Table 4

Changes in revenue, cost recovery, productivity and unnecessary care with changes in bonus system

Name of hospital
Rate of change of revenue
Rate of cost recovery
Visits per admission
Admissions per operation
DEA efficiency score
Rate of unnecessary care

Switch from non bonus to flat bonus
Zhaoyuan
Increase
Increase
Decrease
Increase
Decrease
Increase
Liangshan
Increase*
Increase*
Decrease
Increase
Decrease
Decrease
Changyi
Increase
Increase*
Increase
Decrease
Decrease
Increase
Switch from flat to revenue-related bonus
Zhaoyuan
Increase
Increase
Decrease
Decrease
Increase
Increase
Liangshan
Increase*
Increase*
Decrease
Decrease
Decrease
Decrease
Qixia
Increase
Decrease
Decrease
Decrease
Increase
No change
Changyi
Increase
Decrease
Decrease
Decrease
Increase
Increase
Yanzhou
Increase
Increase
Decrease
Decrease
Increase
Decrease
Weishan
Increase
Increase
Decrease
Decrease
Increase
Increase
Switch from revenue-related to flat bonus
Weishan
Decrease
Increase
Decrease
Increase
Decrease
Decrease

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

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