The number of competitive action | Medical centers | Medical centers 3 years accumulation | Regional hospitals | Regional hospitals 3 years accumulation | ||||
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Competitive actions type | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Procurement of new medical equipment | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 38 |
Enhancement of medical quality | 21 | 21 | 22 | 64 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 206 |
Merger and acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Development of featured medical service | 17 | 17 | 21 | 55 | 41 | 48 | 61 | 150 |
Development of innovative medical service | 30 | 32 | 38 | 100 | 51 | 87 | 100 | 238 |
Expansion of service areas | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 32 |
Development of medical items upon customers’ expenditure | 36 | 37 | 40 | 113 | 78 | 92 | 105 | 275 |
Service improvement/enhancement | 55 | 58 | 59 | 172 | 182 | 219 | 223 | 624 |
Change of organizational structure | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
Participation in community service | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 57 | 67 | 69 | 193 |
Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 99 |
Acquisition of fair payment of medical cost | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 193 |
Share of financial responsibility | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 59 |
Different industry cooperation | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 63 |
Change of cost structure | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 | 59 | 64 | 83 | 206 |
Delegation affairs unrelated to NHI | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | 100 | 127 | 127 | 354 |
Medical business outsourcing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
Price cutting/promotion | 16 | 20 | 21 | 57 | 40 | 59 | 68 | 167 |
Non-medical business outsourcing | 17 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 60 | 171 |
Same industry cooperation | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | 101 | 119 | 122 | 342 |
Bargaining of procurement | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 199 |
Total | 393 | 401 | 424 | 1218 | 1044 | 1266 | 1385 | 3695 |