Evaluation on the Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Capacity in Secondary and above General Hospitals in Jiang-su Province
- VernacularTitle:江苏二级及以上综合医院中医药服务能力评估
- Author:
Chang'e ZHU
1
;
Lülin ZHOU
;
Peiyuan CAI
;
Baoxiang SONG
Author Information
1. 南京中医药大学卫生经济管理学院 江苏 南京 210023;江苏重大健康风险管理与中医药防控政策研究中心 江苏 南京 210023
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
secondary;
general hospital;
traditional Chinese medicine service capacity;
entropy weight method;
Jiangsu Province
- From:
Chinese Health Economics
2025;44(5):17-22
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To systematically evaluate the service capacity of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)in secondary and above general hospitals in Jiangsu Province and to uncover differences in service capacity across economic types,hospital grades,and re-gions.Methods:The entropy weight method was employed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the TCM service capacity of 579 sec-ondary and above general hospitals in Jiangsu Province.Additionally,T-tests were used to compare these four dimensions of human re-sources,financial resources,material resources,and resource utilization efficiency across different types of hospitals.Results:The TCM service capacities in Nanjing,Suzhou,and Wuxi ranked among the highest in Jiangsu,with comprehensive scores of 0.810,0.676,and 0.426,respectively.In contrast,Taizhou and Zhenjiang exhibited relatively weaker service capacities,with scores of only 0.067 and 0.049.The service levels in other regions were moderate.Furthermore,the results of T-tests and entropy weight method indicated significant differences(P＜0.05)in TCM service capacity across hospital grades and economic types for most dimensions,while regional differences were not statistically significant(P＞0.05).Conclusion:There is significant imbalance in the TCM ser-vice capacity across Jiangsu Province.Economically developed cities(e.g.,Nanjing,Suzhou,and Wuxi)demonstrate strong service capacities,while certain regions(e.g.,Taizhou and Zhenjiang)are relatively weak.The service capacity of public and tertiary hospi-tals is significantly higher than that of private and secondary hospitals;however,regional differences are not significant.Future efforts should focus on policy support for regions with lower resource utilization efficiency and weaker hospitals,aiming to promote a more bal-anced and efficient development of TCM services to better meet the growing demand for TCM across different areas and populations.
