The progress of for-profit hospital related policy

Kim,  Cheoul-Sin

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 49(9); 2011 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2011;49(9):511-518.
Published online September 30, 2011.

영리병원도입 정책의 추진경과

김철신

대한치과의사협회

The progress of for-profit hospital related policy

Cheoul-Sin Kim

Korean Dental Association

Abstract

Policy of for-profit hospitals permission has provoked debate on how to enhance health care system and medical service industry. The government says that for-profit hospitals could help improve the quality of medical care and develop medical tourism. On the other hand, Medical care related NGO insist that for-profit hospitals will not fix the existing medical problems in Korea, only create new ones. Recently, a type of for-profit hospitals emerged in dentistry and caused much trouble. Accordingly, We try to carefully look at for-profit hospitals related policy and debate.

Key Words: for-profit hospitals;medical service industry;