Control of unreasonable growth of medical expenses in public hospitals in Shanghai, China: a multi-agent system model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to establish a multi-agent system model to provide accurate suggestions for the policy proposal of controlling the unreasonable growth of medical expenses charged by public hospitals in China.

Methods

A multi-agent system model was employed in this study. Agents of this model were divided into patients, doctors, medical institutions, the government, and medical insurance agencies. The model was composed of two subsystems: the disease and medical-seeking subsystem, and the medical expenses subsystem. Policy intervention experiments were conducted on patients' medical-seeking preferences, doctors' public welfare behaviors, and the government's financial investment.

Results

At present, medical expenses in China are unreasonable and keep increas

SUBMITTER: Yu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7268700 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature