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Building China's municipal healthcare performance evaluation system: a Tuscan perspective
Hao Li1, Sara Barsanti, Anna Bonini
1Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Istituto di Management, Laboratorio Management e Sanità, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 24-56127 Pisa, Italy. h.li@sssup.it
Summary
China can improve its healthcare by adopting a regional performance evaluation system, inspired by Italy's Tuscany region. This involves commissioning third-party agencies to assess hospitals and community health centers for better resource optimization.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Public Health Policy
- Comparative Health Systems
Background:
- Regional healthcare performance evaluation systems optimize resource allocation and service delivery.
- Italy's Tuscany region exemplifies a successful model for such systems.
- China currently lacks a comprehensive, internationally benchmarked healthcare performance evaluation framework.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a framework for China's municipal healthcare performance evaluation system.
- To leverage international best practices, specifically from the Tuscany region.
- To guide the development of effective evaluation mechanisms for Chinese healthcare institutions.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of healthcare performance evaluation systems in Tuscany and China.
- Identification of key components for a Chinese system based on the Tuscan model.
- Proposal for a phased implementation starting with experimental cities.
Main Results:
- A proposed model for China's municipal healthcare performance evaluation system.
- Emphasis on selecting a qualified third-party evaluation agency.
- Recommendations for designing evaluation mechanisms and establishing regulatory frameworks.
Conclusions:
- China can establish a robust municipal healthcare performance evaluation system by adapting the Tuscan model.
- The system should focus on agency selection, mechanism design, and regulatory formulation.
- Successful city-level systems can be scaled provincially, enhancing overall healthcare performance.
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