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KMID : 0387420210320040337
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2021 Volume.32 No. 4 p.337 ~ p.343
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A Pilot Study on Effects of Critical Pathway Application for Hwa-Byung
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Eom Yoon-Ji
Kwon Do-Hyung
Kim Yun-Na
Lee Hyun-Woo
Chung Sun-Yong
Cho Seung-Hun
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Abstract
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Objectives: To investigate effectiveness and satisfaction of applying critical pathway (CP) to Hwa-byung outpatients.
Methods: Subjects were 32 outpatients who were diagnosed with Hwa-byung between January 1 and 2021 to October 31, 2021. Among these patients, 18 patients were applied with CP and 14 patients received treatment without applying CP. Their medical records and administration records were retrospectively analyzed. Data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and t-test using SPSS 26.0 program.
Results: Mean total treatment period significantly decreased in the CP group compared with the non-CP group. Medical expenses were classified by treatment period, per visit, and patient charges per type of visit. When analyzed specifically by detailed items, there was a decreasing tendency in total medical expenses, uncovered medical expenses, and patient charges but an increasing tendency in covered medical expenses, although some of these changes were not statistically significant. Satisfaction score increased in the CP group compared with the non-CP group in general, although not all increases were statistically significant.
Conclusions: Applying CP may contribute to the reduction of medical expenses and improvement of medical service quality. Further research on the development of CP for various diseases and the application of CP under various circumstances is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Critical pathway, Hwa-byung, Korean medicine
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