Preface 3

PART 01 Understanding Medical Social Welfare

CHAPTER 01: Medical Social Welfare Concepts and Practices 12
1.
The Concept of Health and the Background of Medical Social Welfare 12
2.
Concept of Medical Social Welfare 17
3.
Medical Social Welfare in Practice 23

CHAPTER 02 Changes in the Medical Environment and Medical Social Work Practice 30
1.
History of Medical Social Welfare Practice 30
2.
Changing Healthcare Environment 39

CHAPTER 03 Medical Social Work Duties and Roles 47
1.
Duties and Competencies of Medical Social Workers 47
2.
The Role of Medical Social Workers 57

CHAPTER 04 Medical Social Welfare Policy and System 69
1.
Health Insurance System 69
2.
National Medical Expense Support System 86
3.
Medical Welfare System for the Disabled 91
4.
Medical fee payment system and medical social welfare activity number 95
5.
The Medical Social Welfare System and the Role of Medical Social Workers 99

PART 02 Medical Social Welfare Practice Theory and Application

CHAPTER 05: Process and Intervention in Medical Social Work Practice 102
1.
Medical Social Work Practice Course 102
2.
Medical Social Welfare Practice Methods and Records 113
3.
Practice and Ethical Issues 122

CHAPTER 06: Medical Social Welfare Practice Model 1 128
1.
Ecosystem Model 129
2.
Life Course Perspective 134
3.
Case Management 143

CHAPTER 07 Medical Social Welfare Practice Model 2 154
1.
Health Belief Model 155
2.
Change Stage Model 160
3.
Crisis Intervention 169

CHAPTER 08 Evidence-Based Medical Social Work Practice 176
1.
Evidence-Based Medical Social Work Practice 176
2.
Evidence-Based Medical Social Work Practice Case 184

PART 03 Medical Social Welfare Practice Area

CHAPTER 09 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease 194
1.
Diabetes 194
2.
Chronic kidney disease 205

CHAPTER 10 Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury 216
1.
Stroke 216
2.
Spinal cord injury 229

CHAPTER 11 Organ Transplantation and Dementia 238
1.
Organ Transplant 238
2.
Dementia 249

CHAPTER 12 Cancer, Advance Care Planning, and End-of-Life Care, Hospice, and Palliative Care 258
1.
Cancer 258
2.
Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Decisions 274
3.
Hospice and Palliative Care 279

CHAPTER 13: Medical Institution Certification System and Medical Quality Improvement Activities 286
1.
Medical Institution Certification System 286
2.
Medical Service Quality Improvement Activities 294
3.
300 Activities to Improve the Quality of Medical and Social Welfare Services

CHAPTER 14 Protecting Vulnerable Patients 305
1.
Vulnerable Patient Protection 305
2.
Protection of Vulnerable Patients - Medical Institution Accreditation Standard 306
3.
Medical Social Welfare Activities for the Protection of Vulnerable Patients 308

CHAPTER 15: Prospects and Challenges for Medical Social Welfare 329
1.
Changes in the Healthcare Environment and Population Structure 330
2.
Chronic Disease Increase and Prevention 331
3.
Strengthening Public Health and Medical Care and Medical Social Welfare 331
4.
Expanding Community-Based Healthcare Systems and Building a Collaborative Welfare Model 332
5.
Key Tasks of Medical Social Workers 333

Reference 335

Appendix (Clinical Case Report Writing Example) 356

preface

-In a rapidly changing society, the healthcare environment is also rapidly evolving.
The accelerating aging of the population, the rise of chronic diseases, the worsening of mental health issues, and the growing social demand for access to healthcare present complex challenges that cannot be solved solely through advancements in medical technology.
As healthcare expands beyond simply treating disease to focusing on improving quality of life, the medical field is demanding integrated practices that go beyond a biological approach and encompass psychosocial and environmental perspectives.

In this current, the role of medical social workers is reaching a more important turning point than ever before.
Medical social workers address a variety of issues patients and their families face in the medical environment, including emotional turmoil, financial difficulties, disconnection from care systems, and lack of access to community resources. They are positioned as bridges between healthcare and society, and as practitioners who promote human dignity.
In particular, recent efforts to establish a community-centered healthcare system, strengthen health insurance coverage, and expand public health policies have expanded the scope of medical social workers' activities beyond the physical space of hospitals to include local communities, local governments, and the government.

These changes require more than a simple expansion of roles; they require a fundamental redefinition of the practical capabilities and expertise of medical social workers.
Today's medical social workers desperately need not only policy understanding, institutional analysis, and interdisciplinary collaboration, but also sensitivity to medical ethics and legal judgment, and the ability to think integratively and intervene from a human-centered perspective.
This is a professional competency that requires practical experience and insight, and cannot be achieved through mere acquisition of theory.

-This book, “Medical Social Welfare Practice Theory,” is a result that responds to these demands of the times.
Above all, this book is not a simple list of theories, but was written based on experience and insight accumulated through over 15 years of practice in the medical field.
The authors have a thorough understanding of the trends and needs of the medical social welfare field, and have strived to establish a field-friendly understanding, theory, and practice of medical social welfare through real-life cases and experiences.
Therefore, this book faithfully provides the foundation of medical social work theory, while also providing practical advice and specific strategies for various situations encountered in practice.

Each chapter in the book is designed to provide insight into the changing landscape of medical social welfare, ethical conflicts, the role of medical social workers in different diseases, and the realistic challenges of implementing patient-centered care.
As such, this book, as both a theoretical and practical guide to medical social welfare, is expected to serve as a solid bridge bridging the gap between theory and practice.