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KMID : 0926620200250010013
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Korean Journal of Hospital Management
2020 Volume.25 No. 1 p.13 ~ p.20
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An Analysis Of The Differences In Medical Use By Region
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Seo Woo-Soon
Kim Jae-Hyun
Lee Ok-Hee
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Abstract
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Purposes: This study has the purpose to the improvement of health promotion for local residents through delivery of high-quality medical service by improving imbalance of medical use and seeking an improvement plan for accessibility of effective medical service by understanding the pattern of medical use by region.
Methodology: As for the method, this study derived results at the significance level of p<0.05 through chi square test(χ²test) and Generalized Estimating Equation(GEE) SAS 9.4 version by using the data of the 7th Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2018.
Findings: Study results show that local residents use medical service such as hospitalization care and outpatient visit more as compared to the residents in Gyeonggi-do/large or medium-sized cities. The more the number of chronic disease, the more they select hospitalization care rather than outpatient visit. Results also show that patients engaged in labour tend to select outpatient treatment rather than hospitalization treatment. Meanwhile, severity of disease turned out to be higher amongst medical care beneficiaries than that of national health insurance patients when comparing the types of medical security.
Practical Implications: In stead of solving the problem of the difference in medical use by region from the aspect of income and economic level, an integrative solution shall be provided putting viewpoint on the social phenomenon suited to the changes of the times. This study suggests a plan for using a health and medical community care center that acts as a gate keeper of regional medical service.
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KEYWORD
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imbalance of medical use, accessibility to medical service, health and medical community care center, regional medical service
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