Medical Service Act in Korea

1 Introduction 7

2 Medical Security System in Korea 11
2.1 Basic Structure 13
2.2 Medical Security System in Korea 13
2.2.1. Coverage and Current Status of National Health Insurance 15
2.2.2. Features of the National Health Insurance Program 16
2.2.3. Major Provisions of the National Health Insurance Program 18
2.3 Statutes on Medical Services in Korea 20
2.3.1. Medical Law in Korea 22
2.3.2. The Framework Act on Health and Medical Services 41
2.3.3. Other Major Acts related to Health and Medical Services 42
2.4 Statutes Supplementing the Medical Service Act 49
2.4.1 The Public Health and Medical Services Act 49
2.4.2. Emergency Medical Service Act 50

3 Medical Service System in Korea 53
3.1 The Health and Medical Service Technology Promotion Act 55
3.2 Medical Information System 55
3.2.1. Order Communication System (OCS) 56
3.2.2. Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) 58
3.2.3. Electronic Medical Record (EMR) 60
3.3 Medical Services Using Robot Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) 62
3.3.1. Robot surgery 62
3.3.2. Artificial Intelligence (AI) 65

4 Medical Dispute Resolution System of Korea 69
4.1 Characteristics of Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration System 71
4.1.1 Development of Prompt, Simple, and Low-Cost Dispute Resolution System 71
4.1.2 Diversification of Dispute Resolution Procedures 72
4.1.3 Arbitrary Mediation-Prepositive Principle 72
4.1.4 Establishment of Medical Malpractice Appraisal Board 73
4.1.5 Introduction of Compensation Program for Inevitable Medical Misadventure 74
4.1.6 Advances for Damages 74
4.1.7 Respect for Victims’ Opinions in Criminal Punishment 75
4.2 Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency 76
4.2.1 Establishment and Composition of Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency 76
4.2.2 Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Committee 77
4.2.3 Medical Malpractice Appraisal Board 78
4.3 Mediation and Arbitration of Medical Disputes 79
4.3.1 Mediation 79
4.3.2 Arbitration 81
4.3.3 Procedures 82
4.4 Medical Liability Mutual Aid Associations and Compensation for Inevitable Medical Misadventure 83
4.4.1 Medical Liability Mutual Aid Associations 83
4.4.2 Compensation for Unavoidable Medical Malpractice 83
4.5 Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency 84
4.5.1 Objectives of establishment 84
4.5.2. Organizational structure and composition 85
4.5.3 Dispute mediation procedure 85

5 Conclusion 91
References 95