지역별·분야별 전문병원 적정규모 산출방안 연구

Abstract

Background : In order to provide hospitals with high quality medical services and establish a healthcare delivery system through strengthening expertise, the S. Korean government has been implementing specialty hospital policy. The purpose of this study is to provide evidence for the implementation of policies to reduce medical disparities between regions through equal distribution of specialty hospitals. Method : This study analyzed health insurance claim data to calculate appropriate demand for specialty hospitals. The demand for specialty hospitals in each region was assumed to be the level of demand for the number of specialty hospital beds by using the hospitalization episodes and relevance index and the proportion of regional specialty hospital treatment volume. Result & Conclusion : In the case of joint hospitals, parts of Busan and the Cheongju area exceeded Lv.7(max) demand. In spine specialty hospitals, the southeastern region of Seoul and some areas of Gyeonggi-do exceeded Lv.7 demand. In the case of ophthalmology, the southwestern region of Seoul, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, and the northeastern region of Incheon were found to exceed Lv.7 demand. The results of this analysis need to be applied with consideration of the current medical issue and situation in S. Korea.