison test(t-test) between the two groups. The results revealed that there were significant differences between the two groups in such indicators as ratio of material cost, labor cost, depreciation rate, total margin, operating margin, average number of outpatient per day, average revenue of an inpatient per day, total amount of labor cost, gross revenue per employee, and labor productivity. However, we could not find out any consistent evidence which support the effect of integrated delivery system on the hospital managerial performance. Further discussion was made on the limitation of the study and future research agenda relevant to the topic.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2015

손상 사고 중독과 관련해 환자의 의료비 증가는 국가건강보장체계의 지속가능성을 제고하기 위한 중대한 과제이며, 제도의 개선이나 건강보험의 관리 운영 효율화를 통한 의료비 증가를 억제할 필요가 있다. 따라서 손상 발생과 사망률이 높은 우리나라에서 손상 문제를 사회적으로 강조하기 위해서는 손상의 사회경제적 비용을 추계하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구는 2008년도 한국의료패널 조사 중 외래 손상 사고 중독 환자를 대상으로 이용실태와 의료비지출을 전반적으로 파악하여, 손상으로 외래 서비스 이용 시 환자의 직접비용과 생산차질 등으로 인한 생산손실비용을 추계하였고, 궁극적으로 손상의 사회경제적 손상 비용을 추계하였다.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.60-72
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• 1994

Background: The number of outpatients visiting large university teaching hospitals has increased drastically with the introduction of a nationwide health care insurance in 1989 and the improvement of the socio-economic status of the population. This resulted in long waiting times for services, particularly prescribed drugs, which have been patients' chief complaints. Hospitals have tried to solve the problem with limited success because their approach lacked comprehensive research. The objective of this study is to investigate associations between waiting times and variables defining a total work system. Methods: Data for the outpatient pharmacy department in a tertiary care university teaching hospital located in Seoul was analyzed to achieve the study objective. Associations of pharmacy system variables -- work load, work force, pharmacist work schedule, machine problems, and inventory control -- with mean and 99th percentile of waiting times were examined by the hierarchical stepwise regression method. Day was a unit of the analyses. Results: The regression models explained 65.8% of variance in the mean waiting time and 61.34% in the 99th percentile of waiting times. The break-down of the printer for drug envelops, Automatic Tablet Counters (ATCs), and main computer system lasted longer than 30 minutes increased the mean for 7.7 minutes, 4.5 minutes, and 7.0 minutes, respectively, and the 99th percentile for 14.8 minutes, 9.0 minutes, and 15.7 minutes, respectively. Concerning the work force, study results showed that there were significant differences in the productivity of pharmacists with work experience more than three years, one to three years, and less than one year, and showed that peak time aid work by pharmacists at job assignments other than the outpatient pharmacy, part-time pharmacists, and the installation of ATCs were effective in reducing waiting times, Finally, study findings indicated that the operational policy of work assignment and rotation schedule, supply and inventory of drugs at work tables, and readiness for undisrupted work during the work hours could have a significant effect on waiting times. Conclusion: The study results indicated that efforts to reduce waiting times for prescribed drugs should be geared toward every components of the pharmacy work system ranging from work schedule of pharmacists and supply of dugs at work tables. These findings should provide hospital managers with right directions in battling the problem.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.87-96
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• 2006

Purpose: This study was conducted to provide fundamental information for a system establishment of advanced practice nursing for gynecological cancer patients (APN-GCP). Method: Data was collected by focus group and individual interviews and analyzed in the framework of the Grounded theory method mapped by Strauss and Corbin (1990). There were 13 subjects in this study (nurses, doctors, patient and her family). Result: We identified 87 concepts, 22 sub-categories, and 10 categories. Categories for role expectation were arrangement of diagnosis and treatment process, giving information of treatment course, support of treatment process, patients' right toward making a decision of treatment, counseling and teaching after discharge from hospital, medical insurance and financial problems, counseling about sexual problems and use of family and community resources. All subjects perceived the necessity of an APN-GCP. An APN-GCP requires over 2$\sim$7 years clinical experience and a master's degree. Services would be performed from initial registration to termination of treatment or death, and accomplished on an outpatient clinic basis. Conclusion: The nursing delivery system and curriculum should be developed for a women's health nurse practitioner including APN-GCP. As a further step, cost-effectiveness and projected estimation of manpower of APN-GCP should be studied in the future.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.56-80
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• 1984

The main objectives of the present study is to evaluate Physician's Health Education Activities by means of physician's direct response to the prepared questionnaire and patient's perception to the physician in the course of medical care. For the data collection, the present study was conducted from Aug. 16 to Oct. 7, 1983 for 739 patients and 91 physicians who were attended outpatient clinics of 5 general hospitals in Seoul. The major findings are summarized as follows: 1. Self-evaluation on Physician's Health Education Activities (1) In consideration of health education services for the patient, the data revealed that 9.9% of the sampled physician wanted to strength public health and preventive medicine lecture in the curricula at medical education. On the other hand, only 1.1% expressed that they wanted to make it short. (2) In consideration of the necessity of health education service, it was shown that 95.6% of physicians agreed to take it into consideration. Self expression for the practice of health education was placed on the 3.15 score when 5 point scale used. (3) To evaluate the degree of an explanation about medical care for the patient, Index score with 4 point scale was employed. The Index score for the first time was shown that scale was placed on 3.23 for 'diagnosis', 3.12 for 'progress of the disease', 3.11 for 'discription of procedure' and 3.02 for 'cause of the disease' respectively. In comparison of the physician's explanation about the status of disease for the first and the second visitors to clinic, they evaluated themselves as giving more detailed explanation for the second visitors rather than the first visitors. 2. Physician's Health Education Services evaluated by patients (1) To evaluate physician-patient communication at beginning time for taking history about disease, the Index score with 5 point scale was employed. The data on taking history have shown that the score placed on 3.07 for those patients who visited the first time and 2.53 for second visitors. And the score about listening from the patients was placed on 3.52 and 3.42 respectively. (2) The Index score with 5 point scale, as used before, was also employed to evaluate medical care services for the patient. The data evaluated by the patients was shown that the score placed on 4.21 for patient treatment in general, 4.58 for physician's credibility, and 3.6 for physician's kindness. However, approximately 80% of those who failed to understand physician's explanation was caused by highly sophisticated medical terminology. (3) According to the Index score with 4 point scale, to evaluate physician's explanation, the data was shown that the patient who visited the first time gave 2.51 for 'diagnosis', 2.35 for 'progress', 2.11 for 'cause of the disease' and so on. It is acknowledged on the whole that the patients who visited the second time have more satisfaction in physician's explanation about their disease, than those who visited the first time. 3. Comparison of self-evaluation of Physician's Health Education Activities and patient's perception. (1) There was communication barriers between physicians and patients in expressing some medical terminology. For example physician understood that they explained more than 50% of medical terminology into common words for the patient, but 30% of patient complained medical terminology used by physician. (2) Comparing the index score of health education practice recognized by patients and physicians for both first visit and revisit groups, it was shown that the Index score of health education activities evaluated by physicians themselves were slightly higher than the score evaluated by patients.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.48-58
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• 2024

연구배경: 이 연구는 충청남도 지역 및 환자의 특성과 관외 의료기관 이용과의 연관성을 분석한 연구이다. 충청남도 지역에 거주하는 입원 및 외래 환자들을 통해 도내 진료권을 분석하고, 수도권 및 대전권 의료기관에 대한 관외 의료이용 양상을 파악하여 도내 의료전달체계 개선 및 건강보험 재정 안정 도모를 위한 충청남도 의료정책 사업의 근거적 자료 제공을 목적으로 한다. 방법: 이 연구는 건강보험 코호트 DB 2.0 2016-2019년 자료를 활용하였다. 수집된 원시 자료 중 환자의 거주지가 충청남도 지역이면서, 이용한 요양기관이 상급종합, 종합병원, 병원, 의원인 환자로 한정하였고, 최종적으로 2,570,439건(입원=43,309, 외래=2,527,130)의 자료를 추출하였다. 먼저, 분석대상자의 일반적 특성을 파악하기 위해 각 변수별로 기술통계를 실시하였고, 충청남도 지역 및 환자의 특성과 관외 의료기관 이용과의 연관성을 파악하기 위해 다변량 로지스틱 회귀분석 및 다항 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 또한 관외 의료기관 이용에 따른 입원 및 외래 환자의 진료 1건당 의료비 차이를 파악하기 위해 심사결정 후 건강보험 총요양급여비용을 자연로그값으로 변환하여 분석하였다. 결과: 분석결과, 충청남도 지역 거주 환자들은 충남권, 대전권, 수도권 순으로 의료기관을 많이 이용하였고, 입원 및 외래 환자 모두 천안, 아산 거주 환자들에 비해 모든 권역에서 관외 의료기관을 더 많이 이용하였다. 특히 공주, 부여, 천안(odds ratio [OR], 72.931) 및 계룡, 논산, 금산(OR, 116.817) 거주 입원 환자는 대전권 의료기관 이용과 매우 높은 연관성을 나타냈다. 또한 충청남도 지역 거주 환자들은 충남권 의료기관에 비해 수도권(외래=17.01%, 입원=22.11%)과 대전권(외래=16.63%, 입원=15.41%) 의료기관에서 더 많은 의료비를 지불하였다. 결론: 이 연구는 충청남도 지역 거주 환자들의 관외 의료이용 양상을 분석하고 관련 시사점을 제공하였다. 향후 지역 의료기관과 서비스에 대한 신뢰도 및 만족도와 환자의 주진단과 같은 요인들을 고려한 연구가 추가적으로 진행되어야 하며, 연구결과를 바탕으로 합리적인 의료의 지역화와 의료공급 효율성 및 건강보험 재정 건정성 확보를 위한 정책사업의 기초 자료로 활용되기를 고대한다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.94-106
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• 2022

Background: The efforts to build more "people centered," "patient centered" health system has been emerging all over the world. Aligning with it, the Korean government is conducing the survey called "Medical Service Experience Survey (MSES)." There are critics, however, that MSES is not scrutinizing the medical experiences of patients in various healthcare settings. For this reason, this study aims to perform an empirical analysis of the differences in answers of patients responding to various healthcare settings. Methods: There are two steps in this study. First, explanatory analysis is conducted to compare the tendency of statistical concentration on questionnaires by divided healthcare settings. Second, confirmative analysis is carried out to evaluate the construct validity, reliability, and discriminant validity of the questionnaire in each healthcare setting. The raw data of MSES, which was conducted in 2020 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Korea and the Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs is used. Results: As a result of exploratory factor analysis for all outpatients, the items were classified into four factors statistically: "doctor experience," "nurse experience," "outpatient service experience," and "patient satisfaction." It was confirmed that the reliability of all factors extracted was secured. However, for patients who visited hospitals, questionnaires related to personal privacy, such as "experiences on medical staffs considering physical exposure" or "experiences related to personal information exposure," were answered in conjunction with items of "nurse experience." Besides, patients responded that administrative elements of medical services, such as "experiences of comfort in medical institutions" and "experiences of satisfactory administrative services," were related to the items of "nurse experience." The answers of patients who visited traditional medical hospitals and clinics about "doctor experience" and "nurse experience" were not discerned statistically, and the answers to "doctor experience," "nurse experience," and "medical institution experience" were entangled with the responses of patients who visited dental hospitals and clinics. On the other hand, as a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, it was found that the inquiries of MSES generally had intensive validity. Conclusion: The collection of objective and scientific data is the prominent component to enlighten the patient-centered healthcare system alongside with change of the worldwide paradigm of measuring the healthcare system performance as follows the transition of perspective of health care from provider-centered to patient-centered. This study empirically shows that the patient experience can vary as the healthcare settings. Furthermore, to make an advance in measuring the experience of patients with medical services, this article proposes the deliberate consideration of the different kinds of healthcare settings and articulate design of the survey.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.129-139
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• 2004

This paper analysed the RBRVS for a doctor's consultation by measuring the time consumed in outpatient consultation, and compared the time among medical doctors, dentist, and oriental medical doctors. The time used in consultation could be a proxy for measuring RBRVS for medical services because it is the only common factor we observe in three different clinical settings. The results show that the optimal RBRVS for consultation is 183.22 for medical doctor, 99.12 for dentist, and 236.17 for oriental medical doctor. This implies the current fee schedule for consultation should be revised as 10,740 Won for a visit to medical doctor, 5,808 Won for dentist, and 13,832 Won for oriental medical doctor.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.3547-3554
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 국내 알코올중독전문병원의 서비스 제공형태, 인력현황, 구조화된 알코올 프로그램 등의 현황과 향후의 경향성에 대해 조사하고자 국내 알코올중독전문병원임을 표방하는 총 8곳 중 조사에 동의한 6개 기관을 대상으로 2010년 6월 17일부터 7월 15일까지 구조화한 설문지 조사를 수행하였다. 응답한 알코올 중독전문병원의 운영 주체는 개인(공동)이 66.7%로 가장 많았으며, 소재지 별로는 대도시 지역에 위치한 기관이 50%로 가장 많았다. 알코올 환자를 전문적으로 치료해 온 기간은 5년 미만이 50.0%로 가장 많았으며 조사 대상 기관의 병상 수는 평균 208 병상이었다. 서비스 제공 형태는 모든 기관이 입원 외래치료를 함께 제공하고 있는 반면 주당 최소 2~3시간 정도의 구조화된 외래 치료서비스는 33.3%였다. 신체 개인 심리사정이 모든 기관에서 시행되고 있는 반면 낮 병원을 위한 프로그램은 16.1%였다. 보호병동 병상이 72.0%였으며 밤 병원 및 낮 병원 병상은 각각 7.6%, 2.6% 으로 낮았다. 정신 보건법 시행규칙 기준과 비교하면 정신보건사회복지사와 정신보건간호사는 비교적 높은 것으로 나타났으나 기관별 차이가 높음에 비하여 정신과전문의와 간호사의 인력현황 비율은 전체적으로 높은 것으로 나타났다. 임상전문가들이 느끼는 가장 큰 문제점으로는 알코올 의존증에 대한 환자의 치료 거부로 원활한 치료가 시작되지 않는다는 것과 퇴원 후 연계 가능한 지역사회정신보건 기관의 수가 부족하다는 의견이 높았고 다음으로 낮은 의료수가와 음주폐해에 대한 낮은 사회적 인식 문제가 제기되었다.