The performance assessment for Essential Public Health Services Program in China:Policy review and reflections
10.3969/j.issn.1674-2982.2025.11.002
- VernacularTitle:基本公共卫生服务项目绩效评价:回顾与展望
- Author:
Jing-bo WANG
1
;
Yun-guang ZENG
;
He ZHU
;
Ying-yao CHEN
Author Information
1. 复旦大学公共卫生学院 国家卫生健康委员会卫生技术评估重点实验室 上海 200032;国家卫生健康委项目资金监管服务中心 北京 100044
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Essential Public Health Services Program;
Performance management;
Performance assessment;
Primary healthcare
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Policy
2025;18(11):9-16
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To promote the effective implementation of China's Essential Public Health Services Program(EPHSP)and ensure the secure and efficient utilization of project funds,China officially initiated the performance evaluation of EPHSP in 2011.This performance evaluation has evolved through three distinct phases:initial exploration(2011-2014),steady advancement(2015-2018),and reform and enhancement(2019—present).The evaluation objectives have progressively expanded from an initial focus on fund security and service coverage to a broader emphasis on enhancing service quality,improving residents'health status and sense of benefit,and facilitating the refinement of policy frameworks and the implementation of primary responsibilities.Performance evaluation has emerged as a critical instrument for strengthening project governance and optimizing resource allocation,gradually establishing a performance-driven incentive mechanism that aligns rewards with both the quantity and quality of work.This approach has effectively contributed to the continuous improvement of service quality.To further advance the high-quality development of EPHSP,future efforts should optimize the performance evaluation system,prioritize the adoption of a full-cycle performance management approach and the integration of health outcome-based indicators.Additionally,it is essential to deepen the application of information technologies to enhance the precision and efficiency of evaluations,and to innovate mechanisms for utilizing evaluation results to reinforce accountability at the local level.These measures will collectively strengthen project performance management capabilities.
