Is the pro-competition policy an effective solution for China's public hospital reform?

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 337-357

  Pan, Jay ^a   Qin, Xuezheng ^b   Hsieh, Chee Ruey ^c,d  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE KUNSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CHINA; COMPETITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; SOCIAL MARKETING; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TRUST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; RISK FACTOR;

CHINA; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PRIVATIZATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84976329774     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133116000220     Document Type: Article

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