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KMID : 0861120180220030031
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2018 Volume.22 No. 3 p.31 ~ p.44
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Survey on the Korean Medicine Doctor’s Awareness of the Extension and Activation of Herbal Medicine Preparations Insurance Benefits
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Joo Yong-Joon
Kim Ju-Chul
Lee Eun-Kyoung
Jang Bo-Hyoung
Park Sun-Ah
Park Joon-Sang
Jung Duk-Hyun
Choi Jae-Young
Shin Yong-Cheol
Ko Seong-Gyu
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate the Korean medicine doctor’s perception of the extension and activation of herbal medicine preparations insurance benefits.
Methods : The sample of Korean medicine doctors’ panel pool which is extracted by examining the square root quota of city location of Korean medicine clinics was used. In case of a vacancy in some participants, the number of Korean medicine doctors were supplemented and placed for investigation.
Results : It has 54.0% awareness of the separation of prescribing and dispensing herbal preparations, 87.0% agreed on the need to be insured, but the separation as a necessary condition for being insured was only 60.3% agreed. When a large number of herbal preparations are being insured, it was expected that 30% to 50% of patients(30.3%) will be prescribed herbal preparations and the number of new patients will increase by 5 to 15 for the purpose of prescriptions only(49.3%). Increase amount of medical expense(\3,000) as a result of the separation of prescribing and dispensing herbal preparations are insufficient(54.3%).
Conclusions : From the results of this study, extension of national health insurance to cover herbal preparations must be needed to activate herbal medicine preparations and improve Korean medical services.
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KEYWORD
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Health insurance to Korean medicine, herbal medicine preparation, Korean medicine doctors’ awareness, separation of prescribing and dispensing herbal preparation
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