Policy texts analysis of the physician periodic assessment system in China
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2025.24648
- VernacularTitle:我国医师定期考核制度政策文本分析
- Author:
Yingqi CHEN
1
;
Shujie SONG
1
;
Yanxin ZHOU
1
;
Mengyu YAN
1
;
Jing LI
1
;
Mei SUN
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
physician periodic assessment system;
policy text analysis;
policy tool;
policy theme
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2025;37(1):11-17
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo analyze the characteristics of policy texts related to the physician periodic assessment system in China, providing references for the improvement of the system. MethodsContent analysis was employed, examining 116 policy documents from three dimensions: policy process, policy themes, and policy tools. ResultsA total of 298 codes were obtained. The number of policies related to the periodic assessment of physicians showed an overall trend of increasing first and then decreasing, with the peak annual issuance period between 2011 and 2021, and the average number of policy texts showing a downward trend. Policy documents were summarized into 3 levels: physician periodic assessment work, individual behavior, and institutional systems, encompassing a total of 8 categories of themes. The proportion of supply-oriented, environmental-oriented, and demand-oriented policy tools were 4.03%, 60.40%, and 35.57%, respectively. Moreover, environmental-oriented tools continued to dominate over time, followed by demand-oriented tools, with supply-oriented tools being the least. ConclusionThe policy themes are relatively broad and difficult to implement, focusing on establishing regulations while neglecting resource provision, and failing to continuously improve the construction of the system. It is recommended to clearly define the scope of the periodic assessment management, improve supporting systems, increase resource supply, and continuously promote the execution of assessments and policy revisions.
