Changes in efficiency of tertiary public general hospitals during the reform of public hospitals in Beijing, China

Junli Zhu; Xinrui Song

doi:10.1002/hpm.3309

journal article Sep 07, 2021

Changes in efficiency of tertiary public general hospitals during the reform of public hospitals in Beijing, China

Junli Zhu

Xinrui Song

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management Vol. 37 No. 1 pp. 143-155 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractBackgroundIn March 2009, the Chinese government formally launched a new round of healthcare reform. As the city with the highest concentration of high‐quality medical resources in China, in the past 10 years, Beijing has also been exploring medical reforms. This article studied the performance and development of the 10 tertiary general public hospitals managed by Beijing Municipal Hospital Management Centre to provide policy basis for further deepening Beijing public hospital reform and improving hospital efficiency.MethodsThe 2011, 2015 and 2018 ‘Beijing Health Work Statistics’ were used to evaluate the performance of Beijing's tertiary public general hospitals, based on the Pabon Lasso model and the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model.ResultsBased on the Pabon Lasso model, 60%, 70% and 70% of the hospitals were entirely efficient (zone 3) in 2011, 2015 and 2018. It shows that among the 10 general public hospitals in Beijing, efficient hospitals accounted for the majority and further increased during the reform period. The DEA model further illustrates this point and shows more effective hospitals (80%) than the Pabon Lasso model, showing the efficiency of these hospitals to be improved during the reform period.ConclusionsThe efficiency of the 10 hospitals has gradually improved during the reform period, and the difficulty of seeing a doctor in Beijing at a national medical centre has been relieved to a certain extent. Combining the Pabon Lasso model and the DEA model can analyse hospital efficiency more comprehensively, and can prompt initial information for improving hospital efficiency, but the results also reflect some problems.

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Published: Sep 07, 2021
Vol/Issue: 37(1)
Pages: 143-155
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Authors

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Junli Zhu

School of Public Health Capital Medical University Beijing China; Research Center for Capital Health Management and Policy Beijing China

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Xinrui Song

School of Public Health Capital Medical University Beijing China; Research Center for Capital Health Management and Policy Beijing China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 71573182

Cite This Article

Junli Zhu, Xinrui Song (2021). Changes in efficiency of tertiary public general hospitals during the reform of public hospitals in Beijing, China. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 37(1), 143-155. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3309

Changes in efficiency of tertiary public general hospitals during the reform of public hospitals in Beijing, China

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