Analysis of the outcomes of multi-spot medical practice trial in Kunming

VernacularTitle:昆明试点医师多点执业实施效果的实证分析
Author: Jing TAN ; Guoen LIU ; Hongyan WU ; Shaoyang ZHAO ; Jun XIA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Multi-spot medical practice; Outcome; Evaluation
From: Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2012;28(4):241-245
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To accurately understand multi-spot medical practice in China and evaluate its effect.Methods Operation data of 2008 and 2009 were gathered from all medical institutions in Kunming to analyze the effect of the practice trial using the fixed effect model.Results Under control of such factors as the scale and type of the hospitals,clinic visits of the second certified hospital benefited by the practice increased by 14％than before,whereas the medical revenue of the institution increased by 29％.The effect proves more significant in terms of total clinic visits and medical revenues at level-1 and level-2 medical institutions.Conclusion Multi-spot medical practice in Kunming proves successful as it increased medical service supply and medical revenue,especially for level-1 and level-2 medical institutions.This effect possibly results from releasing high-level physicians down to lower-level institutions,helping these institutions to attract patients.