Bibliometric analysis on hospital performance research in English via CiteSpace_West China Medical Journal

Authors：

CHEN Yuan ¹ , DONG Siping ^2,3,4 ,  LIU Tingfang ⁵

1. School of Health Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, P. R. China;
2. National Institute of Hospital Administration, National Health Commission, Beijing 100083, P. R. China;
3. School of Political Science & Public Administration, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, P. R. China;
4. Institute of Health Research, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350122, P. R. China;
5. PROMs Research and Translation Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

LIU Tingfang, Email: liutingfang@wmu.edu.cn

Keywords：

Hospital performance; hospital management; CiteSpace; bibliometric analysis

DOI：

10.7507/1002-0179.202311273

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Objective To review the literature written in English on hospital performance research and provide theoretical and practical references for research in the field of hospital performance in China. Methods Literature related to hospital performance published from 1972 to 2022 in the Web of Science Core Collection was retrieved. Microsoft Excel 2021 was used to analyze the annual publication volume of English literature in the field of hospital performance. CiteSpace 6.1.R6 software was used for co-occurrence analysis of countries/regions, institutions and authors, research hotspots and frontiers. Results A total of 1447 articles were ultimately included. The analysis of annual publication volume showed that the overall publication volume in the field of hospital performance was on the rise. The co-occurrence analysis of countries/regions indicated that the United States had the highest output of academic papers (548), followed by the United Kingdom and China (120 and 89 respectively). The most productive institution was Harvard University in the United States, and the most productive scholar was Harlan M. Krumholz from the Yale University School of Medicine in the United States. The most frequently occurring keyword was “care”. The clustering analysis of keywords revealed that the keywords in the field of hospital performance research were clustered into 12 categories. The top 5 keywords with the highest burst intensity included “acute myocardial infarction” “indicator” “US hospital” “predictor” and “administrative data”. Keywords such as “public hospital” “financial performance” “performance measurement” “framework” and “organizational performance” began to emerge in 2020 and had continued to the present. Conclusions The research hotspot in the field of hospital performance has shifted from focusing on individual performance to organizational performance. There is still a lot of room for research in this field in China, and the exploration of hospital performance evaluation and management models may continue to be research hotspots in this field in the future.

Citation： CHEN Yuan, DONG Siping, LIU Tingfang. Bibliometric analysis on hospital performance research in English via CiteSpace. West China Medical Journal, 2025, 40(1): 81-86. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202311273 Copy

1.	郑见立. 公立医院绩效考核指标体系及评价系统设计. 武汉: 华中科技大学, 2012.
2.	姜荣勤, 李静娴, 胡丹, 等. 部分国家与中国医院绩效评估比较分析. 中国卫生政策研究, 2016, 9(12): 62-67.
3.	陈元, 董四平, 刘庭芳. 基于 CiteSpace 的医院运营管理英文文献计量分析. 华西医学, 2023, 38(12): 1850-1856.
4.	钟文娟. 基于普赖斯定律与综合指数法的核心作者测评——以《图书馆建设》为例. 科技管理研究, 2012, 32(2): 57-60.
5.	陈悦, 陈超美, 刘则渊, 等. CiteSpace 知识图谱的方法论功能. 科学学研究, 2015, 33(2): 242-253.
6.	Prien EP. Measurement of performance effectiveness of hospital attendants. Am J Ment Defic, 1972, 77(1): 21-25.
7.	Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Keenan PS, et al. Relationship between hospital readmission and mortality rates for patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia. JAMA, 2013, 309(6): 587-593.
8.	Mentias A, Peterson ED, Keshvani N, et al. Achieving equity in hospital performance assessments using composite race-specific measures of risk-standardized readmission and mortality rates for heart failure. Circulation, 2023, 147(15): 1121-1133.
9.	蒋重阳, 周萍. 基于美国 JCAHO 医疗质量监测指标的思考与启示. 中国医院院长, 2016(19): 78-80.
10.	曹琦, 沈慧, 王虎峰. 国内外医院绩效评价及评价体系述评. 中华医院管理杂志, 2015(7): 482-486.
11.	Mesarić J, Bogdan S, Bosanac V, et al. Performance assessment tool for quality improvement in hospitals (PATH): first experiences in Croatia. Lijec Vjesn, 2011, 133(7/8): 250-255.
12.	Veillard J, Champagne F, Klazinga N, et al. A performance assessment framework for hospitals: the WHO regional office for Europe PATH project. Int J Qual Health Care, 2005, 17(6): 487-496.
13.	崔迎慧, 吴正一, 周礼明, 等. 上海某三甲医院内部绩效考核指标体系构建研究. 中国医院管理, 2015, 35(11): 10-12.
14.	高玉铮, 杨蕊, 黄二丹. 健康中国背景下公立医院绩效管理的实施路径——基于北京与上海公立医院绩效管理的比较. 卫生经济研究, 2019, 36(7): 17-20.
15.	陈晔, 董四平. 我国三级公立医院绩效考核指标体系解读与评析. 中国卫生政策研究, 2020, 13(2): 19-25.
16.	Donabedian A. Evaluating the quality of medical care. 1966. Milbank Q, 2005, 83(4): 691-729.
17.	Pink GH, Slifkin RT, Coburn AF, et al. Comparative performance data for critical access hospitals. J Rural Health, 2004, 20(4): 374-382.
18.	Naessens JM, O’Byrne TJ, Johnson MG, et al. Measuring hospital adverse events: assessing inter-rater reliability and trigger performance of the global trigger tool. Int J Qual Health Care, 2010, 22(4): 266-274.
19.	Harris J, Ozgen H, Ozcan Y. Do mergers enhance the performance of hospital efficiency?. J Oper Res Soc, 2000, 51(7): 801-811.
20.	Goldstein SM, Ward PT, Leong GK, et al. The effect of location, strategy, and operations technology on hospital performance. J Oper Manag, 2002, 20(1): 63-75.

1. 郑见立. 公立医院绩效考核指标体系及评价系统设计. 武汉: 华中科技大学, 2012.
2. 姜荣勤, 李静娴, 胡丹, 等. 部分国家与中国医院绩效评估比较分析. 中国卫生政策研究, 2016, 9(12): 62-67.
3. 陈元, 董四平, 刘庭芳. 基于 CiteSpace 的医院运营管理英文文献计量分析. 华西医学, 2023, 38(12): 1850-1856.
4. 钟文娟. 基于普赖斯定律与综合指数法的核心作者测评——以《图书馆建设》为例. 科技管理研究, 2012, 32(2): 57-60.
5. 陈悦, 陈超美, 刘则渊, 等. CiteSpace 知识图谱的方法论功能. 科学学研究, 2015, 33(2): 242-253.
6. Prien EP. Measurement of performance effectiveness of hospital attendants. Am J Ment Defic, 1972, 77(1): 21-25.
7. Krumholz HM, Lin Z, Keenan PS, et al. Relationship between hospital readmission and mortality rates for patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia. JAMA, 2013, 309(6): 587-593.
8. Mentias A, Peterson ED, Keshvani N, et al. Achieving equity in hospital performance assessments using composite race-specific measures of risk-standardized readmission and mortality rates for heart failure. Circulation, 2023, 147(15): 1121-1133.
9. 蒋重阳, 周萍. 基于美国 JCAHO 医疗质量监测指标的思考与启示. 中国医院院长, 2016(19): 78-80.
10. 曹琦, 沈慧, 王虎峰. 国内外医院绩效评价及评价体系述评. 中华医院管理杂志, 2015(7): 482-486.
11. Mesarić J, Bogdan S, Bosanac V, et al. Performance assessment tool for quality improvement in hospitals (PATH): first experiences in Croatia. Lijec Vjesn, 2011, 133(7/8): 250-255.
12. Veillard J, Champagne F, Klazinga N, et al. A performance assessment framework for hospitals: the WHO regional office for Europe PATH project. Int J Qual Health Care, 2005, 17(6): 487-496.
13. 崔迎慧, 吴正一, 周礼明, 等. 上海某三甲医院内部绩效考核指标体系构建研究. 中国医院管理, 2015, 35(11): 10-12.
14. 高玉铮, 杨蕊, 黄二丹. 健康中国背景下公立医院绩效管理的实施路径——基于北京与上海公立医院绩效管理的比较. 卫生经济研究, 2019, 36(7): 17-20.
15. 陈晔, 董四平. 我国三级公立医院绩效考核指标体系解读与评析. 中国卫生政策研究, 2020, 13(2): 19-25.
16. Donabedian A. Evaluating the quality of medical care. 1966. Milbank Q, 2005, 83(4): 691-729.
17. Pink GH, Slifkin RT, Coburn AF, et al. Comparative performance data for critical access hospitals. J Rural Health, 2004, 20(4): 374-382.
18. Naessens JM, O’Byrne TJ, Johnson MG, et al. Measuring hospital adverse events: assessing inter-rater reliability and trigger performance of the global trigger tool. Int J Qual Health Care, 2010, 22(4): 266-274.
19. Harris J, Ozgen H, Ozcan Y. Do mergers enhance the performance of hospital efficiency?. J Oper Res Soc, 2000, 51(7): 801-811.
20. Goldstein SM, Ward PT, Leong GK, et al. The effect of location, strategy, and operations technology on hospital performance. J Oper Manag, 2002, 20(1): 63-75.

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