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Maximum 18% decrease on insurance claims by MERS
Damages caused by the MERS spread on medical institutions have been shown higher than the tentative estimation. The number of claims, which has been naturally increased, was also decreased by 17.6% at the maximum.
Ac...
Controversy over the breast cancer recommendation revision
It has been controversial as both opposing arguments were published in Korean Medical Association, stating “Must be revised” and “There is nothing wrong” about the revision for the breast cancer examination recommenda...
The average service year of nurses is 5.4 years because of heavy workloads
The average number of service years of nurses was observed to be 5.4. In other words, nurses having less than 5-year work experience have frequently chose to change or quit jobs due to heavy workloads.
The Korea Heal...
Hospitals recruiting clinical trial applicants via subway advertisements
A clinical study refers to a test or a research targeting human beings to prove safety and effectiveness of new drugs, foods, medical devices, new therapies.
Recognizing the importance of R&Ds, large hospitals have p...
“Side effects of osteoporosis drugs have been exaggerated”
The Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research(President Kyu-hyun Yang, orthopedist of Yonsei University College of Medicine)(KSBMR) announced the 2015 Position Statement of KSBMR focusing on the ‘importance of effe...
“Causing liver damage if using more than 400mg acetaminophen”
In the future, cold drugs and antipyretic analgesics containing acetaminophen must be marked with a statement(use precaution) to cause liver damage if exceeding the daily maximum volume, 400mg.
The Ministry of Food a...
9 times different medical expenses for conscious sedation gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy
Large hospitals’ medical expenses for conscious sedation gastrointestinal endoscopy and colonoscopy make 9 times differences at the maximum depending on hospitals in Korea. The inexpensive ones are approximately KRW 3...
Facing 300 thousand foreign patients, the government stated “Law to block illegal brokers needs to be prepared”
Although the size of foreign patient invitation and medical exportation has been enlarged, such as the era of 300 thousand foreign patients, an opinion is that it still requires a long time in their quality.
In order...
Medical personnel will get license suspension if spreading false information in broadcasting
In the future, if medical personnel provide or spread false information in media sources such as broadcasting, their licenses will get a suspension measure for a year at the maximum.
The Ministry of Health and Welfar...
The number of hospital sickbeds in Korea exceeded the average of OECD?
It was observed that the number of hospital sickbeds in Korea exceeds the average of OECD countries.
According to the ‘OECD Health Data 2015,’ data collected recently by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number...
