Discipline Construction
Analysis of problems and countermeasures in the construction of geriatric department in hospitals of China
Qian Peng, Liu Zhi, Jing Liwei, Gao Xi
Published 2024-06-02
Cite as Chin J Hosp Admin, 2024, 40(6): 415-418. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn111325-20231218-00408
Abstract
Developing geriatric department is an important measure to address the aging population. In recent years, there had been some progress in the construction of geriatric departments in hospitals of China, but there was still significant room for improvement in the context of rapid aging. At present, the geriatric departments in hospitals were mainly facing problems and difficulties such as low attention within the hospital, shortage of geriatric medical professionals, imperfect payment systems, inapplicable performance evaluation indicators, and low social awareness. This study suggested that we should further strengthen the construction of geriatric departments in hospitals, accelerate the construction of geriatric medicine talent teams, promote the reform of payment methods related to geriatric medicine services, optimize the performance evaluation methods of geriatric medicine departments, and enhance the social identity of geriatric medicine departments, so as to provide references for promoting the sustainable and high-quality development of geriatric medicine departments in hospitals of China.
Key words:
Elderly; Geriatric department; Hospitals, public; Construction status; Elderly health services
Contributor Information
Qian Peng
Department of Personnel, Taizhou Clinical Medical School of Nanjing Medical University(Taizhou People′s Hospital), Taizhou 225300, China
Liu Zhi
China National Health Development Research Center, Beijing 100044, China
Jing Liwei
School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100054, China
Gao Xi
Department of Science and Technology, Taizhou Clinical Medical School of Nanjing Medical University(Taizhou People′s Hospital), Taizhou 225300, China