Comparing emergency medical system governance in Japan and South Korea: lessons for high-income countries from a multisource comparative health systems analysis
The contrasting systems suggest that hybrid governance that combines centralized standard settings with local operational flexibility may optimize EMS performance. These findings provide lessons for EMS reform, cross-border collaboration, and disaster preparedness in high-income nations facing similar demographic and healthcare challenges.
Authors
- Kyoung Jun Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-6352)
- Kentaro Kajino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1735-2902)
- Yasuyuki Kuwagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-8604)
- Mohamud Daya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6910-8293)
- Jeong Ho Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6330-9820)
- Jung Ho Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-4640)
Institutions
- Kansai Medical University (JP)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- SNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center (KR)
- Yeungnam University College
- Yeungnam University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12701/jyms.2026.43.3
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00