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Objective:Analyzing the efficiency of medical system in China and examining the impact of the imbalance of regional health system efficiency on the health status of residents.Methods:Using DEA method to measure the output efficiency of inter-provincial medical system in China;employing the panel quantile regression model to measure the health improvement effect and changing trend brought by the promotion of the efficiency of medical system.Results:The efficiency of health systems in different provinces in China showed the situation of high in the east and low in the west,regional imbalances were obvious;the impact of the promotion of efficiency of the medical system on the residents' health status would be weakened with improvement of residents' health status.In areas where the residents' health status was the best,the effect of improving the efficiency of medical treatment had no significant.Conclusion:It should give full play to improvement effect of medical system efficiency on the residents' health,focus on supporting the construction of medical systems in backward areas to promote the balanced development of China's regional medical system.
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What is the most important area to focus on to improve health in Korea? The overall number of doctors is the only indicator of the health care system that is currently emphasized by the government. Instead, we should focus on the number of public hospital beds, which is very low, and health expenditures, which are below average when normalized for gross domestic product. In most Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, the public sector is the main source of health care financing, with approximately three-quarters of health care spending originating from the public sector. In Korea, social health insurance and the government currently finance approximately 55% of all health expenditures. In contrast, Korea has a top ranking in comparison to other countries with regard to the number of private hospital beds. The ratio of medical doctors, dentists, and Korean traditional doctors in the workforce in primary clinics is approximately 2.5:1.3:1. Therefore, the Korean government should decide whether traditional doctors should be included in the health care delivery system. Most medical doctors in primary clinics are specialists who require a corresponding support system. The training of new doctors is too fast, as the overall number of doctors in Korea is sufficient. The government should develop the best possible plan to help doctors be doctors and show their devotion to the community.