On April 19th, the exchange meeting for the medical reform work in key cities of the Ministry of Health was held in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. According to researcher Qian Juncheng from the Medical Reform Office of the Ministry of Health, the results of the special survey on periodical assessment of medical reform show that through the three-year medical reform, the use of medical services by residents in China has increased, and the degree of demand satisfaction has increased.

It is reported that in May 2011, the Statistical Information Center of the Ministry of Health carried out a nationwide survey on the periodic assessment of medical reform. The survey involved 94 counties (cities, districts), 470 townships (streets), and 940 villages (neighborhood committees) in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country. A total of 18,822 households were investigated and 59,835 permanent residents were investigated.

The survey results showed that the hospitalization rate for the surveyed population in 2011 was 8.8% (urban 10.1% and rural 8.4%), which was higher than 6.8% in 2008 (7.1% in cities and 6.8% in rural areas), an increase of 29.4%, and urban and rural ratio 2008. Years increased by 42.3% and 23.5% respectively. The consultation rate in the two weeks of 2011 was 14.8%, slightly higher than the 14.5% in 2008; the average number of visits within two weeks was 0.82 times, which was higher than the 0.77 times in 2008, an increase of 6.6%. From 2008 to 2011, the percentage of untreated patients in the two weeks fell from 10.6% to 5.4%, a decrease of 49.1%. Among the hospitalized patients diagnosed in 2011, 17.3% (16.7% in cities and 17.6% in rural areas) were hospitalized because of various reasons, which was lower than 19.5% in 2008 (urban 20.5% and rural 19.2%). 11.3% (down 18.5% and 8.3% respectively in urban and rural areas). Of the patients discharged from hospitals in 2011, 31.8% were themselves required to leave the hospital in advance, which was lower than 36.8% in 2008. The proportion of patients requiring early discharge due to economic difficulties or spending too high was reduced from 54.5% in 2008 to 2011. 45.8%.

The above data shows that during the three years of medical reform, the frequency of outpatient service utilization of medical institutions in China has increased, utilization of hospitalization services has increased dramatically, the proportion of untreated patients has decreased significantly, and the proportion of patients who are hospitalized without hospitalization has gradually decreased. cut back.