NHIS Forms Management Team for Mild COVID-19 Patient Treatment Facilities

On the afternoon of the 9th, mild COVID-19 patients are arriving at the National Health Insurance Service Human Resources Development Institute in Jecheon, Chungbuk.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] The National Health Insurance Service announced on the 18th that it has established an organization dedicated to managing and supporting the life treatment centers operated for mild COVID-19 patients.

The Life Treatment Center Management Support Group is led by the heads of the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regional headquarters of the Service and consists of 15 teams, including management support teams and medical administrative support teams. The 13 management support teams are composed of branch managers in the jurisdictions where the centers are located, assisting with tasks such as the admission and discharge process of mild patients and hospital transfers. Two medical administrative support teams are established within the headquarters' Benefit Guarantee Office and Benefit Management Office to provide consultation services regarding COVID-19 treatment benefit application standards and medical guidelines.

Earlier, on the 9th, the Service provided the Human Resources Development Institute in Jecheon as a life treatment center for COVID-19 patients in the Daegu area. Currently, 15 medical staff dispatched from Ilsan Hospital under the Service are caring for patients. Life treatment centers are facilities where mild COVID-19 patients are admitted and managed; currently, 16 facilities with a capacity of 3,818 people are in operation.

Kim Yong-ik, Director of the National Health Insurance Service, stated, "We are receiving support from various sectors, including administrative personnel at airport quarantine stations, medical personnel in the Daegu area, and staff from the Disease Control Headquarters' telephone consultation service. As the insurer responsible for public health, we will faithfully fulfill our role."

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