Muju-gun Strengthens Home Treatment Management System

Health Monitoring, Self-Treatment Kit Delivery, and Medication Shipping for High-Risk Intensive Care Groups

[Muju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Muju County announced on the 15th that it will strengthen the home treatment management system to ensure there are no blind spots in medical care in relation to the government's transition to a COVID-19 daily medical care system and the adjustment plan to ease social distancing.

Accordingly, for high-risk intensive management groups among home treatment patients (aged 60 and over, immunocompromised, etc.), the county will match each patient with a dedicated public official for immediate emergency response and elderly care, conduct daily health monitoring once a day, and continue to provide self-treatment kits and home delivery of prescribed medication.

This is because, due to local conditions, there are many elderly people and many confirmed patients without cars, making it difficult to pick up prescribed medication in person.

In addition, for the general management group under 60 years old, since they need to manage their health by themselves and receive consultation and prescriptions from medical institutions when treatment and prescriptions are necessary, the county conducts daily health monitoring once a day to ensure safe home treatment, provides reservation services for non-face-to-face medical consultations, and offers a one-stop service from consultation to medication delivery.

Meanwhile, as of 11 a.m. on the 14th, Muju County is managing 156 intensive management patients (30.1%) and 320 general management patients (67.1%) out of 518 home treatment patients.

Muju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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