Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2010;26(10):739-742

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2010.10.006

Impacts ofmedical insurance payment modes on the implementation of clinical pathways

Jing LIANG ; Hongbing TAO ; Shuyan GUO ; Hao QU ; Pengzhen LIU ; Xiaohua KE

Keywords

Medical Insurance; Payment modes; Clinical pathway

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Implementation of clinical pathways has a natural tie with payment modes of medical insurance,as various payment modes apply different impacts on clinical pathway.This article compared the strengths and weaknesses of various payment modes,and analyzed their impacts on clinical pathway.This way the authors provide references for decision makers of medical insurance policy.