New Findings from Universitas Diponegoro in the Area of Health and Medicine Described (Ethical and Professional Dilemmas encountered by Doctors in the National Health Insurance System): Health and Medicine

2023 SEP 14 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Business Daily -- Investigators publish new report on agriculture. According to news originating from the Universitas Diponegoro by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The implementation of the National Health Insurance System in Indonesia has not only increased access to medical services but also raised various dilemmas among doctors.”

Financial supporters for this research include Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro.

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Universitas Diponegoro: “This study aims to analyse various ethical and professional dilemmas among physicians in the National Health Insurance System (NHIS). This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with a purposive sampling method. A questionnaire was distributed online between June to December 2019 to physicians practicing in Indonesia. Of the 87 doctors who participated in this study, 60.92% were general practitioners and 39.08% were specialists. The inability to maintain professional independence (63.41%) is the most common ethical dilemma faced by doctors with 65.38% of them experienced in advanced level health facilities. Meanwhile, the limitation of adequate medical care in an emergency (25.45%) is the most dilemmatic situation experienced in terms of professionalism with 85.71% occurring in advanced level health facilities.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Physicians in Indonesia were deal with various dilemmas while practicing in the NHIS. The high rate of dissatisfaction and the various ethical problems and professional disciplines require a review of the health system to improve the quality of services and maintain the professionalism of doctors.”

For more information on this research see: Ethical and Professional Dilemmas encountered by Doctors in the National Health Insurance System. Jurnal Kedokteran Diponegoro (Diponegoro Medical Journal), 2023,12(5). The publisher for Jurnal Kedokteran Diponegoro (Diponegoro Medical Journal) is Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP).

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.14710/dmj.v12i5.40503.

Our news journalists report that more information may be obtained by contacting Tuntas Dhanardhono, Department of Forensic and Medicolegal, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia. Additional authors for this research include Wian Pisia Anggreliana, Intarniati Nur Rohmah, Sigid Kirana Lintang Bhima.

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