Analysis of the policy support for running community healthcare centers by various entities / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the financial inputs into community health School of Medicine and Health Management, TONGJI Medical College of HUAZHONG[service (CHS) institutions by entities of different ownerships, by comparison of their investment, housing and human resources for policy recommendations.Methods Choose 6 cities in the East, Central and West of China through stratified random sampling. Collect data by literature review, in-depth interview, focus group discussion and questionnaire survey. Analyze quantitative data through EPI data 3.02 and SPSS 13.0.Results The institutions owned by the government and hospitals were advantageous in financial investment and housing; institutions under social organizations or individuals were inferior with development supports (P=0.00). Conclusion The community health service principle of government dominance and social involvement should be advocated, with equal opportunities for community service providers of various ownership. Emphasis should be placed on betterment of policies and measures, specific budget subsidy, as well as performance appraisal and service supervision. These measures aim at encouraging non-government providers to play greater role in community health service.