Korean hospital culture undergoing major surgery

 30-Sep-16, The Korea Times

Major hospitals across Korea are busy educating their employees about a new anti-graft law, which is bringing profound changes not only to some of their practices but also to the whole culture of the nation's medical sector.

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The Kim Young-ran Act, which came into force on 28-Sep-16, bans two things - receiving gifts worth more than a certain amount of money, and complying with unfair requests. For the latter charge, violators could face a sentence of up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won (USD18,000).

Along with officials at the government, its agencies and media outlets, employees at public and private schools, and medical staff at university hospitals, are subject to the law.

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