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KMID : 0387320040140040088
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
2004 Volume.14 No. 4 p.88 ~ p.113
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A study on changes in physician behavior after enforcing pre-review system
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Kim Se-Ra
Kim Jin-Hee
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Abstract
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Starting from April, 2003, new pre-review system has been introduced and implemented to reduce unnecessary conflict with medical care organizations caused by current retrospective claim review system and to enhance efficiency of review system. The main purpose of pre-review system is to educate doctors to contrive adequacy of medical services. This research mainly focuses on effectiveness of pre-review system´s influence on physicians´ behavior changes. The analysis-participants were drawn from 1,449 clinics which implemented pre-review system, since April of 2003.
The research results are as followings. First, the amount per claim has reduced by 3,154, days of visit per claim by 0.1 day, and amount per visit by 412, which were statistically significant. Second, anesthesiologists have decreased in three indicators the most, and the internists had least of changes. Third, the amount per claim and days of visit per claims has dropped significantly on physicians with less periods of practice and physicians with more ages. Fourth, the clinics without the expensive medical equipments, the city clinics showed significant decrease on days of visit per claim. Fifth, in intervention methods, the one-to-one education showed more significant decrease on amount per visit rather than information feedback by paper.
In conclusion, the pre-review system have an impact on self-imposed physician behavioral change. The outcome of this research may be utilized for future extension implementation of pre-review system. Furthermore, it is showed that ability of transitions in medical services review system according to the future transition of payment system and context of health service policy.
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KEYWORD
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pre-review system, physicians behavior change
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