The Impact of Sanming Healthcare Reform on Antibiotic Appropriate Use in County Hospitals in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The excessive use of resources and poor quality of care are great concerns worldwide, particularly in China. In 2013, a model of systematic reforms was developed in Sanming to address the inefficiency and waste in public hospitals. However, limited empirical studies have evaluated the effect of Sanming healthcare reform on antibiotic appropriate use. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the healthcare reform on the appropriate use of antibiotics in county-level public hospitals in Sanming, China.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational study exploring trends in antibiotic use with an interrupted time series design. We selected three county-level hospitals in Sanming and extracted outpatient prescriptions of the Departments of Internal Medicine and

SUBMITTER: Hu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271699 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature