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Objective:To investigate the status and willingness of information disclosure based on social supervision in tertiary and secondary public hospitals, so as to provide reference for expanding information disclosure content.Methods:By using stratified cluster random sampling method, 66 tertiary public hospitals and 126 secondary public hospitals in 6 provinces were selected for questionnaire survey in April 2021. Thirty-one indicators in 3 categories and 5 groups were selected to obtain the information disclosure status and willingness. Chi-square test, variance analysis and paired t-test were used to conduct difference analysis. Results:The indicators with higher disclosure rates in public hospitals were drug prices and medical service price adjustments (93.9% in tertiary hospitals and 92.1% in secondary hospitals) and medical insurance reimbursement policies and compensation processes (90.9% in tertiary hospitals and 86.5% in secondary hospitals), while the indicators with lower disclosure rates were case fatality rates in low-risk groups (24.2% in tertiary hospitals and 26.2% in secondary hospitals), proportion of special needs medical services (27.3% in tertiary hospitals), and average daily outpatient visits per practitioner (27.3% in tertiary hospitals and 26.2% in secondary hospitals). The indicators that public hospitals thought could be disclosed at a higher rate were drug and medical service price adjustments, medical insurance reimbursement policies and compensation processes, and prices and medical insurance reimbursement of commonly used drugs and major medical consumables, while the indicators that were thought to be disclosed at a lower rate were some medical service safety indicators and hospital financial indicators.For all indicators, the percentage that the hospitals thought could be disclosed was higher than the percentage that had been disclosed.Conclusions:At present, China′s secondary and tertiary public hospitals have a low rate of disclosure about medical service efficiency, medical service safety, statistical summary cost and financial indicators. However, except for some medical service indicators and financial related indicators, the hospitals′ information disclosure willingness is relatively high, and the scope of information disclosure can be expanded in an orderly manner in steps.
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Background: The elements of job satisfaction can be categorized into intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The presence of a higher level of intrinsic factors will result in increased motivation amongst employees, whilst extrinsic factors will result in job dissatisfaction. Decreased job satisfaction levels amongst healthcare professionals are known to create an intent to leave. Hence the need to explore these factors amongst radiographers employed by tertiary hospitals in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Objective: To determine the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors of job satisfaction on intent to leave amongst radiographers employed by public tertiary hospitals in the Gauteng province. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional survey guided the study, and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. The sampling technique used for this study was disproportional stratified sampling. Results: The study had a response rate of 62%. A significant number of the participants (50%) were between the ages of 21-33 years. Also, worth noting that 51% of the participants were newly qualified, 28% were employed for a period of 10-20 years and only 20% were employed for a period greater than 20 years. Diagnostic radiography had the most number of participants at 55%, followed by radiation therapist at 24%, nuclear medicine radiographers at 13%, mammography radiographers at 5% and only 3% were sonographers. Pearson's correlation showed a significant negative correlation with the following extrinsic factors: supervision, r= -.344, p=.000; satisfaction with PMDS, r=-.302, p=.000; human resources processes, r=-.249, p=.001; infrastructure, r=-.236, p=.001; the OSD policy, r=-.233, p=.002; satisfaction with remuneration, r=-.202, p=.006; satisfaction with CPD activities, r=-.201, p=.007; and satisfaction with equipment, r=-.163, p=.029. Conclusion: Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors are associated with an intent to leave amongst radiographers employed by public tertiary hospitals in the Gauteng province
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Trace Elements , Tertiary Care Centers , Radiologists , Job Satisfaction , South AfricaABSTRACT
Introducción: Diversas entidades clínicas, como enfermedades autoinmunes, infecciones, neoplasias y fármacos pueden manifestarse con lesiones vasculíticas en la piel. Debido a la heterogeneidad de las causas, suelen representar un desafío diagnóstico. El objetivo de este estudio es describir la etiología de las vasculitis cutáneas (VC) y evaluar las características clínicas, histológicas y de laboratorio halladas en estos pacientes. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo con revisión de historias clínicas de pacientes mayores de 16 años con VC por diagnóstico clínico y/o histológico evaluados en el período 2010-2018. Resultados: Se incluyeron 74 pacientes. El 69% son mujeres con una edad media al diagnóstico de 41 años (DE 16.5, rango 16-75). Las causas más frecuentes asociadas a las VC fueron las enfermedades autoinmunes (EAI) en un 50% de los pacientes evaluados. En el 29.7% de los casos no pudo identificarse una causa subyacente. En el 2.7% de los casos se asoció a neoplasias, otro 2.7% a fármacos y un 12% a otras etiologías. El 76% de los pacientes presentaron formas clínicas no severas, predominando la púrpura palpable en el 65% de los casos. Entre los pacientes biopsiados, el 76% fueron vasculitis leucocitoclásticas (VLC). Como manifestaciones extracutáneas asociadas, predominó el compromiso articular (43,2%). En las vasculitis asociadas a EAI, el 33 % presentó compromiso renal, en tanto que éste no se observó en ninguno de los pacientes con vasculitis idiopáticas. El 78% de los pacientes recibieron glucocorticoides sistémicos. Conclusión: En nuestro centro, la etiología más común de VC fue la asociada a EAI. La mayoría de los pacientes eran mujeres. Clínicamente predominaron las manifestaciones cutáneas no severas y la VLC fue el hallazgo más frecuente en las biopsias.
Background: Various clinical entities, such as autoimmune diseases, infections, neoplasms and drugs can manifest with vasculitic lesions on the skin. Due to the heterogeneity of causes, they often represent a diagnostic challenge. The aim of this study is to describe the etiology of cutaneous vasculitis (CV) and to assess the clinical, histological and laboratory characteristics found in these patients. Material and methods: A retrospective study was carried out with a review of the medical records of patients over 16 years old with CV by clinical and/or histological diagnosis evaluated in the period 2010-2018. Results: 74 patients were included. 69% are women with a mean age at diagnosis of 41 years (SD 16.5, range 16-75). The most frequent causes associated with CVs were autoimmune diseases (AID) in 50% of the patients evaluated. In 29.7% of the cases, an underlying cause could not be identified. In 2.7% of the cases it was associated with neoplasms, another 2.7% with drugs, and 12% with other etiologies. 76% of the patients presented non-severe clinical forms, with palpable purpura predominant in 65% of the cases. Among the biopsied patients, 76% were leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV). As associated extracutaneous manifestations, joint involvement predominated (43.2%). In vasculitis associated with AID, 33% presented renal involvement, while this was not observed in any of the patients with idiopathic vasculitis. 78% of the patients received systemic glucocorticoids. Conclusion: In our center, the most common etiology of CV was associated with AID. Most of the patients were women. Clinically, non-severe skin manifestations predominated and VLC was the most frequent finding in biopsies.
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Vasculitis , Skin Manifestations , Clinical DiagnosisABSTRACT
The reform of public medical institutions is a critical and difficult breakthrough in furthering the healthcare system reform in China, for which the performance appraisal of public hospitals can serve an important role. The performance policy documents of tertiary public hospitals, secondary public hospitals and primary medical and health institutions in China since 2019 were compared and analyzed, to systematically identify the similarities and differences and development rules of the three evaluation index systems. The study analyzed the impacts of the three systems on the management of medical institutions and provided reference suggestions for improving their performance evaluation. It was found that all the three systems aim at guiding tertiary public hospitals to evolve from the pattern centering on scale expansion to that on quality and benefits, guiding secondary ones to improve their capacity of medical services, and guiding primary medical institutions to focus on basic medical and public health services. However, these systems lack indexes on hierarchical diagnosis and treatment for secondary hospitals and application of examination results, while national surveillance indexes on primary ones accounted for only 23.8% of all. It is recommended to dynamically adjust both the performance evaluation index system and the surveillance methods, and to enhance the application of examination results and development of supporting policies as well.
