IOT model as used in public hospitals reform in PPP scenario

VernacularTitle:公私合作制下公立医院改革IOT模式引论
Author: Ning ZHAO ; Jing FAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: IOT; PPP; Franchising; Social capital; Public hospital reform
From: Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2014;30(6):419-421
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Public-private partnership(PPP)serves as a useful attempt for an adjustment of existing number of public hospitals and incremental development of private hospitals in an effort to implement policies of the health reform and optimize the allocation of medical resources.Investment-OperationTurnover(IOT) is a way to introduce the PPP practice,regarded as an institutional innovation in reforming public hospitals.This paper traced back the IOT model in its development and analyzed its connotation and form,as well as its strengths and weaknesses in a feasibility study,and presented the existing IOT projects in China for reference and open discussion.