2020
Comparison of health care utilization among patients affiliated and not affiliated with healthcare professionals in China
Si Y, Zhou Z, Su M, Hu H, Yang Z, Chen X. Comparison of health care utilization among patients affiliated and not affiliated with healthcare professionals in China. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20: 1118. PMID: 33272275, PMCID: PMC7713311, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05895-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationHealthcare professionalsOutpatient visitsHealth careSupplier-induced demandHealth care costsHigh-quality health careCounterpart patientsInpatient visitsMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsCare costsConclusionOur resultsCare expensesCare expendituresCross-sectional dataVisitsCareChina Labor-force Dynamics SurveySID hypothesisCoarsened exact matchingProvider incentivesProfessionalsProportion
2019
Social pension expansions and health-care utilisation in China: cross-sectional evidence from the New Rural Pension Scheme
Hu H, Si Y, Chen X. Social pension expansions and health-care utilisation in China: cross-sectional evidence from the New Rural Pension Scheme. The Lancet 2019, 394: s91. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32427-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew Rural Pension SchemePension enrollmentPension incomePension programsHealth care utilisationInpatient health carePension schemesOutpatient health careChina's New Rural Pension SchemeIncome-health gradientSocial pension programCross-sectional evidencePension reformPension eligibilityInstrumental variablesCausal impactHealth careRetirement Longitudinal StudyEconomic resourcesIncomeChina HealthMedical expensesStrong instrumental variablesCare utilisationHealth policyClimate change and quality of health care: evidence from extreme heat
Si Y, Zhou Z, Su M, Chen X. Climate change and quality of health care: evidence from extreme heat. The Lancet 2019, 394: s94. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32430-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health centersClinical checklistHealth centersHealth careNational InstituteQuality of careHealth service deliveryNecessary health servicesXi'an Jiaotong UniversityAccuracy of diagnosisPhysician adherencePhysical examinationPrimary careAppropriate treatmentCorrect diagnosisPatientsHealth servicesPhysiciansCareMean numberAdherenceMedical boardsImproved qualityStandardised patientsChecklist items