1Research Scholar, Dept. Kumoh National Institue of Technology, Korea
2Professor, Dept. Daegu Science University, Korea
*Corresponding Author: In-Kyu Choi, Professor, Division of Information Communication Engineering, Daegu Science University, Korea. Email: inkyu8008@daum.net
Online published on 2 February, 2019.
The purpose of this study is to define the political and social debate on the operational problems of public hospitals in Korea as a paradox situation and to find out the elements of paradox in this debate and how to manage it.
We analyzed policy issues, IAD analysis, coverage and media frame analysis. We also analyzed policy cases to test the impact of public issue dissemination on the form of media coverage.
As a result of analyzing the paradox phenomenon of public health policy in Korea, the government's coercive and one-sided management method has not been an efficient solution to aggravate today's public health conflicts. Korea has suggested the need for a democratic conflict management system in the era of localization and democratization. In this controversy, paradoxical factors were found and the public health policy was sought for how to manage it.
In addition to the spread of public issues due to the disaster of infectious diseases after the closure of the Jinju Medical Center, the concentration of profitability in public hospitals has brought attention to the public role of public hospitals and changes the public health policy. Therefore, according to the form of media reports, the policy impact on the spread of medical public issues can be confirmed.
Infectious Disease, Paradox of Public Health, Diffusion of Issues, Public Health, Institutional Approach
