Moving towards a better path? A mixed-method examination of China's reforms to remedy medical corruption from pharmaceutical firms.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Few studies have systematically examined the effects of the existing regulations for alleviating corruption in China. This study assesses the effectiveness of China's reforms to curb medical corruption. METHODS:We used mixed methods for the evaluation of existing countermeasures. First, qualitative informant interviews based on the Donabedian model were conducted to obtain experts' evaluation of various kinds of countermeasures. Second, using data from 'China Judgements Online', we analysed the trend of occurrence and the characteristics of the medical corruption cases in recent years to reflect the overall effects of these countermeasures in China. RESULTS:Since 1990s, China has implemented three main categories of countermeasures to oppose medical corruption: fines and crimina

SUBMITTER: Shi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829841 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature