Current status and future direction of Public Medical System: Focus on Regional Public Hospital and National University Hospital

Abstract

- This study aimed (1) to review theories of public medical system, (2) to explore the implications by reviewing public hospitals in Japan and USA, (3) to examine current status of public hospitals through literature review and by using the realistic evaluation for both regional public hospitals and national university hospitals, and (4) to tease out key messages for future directions and development strategies of public medical system.