This study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction of village doctors to essential medicines list (EML) and accessibility of essential medicines (EMs) distribution to improve the implementation of EML in village clinics.A ...This study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction of village doctors to essential medicines list (EML) and accessibility of essential medicines (EMs) distribution to improve the implementation of EML in village clinics.A total of 422 village doctors from five counties in three provinces of China were surveyed by questionnaires.Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the main factors associated with village doctors' evaluation of EML.The results showed that village doctors had a negative evaluation in satisfaction level of EML to village-based care and accessibility of EM distribution.The government should adjust EML regularly based on the actual health status of local villagers in China and focus on adding appropriate drugs that meet the needs of villagers with chronic disease.The local government should also attach importance to the distribution of EMs and maintain their supply in village clinics.展开更多
<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To </sp...<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">put forward suggestions to improve the linkage mechanism between China’s essential medicine list and healthcare insurance medicine list. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Comparative study of the organization setting, selection criteria, adjustment procedures, and reimbursement of essential medicine list and healthcare insurance medicine list, containing</span></span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">both the foreign experience and China’s status quo. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">When two lists exist at the same time, they are often managed separately abroad, setting more selection criteria for the essential medicine, and giving the essential medicine </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">higher payment ratio. The two lists in China are managed and adjusted separately, but lack of con</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">nection</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> As a result,</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">some essential medicines cannot be reimbursed</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The two lists’ linkage mechanism needs to be improved. It is recommended to </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">make it </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clear that essential medicines should be selected from the healthcare insurance medicine list, and enhance the consistency of medicine evaluation through mutually scientific evidence.展开更多
文摘This study aimed to evaluate the satisfaction of village doctors to essential medicines list (EML) and accessibility of essential medicines (EMs) distribution to improve the implementation of EML in village clinics.A total of 422 village doctors from five counties in three provinces of China were surveyed by questionnaires.Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the main factors associated with village doctors' evaluation of EML.The results showed that village doctors had a negative evaluation in satisfaction level of EML to village-based care and accessibility of EM distribution.The government should adjust EML regularly based on the actual health status of local villagers in China and focus on adding appropriate drugs that meet the needs of villagers with chronic disease.The local government should also attach importance to the distribution of EMs and maintain their supply in village clinics.
文摘<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">To </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">put forward suggestions to improve the linkage mechanism between China’s essential medicine list and healthcare insurance medicine list. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Comparative study of the organization setting, selection criteria, adjustment procedures, and reimbursement of essential medicine list and healthcare insurance medicine list, containing</span></span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">both the foreign experience and China’s status quo. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">When two lists exist at the same time, they are often managed separately abroad, setting more selection criteria for the essential medicine, and giving the essential medicine </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">higher payment ratio. The two lists in China are managed and adjusted separately, but lack of con</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">nection</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> As a result,</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">some essential medicines cannot be reimbursed</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The two lists’ linkage mechanism needs to be improved. It is recommended to </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">make it </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">clear that essential medicines should be selected from the healthcare insurance medicine list, and enhance the consistency of medicine evaluation through mutually scientific evidence.