Which Medical Institution Should Perform Gatekeeping in Rural China? Results from a Cross-Sectional Study
Ye, T.; Niehoff, J.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, L. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2016 · Heft 1 · S. e10 bis e17
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Background: China’s healthcare system is developing very fast but needs a regulatory practice, which helps to improve effectiveness and efficiency. This is a problem in rural China, in particular. The government is promoting a providing system with gatekeeping and mandatory referral procedures in order to limit resulting problems. However, there exists little evidence, which of the primary healthcare facilities in rural China should be given these functions. Objective: It is this study’s objective to determine the impact of the specific medical institution of an initial visit on the patients’ following move thro…