Study on the Changes of Medical Income Structure in Governmentrun Hospitals of Traditional Chinese Medicine from 2012 to 2021

Objective To study the changing characteristics and trend of medical income structure in the government-run hospitals of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),evaluate the effects of relevant reform measures,and to put forward corresponding suggestions for further optimizing their income structure.Methods The data related to the average medical income of government-run hospitals of TCM from 2012 to 2021 were sorted out.Then,descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the changes of related indicators.Besides,structural change method was applied to investigate the changes of outpatient income and inpatient income.Results and Conclusion From 2012 to 2021,the growth of medical income in government-run hospitals of TCM tended to be stable,and the proportion of medical service income increased from 22.62%(2012)to 29.38%(2021),but the average annual growth rate was only 0.68%.The main items that caused the change of outpatient income structure were medicine revenue,laboratory tests,diagnosis and treatment,and the cumulative contribution rate was 89.15%.The main items that caused the change of inpatient income structure were medicine revenue,sanitary materials,and auxiliary examinations income,with a cumulative contribution rate of 80.04%.However,the contribution rate of registration,diagnosis,treatment,surgery and nursing income reflecting the value of medical personnel’s technical labor was relatively small.The medical income structure of government-run hospitals of TCM underwent great changes and gradually became reasonable,but the medical service income increased slowly,and not all indicators achieved the expectations.To promote the sustainable development of public hospitals of TCM and enable them to provide high-quality and efficient TCM medical and health services,it is necessary to further improve the relevant policy mechanism.

Onset and Recurrence Characteristics of Chinese Patients with Noncardiogenic Ischemic Stroke in Chinese Medicine Hospitals

Objective:To delineate the onset and recurrence characteristics of noncardiogenic ischemic stroke patients in China.Methods:A prospective,multicenter and registry study was carried out in 2,558 patients at 7 representative clinical sub-centers during November 3,2016 to February 17,2019.A questionnaire was used to collect information of patients regarding CM syndromes and constitutions and associated risk factors.Additionally,stroke recurrence was defined as a primary outcome indicator.Results:A total of 327(12.78%)patients endured recurrence events,1,681(65.72%)patients were men,and the average age was 63.33±9.45 years.Totally 1,741(68.06%)patients suffered first-ever ischemic stroke,1,772(69.27%)patients reported to have hypertension,and1,640(64.11%)of them reported dyslipidemia,1,595(62.35%)patients exhibited small-artery occlusion by The Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment(TOAST)classification.Specifically,1,271(49.69%)patients were considered as qi-deficient constitution,and 1,227(47.97%)patients were determined as stagnant blood constitution.There were 1,303(50.94%)patients diagnosed as blood stasis syndrome,1,280(50.04%)patients exhibited phlegm and dampness syndrome and 1,012(39.56%)patients demonstrated qi deficiency syndrome.And 1,033(40.38%)patients declared intracranial artery stenosis,and 478(18.69%)patients reported carotid artery stenosis.The plaque in 1,508(41.36%)patients were of mixed.Particularly,41.09%of them demonstrated abnormal levels of glycated hemoglobin(HbA1 c)levels.Conclusions:Recurrence in minor and small-artery stroke cannot be ignored.Hypertension,dyslipidemia,abnormal HbA1 c,intracranial artery stenosis and carotid plaque were more common in stroke patients.Particularly,phlegm-dampness and blood stasis syndromes,as well as qi deficiency and blood stasis constitutions,were still the main manifestations of stroke.(Trial registration at ClinicalTrials.gov,No.NCT03174535)

Use of Chinese Herbal Medicine Therapies in Comprehensive Hospitals in Central China: A Parallel Survey in Cancer Patients and Clinicians

Summary： Chinese herbal medicine （CHM）, as the largest application category of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）, is widely accepted among cancer patients in China. Herbal slice （HS） and Chinese patent drug （CPD） are commonly used CHM in China. This study aimed to investigate the utilization of CHM among clinicians and cancer patients in central China. Five hundred and twenty-five patients and 165 clinicians in 35 comprehensive hospitals in central China were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire that was designed to evaluate the use of CHM. The results showed that 90.74% clinicians and 72.24% cancer patients used CHM during cancer treatment. The educational backgrounds of the clinicians and the age, education level, annual income, and cancer stage of the cancer patients were re- lated to use of CHM. More than 90% clinicians and cancer patients had used CPD. Comparatively, the percentage of HS use was 10% lower than that of CPD use among clinicians and cancer patients. More clinicians preferred to use CHM after surgery than cancer patients did （20.41% vs. 5.37%）. Enhancing physical fitness and improving performance status were regarded as the most potential effect of CHM on cancer treatment （85.71% among clinicians and 94.07% among cancer patients）, in comparison with directly killing tumor cells （24.49% among clinicians and 31.36% among patients）. As for refusal rea- sons, imprecise efficacy was the unanimous （100%） reason for clinicians＇ rejection of CHM, and 95.58% patients objected to using CHM also for this reason. Furthermore, the side effects of CHM were more concerned by clinicians than by patients （33.33% vs. 15.81%）. In conclusion, our survey revealed that CHM was popularly accepted by clinicians and cancer patients in central China. The reasons of use and rejection of CHM were different between clinicians and cancer patients.

Nursing emergency management practice of COVID-19 in a traditional Chinese medicine hospital

Nursing work is an integral part of hospital work.Under the challenge of the COVID-19 epidemic,it is particularly important to establish a timely and efficient nursing management system.The nursing department of our hospital used the theory and method of feedforward control to formulate the emergency plan for epidemic prevention and control and to conduct drills.The plan includes the establishment of the emergency management system for epidemic nursing and key prevention and control positions,rational allocation of human resources,and strengthening personnel training,so as to ensure the efficient operation of nursing epidemic prevention and control work and provide a reference for nursing management mode during the epidemic.

Risk Factors Associated with Recurrence within 90 Days of Ischemic Stroke Onset in Chinese Medicine Hospital: A National Cross-Sectional Study in China

Objective:The short-and long-term risk factors for stroke recurrence may be different.This study is aimed to determine the risk factors for recurrence within 90 days in patients with ischemic stroke in China.Method:This was cross-sectional registry-based study in Chinese medicine hospitals from eight provinces and ten cities in China between November 3,2016 and May 28,2018.Two thousand one hundred and twenty patients with ischemic stroke aged between 35 and 80 years.Stroke recurrence was defined as an outcome indicator.Computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging was used as a diagnostic tool for stroke recurrence.Patients’age,sex,height,weight,body mass index(BMI),education level,medical history,family history,smoking,and drinking were recorded.Routine laboratory examinations were performed.Associated factors were investigated by calculating the odds ratio(OR)using logistic regression modeling.Results:In all,2120 patients were included in the study,712(33.6%)of whom were women and 1408(66.4%)were men,with a mean age of 62.84±9.35 years.Eighty-two patients experienced stroke recurrence within 90 days,and the accumulative recurrence rates of stroke were 3.9%(95%confidence interval[CI],3.0%–4.7%).The binary logistic analysis showed that previous history of one(OR=8.113;95%CI,4.497–14.637),two(OR=8.848;95%CI,4.025–9.449),or≥3 ischemic strokes(OR=24.599;95%CI,9.307–65.018),and BMI<18.5 kg/m2(OR=2.842;95%CI,1.000–8.075)were independently associated with stroke recurrence within 90 days.Conclusions:The accumulative recurrence rate of ischemic stroke was 3.9%within 90 days.Number of previous history of ischemic stroke and BMI<18.5 kg/m2 were independent risk factors for stroke recurrence.Medical history and solar terms of ischemic stroke were not found to be associated with stroke recurrence within 90 days.Effective secondary prevention for patients with a previous history of ischemic stroke is urgently needed to address this stroke recurrence burden.

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Epidemiology and microbiology of nosocomial bloodstream infections: analysis of 482 cases from a retrospective surveillance study

In many traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） hospitals, most patients are elderly with chronic diseases. Nosocomial bloodstream infections （nBSIs） are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. A retrospective sur- veillance study was performed to examine the epidemiology and microbiology of nBSIs in a TCM hospital from 2009 to 2011. A total of 482 patients with nBSIs were included in the study period. The incidence rate was 5.7/1000 admissions Escherichia coli （25.5%） was the most common Gram-negative and coagulase-negative staphylococcus （CONS） （14.1%） was the most common Gram-positive organism isolated. One-third of the E. coli and Klebsie/la pneumoniae isolated from the nBSIs were the third-generation cephalosporin-resistant. Half of the Acinetobacter species isolates were resistant to imipenem. Of all the CoNS isolates, 90.7% were resistant to methicillin. Carbapenems and glyco- peptide were the most frequently used for nBSI therapy. Only about one-third of patients （157/482） received appro- priate empirical therapy. Septic shock, hemodialysis, Pitt bacteremia score 〉4, urinary tract infection, and appropriate empirical therapy were most strongly associated with 28-d mortality. The incidence of nBSIs was low in the TCM hospital but the proportion of nBSIs due to antibiotic-resistant organisms was high. A high Pitt bacteremia score was one of the most important risk factors for mortality in nBSIs. Therefore, the implementation of appropriate empirical therapy is crucial to improve the clinical outcome of nBSIs.