Analysis of characteristic excessive demand for elderly inpatient service and causes covered by NRCMS
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2015.04.011
- VernacularTitle:新农合老年人住院服务过度需求特征及原因分析
- Author:
Xiaona GAO
;
Yingchun CHEN
;
Zhaoqun CHU
;
Lijing ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
New Rural Cooperative Medical;
Elderly people;
Excessive demand for inpatient service;
Characteristics;
Reasons
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2015;(4):279-282
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective Understanding the current elderly people’s excessive demand for inpatient services under NRCMS,summarizing characteristics and analyzing causes so to provide inspiration and support for the rational use of health services in rural areas.Methods 1 665 medical records of seniors were randomly selected from medical institutions of county and township levels in 2012.Based on such data,135 household surveys were made,comparing the reasonableness of their hospitalization.Results The unreasonable rate at county level is 14.29%,and 30.10% at township hospitals;The unreasonable rate of internal medicine,surgery and other sections at county level hospital are 1 7.65%、10.38%、9.49%,the unreasonable hospitalization rate of internal medicine,surgery and other sections at township hospitals are 31.98%, 1 9.77%,and 45.83% respectively;The unreasonable hospitalization rate of circulatory system,skeletal muscle type,injury and poison at county level hospital are 20.55%、24.00%、4.76%,the unreasonable rate of the circulatory system,skeletal muscle type,injury and poison at township hospitals are 35.69%,44.74%and 10.91%respectively.Elderly people’s excessive demand for inpatient services varies with their living condition,physical condition,the NCMS compensation policy and other factors.Conclusion To reduce the excessive demand,we put forward effective control measures from the service system,security system and social support,so as to effectively meet reasonable hospitalization demands in rural areas and social problems so incurred.
