Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

The Physiological Society of Korean Medicine and The Society of Pathology in Korean Medicine (대한동의생리학회·한의병리학회)
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Comparison of Telemedicine Policy and Development of Telemedicine in Korea and China

한중 원격의료 정책비교 및 원격의료 발전 방안

  • Taegwang Nam (School of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Hye In Jeong (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kyeong Han Kim (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Woosuk University)
  • 남태광 (우석대학교 한의과대학) ;
  • 정혜인 (경희대학교 한의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김경한 (우석대학교 한의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2022.11.25
  • Accepted : 2022.12.30
  • Published : 2023.02.25
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Abstract

Due to COVID-19, the non-face-to-face era has arrived, and telemedicine has become a demand of the times in the medical community. Accordingly, this study aims to present a way to supplement Korea's telemedicine policy by comparing and analyzing domestic telemedicine policy and China's telemedicine policy, and analyzing the success factors of Chinese telemedicine. Domestic and foreign literature was explored to compare and analyze telemedicine policy cases of Korean, Chinese. Domestic and foreign national legal databases and web DBs were used, and literature were restricted between 2009 and 2022. Prior to COVID-19, the scope of telemedicine was very narrow in Korea, and only some pilot projects were operated. After COVID-19, the scope of telemedicine temporarily expanded, but no specific policies or systems were prepared. On the other hand, in the case of China, related policy institutional discussions on telemedicine have been actively conducted since the past, and accordingly, specific scope of application and related management norms and systems have been prepared. For the development of telemedicine in Korea, it is necessary to supplement the definition of telemedicine, ensure the accuracy and safety of non-face-to-face care through telemedicine, and solve the concentration phenomenon of large hospitals through limited conditions for hospital-level medical institutions.

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