Time use of stroke patients in an intensive rehabilitation unit: a comparison between a Belgian and a Swiss setting

Purpose : Functional improvement after stroke has been related to the intensity of treatment. The present study was set up to observe how stroke patients spend their time in a rehabilitation unit. Method : Behavioural mapping was performed throughout a full working day in a Belgian and Swiss stroke unit. Results : Patients were most frequently involved in therapeutic activities, 28% of the day in Belgium and 45% in Switzerland. Physiotherapy accounted for the majority of the therapy time. The Belgian patients spent 27% of the day in their own room and Swiss patients 49% of the day. The most striking finding was that the Swiss patients spent nearly 1.5 hours per day more in therapy. Conclusions : Differences between the two settings could only partially be explained by more favourable patient-staff ratios in the Swiss setting. Autonomous practice, group therapy sessions and family involvement have to also be considered.     

2020年全国社区医院建设追踪监测分析

背景　社区医院建设是新时期满足群众基本医疗卫生服务需求的重要举措，是推动构建优质高效医疗卫生服务体系的关键环节。自2019年开展社区医院试点工作以来，国家紧密出台相关政策文件推动其发展。截至2020年底，我国已成功创建1 410家社区医院，对其建设情况进行监测、分析十分必要。目的　分析2020年全国社区医院监测数据，针对社区医院建设推进过程中存在的问题与困难，提出进一步推动社区医院建设相关政策建议。方法　利用课题组于2020年12月开展的社区医院追踪监测数据，从社区医院达到推荐标准、业务用房建筑面积、实际开放床位数、科室设置、全科医生配置等方面进行分析，梳理各省份2020年社区医院建设工作进展。结果　截至2020年12月，全国创建社区医院1 410个，73.12%（1 023/1 399）的社区医院达到“优质服务基层行”推荐标准，山西省等9个省份的社区医院全部达到推荐标准。2020年，全国已建成的社区医院平均业务用房面积6 822 m2，较2019年增加347 m2，达到“业务用房面积≥3 000 m2”标准的社区医院占比为96.07%（1 343/1 398）；社区医院平均实际开放床位数为91张，较2019年增加3张，达到“实际开放床位数≥30张”标准的社区医院占比为97.13%（1 355/1 395）；社区医院临床科室设置逐渐齐全，除全科医疗科、康复医学科、中医科外达到“其他10个临床专业科室数≥5个”标准的社区医院占比为89.15%（1 241/1 392），2020年新增临床科室占比较多的依次为发热门诊（18.95%，260/1 372）、康复医学科（9.10%，126/1 384）、精神/心理科（6.55%，89/1 358）；社区医院平均配置全科医生16.15人，较2019年增加1.16人。结论　社区医院推进工作进展顺利，数量翻番，基础设施设备加强，临床科室不断增加，服务能力进一步提升；但各省份社区医院建设数量差距较大，部分省份社区医院对标不够，配套政策应持续完善，人才队伍建设是关键环节。社区医院建设应与各地“十四五”规划相衔接，稳步推进；多部门协同配合，强化社区医院政策保障，推动社区医院高质量发展。     

Wolves in sheep’s clothing: Is non-profit status used to signal quality?

Why do many firms in the healthcare sector adopt non-profit status? One argument is that non-profit status serves as a signal of quality when consumers are not well informed. A testable implication is that an increase in consumer information may lead to a reduction in the number of non-profits in a market. We test this idea empirically by exploiting an exogenous increase in consumer information in the US nursing home industry. We find that the information shock led to a reduction in the share of non-profit homes, driven by a combination of home closure and sector switching. The lowest quality non-profits were the most likely to exit. Our results have important implications for the effects of reforms to increase consumer provision in a number of public services.     

新形势下公立医院收费人员激励问题思考

通过对激励理论及有关医院"激励"的文献研究,对新形势下公立医院收费人员激励问题提出几点思考。     

互联网形势下医院离退休干部管理工作探索

当前我国科技技术进一步提升,国民生活水平也在不断地进步,对于医院离退休干部管理服务的要求也越来越高。对于医院的工作来说,处理好医院的退离休老干部是一项十分重要的工作,所以医院工作管理人员需要提高对于离退休老干部管理工作的重视。而在传统意义下医院离退休干部的管理服务,存在着较多的问题,而当前在互联网的形势下却能够实现更加具有科学化、合理化的服务。通过创新服务理念,对于管理方式进行改革,可以有效地改善当前对于医院离退休干部的管理服务水平,青年团员可以自行组成相应的志愿者,加强对于退休老人的关心,了解老干部在生活以及学习中出现的问题,并且采取有效的措施进行解决。本文通过以阐述我国当前离退休干部管理工作的现状作为切入点,进行分析探究,进一步提出互联网模式下提高我国医院离退休干部管理的对应措施。     

Examining the relationship between social media engagement and hospital revenue

Abstract

Effective use of social media by hospitals has the potential to improve hospitals’ financial performance by facilitating customer service and providing hospitals with a low-cost marketing platform. This cross-sectional study explored the relationship between hospital Facebook engagement and patient revenue in a simple random sample of United States short-term acute care hospitals. There was a positive relationship between Facebook engagement and hospital patient revenue for rural hospitals, but not for urban hospitals. Additional research is needed to identify the mechanisms through which hospitals’ social media presence influences consumer health purchasing behavior and profitability.     

A two-tiered public-private health system: Who stays in (private) hospitals in Ireland?

Despite efforts to create a universal, single-tiered Irish health system, an unequal "two-tiered" system persists. The future blueprint for Irish health care, Sláintecare, recommends a separation of public and private hospital treatment. This study examines patterns of overall and private hospital utilisation in Ireland that could help identify some of the impacts of the proposed separation of public and private hospital treatment. Using data from EU-SILC (2016) (n = 10,131) the factors associated with inpatient hospitalisation and private inpatient hospitalisation are estimated using probit models.Unsurprisingly, those who are economically inactive are more likely to have had an inpatient stay. Furthermore, those aged over 65, with a chronic illness, with a medical/ GP visit card and private health insurance and those with only private health insurance are also more likely to have had an inpatient stay. Those with only primary education are less likely to report an inpatient stay in private hospital. Those aged over 25 and less than 65, those with a medical/ GP visit card and private health insurance and those with only private health insurance are significantly more likely to opt for a private hospital. Understanding overall and private hospital utilisation patterns is imperative for implementing universal health care and associated resource planning and fulfilling policy recommendations.