ABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze the current situation and problems of cross-provincial medical treatment for children in Shandong province, and put forward corresponding countermeasures.Methods:The FUTang Updating medical REcords(FUTURE)database established by Futang Children′s Medical Development Research Center was selected to extract the data of 0-14 years old children who were discharged outside Shandong province from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2020 and whose current address was in Shandong province, and the data of hospitalized children in a children′s hospital in Shandong province during the same period were selected for comparison. The SPSS 22.0 software was used to establish the database, and statistics and analysis were made on the number of cases, main flow direction, departments, types of diseases and hospitalization cost of children.Results:A total of 13 071 cases accepted cross-provincial medical treatment were included, and the main flow of medical treatment was Beijing Children′s Hospital. The data of 87 742 children admitted to a children′s hospital in Shandong province at the same time were included. The proportion of female and school-age children in children accepted cross-provincial medical treatment was higher than that of local patients, and the hospitalization cost was higher than that of local patients. The main diseases for children seeking medical treatment outside the province were tumors, immune diseases and other serious diseases or chronic diseases, while the main diseases for children seeking medical treatment in the province were respiratory diseases such as pneumonia.Conclusions:The proportion of tumors and immune diseases among children aged 0-14 years accepted cross-provincial medical treatment is relatively high. Hospitals in Shandong province should pay attention to the construction of key specialties, actively develop new technologies and new businesses, and enhance the core competitiveness of hospitals. At the same time, we should improve the medical service system and guide patients to seek medical care reasonably through policies.
