Redefining Physicians Role in Free -Trade Era-Risks and Opportunities.
10.5124/jkma.2009.52.2.110
- Author:
Myong Sei SOHN
- Publication Type:Editorial
- Keywords:
International healthcare market;
Health professional;
Free-trade agreement
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Health Care Sector;
Humans;
Korea;
Medical Errors;
Mental Competency;
Physician's Role
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2009;52(2):110-111
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
As we move forward at a greater speed into global economic world, the current international health care market and our position in the market provide a wide variety of economic and political issues for our health care professionals and our government entities to consider. To optimize medical care to denizens of Korea and to prepare to compete in global medical marketplace, Korean medical practitioners and institutions will face evolving, more refined, and more specific reviews of practice quality and practioner competence. These efforts will focus on reducing medical errors, improving communication with patients and medical providers, and enhancing clinical outcomes