Medical Dispute Mediation Research Articles

Future directions for the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency

Future directions for the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency

Dislocation and replacement of practice teaching course in personnel training of medical law

At present stage, the needs of practice personnel of medical law include ＇professional personnel＇ （master＇s degree） and ＇general personnel＇ （bachelor＇s degree）, but the existing training system did not make any distinction between the two and triggered the following situations：practical teaching mode convergence, content inanition, lack of resources,etc. From the real needs of the com- munity, practice teaching in master stage should focus on vocational practical trainingcourse including mock trial, common medical law disputes, professional documents writing. Practice teaching in un- dergraduate stageshould focus on the primary practical trainingeourse including court records and medical dispute mediation. Key words: Practice teaching; Medical law professional personnel; Medical lawgeneralpersonnel

Discussions and Implications of the Recent Enactment & Revision of the Healthcare Law

Recently, there have been many changes in the area of healthcare. There is no certainty how these changes will affect the healthcare system and public health. However, to at least have these changes positively implemented, it is clear that evaluation through continuous monitoring is necessary. The enforcement of the Medical Institution Accreditation and Medical Dispute Mediation Law as well as legal revisions regarding the public healthcare system are changes to improve the quality of healthcare, while at the same time, provide penalties for infractions of the new law such as medicine/medical device rebates; moreover, legal revisions regarding telemedicine are anticipated to impartially vitalize technical development as well as the pharmaceutical industry. For these changes to have a positive effect on the medical field and people's lives, an accurate comprehension of the system and understanding of the details is necessary to be able to respond sensitively to any changes in the future. Therefore, this paper examined the background information on the current discussion on the changes in the healthcare system, examined the detailed content of the system, and reviewed the areas that were in dispute as well as the main issues to contemplate the expected effects of the changes and future tasks that may be generated as a result. These considerations will act as foundation for an in depth understanding of recent trends in the healthcare system.