After-hours care models in leading countries.

Author: Mi Jin KIM ¹ ; Young Ho KWAK
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1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: After-Hours Care; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Child; Delivery of Health Care; Night Care; Patients
MeSH: After-Hours Care*; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Child; Delivery of Health Care; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Information Systems; Korea; Night Care
From:Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal 2017;4(2):38-45
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: After-hours care (AHC) provides medical care after the regular weekday work hours of clinics. In Korea, data from the National Emergency Department Information System showed that approximately 40% of the pediatric patients need AHC. To meet this need, many countries have different models of AHC. In this article, the authors tried to summarize and emphasize the advantages and disadvantages of AHC models in several leading countries. This article can be useful in designing AHC models in Korea because the proportions of potential patients requiring AHC are substantial, and the adoption of AHC models should be seriously considered.