Research on the Spatial Spillover Effects of Medical and Health Resources on the Hospital Innovation / 中国医院管理

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the spatial spillover effects of medical and health resources on the hospital innovation.Methods Based on panel data of 31 provinces of China from 2000 to 2014,and with the method of Spatial Durbin Model(SDM),the paper does the regression with the sample of all provinces,eastern,central and western provinces,through using provincial patent number as explained variable,and using the provincial medical institutions of beds,per capita GDP,health care spending as explanatory variables.Results Medical and health resources have a significant role in promoting the hospital innovation,not only for local province but also for adjacent provinces,namely there is spillover effect;the promotion effect of medical resources for local and neighbouring province hospital innovation is almost the same;for eastern and central provinces,there is a positive effect of medical resources to hospital innovation,and for central province,the spillover effects exist.Conclusion The medical and health resources should be further increased,a provincial communication platform of resources and innovation be built,the east and western provinces spillover effect be promoted,to drive the reform of the supply side with innovation.