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Comparative Legal Analysis of Korean and Japanese Telemedicine and Legislative Assignment

  • Civil Society and NGO
  • 2016, 14(1), pp.213~250
  • Publisher : The Third Sector Institute
  • Research Area : Social Science > Social Science in general > Other Social Science in general

Kim Cherljoo 1

1서울디지털대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This article is to comparatively analyze laws and regulations related telemedicine in Korea and Japan in order to be put into action on a u-healthcare background. It is divided into three parts. Firstly, I inquired into a service delivery system and related laws of telemedicine in Korea and Japan assiduously as an internal and external milieu. Telemedicine in Japan have been introduced and executed as a public assistance business in order to provide medical service in rural underserved medical area, following the needs of exploiting medical resources in community. Similarly, telemedicine in Korea have been operated in the name of public safety of underserved populations in small towns and remote districts, but is now being carrying forward a business to foster growth engine of new industries. Secondly, I analyzes laws and regulations related to telemedicine in Korea and Japan by establishing comparison items, i.e. definition, application objects, hospital reimbursement methods etc. And then I made an legal issue of current agenda. It is at issue of face to face medical treatment, service coverage of telemedicine, responsibility of medical malpractice, medical charge criteria, electronic prescription etc. Thirdly, I modified and maintained related laws and regulation in the paradigm of “blending” two different viewpoints of public protecting the underserved populations and fostering medical industries. The suggested legislation assignments is as followed. extension of service courage related to telemedicine, maintenance of face to face medical treatment. liability distribution of medical malpractice, protection and utilization of personal information, approval of medical insurance cost, issue of electronic prescription etc. In conclusion, I emphasized the importance of social consensus, realizing the legislation assignment to execute in deadly earnest telemedicine in Korea.

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