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Objective:To investigate the enteral nutrition (EN) practices in patients with neurological diseases in the tertiary hospitals of northern China in 2020.Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted among clinicians in 123 tertiary hospitals of northern China, which admitted patients with neurological diseases and implemented EN practices, in June 2020. The selected departments included neurology, neurological intensive care unit (ICU), neurosurgery ICU, and general ICU. The indicators for evaluation included: the equipment and personnel for EN practices, the application of screening, assessment and implementation methods of EN management, the timing of EN support, the route and methods of EN infusion, and the monitoring of nutrition-related indicators.Results:Concerning the EN practices in the 123 tertiary hospitals of northern China, 82.9% were equipped with weight measuring instruments, 85.4% with EN infusion pumps, 74.8% applied nutrition risk screening 2002 (NRS 2002) or nutrition risk in critically ill (NUTRIC) score scale to evaluate the nutritional status of patients, 71.5% applied nutrition assessment scales, 74.8% elevated the head of the bed to ≥ 30 degrees during EN infusion. Only 30.1% were equipped with an indirect calorimetry instruments (metabolic cart), 31.7% had their own standard operating procedures for nutrition management, 46.3% had a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) devices, 46.3% had a nutrition support team, 48.0% started EN practices within 48 hours, 57.7% started EN infusion based on Water Swallow Test, and 58.5% stopped EN infusion based on Water Swallow Test.Conclusions:The EN equipments in practices for patients with neurological diseases in tertiary hospitals of northern China were basically adequate, the evaluation and monitoring of EN related indicators were basically consummate. However, there were still some deficiencies warranting further improvement.
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Objective:To investigate the quality of rehabilitation medical service in tertiary general hospitals in Gansu Province. Methods:Stratified sampling was used to sample tertiary general hospitals in Gansu Province for on-site surveys in 2017. A quality evaluation index system was established in the view of medical service providers, including 17 indicators, based on Donabedian model and experts' opinions. Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and Rank-sum Ratio were applied to make a comprehensive evaluation on the overall service quality of the hospital rehabilitation medical service. Results:A total of 27 tertiary general hospitals were sampled, in 13 cities/prefectures of Gansu Province. For the structure quality, the compliance rate of the business operation area and the number of beds in the rehabilitation medicine department were 77.78% and 51.85% respectively; while the compliance rates of the physicians, therapists and nurses were all less than 50%. For the process and results quality, the compliance rates were all more than 85%. For the overall quality of rehabilitation medical service, five hospitals were classified as Good, located in Lanzhou, Tianshui and Jiayuguan; 18 hospitals were classified as Medium, located in Longnan, Longdong, Lanzhou and surround, Linxia and Hexi regions; four hospitals classified as Poor, located in Lanzhou and Tianshui. Conclusion:The overall quality of rehabilitation services in the tertiary general hospitals of Gansu Province needs to be improved, and the development of rehabilitation services is uneven in various regions. Comprehensive evaluation provides an important reference to promote the rational distribution of rehabilitation medical resources and improve the quality of rehabilitation medical services.
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【Objective】 To investigate and analyze the clinical blood use and full-time professional technical personnel of Blood Transfusion Departments in tertiary hospitals in the Yangtze River Delta, in order to provide basis for health administration and medical institutions to make decisions on clinical blood transfusion management and standardize the construction of Blood Transfusion Departments. 【Methods】 According to the Clinical Blood Quality Control Index (2019 Edition), 435 tertiary hospitals in the Yangtze River Delta were selected for statistical analysis. 【Results】 Among the 435 tertiary hospitals, 316 (72.64%, 316/435) set up independent Blood Transfusion Departments, but 119 (27.36%, 119/435) did not. 295 (67.82%, 295/435) met the national standards for Blood Transfusion Department, and 263 (60.46%, 263/435) met the local standards. Only 5 of the top 10 tertiary hospitals with the most consumption of blood in the Yangtze River Delta met the national standards for the allocation of blood transfusion professional and technical personnel, and 17 hospitals met the local standards. Nine of the top 10 tertiary hospitals with the most beds met the national standards for blood transfusion professional and technical personnel, and 19 met the local standards. Among the full-time professional technicians in Blood Transfusion Department, medical technicians, physicians and nurses accounted for 91.03%, 6.46% and 2.52%; doctor, master, bachelor and below accounted for 1.74%, 12.4% and 85.86%; senior, intermediate, junior and below titles accounted for 18.82%, 38.61% and 42.58%, respectively. 【Conclusion】 Standardized construction of Blood Transfusion Department of tertiary hospitals in the Yangtze River Delta, including organization and talent team construction, needs to be strengthened to improve scientific and rational use of clinical blood.
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Background: Infant and child mortality remains a daunting challenge in Nigeria as findings showed inadequacy in knowledge and skills regarding management of selected childhood conditions among mothers. This study assessed a nurse-led educational intervention on management of selected childhood conditions among mothers of under-five in tertiary hospitals in Bayelsa State.Method: Two group pre-test, post-test quasi-experimental design was used for the study. Total enumeration was adopted to include 150 mothers of under-five. Data were collected using a self-developed questionnaire and a checklist pre and post intervention. Two research questions were answered using descriptive statistics of while hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of t-test at 0.05 level of significance.Results: Findings showed that pre-intervention knowledge was below average in both control (23.19±6.66) and experimental (21.97±7.32) while an improvement was found with the participants' post-intervention knowledge on the management of selected childhood conditions in the experimental (49.99±5.86) group and not with the control (23.82±6.75) group. No significant difference was found in the pre intervention knowledge (Mean difference=1.22, t(148)=1.01, p=0.103) in the control and experimental group, while a significant difference was reported in the post intervention mean score on knowledge (Mean diff. = 26.17, t(148)=19.45, p=0.000) in the control and experimental group.Conclusion: The nurse-led intervention programme improved knowledge and skills in the management of selected childhood conditions among mothers of under-five. It is recommended that more awareness should be created on the management of selected childhood conditions parameters.
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Objective@#To evaluate the medical services of tertiary hospitals in Shanxi province from the perspective of patients and provide references for improving the quality of medical services.@*Methods@#From April to December 2018, 1 358 patients at 8 tertiary hospitals in Shanxi province were selected for the survey of medical service quality evaluation scale based on patient experience, while the status quo of patient experience in tertiary hospitals in Shanxi province was evaluated, and the multivariate mixed linear model was constructed based on the three-level model of hospital-department-patient to analyze the relevant factors of patient experience. If the quantitative data conform to the normal distribution, it was expressed as ±s. Otherwise, it was expressed as M(QR).@*Results@#The patient experience score was 626±126, which was in the middle level. Whether the hospital was directly affiliated to the teaching hospital, and patient factors(marriage, occupation, education, medical insurance, number of hospital stays, etc.)were the main factors that affect the patient experience score(P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#Through the investigation, the influence characteristics of patients′ medical experience were discussed to improve the medical service and the overall service level.
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The authors compared and analyzed the guidelines and the index system of public hospitals as stated in such papers as " State Council′s Opinions on Performance Evaluation of Tertiary Hospitals" (No.4 Document of State Council, 2019)and " Guidance on Strengthening the Performance Evaluation of Public Hospitals" (No.94 Document of Guo Wei Ren, 2015). Based on their studies, this paper summarized the commonness and law of development of the two editions of the indexes. They proceeded on such basis to collect data from over 3 600 medical institutions of tertiary hospitals in Beijing and the rest of China before and after the drug-clinic-separation reform in Beijing, National tertiary public hospitals and analyzed key indexes to learn the guidelines and impacts of the 2019 edition on hospital management. The performance indexes of the 2019 edition highlight the public welfare of public hospitals, strengthen the functional orientation of tertiary public hospitals, and point out the direction for further healthcare reform. These papers have a far-reaching impact on hospital strategy and management mode, guiding public hospitals to change their concepts and take on dual responsibilities of public welfare and self-development.
