The Impact of Broadband Infrastructure Construction on Medical Resource Mismatch: Quasi-Natural Experiment From the Broadband China Policy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whether the construction of broadband infrastructure can alleviate the problem of mismatched medical resources is crucial to the national information strategy, residents' well-being, and social equity. However, the academic community lacks a comprehensive theoretical analysis and rigorous empirical research on this issue.

Objective

This study aims to construct a preliminary theoretical framework to scientifically assess the effects of broadband infrastructure development on the mitigation of health care resource mismatch from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, to explore the potential mechanisms of influence, and ultimately to develop several practical policy recommendations.

Methods

We first used a theoretical analysis to propose testable theoret

SUBMITTER: Chai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10995788 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature