title: Translation of Korean Medicine Use to ICD-Codes Using National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort.
abstract: Background. Korean medicine was incorporated into the Korean Classification of Diseases (KCD) 6 through the development of U codes (U20-U99). Studies of the burden of disease have used summary measures such as disability-adjusted life years. Although Korean medicine is included in the official health care system, studies of the burden of disease that include Korean medicine are lacking. Methods. A data-based approach was used with National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort data for the year 2012. U code diagnoses for patients covered by National Health Insurance were collected. Using the main disease and subdisease codes, the proportion of U codes was redistributed into the related KCD 6 codes and visualized. U code and KCD code relevance was appraised prior to the analysis by consultation with medical professionals and from the beta draft version of the International Classification of Diseases-11 traditional medicine chapter. Results. This approach enabled redistribution of U codes into KCD 6 codes. Musculoskeletal diseases had the greatest increase in the burden of disease through this approach. Conclusion. This study provides a possible method of incorporating Korean medicine into burden of disease analyses through a data-based approach. Further studies should analyze potential yearly differences.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ye-Seul
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ye-Rin
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Younbyoung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education and Medical Humanities, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: So-Youn
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: In-Hwan
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Bo-Hyoung
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Jang