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KMID : 1123920140280040440
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Korean Journal of Oriental Physiology and Pathology
2014 Volume.28 No. 4 p.440 ~ p.445
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Study on the Selection Factors of Korean and Western Medical Institutions
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Lee Jeong-Won
Kim Yi-Soon
Kwak Yi-Sub
Kim Gyeong-Cheol
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Abstract
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Korean medical system is unique system that has two medical system, Western medical institution and Korean medical institution. In this environment, patients who use each medical institution have different selection factors. The study explores the selection factors’ difference of korean/western medical institutions. The empirical analysis of the surveyed data produced the following outcomes. The result of factor analysis, four factors were extracted. That was Human services, Costs and Physical Environment, Prestige and reputation, Public relations and reliability. Overall, the four selection factor importance scores of Korean medical institution were higher than western medical institution’s. These findings show that there is a difference between korean and western medical institutions in terms of selection factors. After this study, More study about medical management and healthcare policy including korean medical characteristics is needed.
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KEYWORD
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selection factors, medical management, korean medical characteristics, difference of medical system
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