Canada's NHI needs fiscal realism, hospital autonomy, consumer responsibility

Government-sponsored health care programs must have limits if they are to be effective and cost-cutting. Canada's experience with a national health insurance plan indicates that long-range planning, a measurable definition of health, and consumer responsibility are necessary ingredients.     

坚持以效益为中心 加强医院成本管理

近年来,随着办医模式的多样化,融资渠道的多元化,以及加入WTO后的挑战,医疗市场竞争日趋激烈。作为医疗市场的主体,医院应坚持以效益为中心,积极运用经济、行政和法律手段,加强成本管理,走内涵发展之路。