A New Health Care Policy in Korea Part 2: Expansion of Coverage by National Health Insurance on the Abdominal Ultrasound and MRI
Coverage by National Health Insurance (NHI) was expanded in the abdominal imaging area as follows: upper abdominal ultrasound on April 1, 2018, lower abdominal ultrasound on February 1, 2019, and abdominal MRI on November 1, 2019. Many patients can benefit from the expansion of NHI coverage. Newl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Radiology
2020-09-01
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| Series: | 대한영상의학회지 |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0127 |
| Summary: | Coverage by National Health Insurance (NHI) was expanded in the abdominal imaging area as
follows: upper abdominal ultrasound on April 1, 2018, lower abdominal ultrasound on February
1, 2019, and abdominal MRI on November 1, 2019. Many patients can benefit from the expansion
of NHI coverage. Newly included diseases for NHI coverage includes liver cirrhosis,
gallbladder polyps, hepatic adenoma/dysplastic nodules, pancreatic cysts, autoimmune pancreatitis
and bile duct stone disease. However, the expansion of coverage made each examination
more complex, including indications, follow-up strategy, the number of examination per
patients, the standard images to be acquired, and the standard forms of the radiological report.
Therefore, more careful consideration is mandatory when an abdominal imaging examination
is prescribed and conducted. |
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| ISSN: | 1738-2637 2288-2928 |