英文摘要 |
This research explored how practicing physician's characteristics influence medical treatment behavior under the Global Budget Payment System. Chief physicians of different departments from different hospitals in Taichung were selected by simple random sampling investigated through semi-open-ended questionnaires to express their feelings toward conducting medical treatment. Descriptive analysis, ttest and single factor analysis of variance were used to verify relevance among characteristics of the participants and their medical treatment behavior. Significant differences were also found in individual service amount and prescription behavior for participants of different educational backgrounds. In this study, the physicians with doctoral degree claimed to be engaging in larger individual service amount. While in terms of prescription behavior, the physicians with bachelors' degree showed a more cooperative attitude toward the policies made by their hospitals. This research also identified significant differences in medical handling behavior from participants with different service years. Physicians with longer service years expressed themselves to be more open to innovations on medical handling. In addition, significant differences in prescription behavior were detected between physicians working in public hospitals and those in private hospitals. Physicians working in public hospitals were found to be more cooperative with hospital policy. |