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Medical sector vows to stem drug rebates
Two major interest groups for medical doctors on Monday vowed to stem the long-standing illegal rebate practice in drug trade and set the market order straight.
In a joint press conference, the Korean Medical Assoc...
Medical sector vows to stem drug rebates
Two major interest groups for medical doctors on Monday vowed to stem the long-standing illegal rebate practice in drug trade and set the market order straight.
In a joint press conference, the Korean Medical Assoc...
Government urged to revise flawed medical systemThe Korea Medical Association (KMA) said it will make all-out efforts to remove kickback practices in the healthcare industry, but still blamed the government’s low-cost policy ...
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Hospitals suffer from aggravating management condition last year
Hospitals saw their revenue decline slightly from the second half of last year, a report revealed Wednesday.
According to the report by the Korean Institute of Hospital Management (KIHM), the combined income of 43 ...
Doctors oppose mandatory generic substitution plan
Doctors and pharmacists have clashed over a mandatory generic substitution plan, under which under which pharmacists may be able to make generic substitution under the doctor’s consent.
The government said that peo...
Western and Oriental medicines doctors clash over license of oriental medicines
The country’s Western and Oriental medicine doctors are clashing over who should have the right to prescribe newly-developed pills that contain herbal mixtures.
On Thursday, thousands of Oriental medicine doctors a...
Practitioners claiming rights to Oriental medicine
Oriental medicine doctors held a rally at Seoul Station, Thursday, denouncing a government plan to allow pharmaceutical firms to produce new drugs using herbal substances, which would be prescribed by doctors of Weste...
KMA to step up primary care
The Korean Medical Association (KMA) has recently unveiled its plan to strengthen the footing of the nation’s primary care, while seeking to prevent hospitals and clinics from falsifying medical records to overcharge ...
Doctors unlikely to go on strike new week
The Korea Medical Association (KMA) said last Thursday that doctors will not go on an indefinite strike planned from next week.
Instead, the association said they have closely watching the government’s response on ...
61% of clinics to take Saturdays off
The Korean Medical Association (KMA) said last Saturday that 12,766 clinics, 61.2 percent of total 20,867 clinics nationwide, would participate in the second movement for reduced working hours.
The KMA is embarking...
