How does the world's most efficient healthcare system respond to the challenge? Hong Kong's health governance system, healthcare system reform and implications for mainland China
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2018.12.012
- VernacularTitle:全球最有效率的医疗卫生体系如何应对挑战?——香港特別行政区的医疗管理体制、医疗改革举措及对内地的启示
- Author:
Jing-Wei HE
1
;
Zi-Lin LI
Author Information
1. 香港教育大学亚洲及政策研究学系 中国香港
- Keywords:
Policy implication;
Health governance system;
Healthcare system reform;
Hong Kong Special Administration Region
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2018;11(12):68-74
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Mainland China's healthcare system reform has achieved remarkable results. As the reform progresses ,more efforts could be made in policy-learning from other Chinese societies with more successful experiences. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has an internationally renowned healthcare system, ranked at the top in the world's most efficient health systems. This paper reviews Hong Kong's health governance system, the challenges it has faced, its reform initiatives in the recent years, and discusses their implications for the mainland China. Heath governance in Hong Kong has fully realized the separation of regulationswith operation, thus overcoming major institutional barriers. The Hospital Authority of Hong Kong has demonstrated very high efficiency and managerial professionalism. However, Hong Kong's healthcare system is also facing various daunting challenges, and the government has introduced a series of reform initiatives, including the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, Public-Private Partnership, and Elderly Health Care Voucher. Many reform ideas and policy instruments can be of reference value for healthcare system reforms in the mainland.
