The impact of healthcare reform on the efficiency of public county hospitals in China
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2780-4
Abstract: BackgroundThe new round of Healthcare Reform in China has implemented over 3 years since 2009, and promoted greatly the development of public county hospitals. The purpose of this study is to evaluate county hospitals efficiency before… read more here.
Keywords: healthcare reform; reform; county hospitals; public county ... See more keywords
Determinants of preeclampsia and eclampsia among women delivering in county hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.21684.1
Abstract: Background: Preeclampsia is defined as the onset of a new episode of high blood pressure in a woman usually after 20 weeks gestation plus proteinuria, whereas eclampsia is defined as generalized seizures in a pregnant… read more here.
Keywords: preeclampsia eclampsia; study; among women; county hospitals ... See more keywords
Regional disparities in health care resources in traditional Chinese medicine county hospitals in China
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227956
Abstract: Objective We aimed to analyze regional disparities of health care resources in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) county hospitals and their time trends, and to assess the changes of regional disparities before and after 2009 health… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; health care; county hospitals; regional disparities ... See more keywords
Production function for modeling hospital activities. The case of Polish county hospitals
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268350
Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the use of production function as a source of knowledge for managers of county hospitals to make rational decisions so as to achieve economic efficiency, including naturally… read more here.
Keywords: production function; production; county hospitals; hospital ... See more keywords
Impacts of Outpatient Payment Reforms on Volume and Expenditures in Public Hospitals: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Analysis in Zhejiang, China
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DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s400385
Abstract: Purpose China developed an innovative episode-based payment scheme for outpatient care, namely “Ambulatory Patient Groups (APGs) + capitation” payment, to constrain inflation in outpatient expenditures. This study aimed to assess the effects of this payment… read more here.
Keywords: quasi experimental; public hospitals; county hospitals; volume expenditures ... See more keywords
Detecting Undifferentiation of Tertiary and County Hospitals in China in Adoption of DRG Instrument
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9080922
Abstract: (1) Background: Undifferentiated function for medical institutes in different levels had been a barrier to China’s healthcare reform. Thus, this study aimed to detect medical services that were capable offered both in tertiary and county… read more here.
Keywords: hospitals china; county; county hospitals; county level ... See more keywords
Quality of Care in Public County Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study for Stroke, Pneumonia, and Heart Failure Care in Eastern China
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159144
Abstract: There are very few studies about the quality of care (QoC) in Chinese county hospitals. Using 7, 6, and 6 standard operations from clinical pathways as the process indicators, we evaluated the quality of stroke,… read more here.
Keywords: heart failure; county hospitals; care; quality ... See more keywords