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Severance succeeds in expanding to foreign country for the first time
Severance will found a general hospital in a foreign country for the first time among domestic medical institutions.
On the 22nd, Severance announced a partnership agreement to found a joint company with Hiking Group...
“Insurance benefits for conscious sedation endoscopy?”
The government announced plans to provide the insurance benefit for conscious sedation endoscopy targeting patients suffering from the 4 severe diseases within this year, and is getting ready for them.
On the 14th, ...
Rare disease drugs, ‘Abraxane-Lemtrada,’ land in Seoul National University Hospital
2 types of new drugs for severe diseases that were insufficient in treatments were landed in Seoul National University Hospital.
The Seoul National University Hospital pharmacy department unveiled the list of drugs t...
Cold patients spend annually KRW 81 thousand per person
It was analyzed patients receiving the National Health Insurance benefits for treating ‘acute upper respiratory infections(J00-J06),’ also known as cold, are mainly distributed from March to April.
Its medical expen...
Selective intensive evaluation reduces KRW 113.4 billion medical expenses last year
The Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service(Chief Director Myung-sae Sohn, hereinafter referring to HIRA) announced a KRW 113.4 billion reduction in the national medical expenses and improvement of treatment type...
Starting age for cervical cancer checkup is extended to 20 or above
In the future, the screening cycle for liver cancer will be shortened from a year to 6 months, and the checkup target for cervical cancer will be extended from the age of 30 to 20 or above.
The Ministry of Health and...
“Hae-cheol Shin Act is an rough-and-ready populism act”
As the so-called ‘Hae-cheol Shin Act,’ which automatically takes mediation processes without wills of people involved once medical disputes are received, is about to pass the National Assembly, medical associations ha...
Korean medicine doctors and telemedicine becomes pending issues
Active promotion of policies by doctors associations has started for the legislative election on April. That is, they are preparing to reflect pledges about the current conditions in the medical field.
The Korean Med...
Patient consent is obligated to chance surgical intent
It seems hospitals and clinics must get consents from a patient and a guardian to change surgical intent from now on.
The Fair Trade Commission(Chairperson Jae-chan Jung, FTC) recently released the 2016 service plan ...
Zika virus fluctuates pharmaceutical- biopharmaceutical-related stocks
Through the news about the Zika virus spread, pharmaceutical- and biopharmaceutical-related stocks have been fluctuated. While there were stocks maintaining the ceiling price every day, there were stocks sharply dropp...
