The Impact of a New Case-Based Payment System on Quality of Care: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis in China.

Purpose: China has developed and widely piloted a new case-based payment, ie, the "Diagnosis-Intervention Packet" (DIP) payment, which has a granular classification system. We evaluated the impact of DIP payment on the quality of care in a large pilot city in China and explored potential mechanisms of quality change.

Methods: The city started to implement DIP payment with a hospital-level cap on July 1, 2019.

Developing a framework for community childcare doctors to support community-based parental health education in preventing unintentional injuries among children aged below 6 years: a grounded theory exploration in eastern China.

Objective: Unintentional injuries are a major threat to children's health. Community-based health management services, which include the prevention of unintentional injuries among children aged 0-6 years, are important basic national public health services. However, deficiencies exist at this stage, such as community childcare doctors not being motivated to provide guidance.

Hospital response to a new case-based payment system in China: the patient selection effect.

Providers have intended and unintended responses to payment reforms, such as China's new case-based payment system, i.e. Diagnosis-Intervention Packet (DIP) under global budget, that classified patients based on the combination of principal diagnosis and procedures.

Can urban prosperity aid in recovery?: The relationship between healthcare workers' mental health status and the city level during the COVID-19 epidemic.

The mental health of healthcare workers during epidemics is a complex topic. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that occurred in late 2019 has become a global public health threat and provides an opportunity to investigate this topic. Based on a large-scale investigation of Chinese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 epidemic, the article tests the assumption that the socioeconomic level of a city affects the mental health status of healthcare workers.

Geographical distribution and prevalence of mental disorders among healthcare workers in China: A cross-sectional country-wide survey: A cross-sectional study to assess mental disorders of healthcare workers in China.

Background: Reliable and detailed nationwide data on the prevalence and distribution of mental disorders among healthcare workers in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak are scarce.

Methods: We did a cross-sectional online survey from March 2 to 2 April 2020 and a total of 19,379 healthcare workers from 25 provinces participated. Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), respectively.

Characterizing News Report of the Substandard Vaccine Case of Changchun Changsheng in China: A Text Mining Approach.

The substandard vaccine case of that broke out in July 2018 in China triggered an outburst of news reports both domestically and aboard. Distilling the abundant textual information is helpful for a better understanding of the character during this public event. : We collected the texts of 2211 news reports from 83 mainstream media outlets in China between 15 July and 25 August 2018, and used a structural topic model (STM) to identify the major topics and features that emerged.

Launch Delay of New Drugs in China and Effect on Patients' Health.

Purpose: Although the launch delay of new drugs in China has been a deep concern during the past few years, research on this topic is scarce. The effect of recent regulatory efforts, such as initiating fast review channels to improve access to medical innovations, remains unclear. In this work, we measure the launch delay in China and study whether the fast channels contribute to shorter delays.

Exploring profile and potential influencers of vaginal microbiome among asymptomatic pregnant Chinese women.

Background: This study was designed to explore the profile and potential influencers of the vaginal microbiome (VMB) among asymptomatic pregnant Chinese women and its possible association with pregnancy outcomes.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted among pregnant Chinese women receiving regular prenatal care at a hospital in Shanghai, China from March 2017 to March 2018. Vaginal swabs were obtained from 113 asymptomatic pregnant women in mid-pregnancy and sequenced by the V3-V4 region of 16S rRNA on an Ion S5™ XL platform.

Probiotics for the Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: The effect of probiotic therapy on bacterial vaginosis (BV) is controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety associated with probiotic treatment for BV.

Methods: We searched multiple databases covering up to 1 March 2018.

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Non-invasive Prenatal Testing for Down Syndrome in China.

Objectives: There is little evidence in China regarding the cost-effectiveness of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down syndrome (DS). This study aims to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of NIPT and provide evidence to inform decision-making.

Methods: To determine the cost-effectiveness of NIPT for DS, a decision-analytic model was developed using the TreeAge Pro software from a societal perspective in a simulated cohort of 10 000 pregnant women.

The perceived and objectively measured effects of clinical pathways' implementation on medical care in China.

Introduction: Substantial resources have been expended on clinical pathways (CPs), but the reported effects of CPs on medical care vary considerably. This study sought to determine the effects of CPs on medical care in Chinese hospitals, including the perceived effects of CPs on medical care and the objectively measured patient outcomes.

Methods: Study data were obtained from 54 public hospitals in three provinces of China in 2015.