The Returning Doctor Wanted to Live Quietly - Chapter 342



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Episode 342. Where the eyes sweat (6)

Is it because I’m letting out my anger?

Is it because I cried a lot?

Jinhyuk’s expression was bright when he arrived at the station.

“hello.”

“Oh my! You came early today!”

“yes yes.”

“How about some coffee?”

“I would appreciate it if you could give me a ride.”

Jinhyuk, who smiled slightly, logged into the EMR.

I even used up my annual leave to see the announcement of the reinforcement.

I had to check my vital changes right away.

soon.

“Here’s some coffee.”

“I will drink well.”

“By the way, you said you had an interview. Is that right?”

“I did it before I went on vacation. Has word already spread?”

“Yes. I heard you’re staying in pediatric surgery for a while.”

A nurse craning her neck as if curious.

Instead of answering, Jinhyuk took a sip of coffee.

Mixed coffee with ice.

It was so sweet that even the aftertaste was pleasant.

Jinhyuk put down the paper cup again and spoke to the nurse.

“I decided to work as a permanent employee.”

“For the time being?”

“No. Until I finish my residency.”

“Wow… … . You rotate until your third year. You usually become a permanent member in your fourth year.”

“Well, I guess you have to think about doing it in advance.”

The nurse who made Jinhyeok’s coffee stuck out her tongue at his answer.

Pediatric surgery is famous for being difficult.

I couldn’t believe that he decided to move like Fixton and even gave up on rotation.

but.

“There’s also the issue of the main character. It took a long time for the number of people to increase due to reinforcements. There are many things I feel sorry about.”

“It’s good for us, but… … .”

“I’m not bad either. If I can handle children, I can operate on adults too. If I only handle adults, I can’t handle children.”

It is said that if you master pediatric surgery, you will also become proficient in other surgical fields.

I felt sorry for the professors who were running around saying that they had to teach him the art of drinking, but it was something that couldn’t be helped.

While we were talking and checking the charts like that.

The nurse lowered her voice.

“I heard it from IM (General Internal Medicine). I think they filed the complaint under the direction of the vice-president.”

“A complaint? What complaint?”

“It’s a bad habit on the surgical side. I think they’re responding by saying they’re adding more troops.”

“ah…….”

“Why, there are separate departments called Naewaesanso (internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics) that are avoided… … . But they still have expected income. But since that is gone… … .”

Internal medicine is also called a difficult department and is difficult, but they are against increasing the number of patients because the expected income from opening a practice will decrease.

Jinhyuk, who was already worried about the strike, had a frighteningly hardened expression.

* * *

“Thank you, Deputy Minister.”

A phone call with the Vice Minister of Health and Welfare.

After checking the contents of the complaint, Jinhyeok called Oh Jiho this time.

Even though the hospital director election was in jeopardy, Oh Ji-ho’s voice was bright.

Jinhyuk, who felt even more reassured by his voice, immediately got to the main point.

“It seems like the issue is that surgeons knowingly or unknowingly take money from guardians or patients.”

[So you filed a complaint? What you filed with the arbitration board was reported to the Ministry of Health and Welfare?]

“Yes, I spoke to the Vice Minister. He said that he thinks we need to investigate first.”

[Hmm.]

“Not only that, it seems like they are also having trouble with nurses filtering out orders.”

[Just hang up.]

The call was immediately hung up.

Jinhyuk moved straight to get down to business.

Once I report it to the higher-ups, they will come up with a solution.

He himself was no longer alone.

* * *

The decision to increase troops was made in a situation where the honey pot was kicked.

Since they couldn’t attack the message, they were attacking the messenger.

Well, that was to be expected.

Where there is action, there is a reaction.

The world developed according to the principle of synthesis.

It’s actually a relief that the other party chose this method instead of striking right away.

Not long after Oh Ji-ho took action, the Hospital Directors Association and various surgical societies issued statements.

[Neither giving nor receiving!!]

Official letter to patients, guardians, and surgeons.

It was distributed simultaneously to all hospitals.

