Difference analysis on different payment mode of hospitalization expenses in a hospital in Ningxia

Objective Analyzed the difference on different payment mode of hospitalization expenses so as to provide the basis of promoting intelligent use of health insurance funds further. Methods Took overlap six diseases in front 25 inpatient volume from a tertiary hospital in 2009-2011 as study subjects. Compared and analyzed the average hospitalization expenses and the structure change by different payment mode in three years.Results The average hospitalization expenses had been in a steady growth tendency, but there was larger difference in different payment mode, such as Chinese traditional medicine expenses, western medicine expenses and others. Conclusions The effective measures of solving the difference by different payment mode are that standardize diagnosis and treatment behavior, rational drug use and health service clarifications.