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Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society 2008;12(4):191-200.
Published online December 31, 2008.
The Perspectives on Development of Korean Quality Measurement Tools for Geriatric Hospitals
Do Hoon Kim, Hyun Jae Jang, Ji Su Jang, Kyung Hwan Cho
Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. chokh@korea.ac.kr
한국형 노인요양병원 질 평가 도구 개발에 관한 고찰
Abstract
The payment system such as national long term care insurance for the elderly and per diem rate for geriatric hospitals introduced in 2008 has greatly changed the Korean medical system for the elderly. Therefore, today it would be inevitable to discuss quality assessment of healthcare services provided by nursing facilities and geriatric hospitals in order to effectively establish and operate the introduced systems. Under these circumstances, in an effort to provide elderly people with high-quality medical services with limited resources, it is believed that the quality indicators need to include the following: (1) provision and management of medical services for major health problems; (2) assessment of quality of life for residents; (3) assessment of ADL and rehabilitation services so as to maintain and improve functions; (4) assessment of convenience of living facilities; and (5) assessment of rate of potential avoidable hospitalization in acute care hospitals. Moreover, along with an effort to define roles of nursing facilities and geriatric hospitals, it would be necessary to set up the feasible stepwise strategy through discussions with relevant institutions.
Key Words: Aging society, Nursing facility, Geriatric hospital, Quality indicators
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2008년 도입된 노인장기요양보험 및 노인요양병원 일당정액제 등의 수가체계는 우리나라 노인의료체계에 많은 변화를 가져왔다. 아울러 도입된 제도의 효율적인 정착과 운영을 위해 노인요양시설 및 노인요양병원에서 제공되는 보건의료서비스에 대한 질 평가 논의 역시 피할수 없는 시대 상황으로 생각된다. 이러한 상황에서 국민들에게 유한한 자원으로 양질의 의료서비스를 제공하기 위해서 노인요양병원 질 평가의 내용으로 주요 건강문제에 대한 전문적 서비스 제공 및 관리, 노인환자의 삶의질 평가, 잔존 능력 유지 및 향상을 위한 일상생활수행능력 평가, 생활시설의 편의성 평가, 급성기 병원 재입원을 피할 수 있는 치료 제공 여부에 대한 평가 등이 포함되어야 할 것으로 생각된다. 아울러 노인요양시설과 노인요양병원의 역할 정립을 위한 노력과 함께 여러 관련 단체와의 심도 있는 논의를 통해 현실적이고 효율적인 단계별 추진 계획안을 만들어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

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