Piya Siripanyachan. The value proposition assessment of outpatient medical service at Chonburi Hospital. Master's Degree(Pharmacy Administration). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2005.
The value proposition assessment of outpatient medical service at Chonburi Hospital
Abstract:
The purposes of this study were to assess the value proposition of outpatient medical services by three groups of patients Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme patients, Social Security Scheme patients and self-paying patients, in terms of the importance, performance and decisions in health service selection at Chonburi Hospital. An interview questionnaire was used for collecting data from 245 outpatients and 180 Chonburi hospital medical staff during March and April, 2005. The tool had a good reliability and the internal consistency reliability coefficient was of an acceptable value (α Cronbachs coefficient > 0.7). The questionnaire included importance and performance assessment, general information and factors affecting the patients decision in selecting hospital. Assessment of the patients value proposition revealed that the first three leading value propositions in service dimension of outpatients were Pharmacy service, Medical service by physician, and Nursing services respectively. Patients gave the highest importance score to Providers and Pharmacy services (IS = 3.74) which was statistically significantly different (p< 0.05) from the providers who chose Pharmacy services (IS = 3.80). Both groups gave the lowest performance score to the Facilities and environment dimension. Patients who selected Chonburi Hospital as their service hospital (78.00%) were generally young and satisfied with the hospital services, while those who selected other hospitals as their service hospitals (22.00%) were generally under 35 years old with a high school diploma or undergraduate degree. Five factors that affected their decision were Confidence in doctor and officer ability, Modern technology equipment, Government hospital, Ease in communication and Reasonable price. The results of this research can be used as a guideline for the hospital to improve services to meet patients needs, which would increase the revenue and maximize resource utilization