China's National Health Policies: An Ontological Analysis.

Online J Public Health Inform

Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas, United States of America.

Published: December 2016

AI Article Synopsis

  • China's health care system is currently challenged by demographic changes, economic shifts in health care, and new health trends and diseases.
  • The country's health policies need to be organized and analyzed to identify their strengths and weaknesses, requiring a systematic approach to mapping these policies.
  • Using an ontological framework, this analysis aims to create a roadmap for improving China's health care policies and facilitate comparisons with other nations' health care systems.

Article Abstract

The health care system in China is facing a multitude of challenges owing to the changing demographics of the country, the evolving economics of health care, and the emerging epidemiology of health as well as diseases. China's many national health care policies are documented in Chinese text documents. It is necessary to map the policies synoptically, systemically, and systematically to discover their emphases and biases, assess them, and modify them in the future. Using a logically constructed ontology of health care policies based on the common bodies of knowledge as a lens, we map the current policies to reveal their 'bright', 'light', and 'blind/blank' spots. The ontological map will help (a) develop a roadmap for future health care policies in China, and (b) compare and contrast China's health care policies with other countries'.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i3.7052DOI Listing

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