Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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A Survey on the Actual State of Recognition of New Health Technology in Korean Medical Doctors

한의사의 신의료기술 인식 실태 조사

  • Lee, Bong-Hyo (Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Acupoint, College of Oriental Medicine, DaeGu Haany University) ;
  • Lee, Young-Joon (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, DaeGu Haany University) ;
  • Park, Hwang-Jin (Center for Medical History and Literature, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Oh-Min (Center for Medical History and Literature, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
  • Han, Chang-Hyun (Center for Medical History and Literature, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
  • 이봉효 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 침구경혈학교실) ;
  • 이영준 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 박황진 (한국한의학연구원 문헌연구그룹) ;
  • 권오민 (한국한의학연구원 문헌연구그룹) ;
  • 한창현 (한국한의학연구원 문헌연구그룹)
  • Received : 2012.05.25
  • Accepted : 2012.06.11
  • Published : 2012.06.27
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Abstract

Objectives : Nowadays, the assessment of new health technologies is gaining interest as an important issue for the safety of national health in the rapidly changing medical environment. The aim of this study is to understand how ignorant the korean medicine doctors are of new health technologies. Methods : The authors conducted a survey on the status of the ignorance of new health technologies in Korean medical doctors by e-mail. Results : Korean medical doctors' ignorance of new health technologies proved serious. The awareness of the law, however, was reached to some degree. The respondents answered that the present items of Korean Medicine listed in the medical care expenses by national health insurance system are too deficient to treat their patients effectively. Conclusions : It is strongly needed to try for more active registration of Korean medical new health technologies.

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