Health Policy Manag.  2018 Sep;28(3):280-287. 10.4332/KJHPA.2018.28.3.280.

Current Issues of Healthcare Research and Development in Korea

• Kim K

• KMID: 2422536
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2018.28.3.280

Abstract

There has been much efforts to facilitate healthcare innovation and many desirable outcomes were produced in Korea. However, some structural deficiencies were found. They are misalignment of research and development (R&D) subjects with healthcare system, lack of flexibility of current healthcare system to accommodate the radically innovative products, and lack of cooperation among innovation agent. Some suggestions to correct these deficiencies are discussed. The suggestions are as follows: relating Korean healthcare R&D to healthcare system, enhancement of institutional flexibility to allow innovative application of new technology, improvement of the R&D process, and reexamination of the role of academic medical centers.

Keyword

National innovation system; Healthcare delivery system; Translational research; R&D management

MeSH Terms

Academic Medical Centers
Delivery of Health Care*
Health Services Research*
Korea*
Pliability
Translational Medical Research