Analysis on the influencing factors of doctors' remuneration at 20 public hospitals in Zhejiang province / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To learn the remuneration and pay expectations of doctors, for practical basis of the dynamic salary adjustment mechanism for doctors. Methods A questionnaire survey was made in October-November of 2017, on the remuneration level of 20 public hospitals in Zhejiang province and influencing factors. The survey covered such aspects as remuneration level, pay satisfaction, expected pay and pay constitutes. The data so acquired were subject to descriptive statistics. Results The remuneration of residents, attendings, associate chief physicians and chief physicians at these hospitals averaged 135 000, 187 000, 245 000, and 324 000 respectively in 2016. 60.1% of the doctors held the value of technical service, workload, performance appraisal and academic titles as key components for doctors' remuneration appraisal in the future. Conclusions It is recommended to optimize doctors' remuneration structure as guided by knowledge-based value, establish a dynamic adjustment mechanism based on social average pay and reasonable price relations, to conduct scientific performance appraisal, enhance resource use efficiency, and reform the current performance system, so as to realize the value of doctors.