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Table 2 Changes in average activity levels of the panel hospitals, 1978 – 1997

From: The effect of performance-related pay of hospital doctors on hospital behaviour: a case study from Shandong, China

Year

Change in revenue (1975 = 100)

Recovery of recurrent cost (%)

Change in the number of: (1975 = 100)

 
   

Admissions

Visits

Operations

No. of visits per admission

1978

100

75.4

100

100

100

31.7

1979

124

79.3

111

102

103

29.3

1980

132

79.3

123

105

116

27.1

1981

140

82.0

124

106

114

27.2

1982

155

82.1

104

108

118

32.9

1983

168

80.3

110

105

122

30.3

1984

206

77.9

106

112

131

33.4

1985

206

73.3

108

111

120

32.4

1986

270

82.7

119

115

141

30.6

1987

341

89.1

138

121

161

27.9

1988

436

97.8

149

120

181

25.6

1989

525

104.9

161

112

196

22.0

1990

634

101.4

160

113

202

22.5

1991

728

93.8

171

120

220

22.3

1992

839

98.3

149

115

218

24.6

1993

1,046

100.2

157

97

245

19.6

1994

1,063

90.8

158

85

254

17.0

1995

1,280

99.4

172

83

265

15.2

1996

1,552

104.1

185

90

268

15.4

1997

1,755

102.0

201

91

283

14.3