A New Healthcare Policy in Korea Part 3: Ultrasound and MRI in Urogenital Disorders

Since 2019, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of urogenital disorders have been covered by the National Health Insurance (NHI) in Korea. Patients with urogenital malignancies were already insured by NHI for ultrasound and MRI. With the expansion of NHI coverage, patients wi...

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Main Authors: Young Sup Shim, Kye Jin Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Radiology 2020-09-01
Series:대한영상의학회지
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0110
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description Since 2019, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of urogenital disorders have been covered by the National Health Insurance (NHI) in Korea. Patients with urogenital malignancies were already insured by NHI for ultrasound and MRI. With the expansion of NHI coverage, patients with suspected prostate or gynecologic cancer, uterine fibroids before myomectomy and some other benign disease such as congenital anomaly can receive benefits of NHI. In consideration of these changes, radiologists and other clinicians should be aware of the indications and standard images of each examination and the required reporting forms. Clinical application based upon thorough understanding of the NHI guidelines will aid in improving the standard care of patients.
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spelling doaj.art-ae282497a1cc4688a667ff030f03367d2022-12-21T19:46:36ZengThe Korean Society of Radiology대한영상의학회지1738-26372288-29282020-09-0181510831095https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0110A New Healthcare Policy in Korea Part 3: Ultrasound and MRI in Urogenital DisordersYoung Sup Shim0Kye Jin Park1Department of Radiology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, KoreaDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaSince 2019, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of urogenital disorders have been covered by the National Health Insurance (NHI) in Korea. Patients with urogenital malignancies were already insured by NHI for ultrasound and MRI. With the expansion of NHI coverage, patients with suspected prostate or gynecologic cancer, uterine fibroids before myomectomy and some other benign disease such as congenital anomaly can receive benefits of NHI. In consideration of these changes, radiologists and other clinicians should be aware of the indications and standard images of each examination and the required reporting forms. Clinical application based upon thorough understanding of the NHI guidelines will aid in improving the standard care of patients.https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0110health insurancenationalurogenital systemultrasonographymagnetic resonance imaging
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A New Healthcare Policy in Korea Part 3: Ultrasound and MRI in Urogenital Disorders
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national
urogenital system
ultrasonography
magnetic resonance imaging
title A New Healthcare Policy in Korea Part 3: Ultrasound and MRI in Urogenital Disorders
title_full A New Healthcare Policy in Korea Part 3: Ultrasound and MRI in Urogenital Disorders
title_fullStr A New Healthcare Policy in Korea Part 3: Ultrasound and MRI in Urogenital Disorders
title_full_unstemmed A New Healthcare Policy in Korea Part 3: Ultrasound and MRI in Urogenital Disorders
title_short A New Healthcare Policy in Korea Part 3: Ultrasound and MRI in Urogenital Disorders
title_sort new healthcare policy in korea part 3 ultrasound and mri in urogenital disorders
topic health insurance
national
urogenital system
ultrasonography
magnetic resonance imaging
url https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0110
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