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The authors compared and analyzed the guidelines and the index system of public hospitals as stated in such papers as " State Council′s Opinions on Performance Evaluation of Tertiary Hospitals" ( No.4 Document of State Council, 2019 ) and " Guidance on Strengthening the Performance Evaluation of Public Hospitals" (No.94 Document of Guo Wei Ren, 2015). Based on their studies, this paper summarized the commonness and law of development of the two editions of the indexes. They proceeded on such basis to collect data from over 3 600 medical institutions of tertiary hospitals in Beijing and the rest of China before and after the drug-clinic-separation reform in Beijing, National tertiary public hospitals and analyzed key indexes to learn the guidelines and impacts of the 2019 edition on hospital management. The performance indexes of the 2019 edition highlight the public welfare of public hospitals, strengthen the functional orientation of tertiary public hospitals, and point out the direction for further healthcare reform. These papers have a far-reaching impact on hospital strategy and management mode, guiding public hospitals to change their concepts and take on dual responsibilities of public welfare and self-development.
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BACKGROUND@#Emergency medical service system (EMSS) in China is becoming more important. However, studies on mortality of emergency departments (EDs) patients in tertiary hospitals and on the trends in mortality of ED patients all over China are stagnant. The objective of this study was to quantify and describe the trends in mortality of ED patients in China.@*METHODS@#Nine tertiary teaching hospitals were selected from tertiary teaching hospitals in different regions. The annual numbers of ED visits and deaths of these hospitals in 2004, 2009 and 2014 were recorded and analyzed. Chi-square test was used to compare the mortality of the EDs' visits. Moreover, data on the mortality of ED patients in China from 2005 to 2015 were summarized and analyzed from the China Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbooks (2006–2016).@*RESULTS@#From 2004 to 2014, the overall annual mortalities in EDs increased among the tertiary hospitals (P<0.001). However, the overall annual mortality in EDs all over China decreased from 0.12% in 2005 to 0.08% in 2015. And the mortalities of EDs patients in the eastern, central and western regions of China all decreased. In addition, the average mortality of EDs patients in northern China was obviously higher than that in southern China (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#The ED mortality was increased in tertiary hospitals while decreased all over China during the past decade, which may be partly caused by some critical challenges faced by China's EMSS, such as overcrowding and long length of stay in EDs of tertiary hospitals.
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Objective To learn the needs of family physicians for tertiary hospital support in the hierarchical medical system. Methods In July 2017 cluster sampling was made to 135 family physicians of Changning district of Shanghai for a " Family physicians needs questionnaire" . It covered such aspects as their demographic characteristics and their needs. The data so acquired were subject to descriptive and logical analysis. Results 99.3% of them need preferential appointment of specialists at tertiary hospitals;93.3% of them need preferential appointment of examinations; 82.2% of them need preferential outpatient visits; while 83.7% of them need preferential hospitalization and surgery scheduling. In terms of the approaches for preferential appointment of specialists, 84.4% of them prefer specialist appointment at short notice, and 73.3% of them need direct online appointment for large-scale device examinations at tertiary hospitals. In terms of mentoring scenarios, 62.2% of them prefer mentoring during outpatient rounds at fixed schedules of specialists in their community. Conclusions Tertiary hospitals are recommended to establish green pathways for referrals and priority measures in order to improve capabilities of family physicians and the shared platform in the hierarchical medical network. They are also expected to guide family physicians in their research paper writing, thus fully supporting the hierarchical medical system.
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Objective:To evaluate the cognitive level of nursing professionalism quantitatively and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide research evidences for improving nursing professionalism. Method:A question-naire survey was conducted among 741 nurses from 7 public class A tertiary hospitals in Guangdong and Hubei Province. Descriptive statistics and multiple stepwise linear regressions were adopted using total score and scores of five dimensions of nursing professionalism scale as dependent variables. Results: Total score of professionalism cognitive level was (83. 41 ± 8. 75). The five dimensions of participation in professional organization, public health philosophy, peer review philosophy, professional sense of mission and autonomy were(16. 04 ± 2. 64), (17. 25 ± 2. 89), (16. 93 ± 2. 45), (17. 82 ± 3. 13), (15. 38 ± 2. 58), separately. There were mainly 5 factors influencing nursing professionalism cognitive level, namely gender, admission volunteer, first academic qualifications, employ-ment type, and whether receiving nursing award in past 3 years. Conclusion:Cognitive level of nursing profession-alism of sample nurses in 7 class A tertiary hospitals is similar to that of American nurse, but lower than that of Ko-rean - American nurses. And it is related to basic demographic characteristics, education background, practice status, enthusiasm of participating in the professional activities.
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Objective To investigate the current situation of nursing specialty construction at department level in Shanghai tertiary hospitals.Methods Totally 92 nursing specialties in 6 hospitals were investigated using a selfdesigned questionnaire of evaluation indicator system for nursing specialty construction at department level in tertiary hospitals.Results The score rate of 92 nursing specialties was between 27.75％～75.10％.There were 6 departments with a score of 70％ to 79.9％,accounting for 6.52％.There were 18 departments with a score of 60％ to 69.9％,accounting for 19.57％.There were 68 departments with a score less than 60％,accounting for 73.91％.For the first-level indicator,the score rate of "nursing practice" was the highest,followed by "teaching level""specialized training base construction""talent echelon construction" and "scientific research".Conclusion The overall level of nursing specialty construction at department level in Shanghai tertiary hospitals is relatively low.Hospitals should pay attention to "talent echelon construction","scientific research" and "training base construction" to increase the level of nursing specialist construction.
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Objective To investigate anxiety of clinicians in tertiary hospitals,and discuss the fac-tors that influence clinicians'anxiety in order to provide reference for further effective intervention measures. Methods 427 clinicians from various departments in tertiary hospitals selected by cluster sampling method were investigate by self-rating anxiety scale ( SAS) .Statistical software SPSS 17.0 was used to analyze data for multivariate logistic regression analysis of its relevant influencing factors.Results 38.2%of the clini-cians had anxiety symptoms (55.0%was mild anxiety,26.1%was moderate anxiety,18.9%was severe anxi-ety) .Factors like education (χ2=7.3, P=0.03) ,job title (χ2=53.24, P<0.01) ,divisions (χ2=46.46, P<0.01) ,work experience (χ2=9.78, P=0.04) ,work overtime (χ2=4.29, P=0.03) ,worry of medical mal-practice (χ2=9.54, P<0.01),doctor-patient relationship tension (χ2=7.50, P<0.01),fear for personal safety (χ2=10.27, P<0.01) ,job promotion competition (χ2=11.40, P<0.01) ,labor and payment situation (χ2=6.36, P=0.01) ,colleagues'understanding and support (χ2=15.77, P=0.01) ,work environment (χ2=21.85, P<0.01) and leaders'attention (χ2=7.17, P=0.01) had significant differences between anxiety and non-anxiety clinicians.Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that factors like divisions ( com-pared with internal medicine,OB&GYNβ=0.98,surgeryβ=0.95,pediatricsβ=0.86,emergencyβ=0.69) , work overtime (β=0.18),fear for personal safety (β=0.86),fear of medical malpractice (β=0.79) and doctor-patient relationship tension (β=0.28) had a negative impact on anxiety,while factors like education ( compared with bachelors,mastersβ=-1.38,doctorsβ=-1.65) ,job title ( compared with primary,intermedi-ateβ=-0.33,highβ=-0.45,advancedβ=-0.59) ,work experience (β=-0.18 ) and work environment (β=-0.32) were protective factors.Conclusion There is a certain degree of anxiety among clinicians in tertiary hospitals,resulting in a heavy psychological burden on them.Active measures should be taken to improve the clinicians'psychological health.
