Analysis and suggestions on China′s Traditional Chinese Medicine health service policies from the perspective of policy life cycle
10.3760/cma.j.cn111325-20230421-00318
- VernacularTitle:政策生命周期视域下我国中医药健康服务政策分析与建议
- Author:
Huiwen LI
1
;
Wenxiu HUANG
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学第一临床医学院，杭州 310053
- Keywords:
Traditional Chinese Medicine;
Health service policy;
Literature search;
Policy life cycle;
Policy tools;
Policy process
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2023;39(8):553-557
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyse China′s Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) health service policy from the perspective of policy life cycle, so as to provide reference for improving the policy system of TCM health service.Methods:The official websites of national government agencies were searched for policy documents on TCM health service from 2012 to 2022, using the keywords of " Chinese medicine" " Traditional Chinese Medicine" and " health service", and policy text entries were extracted and coded. A two-dimensional analytical framework of policy tools(supply, demand, and environment) and policy life cycle(agenda setting, policy formulation, policy implementation, and policy evaluation) was constructed to quantitatively analyze the policy texts.Results:A total of 58 policy documents were included, containing 2 898 text entries. The distribution of policy instruments was uneven, with a high percentage of entries using supply-based instruments(40.57%, 1 176 entries), followed by environmental instruments(38.86%, 1 126 entries) and demand-based instruments(20.57%, 596 entries). From the perspective of policy cycle, the policy tools were mainly concentrated in the stages of policy formulation(53.77%, 1 558 entries) and policy implementation(36.86%, 1 068 entries), while the policy tools in the stages of agenda setting(4.97%, 144 entries) and policy evaluation(4.40%, 128 entries) needed to be strengthened.Conclusions:In recent years, the distribution of policy tools in China′s TCM health service policy was uneven, and the articulation of the stages in the policy life cycle needed to be strengthened.
