KMID : 0355420170410010043
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health 2017 Volume.41 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.49
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A study on the ecosystem of welfare technology using social economy: a case study of dental clinics in health welfare social cooperative
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Park Yu-Yi
Choi Hyung-Kil Han Dong-Hun Kang Joon-Ho Ahn Sung-Hoon Ahn Sang-Hoon
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Abstract
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Objectives: In this study, we strived to determine the possibility of socioeconomic welfare in oral health-care by analyzing the National Health Insurance (NHI) coverage rate. To date, efforts to realize the ¡°social economy¡± of healthcare are active. While oral disease is common and chronic among Koreans, the rate of NHI coverage of dental clinics is substantially lower than that of the medical clinics.
Methods: We defined the NHI coverage of dental clinics as a proxy for ¡°social skills¡± to improve oral health problems. The data were collected through a comparative analysis of the NHI coverage of dental clinics and that of non-dental clinics, in health welfare social cooperatives.
Results: The NHI coverage rate of the dental clinics in health welfare social cooperatives ranged from 0.97 to 2.62 times that of the non-dental clinics in health welfare social cooperatives.
Conclusions: In conclusion, responsible management is recommended for making health welfare social cooperatives meaningful as a social economy.
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KEYWORD
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Insurance coverage, National health insurance, Social medicine, Social welfare
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