ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Interrupted time series analysis of the impact of DIP reform on hospitalization costs in different types of hospitals.
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- Effect of PDCA cycle on critical value management in primary healthcare institutions: an interrupted time series study.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: In the context of medical insurance payment reform, this study aims to evaluate the impact of the Diagnosis-Intervention Packet (DIP) payment policy on hospitalization costs across different types and levels of hospitals. In order to provide empirical evidence to support the high-quality collaboration between hospitals and medical insurance, while reducing the economic burden on patients. Method: Our study collected medical insurance reimbursement data from January 2019 to December 2022 in S city, covering 2,467,746 patients. Based on the intervention time point of the DIP reform implementation in 2021, an interrupted time series analysis was conducted on a monthly basis to compare the trend changes in hospitalization costs between traditional Chinese medicine hospitals (TCMHs) and general hospitals (GHs), as well as to examine the differences in impacts across hospitals of various levels. Results: Firstly, our study found that tertiary hospitals had the highest average hospitalization costs ( Conclusion: The government should adjust policies in a differentiated and refined manner based on the type and level of hospitals to achieve the goals of controlling medical costs and improving the incentive mechanisms. Meanwhile, optimizing the healthcare service structure can improve quality and efficiency, as well as better meet patient needs.
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