Overseeing health care facilities in Shanghai, China: regulatory regime, activities and challenges of the governmental regulatory system

Table 6 Cumulative points imposed by HSAs on health care facilities in Shanghai between 2013 and 2017

Year	Number of Notifications	Total points accumulated	Health care facilities having points	Health care facilities in suspension
2013	801	1952	479	15
2014	893	1960	525	15
2015	683	1419	448	3
2016	635	1328	416	5
2017	475	1062	306	2

SOURCE: Authors’ analysis of data from the Administrative Cumulative Points Database established by the Agency for Inspection and Supervision, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission;
Notifications refer to the number of notifications issued by HSAs for accumulating points against providers’ licenses. Total points accumulated refer to aggregate points accumulated against providers’ licenses by HSAs in a year. Health care facilities having points refer to the number of facilities having points applied to their licenses in a year. Health care facilities in suspension refer to the number of facilities subject to a period of suspension for one to six months due to cumulative points

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