Shandong: charges reform to curb Westernization of Chinese medicine hospital

   Time: 2017-03-03

Source: Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

      February 24, Shandong Province to determine this year in the province to achieve orthopedic 13 dominant disease "a price" to curb the trend of Western medicine hospitalization.

      In 2015, Shandong in the province within the closed reduction of percutaneous fixation technology for the treatment of distal radius fractures, clavicle fractures and other seven diseases were charged reform, that is, a disease "a price", covering from the hospital Diagnosis and treatment, surgery, beds, care, injection, medicines and medical supplies in the course of discharge to the hospital. 2016, Shandong Province, the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine tolls reform medical expenses savings of 67 million yuan. It is understood that percutaneous closure of the reduction of internal fixation technology is to take a fixed approach to the treatment of fractures of traditional Chinese medicine features minimally invasive therapy, compared with conventional surgery with small trauma, quick recovery, low cost advantage.

      Shandong Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration of the relevant person in charge, charging reform is to promote the popularization of Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment technology to curb the trend of Westernization of Chinese medicine hospital effective measures. At this stage, China's medical institutions generally implemented by the service project charges, do a check to collect a fee, do check the more medical institutions the greater the benefits, so that more, more supplies, medication more than the surgery has been favored. And percutaneous closure of the internal fixation and other traditional Chinese medicine techniques, because of "poor profitability" and difficult to promote, Chinese medicine hospital have equipment, for inspection, embarked on the "west fill in" the road.

      Practice has proved that the implementation of the charges by the sick, the hospital active compression costs, cost savings, reduce the economic burden of patients, more for the inspection, the impulse to use more drugs to be contained. Weihai City, Shandong Province, the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of the pilot model of the reform of the city, the city in addition to 13 orthopedic diseases, there are 23 other specialist disease into the list of disease charges. The city's total income of traditional Chinese medicine charges only Western medicine charges 89% of the average patient to shorten the hospital days more than 20 days.

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