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Table 3 The number of competitive action type adopted by hospitals

From: Identifying competitive strategies to improve the performance of hospitals in a competitive environment

The number of competitive action

Medical centers

Medical centers

3 years accumulation

Regional hospitals

Regional hospitals

3 years accumulation

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