"Can Non-Face-to-Face Medical Care Take Root Domestically?"... Venture Business Association, Regulatory Reform Forum

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The 'Digital Healthcare Policy Committee' under the Korea Venture Business Association will hold a forum on the 16th at 10 a.m. in Seminar Room 1 of the National Assembly Members' Office Building to discuss legal and institutional improvements related to the digital transformation of the medical sector.

This forum, focused on telemedicine, is co-hosted by Jeon Jae-su of the Democratic Party's Political Affairs Committee and Ko Young-in of the Health and Welfare Committee, and organized by the Digital Healthcare Policy Committee of the Korea Venture Business Association. The forum will gather opinions from various fields including the medical community, government, and civic groups through keynote presentations and a panel discussion with four participants, and will be broadcast live on YouTube.

Professor Kim Jun-hwan of Seoul Asan Medical Center, who gave the first keynote presentation, stated, "We need to consider whether telemedicine can function positively within a public healthcare system," adding, "If the condition of chronic disease patients is communicated to their attending physicians through remote monitoring and continuous consultations take place, management capabilities will improve." He emphasized, "Viewing this only from the perspective of industrial activation will neither gain public support nor succeed."

Choi Hwan-seok, chairman of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine, presented on the status of telemedicine overseas. He said, "Countries such as Japan and Canada have already approved telemedicine and applied insurance coverage for it," and added, "Domestically, we should move beyond debates over the pros and cons of telemedicine and promptly establish standards and safe provision methods for telemedicine."

Song Seung-jae, chairman of the Digital Healthcare Policy Committee of the Korea Venture Business Association, said, "Considering the experiences of countries that have fully launched telemedicine and Korea's temporary allowance since February 2020, telemedicine services have prominently played a role in prioritizing patient treatment and safety and addressing medical blind spots." He continued, "We hope that this occasion will lead to active government-level guidelines and related policies so that telemedicine services can be smoothly established."

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