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60% of patients on hemodialysis suffer from insomnia
Professor Cha Dae-ryong of Ahnsan hospital of Korea University surveyed the total 40 patients hospitalized at 11 hospitals including 3 Korea university affiliated hospitals (Ahnam, Kwo개 and Ahnsan), red cross hospital...
Strike plan of medical community to postpone 3 weeks.
The hospital shut-down strike plan of medical community, mainly private clinics, has been postponed to 3 weeks. In the meeting of presidents of the city and provincial KMA and the members of the Central Struggle Commi...
Medical community held large scale of rally at Yoido.
A strong protesting rally of medical community against the government medical and pharmacy separation system exploded in a massive scale at Yoido cultural plaza from 1 p.m. of Feb. 17 under the participation of 40,000...
Hospital Association enforced to launch medical and pharmacy separation pilot project.
The Korea Hospital Association (KHA) is going to launch a pilot project jointly with the civic groups for the medical and pharmacy separation practice sometime in March for suggesting the most ideal separation model. ...
Private clinics on 4% revenue decline after new price implementation.
In the 3rd insurance reimbursement price policy meeting on Jan. 21, it was reported that overall revenues of private clinics and retail pharmacies fell down by 4% and 5% respectively after implementation of the drug p...
Hospital to suspend their account payable to drug suppliers.
Some general hospitals suspended their account payable to drug suppliers in an excuse that the primary medical institutes requested a postponement for their due reports of insurance drug purchasing price list to the g...
Hospital Association proposed suspension of actual purchasing price reimbursement system.
The Korea Hospital Association (KHA) called for suspension of the actual purchasing price reimbursement system until the implementing time of the government medical and pharmacy separation plan, on the ground that it ...
20,000 physician's rally against government separation plan
23,000 physicians across the nation gathered together at Changchoong gymnasium on Nov. 30, demonstrating against the government medical and pharmacy separation plan under the slogan of "Pan medical community's resolut...
Earlier adjustment on medical reimbursement prices desirable.
The government announced earlier that the insurance drug price reduction and the medical reimbursement price increase should be simultaneously carried out. However, the medical community sensitively concerned about th...
Signature-seeking campaign for rightful separation system to launch by KHA.
Korea Hospital Association announced to undertake a signature seeking campaign for "A rightful separation plan for the people" from Oct. 25.
3 hospital groups, Private University Hospital Superintendent Council, N...
