Do informed consumers in Taiwan favour larger hospitals? A 10-year population-based study on differences in the selection of healthcare providers among medical professionals, their relatives and the general population
Journal
BMJ open
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
5
Date Issued
2019-05-16
Author(s)
Abstract
Exploring whether medical professionals, who are considered to be 'informed consumers' in the healthcare system, favour large providers for elective treatments. In this study, we compare the inclination of medical professionals and their relatives undergoing treatment for childbirth and cataract surgery at medical centres, against those of the general population.
Subjects
efficiency; elective treatment; gatekeeping; informed consumers; patient choice; universal healthcare
Other Subjects
adult; aftercataract; aged; ambulatory care; Article; cataract extraction; childbirth; Chinese medicine; cohort analysis; comorbidity; comparative study; comprehension; consumer; dental procedure; female; health care personnel; hospital admission; hospital patient; hospital readmission; human; laboratory test; major clinical study; male; medical profession; national health insurance; nursing care; outcome assessment; paramedical personnel; population; preventive health service; private hospital; reoperation; retrospective study; surgical patient; Taiwan; treatment outcome; attitude to health; birth; cataract extraction; consumer attitude; elective surgery; epidemiology; health care delivery; health care facility; health care personnel; hospital; middle aged; pregnancy; Adult; Aged; Cataract Extraction; Consumer Behavior; Delivery of Health Care; Elective Surgical Procedures; Female; Health Facility Size; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Parturition; Pregnancy; Retrospective Studies; Taiwan
Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
Type
journal article