Health technology assessment in South Korea

Health technology assessment in South Korea.

OBJECTIVE To analyze evolution of the health technology assessment (HTA) at the national level in South Korea. METHODS Analysis of public documents, personal communication, and literative review. RESULTS HTA in South Korea has been developed since 1990s, first introduced by academia and institutionalized within the National Health Insurance (NHI). Rapidly increasing expenditure had been a c...

Frameworks for Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment to Resolve Financial Issues in South Korea

One of the main purposes of conducting a health technology assessment (HTA) is to provide decision makers, patients, related researchers (e.g., in the areas of health policy, HTA, or health technology development), and reimbursement payers with information about the economic, organizational, social, and ethical impacts of specific health technologies, as well as obtaining clinical evidence and ...

Evidence-based decision-making and health technology assessment in South Korea.

Men's health in South Korea.

Over the last four decades, rapid industrialisation and a Westernized lifestyle have changed disease patterns in South Korea. This study was conducted to review the current state of men's health in South Korea. By reviewing reports of government authorities and domestic and foreign studies related to men's health, we found that in men ≥ 65 years of age, 28.4% considered their health status good...

Empowerment of Medical Toxicology in South Korea

In a recent issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology (APJMT), the importance of empowering medical toxicology in the Asia Pacific Region has been discussed. In the editorial by Dr. Afshari, it has been stated that national societies of medical toxicology are important infrastructure for the development of medical toxicology, and the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology ...