Table 1 Frequently taken and top-ranked cost-control actions by hospitals
Class | Cost-control actions from hospital | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
High-frequency actions | Limit average prescription cost in outpatient service | 94 | 87% |
Limit the proportional cost of total medical expenses (e.g., the proportion of drug costs) | 94 | 87% | |
Limit the duration of hospitalization | 93 | 86% | |
Moderate frequency actions | Limit average cost in hospitalization | 75 | 70% |
Regularly rank and limit the use of top-ranked drugs | 74 | 69% | |
Limit the conditions for the usage of examination/drug/surgery | 73 | 68% | |
Limit cost of treating single kind of disease | 58 | 54% | |
Low frequency actions | Limit costs and amounts of examinations/drugs/surgery prescriptions | 44 | 41% |
Limit the cost of examinations | 30 | 28% |