Policy on Hospice and Palliative Care in Korea / 한국호스피스완화의료학회지
Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
;
: 183-187, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-168849
ABSTRACT
The importance of palliative care for terminal cancer patients has been emphasized globally. Korea has formulated and implemented its policy for cancer control as it drew up a 10-year plan for cancer patient care. We examined Korea's National Cancer Act and the second 10-year plan for cancer patient care, which are legal grounds for palliative care projects for terminal cancer patients, to check the current status of Korea's efforts to establish a hospice and palliative care system. Institutionalization of hospice and palliative care has been developed within a framework of the national cancer project. Efforts such as expansion of hospice units, experts training and quality improvement should continue after the reimbursement of hospice and palliative care begins in 2013.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Palliative Care
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Quality Improvement
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Patient Care
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Hospices
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Institutionalization
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Korea
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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