The Association of Market Mix of Hospital Ownership With Medical Disputes: Evidence From China.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence and severity of medical disputes in China have attracted the attention of society and academia, and how to alleviate medical disputes has become a major concern. Following the implementation of a series of policies, the private sector in China's hospital market has expanded rapidly over the past decade. It remains unknown whether the market mix of hospital ownership could alleviate medical disputes, this study aims to bridge the gap. Data are collected from all hospitals (2171) in Sichuan province, China, from 2012 to 2015. Using a negative binomial hurdle model, the results show that for hospitals with disputes, the private hospital market share has an inverted U-shaped relationship with the number of disputes. However, no significant relationship is found between the priva

SUBMITTER: Lan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7691921 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature