• Korea Journal of Hospital Management
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.121-136
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• 2002

The main purpose of this study is to examine the overall procedure of hospital's internal review of health insurance reimbursement, to present the case of protest against reimbursement cut, and hence to provide some information on hospital's management of medical revenue. The object of the case study is 'P' university medical center, possessing 5 different hospitals under its system. Presentation of the case of protest against reimbursement cut has following meanings: Firstly, to the hospitals that already have internal review departments, information on the details of the protest process and results can be exchanged. Secondly, to the Government and National Health Insurance Corporation, useful data are provided for the improvement of the rules and procedures of health insurance reimbursement. Thirdly, to the hospitals without internal review departments, fundamental materials on the internal review process are provided for the effective management of medical revenue.