Effect of the New Emergency Fee Schedule on the Pattern of Emergency Patients
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 227-232, 2004.
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em Coreano
| WPRIM
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was conducted to solve the problems due to overcrowding of emergency medical centers (EMC) and to help EMCs to improve their financial status. Korean government has implemented a new emergency fee schedule into National Health Insurance (NHI). This policy is aimed at reducing non-emergent visits to EMCs.METHOD:
This study was conducted to analyze the impact of the new policy by using a before-after comparison of the patterns of patients' visit to an EMC, Asan Medical Center (AMC). Data electronically recorded at the EMC of AMC were reviewed retrospectively.RESULT:
The new emergency fee schedule reduced the rate of increase of non-emergent visit to EMC.CONCLUSION:
However, this policy could not succeed in limiting total number of EMC visits. It means that this pricing policy made a partial success in solving the problem of overcrowding of EMCs.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Aglomeração
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Emergências
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Tabela de Remuneração de Serviços
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Honorários e Preços
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Programas Nacionais de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Estudo observacional
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
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