Accepting money as a thank you is wrong, no matter what the reason.

That wasn’t all.

An official document was issued prohibiting nurses from being given their intranet ID and password and from filtering orders.

All this happened before the investigation.

It was a quick response.

* * *

Despite several measures taken, the on-site investigation was finally completed.

Because once the complaint came in, I couldn’t ignore it.

but.

“Huh? You never gave me any money?”

“Yes, you’re giving me money. What are you talking about… ?”

Patients and guardians who visited the outpatient clinic after surgery kept their mouths shut.

They had eyes too.

There were ears.

They had to wait a long time before the surgery because there was already a shortage of doctors.

There was no one who complained that they had just handed over the money after the surgery was successful and the patient was fine.

It wasn’t like I asked for it first anyway.

Because it was almost customary to hand over money according to one’s circumstances.

furthermore.

“Huh? After we introduced the next-generation EMR, filtering out orders completely disappeared.”

“Hmm.”

“They even do random order reviews. That can’t be happening.”

The nurses also denied any abuse.

Order review that has been in effect for several months.

Even 『Wise Nurse Life』, featuring Nurse Seo Yu-jeong as the main character, was going smoothly.

The hospital I knew had nothing to fear.

The problem is that other hospitals also changed everything when they heard that an investigation was underway.

In the end, those whose messenger attacks failed had only one choice.

They immediately hung on to the patient who had died during surgery.

If there were any surviving family members, they would have instigated them from behind.

We mobilized those who were suspicious and resentful, knowingly or unknowingly.

but.

“Because there is a medical dispute mediation and arbitration committee… … .”

This is also a situation that has already been established as an institution.

When he kept failing, Vice President Jae-il Bu immediately threw the teacup down.

“Ahhhhh!!”

Nothing went right.

* * *

The absentee who threw the teacup kept grumbling.

He is like a godfather in the field of internal medicine.

Although the internal medicine department was also suffering from a shortage of personnel, I thought that we should prevent additional personnel.

Because the situation was very different from that of the surgical department, which was unable to open a practice immediately.

To be honest, it was a rice bowl issue.

Even without that, the situation is such that various types of extra money have become a problem in the name of clearing out deep-rooted evils.

If the expected income of a private practitioner is significantly reduced, it would be an increase.

I thought there would be a further decrease in the number of residents applying to internal medicine.

Internal medicine was definitely one of the most avoided departments.

But.

“I don’t think it will be easy to gather public opinion through a strike.”

As the other reports continued, he calmed down and clicked his tongue softly.

“What’s going on? Why isn’t anyone moving?”

“Public opinion is not what it used to be.”

“Hasn’t public opinion always been like that?”

“That’s not it… … We are currently listing hospitals that are going on reduced working hours, starting with Mom’s Cafe. The media is the same. If you oppose the increase in staff? They say it’s like being completely branded as a local community.”

The report went on for a long time.

It was said that this was different from the separation of dispensing and prescribing, which took away the revenue from pharmaceutical manufacturing, which was one of the main sources of income for hospitals.

In a situation where doctors are hesitating to open a practice, even the hospitals that can provide support are quiet.

This makes Jinhyeok’s worries about the future’s endless reinforcements and the resulting strikes seem meaningless.

The moment I left, I trembled.

“So there is no room for resistance? Neither medium-sized hospitals nor large hospitals. They are all not moving?”

“Yes, I think it was decisive that they let us loosen up our subsidiary business. Now, everything from funeral homes to restaurants, bakeries to convenience stores, they are all directly managed.”

“Are you saying it’s because of that guy Lee Jin-hyeok again?”

“I don’t know if this teacher is involved, but it seems like the fact that if you receive a sentence higher than imprisonment, your license will be revoked also has an impact.”

“under!”

Absence gave rise to a hollow, dull voice.

Lee Jin-hyeok’s actions so far.

I didn’t realize it when I cut it into small pieces, but they were all pointing in one direction.

When combined, they unleash a terrifying power.

furthermore.

