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KMID : 0806120090390040574
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대한간호학회지
2009 Volume.39 No. 4 p.574 ~ p.583
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Methods and Applications to estimate the Conversion Factor of Resource-based Relative Value Scale for Nurse-Midwife’s Delivery Service in the National Health Insurance
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Kim Jin-Hyun
Jung Yoo-Mi
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Abstract
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Purpose: This paper analyzed alternative methods of calculating the conversion factor for nurse-midwife’s delivery services in the national health insurance and estimated the optimal reimbursement level for the services.
Methods: A cost accounting model and Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) model were developed to estimate the conversion factor of Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) for nurse-midwife’s services, depending on the scope of revenue considered in financial analysis. The data and sources from the government and the financial statements from nurse-midwife clinics were used in analysis.
Results: The cost accounting model and SGR model showed a 17.6-37.9% increase and 19.0-23.6% increase,
respectively, in nurse-midwife fee for delivery services in the national health insurance. The SGR model measured an overall trend of medical expenditures rather than an individual financial status of nurse-midwife clinics, and the cost analysis properly estimated the level of reimbursement for nurse-midwife’s services.
Conclusion: Normal vaginal delivery in nurse-midwife clinics is considered cost-effective in terms of insurance financing. Upon a declining share of health expenditures on midwife clinics, designing a reimbursement strategy for midwife’s services could be an opportunity as well as a challenge when it comes to efficient resource allocation.
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KEYWORD
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Conversion factor, Nurse fee, Nurse-midwife, Reimbursement
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