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KHA urged to Reconsider Medical Program from the Beginning
Korean Hospital Association (KHA) asked that government should reconsider the separation of pharmacy and clinic from the beginning and not shift the responsibility onto medical institutions any more, in relation to re...
KMA-Health and Welfare Ministry discuss Settlement for Medical Crisis
As met with Choi, Gyu-hak, Senior Presidential Secretary for Welfare and Labor affairs at Chong Wa Dae, on March 19, Chairman Kim, Jae-jung of Korean Medical Association (KMA) transmitted doctor's opinion on recent me...
Medical World declare Ultra-drastic Measures against Government
Medical professionals, kept silent about recent medical crisis, said that they would ultra-strongly meet against government.
Also, they are planning to develop the large publicity to the nation via newspaper adver...
Government and NHI Corporation to blame each other for insurance financial problems.
The KMA recently revealed a harsh backlash against the NHI Corporation for their policies which expand the notification of medical treatments and enhance the checking of medical service receivers. The KMA said on Marc...
Medical doctors directly to dispense medication.
To cope with the regional pharmacy strikes demonstrated by Sungnam City Pharmaceutical Association the medical community declared directly to dispense medications under their own prescriptions.
The KMA recalled the...
Hospitals at 1.6 trillion won losses after medical reform.
The Korea Hospital Association reported through their recent survey that the business after the medical reform program launched last year had made about the total 1.6 trillion won of losses on average in 1999 and 2000...
KMA insists on one copy of prescription sheet.
The KMA officially announced that the prescription sheet would be issued by one copy, not a duplicate as provisionally required.
The KMA made it clear and announced on Feb. 21 that the prescription sheet is an offi...
Prescription drug list to be completed soon.
A part of regional medical associations, especially in Pusan and Kyungnam province, may complete to determine the common prescription drug list and to put in computerization works.
Pusan Medical Association organiz...
Medical community strongly protests recent police investigation.
The medical community strongly resists against the recent investigation by the National Police Agency over 1,000 physicians against their kickbacks in connection with drug deals.
The protesting statements were anno...
Medical community welcome for injectable drugs to exclude from medical reform programs.
The medical community did not make any official comments on the government's plan for injectable drugs to exclude from the reform programs but rather internally welcome its progress favorably for them in the National ...
