An evaluation of systemic reforms of public hospitals: The Sanming model in China

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1135-1145

  Fu, Hongqiao ^a,b   Li, Ling ^a   Li, Mingqiang ^b   Yang, Chunyu ^a   Hsiao, William ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

China; governance structure; incentives; public hospitals; Systemic reform

Indexed keywords

CHINA; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHINA; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85030445401     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czx058     Document Type: Article

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