Establishment of a public-good oriented mechanism for the financing & compensation mechanism of public hospitals

VernacularTitle:公立医院筹资补偿机制的探讨
Author: Jincai WEI ; Ling JIN ; Min CHEN ; Dong CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Public hospital; Public good; Compensation mechanism
From: Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2011;27(4):246-248
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Access of safe, effective, convenient and affordable medical and health care services to the people is set as the goal of public hospitals health services as stated in the "Guidelines for Public Hospitals Pilot Reform". Such a goal, however, can hardly be achieved by mechanism changes within the public hospitals. The input and output of public hospitals rely critically on such factors as the input mechanism, regional pattern of healthcare system, the economic and industrial conditions of the region,payment quota and payment approval procedures of medical insurance. This paper set off from the input compensation mechanism of public hospitals in China and analyzed the input and output characteristics of the hospitals. Furthermore, the paper proposed to establish an input compensation mechanism based on public welfare performance for such hospitals. This provided further reference for improving the management of public hospitals and building a public welfare-oriented operation mechanism of public hospitals.