Table 2 Characteristics of the internet hospitals’ establishment model

Type of the host hospital

 General hospital

30 (76.9%)

 Specialized hospital

9 (23.1%)

Level of the host hospital

 Tertiary

31 (79.5%)

 Secondary

8 (20.5%)

Ownership model

 Public

35 (89.7%)

 Private

4 (10.3%)

Regions

 Eastern China

18 (46.2%)

 Central China

4 (10.3%)

 Western China

17 (43.6%)

Construction model^a

 Self-construction

26 (66.7%)

 Co-construction

5 (12.8%)

 Join to a platform

6 (15.4%)

Operational model^a

 Self-management

22 (56.4%)

 Third-party management

6 (15.4%)

 Jointly-run management

5 (12.8%)

 Enterprise-run management

4 (10.3%)

Internet hospital models^a

 Self-constructed and self-managed

22 (56.4%)

 Self-constructed and enterprise-run

4 (10.3%)

 Hospital and enterprise joint-owned

5 (12.8%)

 Being hosted by a third-party platform

6 (15.4%)