Misunderstandings in Hospital Performance Appraisal and Countermeasures:From an Ethical Perspective

An effective hospital performance appraisal system is still unavailable in China,which results in low efficiency of hospital operation to some degree.It is of great significance to carry out hospital performance appraisal for perfecting hospital performance appraisal system and promoting the efficiency of hospita1 management.Some issues should be bared in mind during the establishment of hospital performance appraisal system as follows.Single-faceted pursuit of economic benefits should be avoided.Combination of external hospital appraisal system and internal hospital appraisal system,and the overall application of performance appraisal in performance management should be stressed.It is also suggested to establish a three-leveled performance appraisal system including hospital level,department level and post level appraisal systems.We also argue that attention should be given to the selection of comprehensive appraisal methods,continuous mutual communication on performance,and timely adjustment.