After-hours care models in leading countries
After-hours care (AHC) provides medical care after the regular weekday work hours of clinics. In Korea, data from the National Emergency Department Information System showed that approximately 40% of the pediatric patients need AHC. To meet this need, many countries have different models of AHC. In...
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Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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| description | After-hours care (AHC) provides medical care after the regular weekday work hours of clinics. In Korea, data from the National Emergency Department Information System showed that approximately 40% of the pediatric patients need AHC. To meet this need, many countries have different models of AHC. In this article, the authors tried to summarize and emphasize the advantages and disadvantages of AHC models in several leading countries. This article can be useful in designing AHC models in Korea because the proportions of potential patients requiring AHC are substantial, and the adoption of AHC models should be seriously considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa6d25ea2afb4524af61e2599ebe3a092023-04-04T23:44:08ZengKorean Society of Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine Journal2383-48972508-55062017-12-0142384510.22470/pemj.2017.0016458After-hours care models in leading countriesMi Jin Kim0Young Ho Kwak1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, KoreaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaAfter-hours care (AHC) provides medical care after the regular weekday work hours of clinics. In Korea, data from the National Emergency Department Information System showed that approximately 40% of the pediatric patients need AHC. To meet this need, many countries have different models of AHC. In this article, the authors tried to summarize and emphasize the advantages and disadvantages of AHC models in several leading countries. This article can be useful in designing AHC models in Korea because the proportions of potential patients requiring AHC are substantial, and the adoption of AHC models should be seriously considered.http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2017-00164.pdfafter-hours careambulatory care facilitieschilddelivery of health carenight carepatients |
| spellingShingle | Mi Jin Kim Young Ho Kwak After-hours care models in leading countries Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal after-hours care ambulatory care facilities child delivery of health care night care patients |
| title | After-hours care models in leading countries |
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| title_short | After-hours care models in leading countries |
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