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The objective of this study was to document how clinical dietitians working at tertiary hospitals spend their time based on several categories of activities using a time measurement study. The questionnaires were distributed to 14 tertiary hospitals, and dietitians answered by classifying their work activities into several categories such as general care, indirect care, direct care, outpatient care, and food service management. A total of 129 clinical dietitians replied and their answers were analyzed according to the categories of activities. The times spent on the categories are as follows: general care (76.7 mins/day, 14%), indirect care (228.4 mins/day, 35%), direct care (120.1 mins/day, 22%), outpatient care (61.5 mins/day, 11%), and food service management (99.0 mins/day, 18%). The total working hours for dietitians was 590.0 mins, which exceeds the standard working hours of 540.0 mins (9 hrs) a day. From this study, we found that clinical dietitians spent very limited time on direct care. Times spent on activities were different according to type of employment and food service. Internship dietitians spent their more time on general care (P<0.001) while irregular dietitians spent more time on outpatient care (P<0.05). In contracted managed food service hospitals, clinical dietitians spent significantly less time on food service management (P<0.001). Regardless of doctors' order and consultation fees, clinical dietitians performed more than 95 percent of free consultation to patients. Entry-level knowledge and skills of dietitians working at hospitals are very important for quality service, but it is equally important to create an administrative and social environment that encourages clinical dietitian to spend more time on direct patient care.
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Humans , Ambulatory Care , Employment , Fees and Charges , Food Services , Internship and Residency , Nutritionists , Patient Care , Surveys and Questionnaires , Seoul , Social Environment , Tertiary Care CentersABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze status quo and trends of VIP services in the tertiary public hospitals of Shang-hai and provide references for health administrative departments. Methods:Health policies of VIP services in tertiary public hospitals were searched and analyzed, and the number of medical institutions, services, prices and service fees were analyzed from 2011 to 2013 . Results:There is a clear demand for VIP services in the tertiary public hospi-tals of Shanghai, and fees for rooms, nursing, and examinations for outpatient and inpatient care are decided by the hospitals. 89. 7% of the tertiary public hospitals in Shanghai offered VIP services, and the trend was steadily grow-ing. The four services that could be decided by hospitals varied greatly, and the service fees for inpatient care in-creased significantly. The total cost of VIP services in the tertiary public hospitals of Shanghai accounted 6. 2% of all costs, and the percentage of income from drugs was lower. Conclusions:VIP services in public hospitals have a his-torical necessity;management should be strengthened in the short term;public hospitals should strengthen their own management and provide VIP services regularly, and health administration departments should strengthen regulation. In the long run, it is suggested that public hospitals should draw lessons from international experiences to form a pat-tern of multi-level medical services and actively carry out cooperation with private medical institutions.
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The paper identified bottlenecks in establishing general practice departments at tertiary hospitals.With analysis of the importance of general practice education,medical service and research,as well as complete disciplinary building at such hospitals,the authors explored strategies and measures for talent training and development of general practice.
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Objective To learn the current anesthesiologists deployment at the hospital,and to figure out how to measure anesthesiologists deployment.Methods Existing data and expert consultation were used to obtain various indicators,and the current anesthesiologists deployment was analyzed,calculating with the formula the needed number of anesthesiologists.Results Despite the rising demand and resource utilization,anesthesiologists were found in obvious shortage at the hospital.The number of anesthesiologists needed was calculated as 101.4,with a vacancy of 11.4.Conclusion The national health authorities were recommended to revise the standard of anesthesiologists deployment at hospitals.