Digital economy and the medical and health service supply in China

The impact of the digital economy on the healthcare sector is becoming increasingly profound. This article focuses on the relationship between the development of China's digital economy and medical and health services supply. Based on panel data from 30 provinces in China from 2012 to 2021, the...

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Published inFrontiers in public health Vol. 12; p. 1441513
Main Authors Guan, Xueling, Xu, Jiayue, Huang, Xinru
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 04.09.2024
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China
Delivery of Health Care - economics
digital economy
Economic Development
evolutionary trend
Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Humans
impact effect
medical and health supply
Public Health
regional difference
China
digital economy
medical and health supply
regional difference
impact effect
evolutionary trend
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Summary:The impact of the digital economy on the healthcare sector is becoming increasingly profound. This article focuses on the relationship between the development of China's digital economy and medical and health services supply. Based on panel data from 30 provinces in China from 2012 to 2021, the CRITIC weight method was applied to measure the supply capacity of medical and health services and the level of digital economy development, and the kernel density estimation method and Dagum Gini coefficient method was used to characterize the evolutionary trends and regional differences. Additionally, a two-way fixed-effects model is adopted to investigate the impact of digital economy development on medical and health services supply. The results show that both the supply capacity of healthcare services and the level of digital economy development have been increasing continuously in terms of evolutionary trends. From the perspective of regional differences, compared to the supply level of healthcare services, the regional differences in digital economy development are more significant. The intra-regional differences in medical and health services supply are greater than the inter-regional differences, while the development of the digital economy exhibits the opposite trend. The findings of this paper provide supports for China to enhance the development level of digital economy and improve supply of medical and health service.
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Edited by: Xiaozhen Lai, Peking University, China
Reviewed by: Rize Jing, Renmin University of China, China
Shuang Meng, Central University of Finance and Economics, China
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1441513