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Canceling “Hospital's Reliance on Drug Sales”: China has Entered the Most Difficult Stage of Public Hospital Reform

Received: 16 April 2015     Accepted: 21 April 2015     Published: 30 April 2015
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Abstract

The announcement of the next “5-year health reform plan” is accelerating public hospital reform in China. After more than three years of exploration and practice, China's reform of public hospitals has entered the most crucial stage. This paper summarizes the recent advances on China's public hospital reform, the existing problems and challenges and future directions for hospital reform in China.

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 3, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjph.20150303.21
Page(s) 373-374
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Keywords

Drug Sales, China, Public Hospital Reform

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Author Information
  • Department of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, China

  • Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA

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