Primary care quality and provider disparities in China: a standardized-patient-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary health care is the foundation of high-performing health systems. Achieving an improved primary care system requires a thorough understanding of the current quality of care among various providers within the system. As the world's largest developing country, China has made significant investments in primary care over the past decade. This study evaluates the quality of primary care across different provider types in China, offering in-sights for enhancing China's primary care system.

Methods

We merged data from four standardized patient (SP) research projects to compare the quality of five major primary care providers in China: rural clinics, county hospitals, migrant clinics, urban community health cen-ters (CHCs), and online platforms. We evaluated qualit

SUBMITTER: Huang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11381900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature