Analysis of the Role of Medical Service Quality in the Growth of the Total Expenditure on Health
10.7664/CHE20140316
- VernacularTitle:医疗服务质量在卫生总费用增长中的作用探讨
- Author:
Xiaosheng YANG
;
Hailan LIU
;
Jian GUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
total health expenditure;
quality of medical services;
resource allocation efficiency
- From:
Chinese Health Economics
2014;(3):52-54
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the function of the quality factor in the growth of the total heath expenditure, in order to provide references for making the object of the health policy. Methods: Through the decomposition the identical equation of the growth of the total expenditure on health, to analyze the contribution of medical service quality and its factor. Results: The sustaining improvement of medical service quality in the important factor on the constant growth of the total expenditure on health. Conclusion: The primary objective of health policy is to improve the quality of medical services, and the secondary is to control the expense.
