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Objective:To evaluate the medical service quality of psychiatric hospitals in Beijing based on diagnostic related group (DRG), analyze the evaluation effect, for refences to constructe a DRG performance evaluation system suitable for psychiatric hospitals.Methods:This study extracted data such as the number of DRG groups, etc. of hospitalized patients in 14 tertiary and secondary psychiatric hospitals in Beijing from 2018 to 2020 from the Beijing inpatient medical performance evaluation platform, and analyzed data on DRG performance evaluation indicators, as well as the average length of hospital stay and average cost of DRG enrolled cases. All data were analyzed using descriptive research methods, and inter group comparisons were conducted using the Mann Whitney U-test. Results:From 2018 to 2020, the average number of DRG groups in tertiary hospitals (28) was higher than that in secondary hospitals (10) ( P<0.05), and the average CMI values of both were the same(1.79); The average cost consumption index (1.15) of tertiary hospitals was higher than that of secondary hospitals (0.65) ( P<0.05), while the average time consumption index (1.11) was slightly lower than that of secondary hospitals (1.30); The mortality rate of the low-risk group in tertiary hospitals (0.01%) was generally lower than that in secondary hospitals (0.88%), and the average percentage of DRG admitted inpatients (82.8%) was significantly higher than that in secondary hospitals (27.3%) ( P>0.05). The average length of stay and cost per case for DRG enrolled inpatients in tertiary and secondary hospitals were lower than the overall hospital discharge cases ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The number of DRG groups, CMI value, and low-risk mortality rate could be used for evaluating the medical service capacity and safety of psychiatric hospitals, but the cost and time consumption index could not objectively reflect the efficiency of hospital medical services. DRG performance evaluation indicators are more suitable for evaluating short-term hospitalization of psychiatric patients. The proportion of DRG enrolled cases might be a potential indicator for evaluating the service quality of psychiatric hospitals.
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Objective:To evaluate the effect of the comprehensive reforms of clinic-pharmacy separation and medical-consumables expenditure linkage in Beijing.Methods:Monitoring data of the comprehensive reforms were collected from 363 public medical institutions in Beijing between January 2016 and December 2019, while descriptive analysis and interrupted times series analysis using segmented regression models were adopted to analyze the influence of the two reforms on medical expense and its structure. We also studied the impact mechanism of service utilization and service price factors on medical expense control.Results:During the period from 2016 to 2019, the medical expenditure of public medical institutions in Beijing increased steadily at an annual growth rate of 4.4%-7.2%. The proportion of drug expense decreased from 44.6% in 2016 to 34.6% in 2019, while the proportion of medical service expense rose from 15.6% in 2016 to 24.3% in 2019, the proportion of examination and laboratory test expenses respectively showed a significant decline in April 2017 and June 2019. These two months witnessed respectively the launch of the two comprehensive reforms. Service utilization played an important role in controlling outpatient and emergency expenses, and service price was the key factor for controlling inpatient expenditure.Conclusions:The implementation of the two reforms in Beijing has effectively curbed the unreasonable growth of medical expenditure, and the expense structure has been constantly optimized and labor value of medical staff gradually improved.
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Objective@#Using Meta-analysis to evaluate the association between the short-term exposure to fine particular matter (PM2.5) and the morbidity of ischemic heart disease (IHD). @*Methods@#In this paper, "particulate matter" , "PM2.5" , "ischemic heart disease" , "coronary heart disease" , "coronary artery disease" , "atherosclerotic heart disease" , and "atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease" were used to systematically search for the literature on the association between the short-term exposure to PM2.5 and the ischemic heart disease through China Biology Medicine disc (CBMdisc), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, Vip as well as Pubmed and Web of Science. The time was up to January 31st 2019. The quality of literature was evaluated by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Meta-analysis method was performed by using R3.5.0 software and was used to perform heterogeneity test, calculate combined risk of IHD with short-term exposure to PM2.5 and carry out publication bias test. @*Results@#A total of 1 424 literatures were retrieved. Of the 23 literatures included studies (2 literatures in Chinese and 21 literatures in English) according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 used a time-series design and 9 used a case-crossover design. The heterogeneity existed across all identified studies (I2=81%, P<0.05). The Random effect model showed that a 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 was associated with estimated relative risk of IHD morbidity at 1.007 (95%CI: 1.005-1.009); Publication bias was noted in the analysis (t=2.76, P<0.05), and the combined effect values of IHD morbidity was reduced to 1.005(95%CI: 1.004-1.007) after adjusting for asymmetry. @*Conclusion@#Short-term exposure to PM2.5 may lead to the increase of ischemic heart disease morbidity.
