Research on the evaluation index of medical practitioners' competency of county-level public hospitals / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To build an evaluation index system of medical practitioners'competency for county-level public hospitals. Methods By means of the Iceberg Model based on competence and professionalism, and following two rounds of consultations of 47 experts, the evaluation indexes and weights of medical practitioners' competency were determined using SPSS frequency, mean, Kendall harmony coefficient and factor analysis. Three county-level public hospitals in Shaanxi province were selected for example verification of service competency. Results The evaluation index system of county-level public hospitals included 4 level-1 indexes and 16 level-2 indexes. The 4 level-1 indexes were diagnosis competency, treatment competency, communication competency and self-development competency. The weights of these indexes were 0.3,0.3,0.2 and 0.2 respectively. Conclusions Such hospitals should start with these competencies to strengthen the cultivation of medical practitioners' competency and constantly improve their comprehensive service level.