Comparative Analysis on Capacity Enhancement of Community Health Centers by Close and Loose Medical Association Support Models
Objective:To comparative analyze the role and effectiveness of different healthcare consortium support models in enhancing the capacity of community health centers.Methods:Using community health service centers under the loose medical association support mode and the close medical association support mode as research subjects,the data on medical service capacity were quantitatively analyzed using DID(Difference-in-Difference).Results:Both close medical association and the loose medical association support models have increased the number of outpatient and emergency room visits,Chinese medicine consultations,and referrals to community health centers.The close medical association support model also increased the number of discharges from the community health centers.Conclusion:Close medical consortium can enhance the capacity of community health centers,and the effect is better than loose medical consortium.
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