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Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine Society (대한침구의학회)
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Problems and Potential Improvements of National Health Insurance Fees Associated with Miniscalpel Acupuncture

도침술의 진료수가에 대한 문제점과 개선방안

  • Oh, Se Jung (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Park, Mu Seob (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Lee, Jung Hee (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Jun, Seung Ah (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Gong, Han Mi (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Choi, Seong Hun (Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Hwangbo, Min (Department of Oriental Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and Dermatology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun Jong (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Jae Soo (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • 오세정 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 박무섭 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 이정희 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 전승아 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 공한미 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 최성훈 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 해부학교실) ;
  • 황보민 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과학교실) ;
  • 이현종 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실) ;
  • 김재수 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구의학교실)
  • Received : 2016.08.02
  • Accepted : 2016.08.22
  • Published : 2016.09.20
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Abstract

Objectives : The objective of this study is to discuss problems and potential improvements of national health insurance fees associated with miniscalpel acupuncture according to Korean medical doctors' workload, material cost and degree of risk. Methods : We researched the change of relative value points, national health insurance fees, the acupuncture process, and Korean medicine doctors' workload related to Miniscalpel acupuncture, as compared to general meridian point acupuncture. We also examined material cost by surveying pharmacies, internet shopping malls and medical appliance shops. Results : Relative value point for Miniscalpel acupuncture decreased from 2010 to 2012, and remained the same from 2012 to 2016. National health insurance fees for Miniscalpel acupuncture increased by a small margin annually for rise of equivalent index. There was no reporting on workload related to Miniscalpel acupuncture. Material cost of Miniscalpel acupuncture was 18.2~20.7 times higher than actual cost of procedure. There were few studies examining medical accidents related to Miniscalpel acupuncture, and thus we could not evaluate degree of risk. Conclusion : We suggest revaluating Korean medical doctors' workload related to including Miniscalpel acupuncture, to consider the material costs of Miniscalpel acupuncture, and investigate its degree of risk by researching medical accidents.

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