Systematic analysis of KPIs for general hospitals in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2011.10.004
- VernacularTitle:综合医院医疗质量关键评价指标的系统分析
- Author:
Youqing XIN
;
Guilin ZHANG
;
Xilong PAN
;
Guangmeng NIE
;
Qiao WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medical quality evaluation;
KPI;
Systematic analysis
- From:Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2011;27(10):731-733
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective By systematically analyzing the past literature on medical quality evaluation and the principles of selecting indicators and establishing the evaluate system in comprehensive hospitals in China,we offered valuable references for the establishment of the indicator system for evaluating medical quality.Methods According to the requirements of systematic analysis,we searched all the literatures published in the past decades within CNKI and analyzed them in accord with the inclusive criteria.Results It established 13 items medical quality key evaluation indications including the bed utilization ratio,the average hospitalization days of patients,the yearly average rate of in-patient cares per doctor,the turnover of beds,the degree of nursing effect,the success rate in rescuing critically ill patients,the incidence of nosocomial infections,the curing and improvement rate,the accordant diagnostic rate,the eligibility of basic nursing,the satisfactory ratio of patients,the income per capita,the ratio of drug income in the total revenues,the average medical expense per inpatient.Conclusion China's general hospitals already have in place their principles of KPI selection and their indicator systerm.The methodology to screen quality indicators has also taken shape.This study earmarked 13 key performance indicators for quality of care in its analysis,yet roadblocks still remain in building China' s KPIs for quality of care.
