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KMID : 0922320140210020127
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2014 Volume.21 No. 2 p.127 ~ p.138
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The Current State of Hospital-based Home Care Services in Korea: Analysis of Data on Insurance Claims for Home Care from 2007 to 2012
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Song Chong-Rye
Lee Mi-Kyoung
Hwang Moon-Sook
Yoon Young-Mi
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Abstract
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Purpose: The objectives of this study were to analyze the state of hospital-based home care (HC) services annually and to provide basic information for research and policy regarding home care.
Methods: This study is a secondary analysis of the yearly state of HC services from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Services from 2007 to 2012.
Results: The decreased by 34.6%, from 214 agencies in 2007 to 140 in 2012. The annual average number of active home care nurses was 440, which included 6.7% of the licensed home care nurses until 2012. The annual average number of HC patients were 32,000, and this number decreased by 21% in 2012, compared to that of 2008. Of the HC patients, about 70% were over 60 years of age. The chronic diseases among HC patients have been decreasing steadily since 2007. Seventy to eighty percent of the home visits were made in general hospitals or higher level hospitals. The total medical cost for HC services was 21 billion won in 2007, which consisted of 0.06% of the national medical costs, and it was 22 billion won and 0.03% in 2012.
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, further research on HC services is necessary to frame policies for the expansion of HC agencies.
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KEYWORD
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Home care services, Home care agencies, Costs
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