Table 1

Bonus systems of the six panel hospitals (1978 – 1997)

Year
Zhaoyuan
Liangshan
Qixia
Weishan
Changyi
Yanzhou

1978
1
1
1
1
1
1
1979
1
1
1
1*
1
1
1980
1
1
1*
1*
1
1
1981
1
1
1*
2*
1
1
1982
1
1
2*
2*
1
1*
1983
1
1
2*
2*
1
1*
1984
1
1
2*
2
2
2*
1985
1
1
2
3
2
2*
1986
1
1
2
3
2
2*
1987
2
1
2
3
2
2
1988
2
2
2
3
2
2
1989
2
2
2
3
2
2
1990
2
2
2
3
2
2
1991
2
2
2
3
2
2
1992
2
2
2
3
2
2
1993
3
2
3
1
2
2
1994
3
3
3
1
3
3
1995
3
3
3
3
3
3
1996
3
3
3
3
3
3
1997
3
3
3
3
3
3

Notes:

1) 1: No bonus; 2: Flat bonus; 3: Revenue-related.

2) Numbers in italics indicate years for which inpatient records were collected.

3) * indicates data on tracer diseases were not available around the years of the bonus switch.

Liu and Mills Human Resources for Health 2005 3:11   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-3-11

Open Data