The relationship between hospital ownership, in-hospital mortality, and medical expenses: an analysis of three common conditions in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Private hospitals expanded rapidly in China since 2009 following its national health reform encouraging private investment in the hospital sector. Despite long-standing debates over the performance of different types of hospitals, empirical evidence under the context of developing countries remains scant. We investigated the disparities in health care quality and medical expenses among public, private not-for-profit, and private for-profit hospitals.

Methods

A total of 64,171 inpatients (51,933 for pneumonia (PNA), 9,022 for heart failure (HF) and 3,216 for acute myocardial infarction (AMI)) who were admitted to 528 secondary hospitals in Sichuan province, China, during the fourth quarters of 2016, 2017, and 2018 were selected for this study. Multilevel logistic r

SUBMITTER: Xue Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature