HR characteristics of physicians at public hospitals in China and an international comparison / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Public hospitals in China are categorized as level II public benefit Institutions, in which the permanent employment has become the icon of the physicians. The authors systematically analyzed the HR characteristics of physicians of public hospitals, problems in physicians′ HR system and the relevant reform practices in China. They also draw on the physician practice administrative systems and experiences from the U. S., the U. K., Germany and Japan, providing insight and suggestions for the reform of physician HR system reform in China.