“The residents are not leaving right now.”

“What?”

“Because of the mandatory training system… … . In the end, doesn’t that mean you have to get a board to open a business?”

The evil deeds he committed.

There was also a system of mandatory training.

He quit the hospital in protest against the reinforcements.

Even if you live locally as a peddler, this is only good for the director.

The difference between opening a business and not opening one was huge.

When such gloomy reports continued to come in.

Someone came in hastily and shouted.

“The government is now announcing additional measures!”

* * *

That moment.

Jinhyuk was eating with his classmates.

These people are even waging an internet war of opinions even though they are busy.

『Young Doctor』 was after all the doctors, who were like the Bill Gates of time, had taken control.

He said he was writing in another community or cafe.

Why are there no people in the required department?

Why reinforcements are needed.

Although the number of reinforcements was only 500, it was enough to unite public opinion.

Jinhyuk immediately smiled brightly as he heard this.

The situation in which concerns about future exodus of majors turned out to be nothing more than excessive concern.

When we all worked together, everything worked out well.

Then soon.

“Oh, here we go.”

The Vice Minister of Health and Welfare appeared on the TV in the cafeteria.

[We will lower the fees for mild illnesses such as colds and increase the fees for essential diseases.]

A policy that can stimulate the opening of a medical practice.

Just as Jinhyuk frowned, another policy was announced.

[Limit the continuous working hours of residents working at general hospitals to 18 hours, and strictly regulate any work exceeding 80 hours per week… … .]

[We provide a retention allowance for residents working in essential departments, which amounts to 1 million won per month… … .]

[For subspecialists for high-difficulty surgeries… … .]

[Shorten the training period for residents working in essential departments from 4 years to 3 years, and support sub-specialists… … .]

The presentation went on for a long time.

They were offering carrots to essential departments, including internal medicine.

This includes policies that were implemented in the future.

Jinhyuk’s expression brightened immediately.

“Can this be called a package?”

“Why? Because I don’t think there will be many kids leaving?”

“Uh huh.”

“I think private practitioners will object, right? Their income will decrease right away. They are going to increase the out-of-pocket expenses for mild illnesses… … .”

The discussion continued for a long time.

The conclusion was simple.

It’s no use just going on strike at the doctor’s office.

Sales are dropping right now.

Fixed expenses such as rent continue.

It was concluded that there was no room to continue the strike.

Then Jang Hyuk-jun stepped forward.

“Oh, okay. That’s not the important part.”

“Then what’s important?”

“Doctors currently working in essential departments will have their training period reduced to three years. They will have to work as specialists for two more years anyway.”

“then…….”

“We’re going to get the board right away. Board, board.”

“and…….”

Everyone blinked belatedly.

A policy that was implemented in the future.

A carrot policy to reduce the training period from four years to three years and increase the number of residents applying to required departments was to be implemented immediately.

It also meant that difficult surgeries would be performed by specialists in each field.

The problem is that it was a policy that was introduced over time.

It was implemented immediately because the carrot policy was needed immediately.

at last.

“Huh? Then?”

Jinhyuk opened his eyes wide.

I’m in a situation where I have to get another board anyway.

The time required to attempt a double or triple board has been significantly reduced.

From 3 years to 2 years.

then.

“and…….”

It was a great thing for him, because he was already suffering from military service and the triple board.

Of course, I was also worried about the gap that would be created by the suddenly shortened training period.

This problem can be solved by retaining those who drop out without becoming a specialist.

Things were going really smoothly.

* * *

January of the following year.

With the reinforcement issue resolved.

Jinhyuk greeted his mother.

“I’ll go and take the test.”

“It’s not falling, is it?”

“Hey, it fell.”

“Don’t push yourself too hard. As Soo-Jung’s mom said, the specialist exams these days are usually not that difficult.”

“I didn’t study much. I guess you can judge by my usual skills.”

Jinhyuk smiled brightly at his worried mother.

The 45th specialist qualification examination.

I was thinking of showing off my overwhelming skills.