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Objective@#To find out the present pediatrician allocation and the burden of diagnosis and treatment in Beijing, so as to provide evidence for effective allocation of pediatricians.@*Methods@#Data and indicators were selected from Beijing Health Comprehensive Statistical Information Platform, including Manpower Basic Information Survey of Beijing Health Institutions, Annual Report of Medical Institutions, Beijing Statistical Data on Health Work(Compendium), as well as Beijing Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbook. The study dynamically analyzed the number of pediatricians, that of pediatricians per 1 000 children, that of outpatients and emergency patients per pediatrician and the number of discharges per pediatrician from 2013 to 2017. Descriptive analysis was carried out on the data.@*Results@#In 2017, the proportion of pediatricians accounted for 2.78% of the total number of doctors in the city, the number of pediatric emergencies accounted for 6.47% of the total outpatients and emergencies in the city, and the number of hospitalizations accounted for 5.70% of the total discharge in the city.From 2013 to 2017, the number of outpatients and emergency patients per pediatrician increased by 40.58%, and the number of discharged patients increased by 36.70%. The proportion of hospitalization at tertiary hospitals increased from 80.2% to 85.1%, and that in primary institutions decreased from 6.3% to 1.7%.@*Conclusions@#The study found such setbacks in the allocation of pediatric medical resources in Beijing, as insufficient pediatricians, unreasonable allocation and excessive burden on pediatricians. We should strengthen the planning and construction of pediatric human resources, improve the training mode of pediatricians, improve the salary level of pediatricians, and ease the burden on pediatricians, so as to provide high-quality medical services for children.
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Objective To find out the present pediatrician allocation and the burden of diagnosis and treatment in Beijing,so as to provide evidence for effective allocation of pediatricians.Methods Data and indicators were selected from Beijing Health Comprehensive Statistical Information Platform,including Manpower Basic Information Survey of Beijing Health Institutions,Annual Report of Medical Institutions,Beijing Statistical Data on Health Work (Compendium),as well as Beijing Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbook.The study dynamically analyzed the number of pediatricians,that of pediatricians per 1 000 children,that of outpatients and emergency patients per pediatrician and the number of discharges per pediatrician from 2013 to 2017.Descriptive analysis was carried out on the data.Results In 2017,the proportion of pediatricians accounted for 2.78％ of the total number of doctors in the city,the number of pediatric emergencies accounted for 6.47％ of the total outpatients and emergencies in the city,and the number of hospitalizations accounted for 5.70％ of the total discharge in the city.From 2013 to 2017,the number of outpatients and emergency patients per pediatrician increased by 40.58％,and the number of discharged patients increased by 36.70％.The proportion of hospitalization at tertiary hospitals increased from 80.2％ to 85.1％,and that in primary institutions decreased from 6.3％ to 1.7％.Conclusions The study found such setbacks in the allocation of pediatric medical resources in Beijing,as insufficient pediatricians,unreasonable allocation and excessive burden on pediatricians.We should strengthen the planning and construction of pediatric human resources,improve the training mode of pediatricians,improve the salary level of pediatricians,and ease the burden on pediatricians,so as to provide high-quality medical services for children.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the changes of hospitalization rates and in-hospital mortality for coronary heart disease (CHD) in Beijing from 2007-2012.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Patients hospitalized for CHD in Beijing from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2012 were identified from"The Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance System in Beijing". In total, 421 929 patients aged ≥25 years of permanent Beijing residents were admitted for CHD in Beijing during the 6 years. After excluding duplicate records and validation for the completeness and accuracy of the records, the hospitalization rates for CHD and in-hospital CHD mortality were analyzed. Trends in hospitalization rates and the in-hospital mortality for CHD were analyzed with Poisson regression models.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The age-standardized average hospitalization rate of CHD was 515.3 per 100 000 population in patients aged ≥25 years in Beijing. During the six years, an increasing trend was observed in the hospitalization rates for CHD after adjusting the age and gender (P<0.001). The age-standardized hospitalization rates of CHD increased by 43.0% in the past six years. The greatest increases of hospitalization rates were noted in both men and women between 45 to 54 years. The age-standardized in-hospital mortality decreased from 3.3% to 2.2% over the time (P<0.001), with a in-hospital mortality reduction for acute myocardial infarction from 11.3% to 8.5%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>An increasing trend in hospitalization rate was observed during 2007-2012 for Beijing residents aged ≥25 years, indicating an urgent need in CHD prevention in Beijing. The in-hospital mortality reduction during this period might reflect the improvement in the in-hospital treatment modalities of CHD.</p>
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Humans , Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction , Coronary Artery Disease , Coronary Disease , Hospital Mortality , Hospitalization , HospitalsABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the inpatient specialist capacity of a hospital during 2013-2014 in Beijing for its specialists development, based on relevant local specialist development.Methods Analyzing the inpatient specialist capacity using case mix index (CMI) and DRG numbers according to BJ-DRG grouping method.Each MDC of the hospital is divided into four types according to the status and development of inpatient specialist capacity.Results Of the 19 MDCs, 2 (such as nervous system disease) fall into type 1, 6 MDCs (such as neck, ears, nose, mouth, pharynx disease and dysfunction) into type 2, while 5 MDCs (such as female reproductive system diseases and dysfunction) into type 3, and 6 MDCs (such as pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum) into type 4.Condusion Most of the MDC inpatient specialist capacities of the hospital in question are at ranking high in Beijing, and such capacities for various MDC can be improved by all means.
