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Objective To comprehensively evaluate the competitiveness of hospitals so as to provide objective referrences for the long-term development. Methods Competitiveness evaluation index system and evaluation model were established. Using related data of 2007, 16 hospitals nationwide were evaluated and factor scores and comprehensive scores were obtained by means of factor analysis. Results Four factors were extracted, which were "technical efficiency factor", "economic income factor", "sustainable development factor" and "resource allocation factor". All hospitals were ranked by each factor score and comprehensive score. Conclusion Each hospital has its advantages and disadvantages, therefore, hospital managers should constitute individual development strategy accordingly.
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Objective To identify the determinants of average length of stay of 16 upper first-class general hospitals from 2000 to 2007.Methods Relative data of 16 upper first-class general hospitals from 2000 to 2007 were collected, and descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were employed to explore the determinants of average length of stay. Results Operation ratio and days before operation of inpatients, ratio of salary to medical income, ratio of doctors to nurses, successful rescue rate in emergency, number of operation tables and staff had impact on average length of stay. Conclusion Resource allocation should be optimized, health care quality be enhanced, reasonable salary scheme be designed, and rational medical insurance policies be implemented in hospitals to shorten average length of stay.
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Previous studies have shown that cost of illness (COI) measures are lower than the conceptually correct willingness-to-pay (WTP) measure of the economic benefits of disease prevention. We compare COI with stated preference estimates of WTP associated with shigellosis in a rural area of China. COI data were collected through face-to-face interviews at 7 and 14 days after culture-confirmed diagnosis. WTP to avoid an episode similar to the one the respondent just experienced was elicited using a sliding-scale payment card. In contrast to previous studies' findings, average COI estimates (2002 PPP adjusted US dollars 28.2) approximate an upper bound estimate of WTP, rather than a lower bound. One explanation for the similarity between COI and WTP is that preventive expenditures and disutility due to pain and suffering are low for shigellosis. WTP to avoid additional cases in children aged 0-5 years is higher than in adults. Also, average COI (2002 PPP adjusted US dollars 28.4) for children is similar to a lower bound estimate of WTP (2002 PPP adjusted US dollars 16.4) and lies within the WTP range. Because the monetary loss associated with another episode in children is small, caregivers' higher WTP may be attributable to the disutility of illness due to the children's pain and suffering. These findings suggest that for some diseases, COI may approximate more comprehensive measures of economic benefits.
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Cost of Illness , Dysentery, Bacillary/prevention & control , Financing, Personal , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , China , Dysentery, Bacillary/economics , Evidence-Based Medicine , Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Interviews as Topic , Male , Middle Aged , Rural PopulationABSTRACT
Objective To establish a framework of indexes for assessing the composite results in TCM hospitals so as to promote their development. Methods Such methods and techniques as literature review, descriptive study, Delphi expert consultation, step analysis, composite index, weighted rank sum ratio, and correlation analysis as used by Kendall and others were adopted. Results The current situation regarding the allocation and utilization of health resources in a certain city was found out and a framework of indexes for assessing the composite results in TCM hospitals and the demarcation line for dividing the results into grades were defined. Conclusion The development of TCM hospitals in the city has reached a certain scale, the feature of TCM specialties forms a new growth point, and the framework of indexes for the assessment of composite results in TCM hospitals needs constant perfection.
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In order to arouse the working enthusiasm of the entire staff and give expression to the value of labor and skills, our hospital has implemented reform in the distribution system. Bonus given to clinical departments is linked both to the amount and quality of work and to economic profits; bonus to medico technical departments is given by means of deducting a percentage from the income and expenditure surplus in a way of progressive decrease; bonus given to functional departments is equivalent to 90% of the average bonus given to medical service departments; and bonus to logistical service departments is given, if possible, by the piece and mark. As a result of the reform, the distribution system has become more rational, the working enthusiasm and efficiency of the staff have been enhanced, operational income and income structure have improved, and social benefits bave been raised, with the satisfaction rate reaching over 90%. Of course, there still exist some difficulties in the reform.
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Objective To find out factors affecting physicians' prescribing conduct so as to get rid of the negative effects and reduce medical costs. Methods Analyses were conducted by reviewing relevant literature published at home and abroad. Results Factors affecting physicians' prescribing conduct include: the medical security system, the hospital compensation mechanism, the requisitioning party, pharmaceuticals per se, and promotion of sales. Conclusion To get rid of the negative effects of physicians' prescribing conduct, it is necessary to rationalize the hospital compensation mechanism, strengthen the control of drug examination, approval, purchase and sale, and provide physicians with accurate pharmaceutical information.
