DOI: 10.7664/CHE20170911
Research on Charging Price in Medical Institutions Providing Elderly Care in Chengdu
Abstract：Objective:To survey the price and service information of the medical institutions which provided elderly care services in Chengdu,in order to provide suggestions on designing corresponding charging policy for medical institutions providing elderly care services.Methods:Literature review,in-depth interview,and questionnaire survey were respectively conducted on implementing research of charging prices for medical institutions providing elderly care services.Results:At present,there were five types of services provided by the institutions integrating medical and elderly care:care services,nursing services,rehabilitation services,assessment services and hospice services.The charging for service items contained health care and services for the elderly,however,most new added service items still lacked charging regulation and evidence.The habitation services were ranked as the highest priority to be included in the charging list by the government.Conclusion:The local government should modify the related price regulation and promote the development of the integrating medical and elderly care.
Keywords：integrating medical and elderly caremedical institutionpricehealth service pricesChengdu
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 42-45 )