影响因子：

3.2

所属单位：

武汉大学

发表刊物：

land

刊物所在地：

Switzerland

关键字：

patient mobility; healthcare services; distribution equitability; spatial analysis; health geography

摘要：

The phenomenon of patient mobility is becoming increasingly frequent, altering the actual service ranges of hospitals across various cities. However, its impact on the spatial equity of healthcare services at the national scale has yet to be fully explored. This paper aims to reveal the impact of intercity patient mobility on healthcare equity in China. Using one million patient mobility records from online healthcare platforms, we construct the 2023 Cross-City Patient Mobility Network in China and identify the patterns of crosscity patient mobility. Furthermore, we employ the Dagum Gini coefficient to measure the spatial disparities in per capita healthcare services before and after patient mobility. The results show that: (1) cross-city patient mobility exhibits administrative boundary effects and reflects the administrative hierarchy system, yet megacities extend their healthcare service ranges beyond provincial and urban agglomeration boundaries; (2) patient mobility enhances the equity of per capita healthcare services at both intra-provincial and interprovincial levels, with inter-provincial disparities contributing significantly more than intraprovincial disparities—a trend further reinforced by patient mobility. This study not only provides a methodological framework for understanding the impact of patient mobility on the healthcare system but also offers empirical support for public health policymaking.

合写作者：

Fang Guo,Mengyao Hong

第一作者：

Bowen Xiang

论文类型：

期刊论文

通讯作者：

WeiWei

论文编号：

land14020214

学科门类：

工学

文献类型：

J

卷号：

14

期号：

2

页面范围：

1-16

字数：

12000

ISSN号：

2073-445X

是否译文：

否

发表时间：

2025-01-21

收录刊物：

SSCI

发布期刊链接：

https://www-mdpi-com-s.vpn.whu.edu.cn/2073-445X/14/2/214