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Objective To analyze the applicability of case mix index (CMI) in medical performance evaluation of different type of hospitals and its calculation method.Methods Standardized adjustment to the CMI value of hospitals according to the CMI of the main disease categories (MDC) of short-term inpatient cases of the city, to align the CMI values of various hospitals with their levels of medical and technical services.Results The said adjustment ensures the CMI value to better represent the levels of such hospitals.Conclusion The adjusted CMI calculation method can provide accurate data support for various hospitals' performance evaluation.
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Collection and quality control of inpatient medical record home page information are key to the study and use of DRGs.The paper covered the sampling methods, inspection items, inspection methods, data assembly methods, and data reporting quality scoring methods of Beijing authorities on the hospitals in the city.Also introduced were the inspection results of the city in 2014, which prove a satisfactory outcome in the end.
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Objective Taking the respiratory department of internal medicine as an example, to compare the coverage of clinical treatment of the MDC covered by DRGs of Beijing version with the professional services offered as secondary clinical treatment subjects in China.Methods Using the data from medical record home page from hospitals in Beijing above secondary level from 2012 to 2014 and both the DRGs defined in Pareto diagram statistical method and the DRGs proved by experts, for analysis and definition of the DRGs coverage involved by respiratory discipline of internal medicine.Results Respiratory discipline of internal medicine involved DRGs of 42 groups as found by the two methods.Conclusion The DRGs scope of secondary clinical departments in hospitals should be made based on both expert consultation and clinical data statistics method.
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Objective To use diagnosis related group (DRGs ) for the first time in overall evaluation of inpatient service performance evaluation of major diagnostic category (MDC)for all the Beijing municipal hospitals,and recommend how to strengthen Beijing municipal hospitals system in diagnosis and treatment ability of main diseases and improve inpateint service performance.Methods BJ-DRGs burster software was used to analyze the first page information of the medical records of cases discharged from all the Beijing municipal hospitals between 2012 and 2014 to determine the weight of each DRG,and based on such weight the related indicators of such hospitals and central hospitals in 2012, 2013,2014 were compared and analyzed.Results Improvements were found in such indices as diagnosis and treatment difficulty of 50% MDC,time efficiency of 81.8% MDC,cost efficiency of 77.3% MDC, and general capacity of 54.5% MDC for all Beijing municipal hospitals.In addition,the municipal hospitals were found superior to the central hospitals in such indices as cost efficiency of 68.2% MDC, and time efficiency of 59.1% MDC.On the other hand however,they were found inferior to the central hospitals in such indices as diagnosis and treatment difficulty of 72.7% MDC,and the comprehensive ability index of the two systems were found equivalent.Another finding was that there was no obvious improvement of the coverage of disease types at major tertiary hospitals in Beijing for the past three years.Municipal hospitals of greater contribution of MDC weight were highly consistent with the hospitals assigned with national key projects of disciplinary developments. Conclusion The comprehensive evaluation results of inpatient service performance of main diseases at Beijing’s municipal hospitals based on DRGs system,showed that the Beijing’s hospital authority had played an important role in improving inpatient service performance especially in reducing the burden of patients,improving the service efficiency through increasing government investment,optimizing service organization and implementation of performance management.But it also suggested that measures such as collectivize construction and management should be taken to improve municipal hospitals’linical specialty ability, improve the MDC diagnosis and treatment difficulty,and resume their functions of tertiary hospitals.
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Objective To improve overall value of healthcare industry through setting up critical inpatient medical services strategic plan.Methods Identify major objectives which the local government expects to achieve through strategic map; Standardize inpatient output and assign weight to each group through diagonosis related groups; Translate the objectives of strategic map and result of diagnosis related group to Balanced Score-card; Finally build up strategic map and according action plans.ResultsPreliminarily established 16 objectives、23 measures and 13 tasks in four perspectives including customer,internal work flow,learning and growing and finance.ConclusionThe strategy map and the balanced score-card can help implement full strategic plan of regional inpatient medical services; DRGs is a core management tool of patient-centred service output management; Balanced Score-card is able to realize continuous improvement of Beijing inpatient medical services from macro to micro persoetive.
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With building up a clinical modification system model by upgrading the standard disease classification system architecture,to collect those huge amount of diagnosis names and codes in use,based on the model to screen and coordinate the relation of them,the tenth revision of the International Classification of Disease Clinical Modification of Beijing is implemented.This standard has been successfully applied for two years in all those secondary and above level hospitals in Beijing.It could well support the work of deploying Diagnosis Related Groups in Beijing and support not only those traditional applications of disease classification but also those new and advance requirements of information processing.