1.The dynamic adjustment mechanism of medical service price in the United States and its implications for China
Haiyin WANG ; Ying PENG ; Chunlin JIN
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2017;10(6):54-59
The establishment of a scientific and reasonable medical service price dynamic adjustment mechanism is the focus of the current reform of public hospitals in China.This paper analyzed the medical service price reform history in the United States, the price dynamic adjustment of the main body and its process, as well as the development trend of medical service price reform.At the same time, the existing problems of medical service price adjustment in China were briefly analyzed, and put forward 1) the establishment of multi-participant dynamic adjustment model;2) the establishment of the medical service standard value system, strengthening Medicare payment standard construction;3) and gradually changing the current fee-for-service payment system and establishing DRGs and performance based payment mechanism and other policy recommendations.
2.The finger lateral local flaps to repair clinical application of finger tip defect
Junfeng YAN ; Qingwei HU ; Chunlin FU ; Zhaoyin JIN
Chinese Journal of Microsurgery 2017;40(3):241-243
Objective To discuss the clinical influence and advantages of applying the local flap of finger tip lateral skin to repair the fingertip defective injuries.Methods From August,2013 to December,2015,used the way of local the flap of finger tip lateral skin to repair the first-fourth fingertip defects for 32 cases and 32 fingers,among which there were 20 males and 12 females;finger categories:11 thumbs,9 index fingers,8 middle fingers and 4 ring fingers.The defective area of fingertips was 0.5 cm×0.8 cm-1.0 cm×1.5 cm,all with bone exposure,23 cases had defects at the end part of phalanx,32 cases had different extent of nail bed defects.Reasons for the injuries:13 cases of grind injuries,11 cases of punch pressing injuries,8 cases of sharp tool cutting injuries.The time from injury to the treatment was 0.5-3.0 h,all of them had no associated injuries.Results Thirty-two cases of finger flaps all survived,with the follow-up for 3-24 months and average follow-up of 6 months,the flaps were slightly bloated after 3 months comparing with the normal skin,there was no contracture in the flap area and pedicle scars,two-point discrimination was 4-5mm,the farinterphalangeal joint flexion was normal.Conclusion The local flap of fingertip lateral skin can repair the defects of fingertip with less scar,not bloated flap,satisfying appearance,operation is simple,and good function,so it's the ideal way to repair the defects of fingertip.
3.Analysis of the operational efficiency trends of tertiary public general hospitals in Shanghai
Yanhong ZHU ; Minsheng CHEN ; Yifeng JIANG ; Chunlin JIN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2010;26(12):893-895
Objective Analysis of the operational efficiency trends of and problems with the public tertiary hospitals. Methods A retrospective statistics analyzed the indicators of ten public tertiary general hospitals in Shanghai during 1997-2006. Results The outpatients number per capita for the hospital staff maintains an rising trend, averaging 12.2% per year prior to year 2000; The yearly-averaged total assets turnover of the hospitals decreases from 0.89 in 1997 to 0.69 in 2003, then maintaining unchanged; The yearly-averaged receivables turnover began to fall since 1999, falling from 21.4 in 1999 to 9.7 in 2006; hospital income growth fluctuated during the years, yet with a high level of total assets growth; given the fluctuations in asset-liability ratio, such ratio has been growing slowly, maintaining at 20 % since 2004. Conclusion Problems are found with the operational efficiency of these public tertiary general hospitals as follows: the rapid growth of productivity in such hospitals finds no concurrent improvements in assets related indicators. Against a low income ratio, high debt ratio will plague hospital development to some extent.
4.Development condition of private non-profit medical institutions
Chunyan XIE ; Lili SHI ; Da HE ; Xianji WANG ; Chunlin JIN
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2014;(4):14-18
Although private hospitals are generally encountering development difficulties, some private non-profit medical institutions thrived in the medical market. These hospitals have rich experiences in terms of manage-ment system, operation mechanism, and competition methods. In this paper, we summarize the experiences of those well-functioning private non-profit hospitals and analyze the essential conditions for developing private non-profit med-ical institutions. These conditions include meeting local health market needs, ensuring that the hospital management system and operation mechanism result in high-quality health services, ensuring hospital development meets local health plans ( in order to obtain policy support) , ensuring the goal of the hospital is public welfare and that the hospital has strong financial support, obtaining certain social and political capital, and ensuring high-quality managers and staff.
5.Study on the transfer of health patent technology in Shanghai hospitals
Yuhong NIU ; Chunlin JIN ; Na LI ; Hansheng DING
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2014;27(4):411-413
The purpose of this study was to reveal the current situation of health technology transfer in Shanghai hospitals,and to analyze the problems and needs.Questionnaire and interview were adopted for the study.We found that in the past 3 years,the transformation rate of patent technologies at Shanghai Tertiary Hospitals was 5.88%.The transfer routes mainly involves proactive enlist of enterprises by project leader,technology brokerage,exhibitions of patents achievements,friends' recommendation,etc..The main factors impacted the transfer included poorer quality of patent,lacking efficient management,and lacking channels for transfer.In order to improve the transfer of patents,hospitals need to provide information service,technology assessment,project packaging,patents application,consultant,and relevant trainings etc.Other things that could promote health technology transfer are to improve scientific research system,to enhance the quality of scientific achievements,and to develop technology brokerage.
6.Study on improving the basic health insurance system in Shanghai:Based on the perspective of commercial health insurance
Minxing CHEN ; Linan WANG ; Yan YANG ; Xianji WANG ; Chunlin JIN
Chinese Journal of Health Policy 2015;8(11):52-56
Although the Shanghai's basic health insurance always takes the leading position nationwide in the aspects of coverage, funding level, security level, etc, it still cannot avoid the contradictory problems brought by the rapidly rising demand for health care, poor results of funds management, etc. Commercial health insurance has its u-nique advantages in terms of funds and personnel management. Therefore, they can play their complementary role to the basic medical insurance in order to improve the basic health insurance system. Based on the perspective of com-mercial health insurances, this paper explores the basic health insurance system in Shanghai from the aspects of man-agement patterns, governing body, insurance objects, funding modalities and insurance programs.
7.Suggestions to improve the compensation mechanism of public hospitals
Chunlin JIN ; Fen LI ; Jianming YU ; Linan WANG ; Ying PENG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2015;(3):167-169
According to the target-model of the health care system and characteristics of the health financing system,it is proposed in the paper that the charges of medical services should be the main revenue of public hospital compensation.Efforts should be made to adjust health care service prices and strengthen pharmaceutical management simultaneously so as to rebuild the structure of medical service charge.Medical insurance should make the majority in the compensation to cover most the medical expenses,with government subsidies supporting development.Both government financial investment and medical insurance should join their efforts for planning-guidance and performance-guidance.The authors also suggested to improve a graded and normative diagnoses and treatment system,regulate medical behaviors of public hospitals and their cost standards,justifying the total compensation and standard verification of such hospitals.
8.Exploration and enlightenment of the compensation mechanism reform featuring drug sale with zero makeup
Fen LI ; Ying PENG ; Chunlin JIN ; Yunfeng DU
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2015;(3):164-166
The paper summarized the explorations of public hospital pilots in the compensation mechanism and identified the following findings.For example,by means of fiscal support of public hospital infrastructure and development spending,cancellation of drug markup,higher service prices, and reformed payment mode of medical insurance,these hospitals have made initial changes at their business operating mechanism, motivation-guidance of compensation, and their makeup of medical revenue.In addition,such hospitals are found with lower cost of medical care per visit,and higher income of medical workers.The authors also pointed out such problems as inflated drug pricing and expenses,lack of scientific pricing mechanism for medical services,vague definition of policy-related losses,and old-fashioned practice of government investment and health insurance payment.Based on such findings,the paper advised to adjust health care prices by stages and to improve the management of health insurance and the coherence of compensation mechanism.
9.Influences of percutaneous coronary intervention on myocardial activity in myocardial infarction patients with different viable myocardium
Liqi LI ; Xiaohong LIU ; Jin ZHANG ; Chunlin LAI ; Yexin HE
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2013;52(10):811-814
Objective To evaluate the effect of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on left ventricular function in patients with different types of myocardial infarction and to explore the correlation factors for the left ventricular function.Methods A total of 43 patients diagnosed as acute myocardial iffarction were enrolled in this study.The perfusion and delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) was applied to observe the following parameters before the PCI and at month 6 after the procedure:infarct mass,left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and abnormal wall motion score.The subjects were divided into the following three groups by the transmural extent of myocardial infarction manifested in the DE-MRI:the transmural enhancement group,the nontransmural group and the mixed group.Laboratory test was done to detect the level of endothelin (ET),matrix metal enzyme 9 (MMP-9) and high sensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP) before PCI and at month 6 after the procedure.The t test was used to compare the differences among the groups and the multiple regression analysis was taken to explore the correlation factors for the left ventricular function.Results Compared with the parameters before PCI,the infarct mass after PCI significantly decreased in the nontransmural group and the mixed group [(4.0 ± 2.9) g/cm3 vs (9.8 ±5.6) g/cm3 and (6.0 ±3.5) g/cm3 vs (11.8 ±6.2) g/cm3,all P <0.05],while LVEF was significantly improved after PCI in both groups [(52.6 ± 15.4) % vs (41.9 ± 16.3) %,(45.6 ± 15.4)% vs (38.9 ± 16.3)%,all P <0.05].The infarct mass was an independent correlation factor for LVEF before PCI (RR =0.318,P <0.05) and LVEF after PCI(RR =0.293,P <0.05).LVEF before PCI was independently correlated with the level of hsCRP (RR =0.318,P < 0.05).Conclusion The effect of PCI on the improvement of left ventricular function differs in patients with different extent of myocardial infarction,which is correlated with the amount of survival myocardium and the inflammatory factors.
10.Comparative study on satisfaction of young medical workers in Shanghai
Meng WANG ; Hong LIU ; Lan ZHOU ; Keqin RAO ; Chunlin JIN
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2016;32(10):797-799
Objective To find out the satisfaction changes among young medical workers and explore the influence of the healthcare reform on such people.Methods A survey was conducted by means of random sampling among 716 medical workers under 45 years old from 6 hospitals,and combined with the survey data in 2009,young medical workers′satisfaction changes and the influencing factors were analyzed.Results Young medical workers′satisfaction is generally low,with declining satisfaction of social respect as well;satisfaction of medical workers in community medical institutions and secondary medical institutions was found declining dramatically.Conclusions Healthcare reform should pay more attention to these young people in terms of their own satisfaction,especially for those working at primary healthcare institutions.