Analysis on the functional composition of the official App of tertiary general hospitals and its usage
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2019.08.012
- VernacularTitle:三级综合医院官方App功能构成及其使用情况分析
- Author:
Tianqi RUI
1
;
Shimin WANG
;
Lining SHEN
;
Zhiguo ZHANG
;
Juan XU
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院医药卫生管理学院
- Keywords:
General hospital;
Medical service;
Mobile terminal;
Influencing factors;
function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2019;35(8):664-668
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To sort out the functional composition of the official App of a tertiary general hospital, and its usage. Methods Taking the tertiary general hospitals identified from the national hospital quality monitoring system as the research objects, statistically analyzing their functional composition, and comparing the App and WeChat public platform of two hospitals as examples.In addition, collecting relevant data from the official website of the hospital, and analyzing the influencing factors of its download and usage with multiple linear regression methods. Results There were 469 tertiary general hospitals nationwide, of which 137 had official Apps, with an accessibility rate of 29.21%.The accessibility rated in the eastern, central and western regions were 27.85% , 13.48% and 17.43% respectively.Hospital App prioritized in turn appointment registration (94.9% ), test report ( 76.8% ), and hospital navigation ( 71.7% ). The development of the hospital App in the eastern region taked the lead compared to the middle and western ones.The App′s score and the total outpatient visits of hospital had a positive impact on the download and use of the hospital App.The App′s scoring had a noteworthy impact. Conclusions Hospitals should enable to innovate their services, and highlight their characteristics.App should optimize its interface, improve its functions, enhance the interconnection of App functions, strengthen data security management, strengthen its publicity and expand its influence.
