Daedong Hospital Achieves First Grade in Tuberculosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Appropriateness Evaluation

Daedong Hospital (Hospital Director Lee Kwang-jae) recently achieved the highest grade in both the "6th Tuberculosis Adequacy Evaluation" and the "9th Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Adequacy Evaluation" conducted by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA).

The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service evaluates whether medical services are appropriately provided to patients from medical, cost, and effectiveness perspectives, and by publicly disclosing the results, it encourages autonomous quality improvement of medical institutions and guarantees the public's right to choose medical care.

Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease caused by the tuberculosis bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex), and most cases can be cured through early diagnosis via initial testing and consistent intake of anti-tuberculosis medication.

The tuberculosis adequacy evaluation aims to reduce the occurrence and transmissibility of tuberculosis bacteria early on through rapid and accurate diagnosis and standardized treatment of new tuberculosis patients. It uses evaluation indicators such as ▲diagnostic accuracy ▲tuberculosis patient management level ▲treatment outcomes.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a representative chronic respiratory disease caused by smoking, air pollution, and other factors, characterized by shortness of breath, coughing, and sputum production.

Continuous outpatient care can prevent acute exacerbations and hospitalizations. The COPD adequacy evaluation is conducted using indicators such as ▲pulmonary function test implementation rate ▲proportion of patients prescribed inhalers ▲proportion of patients with continuous visits.

This evaluation was conducted on patients treated at the hospital for tuberculosis (January to June 2023) and COPD (January to December 2023). Daedong Hospital achieved the highest grade by excelling in each evaluation indicator.

Dr. Lee Gyu-min, head of the Respiratory Medicine Department at Daedong Hospital, said, “As a result of our efforts to provide early diagnosis of respiratory diseases and patient-centered medical services, we achieved the highest grade in both evaluations. We are pleased to demonstrate that Daedong Hospital is an excellent medical institution for respiratory disease treatment, and we will continue to do our best to provide high-quality medical services through strengthening our capabilities.”

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