2022
Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients Aged 65 Years or Older — China, 2017–2019
Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Liu G, Chen X. Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients Aged 65 Years or Older — China, 2017–2019. China CDC Weekly 2022, 4: 997-1001. PMID: 36483008, PMCID: PMC9709301, DOI: 10.46234/ccdcw2022.202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatients Aged 65 YearsDementia careInpatient care utilizationPublic health issuePublic health practicePublic health policyDementia managementCare utilizationHealthcare utilizationDisease burdenDementia patientsHealth servicesHealth practicesHealth policyHealth issuesGeographic disparitiesDementiaHealthcare systemHealthcare provisionPatientsPublic healthCareImproved accessOutcomesBurden
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
Climate 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
2018
Assessing the effects of the percentage of chronic disease in households on health payment-induced poverty in Shaanxi Province, China
Lan X, Zhou Z, Si Y, Shen C, Fan X, Chen G, Zhao D, Chen X. Assessing the effects of the percentage of chronic disease in households on health payment-induced poverty in Shaanxi Province, China. BMC Health Services Research 2018, 18: 871. PMID: 30458772, PMCID: PMC6245518, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3698-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth payment-induced povertyNational Health Services SurveyChronic patientsChronic diseasesChina National Health Services SurveyMore chronic diseasesNational Health SurveyHealth Services SurveyHeavy economic burdenLogistic regression modelsHealth paymentsHealth SurveyMethodsThe dataEconomic burdenPatientsFurther healthcare reformProtective factorsDiseaseIncidenceServices SurveyRural areasVulnerable groupsRegression modelsHealthcare reformHousehold members