Feasible Research of Inpatient Package Charge on Surgical Diseases

Abstract：Objective To evaluate the feasibility and patient satisfaction of package charge (PC),and provide clinical evidence to popularize PC in public hospitals.Methods A retrospective review of patients who underwent PC from February to June,2016 in The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital was performed.Evaluation of PC eligibility was performed by surgeons before admission,patient satisfaction survey questionnaire was assessed after discharge.SPSS was used for data analysis.Results A total of 336 patients were evaluated for PC eligibility.The most common operations were laparoscopic cholecystectomy (161,47.9％) and total/unilateral thyroidectomy (78,23.2％),and 240 patients (71.4％) were included into PC.89％ and 88％ patients thought that drug abuse and unnecessary examination can be decreased by PC.91％ patients agreed with the popularization of PC.Conclusion As an innovative attempt,package charge is feasible in the public hospital.It reduces the waste of medical source,with good patient satisfaction.PC is worth to be popularized in China.