The Perspectives on Development of Korean Quality Measurement Tools for Geriatric Hospitals.
- Author:
Do Hoon KIM
1
;
Hyun Jae JANG
;
Ji Su JANG
;
Kyung Hwan CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. chokh@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Aging society;
Nursing facility;
Geriatric hospital;
Quality indicators
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Aged;
Delivery of Health Care;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Insurance, Long-Term Care;
Quality Indicators, Health Care;
Quality of Life
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2008;12(4):191-200
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The payment system such as national long term care insurance for the elderly and per diem rate for geriatric hospitals introduced in 2008 has greatly changed the Korean medical system for the elderly. Therefore, today it would be inevitable to discuss quality assessment of healthcare services provided by nursing facilities and geriatric hospitals in order to effectively establish and operate the introduced systems. Under these circumstances, in an effort to provide elderly people with high-quality medical services with limited resources, it is believed that the quality indicators need to include the following: (1) provision and management of medical services for major health problems; (2) assessment of quality of life for residents; (3) assessment of ADL and rehabilitation services so as to maintain and improve functions; (4) assessment of convenience of living facilities; and (5) assessment of rate of potential avoidable hospitalization in acute care hospitals. Moreover, along with an effort to define roles of nursing facilities and geriatric hospitals, it would be necessary to set up the feasible stepwise strategy through discussions with relevant institutions.
