Objective To review the research hotspots and cutting-edge dynamics in the field of hospital operations management, providing references for relevant research in our country. Methods Using CiteSpace 6.1.R6 software, we conducted a visual analysis of English literature in the field of hospital operations management collected from the Web of Science database Core Collection from the establishment of the database to December 31st 2022. Result A total of 808 articles were included, with the first article in the field of hospital operations management published in 1980 since the establishment of the Web of Science database. Over the 42-year period, annual publications had shown an increasing trend. Research outcomes were concentrated in institutions and researchers from Europe and the United States, but academic collaboration among institutions and authors was not particularly close. The hotspots in related fields mainly focused on aspects of care quality, management, and performance. Conclusions Studies on hospital operations management in China are in the early stage, and the international influence of research outcomes needs to be further strengthened. The research frontier has shifted from healthcare quality and safety to internal financial performance, human resource management, and resource allocation. Research on the application of technological methods in hospital operations management will continue to emerge.
Objective To compare and analyze hospital operation and management models between China and foreign countries, in order to provide reference and guidance for the continuous improvement of hospital management in China. Methods The NVivo software was used to conduct a qualitative comparative analysis of domestic and foreign literature on hospital operation and management models in China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, Web of Science, and PubMed until December 2022, and a model for the differences in operation and management between Chinese and foreign hospitals was further constructed. Results Finally, 33 Chinese literature and 21 English literature were selected as the raw materials for NVivo qualitative analysis. A comparative analysis of the operation and management models of Chinese and foreign hospitals from four dimensions: structure, process, results, and continuous improvement showed that there were differences in operation and management systems, talents, processes, finance, refinement, and innovation between Chinese and foreign hospitals. Conclusion Hospital operation and management needs to be deeply integrated with business work, improve the construction of hospital operation and management system, strengthen the competence of operation talents, pay attention to resource cost-benefit analysis, attach importance to the two-way integration of business and finance, optimize the adjustment of operation and management structure, and attach importance to the innovation drive of new technology application, in order to promote the scientific, standardized, refined, and informationalized level of hospital operation and management.