KMID : 1812620220020010138
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HIRA Research 2022 Volume.2 No. 1 p.138 ~ p.144
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Current Status of Screening Clinic due to Changes in the Reimbursement Criteria for COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction Test: Case of a Hospital in Seoul
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Kim Song-Lee
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Abstract
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Background: To figure out repeated reimbursement criteria changes for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests influencing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirmed cases in Korea COVID-19 pandemic era.
Methods: From January 2020 to February 2022, participants who visited a screening center for COVID-19 confirmation in Seoul were included. Data was investigated participant¡¯s reason for getting screening tests and reimbursement rates among the cases. And after the whole investigation period was divided into three groups according to the reimbursement criteria changes, COVID-19 positive ratio was compared in each period with the number of cases that were positive in Korea.
Results: Retrospectively, the period of applying the most recent reimbursement criteria shows the highest positive COVID-19 diagnosis ratio among the periods. Additionally possible cases that have symptoms and epidemiologic correlation were the most positive COVID-19 diagnosis ratio. Most recent reimbursement criteria have a more strict selection than previous criteria, and the result shows that more strict criteria leads to a higher test positivity rate.
Conclusion: According to the results found in the present study, reimbursement criteria for the COVID-19 screening test has changed to be performed more efficiently. If we study the COVID-19 diagnosis rate and quarantine effect according to the PCR test reimbursement criteria, we will be able to develop more efficient screening clinics for infectious diseases in the future.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Polymerase chain reaction, Reimbursement
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