Study on the evaluation of organizational capability and maturity of primary medical institutions in Beijing / 中国卫生政策研究

ABSTRACT

Objective:To evaluate the current situation of organizational capacity and maturity of primary medical institutions(PMIs)in Beijing,and to provide a reference for improving organizational capacity and promoting sustainable development of PMIs.Methods:This study designs a self-assessment questionnaire based on the organizational capability index system established in the previous stage,and selects all PMIs in D district(urban)and S district(suburban)of Beijing as the research objects.Ten middle managers who are familiar with the operation of their organizations are selected from each organization as questionnaire respondents.A total of 295 valid questionnaires are collected and the organizational capability score and maturity of each PMIs are evaluated on the basis of verifying the reliability and validity of the questionnaires.Results:The score of organizational capability of the 33 PMIs included in this study is 4.10±0.40,and it indicates that the organizational capability of D district is higher than that of S district in all dimensions.In general,core capability in the first level indicators is the highest and development capability is the lowest.In the second level indicators,the score of prevention and control of infectious diseases capacity is the highest and the score of resource management capability is the lowest.Most of the PMIs are in the phase of basic stability and steady development.Conclusions:There are differences in the organizational capacity among PMIs in Beijing,and PMIs in developed areas are more likely to have higher organizational capacity.The PMIs in Beijing have moved out of the initial stage of development,but they should still focus on improving their resource management capability and learning capability.In addition,the PMIs should also pay attention to the cultivation of development capacity.