Evaluation study of the current deployment of general practitioners and service usage by residents in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2018.07.006
- VernacularTitle:我国全科医生配置与居民利用服务现状评价研究
- Author:
Qianqian WU
1
;
Wenqiang YIN
;
Jingwei LIN
;
Zhongming CHEN
;
He MA
;
Chunyan SONG
;
Lili ZHU
;
Yujing YIN
;
Yanjie HOU
;
Kexin WANG
Author Information
1. 261053,潍坊医学院公共卫生与管理学院 健康相关重大社会风险预警协同创新中心"健康山东"重大社会风险预测与治理协同创新中心
- Keywords:
Health manpower;
General practitioner;
Deployment;
Resident utilization;
Comprehensive evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2018;34(7):547-551
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the current deployment of general practitioners and residents′utilization of services in China, for reference of their optimal allocation across the country. Methods The methods of HRDI and TOPSIS were used to comprehensively evaluate their deployment and residents′utilization of their services in China. Results General practitioners fall short of demand in general, averaging 0.137 1 GP per 1 000 population in China, with unbalanced regional distribution as well. Utilization of residents of general practitioners service remains at a low level, with unbalanced regional distribution as well. As shown in the comprehensive evaluation results, 87.10% of the regions were found with defective deployment and service utilization, featuring " low resources, low utilization" . Conclusions Sizable gapes are found between the eastern, the central and the western regions, in terms of allocation of resources and service utilization. The government should rationalize deployment of general practitioners and minimize such gaps among different regions, in view of local population, geography and health service needs.
