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Lawmaker pushing legislation on eligibility of doctor candidates
An opposition lawmaker submitted Monday a bill aimed at enhancing the eligibility of doctor candidates.
The bill, drafted by Ref. Park Eun-soo of the major opposition Democratic Party, would require prospective doc...
88% of 65,655 medical institutions join DUR system
As the Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system has implemented nationwide from April 1, 89.3 percent of hospitals and pharmacies have joined the system, according to the Health Insurance Review Assessment and Service.
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Health ministry names new directors at Osong R&D Complex
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Monday it has named Chung Jong-whan, director of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, as new head of Medical Complex at Osung of North Chungcheong Province.
Minis...
Three ministries to invest 530 billion won until 2009
Korea is pushing a 1-trillion won national project to develop 10 new drugs by 2019 in the pharmaceutical sector that would lead the nation’s growth in future decades.
The government has recently set out long-term r...
61% of hospitals participate in DUR program
Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) says 39,813 hospitals nationwide are joining Drug Utilization Review (DUR) program, which accounts for 60.7 percent of total medical institutions.
The DUR parti...
Knee joint surgery down, PET scans down
Korea’s knee or spine replacement surgery has been on the gradual increase for the recent three years, but PET scan for the diagnosis of cancer progress plummeted last year due to the intensive screening program, acco...
Fees on MRI, CT scans to be reduced from May
Medical fee for MRI, CT or PET cans will be lowered from May as part of efforts to discourage hospitals or clinics from resorting to ordering more tests, even when they’re not necessary, it was learned Monday.
“Mos...
Government supports drug development
The government plans to double its spending on the development of new drugs, as part of measures to find new substances, the building blocks of brand-new medicines.
Along with the Ministry of Education, Science and...
Medical bills for tuberculosis patients will go down
The medical costs that individuals will have to shoulder for treatment of tuberculosis will go down thanks to the government’s plan to combat the disease, the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said recen...
Drug fee to rise at general hospital
Medication fee to be prescribed by general hospitals will surge by 20 percent from their current level as part of a government move to discourage patients with relatively minor illnesses from frequently visiting big m...
