Table 5 Utilization and expense of hospital admission and OP visit in 2008 for different age groups
Service type | Use of inpatient services | Use of outpatient services | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City | Shanghai | Beijing | Fuzhou | Chongqing | Shanghai | Beijing | Fuzhou | Chongqing | ||||||||
Age group | <60 | ≥60 | <60 | ≥60 | <60 | ≥60 | <60 | ≥60 | <60 | ≥60 | <60 | ≥60 | <60 | ≥60 | <60 | ≥60 |
# patients | 240 | 332 | 223 | 338 | 85 | 270 | 175 | 433 | 215 | 288 | 119 | 260 | 60 | 168 | 103 | 238 |
# of visits | 808 | 954 | 418 | 640 | 345 | 806 | 589 | 1158 | 5619 | 5904 | 3145 | 6987 | 1055 | 3595 | 1427 | 3669 |
Average number of visits per year | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 26.1 | 20.5 | 26.1 | 27.0 | 16.2 | 21.9 | 13.9 | 15.4 |
Per admission | ||||||||||||||||
Level of hospital (%) | ||||||||||||||||
Tertiary | 67.1 | 60.0 | 85.2 | 79.2 | 99.1 | 95.3 | 96.8 | 94.6 | 64.1 | 67.5 | 73.3 | 63.4 | 93.6 | 74.3 | 96.8 | 97.7 |
Secondary/Primary | 32.9 | 40.0 | 14.8 | 20.8 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 35.9 | 32.5 | 26.7 | 36.6 | 6.4 | 25.7 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
Average length of stay (days) | 12.0 | 15.1 | 22.7 | 24.8 | 19.7 | 22.0 | 18.6 | 28.1 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Average total expense($) | 1478 | 1718 | 3625 | 3754 | 2601 | 3012 | 2681 | 2491 | 54 | 58 | / | / | 49 | 45 | 97 | 74 |
Average OOP payments($) | 262 | 249 | 572 | 482 | 647 | 715 | 1078 | 802 | 7 | 8 | / | / | 16 | 13 | 30 | 21 |
Average reimbursement rate (%) | 81.7 | 84.7 | 88.0 | 89.1 | 74.7 | 74.4 | 59.8 | 65.9 | 89.2 | 90.6 | / | / | 64.7 | 67.8 | 60.1 | 66.5 |
Average expense per day($) | 183 | 165 | 217 | 236 | 157 | 157 | 186 | 136 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Per Year | ||||||||||||||||
Average annual days of hospital admission | 40.5 | 43.3 | 42.6 | 47.0 | 80.1 | 64.9 | 62.8 | 74.7 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Average annual expense($) | 4975 | 4937 | 6796 | 7109 | 10659 | 8958 | 9022 | 6661 | 1415 | 1193 | 1304 | 1350 | 862 | 955 | 1339 | 1140 |
Average annual OOP payments($) | 882 | 716 | 1073 | 913 | 2693 | 2113 | 3627 | 2145 | 190 | 155 | 698 | 544 | 279 | 276 | 410 | 331 |
Average annual reimbursement rate (%) | 81.4 | 85.6 | 86.5 | 88.5 | 75.6 | 74.5 | 56.2 | 63.6 | 87.4 | 88.8 | 41.4 | 54.1 | 51.5 | 49.6 | 44.2 | 49.4 |