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KMID : 0926620070120010031
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Korean Journal of Hospital Management
2007 Volume.12 No. 1 p.31 ~ p.50
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High-Price Medical Technologies in South Korea
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Han Kyung-Hee
Ko Su-Kyoung
Chung Seol-Hee
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Abstract
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This study was carried out to analyze the present condition of high-price medical technologies in South Korea and to compare it with OECD countries. This study included 10 high-price medical equipments and used medical equipment registry data of Health Insurance Review Agency. The major findings of this study are as follows; Firstly, The number and growth of high-price medical equipments in South Korea is much higher than those in other OECD countries. There are many of high-price medical equipments even in clinics. Secondly, the percentage of old poor-quality medical equipments is very high, especially in clinics. This is because of high-price of medical equipments. The results of this study implicated that there is high possibility of inappropriate use of high-price medical technologies. This may result in the increase of health expenditure; therefore, there should be a kind of regulation policy to control amount and quality of medical equipment.
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KEYWORD
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High-price medical technologies, Health insurance Review agency, Medical equipment, OECD health data
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