Empirical Analysis on the Reasons for Operating Loss of Children's Hospital / 中国卫生经济

ABSTRACT

Objective:To further analyze the reasons for operating loss of the sample hospital so as to resolve the developing predicament of children's hospitals.Methods:The financial data of the sample hospital from 2013 to 2015 were selected to compare the workload,incone structure,average cost and project cost before and after the medical reform so as to analyze the reason for the operation loss of the sample hospital.Results:According to the analysis results,the operating loss of sample hospital could be attributed to the following reasonsthe healthcare pricing was underpaid with the high service costs,the quantity of outpatient service declined with the change of income structure,the financial compensation by legal was not fully funded.Conclusion:From the perspective of external policy,government medical service pricing should reflect the particularity of pediatrics.Government should increase the public subsidy to children's hospital.From the perspective of hospitals,children's hospital should optimize the service process,develop the characteristics of specialized pediatrics and control the medical cost to improve health care quality while improving market competitiveness.