Analysis on Medical Cost Control in Chongqing Public Hospitals from 2011 to 2015
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.200331.111How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- public hospital, outpatient expenses, inpatient expenses, medical expenses
- Abstract
Based on the analysis of outpatients and inpatients of public hospitals at all levels in Chongqing from 2011 to 2015, this paper combined with a new round of public hospitals reform which beyond the increased rate of medical expenses and the larger proportion of drugs, accounted for a further policy recommendation. The total income balance of 2011—2015 in 16 public hospitals randomly collected in Chongqing, including the related key indicators: the outpatients and inpatients medical expenses per capita, the ratio of drug, which were calculated over the past five years. The proportion of drugs in sampled 16 hospitals in 2011—2015 were increased year by year, with an average increase rate of 32.82%. The outpatient and inpatient’s drug ratio were above 38% in all level of public hospitals; The average OP expenses per capita, respectively by 8.94% and 8.58% growth rate in secondary and tertiary hospitals. In primary hospitals the average inpatient expenses per capita growth rate was 8.39% during survey years. A new round reform of public hospitals in Chongqing has implemented a policy of primary consultation and two-way referral at the grassroots level.
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TY - CONF AU - Weiwei Liu AU - Shan He AU - Xin Zhao AU - Fang Tan PY - 2020 DA - 2020/04/02 TI - Analysis on Medical Cost Control in Chongqing Public Hospitals from 2011 to 2015 BT - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Economic Development (ICSSED 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 529 EP - 532 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200331.111 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.200331.111 ID - Liu2020 ER -