Chi C, Lee J L, Lai J S, Chen C Y, Chang S K, Chen S C
Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331-6406, USA.
Soc Sci Med. 1996 Nov;43(9):1329-48. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00429-7.
This paper examines the practice of Chinese medicine in Taiwan. Using a national sample survey of Chinese medicine physicians, supplemented by another national survey of Chinese medicine hospitals and government records, the authors study the education and training background of Chinese medicine physicians, their mode of practice, their productivity measured by patient visits, and the practice characteristics of Chinese medicine hospitals. Moreover, the authors investigate the relationship between the resource input, the public health insurance contract, and the number of patient visits Chinese medicine physicians provided. Results of this study are used to make several recommendations on the appropriate way of integrating the practice of Chinese medicine into the modern health care system. Many of these recommendations may also be applicable to other countries that are contemplating integrating traditional or alternative medicine into their health care systems.
本文考察了台湾地区的中医执业情况。作者通过对中医师进行全国性抽样调查，并辅以另一项针对中医医院的全国性调查以及政府记录，研究了中医师的教育和培训背景、执业模式、以门诊量衡量的工作效率，以及中医医院的执业特点。此外，作者还调查了资源投入、公共医疗保险合同与中医师提供的门诊量之间的关系。本研究结果用于就将中医执业纳入现代医疗体系的适当方式提出若干建议。其中许多建议可能也适用于其他正在考虑将传统医学或替代医学纳入其医疗体系的国家。
