Fig. 3

The provision of medical services and effects of expense-control across DMUs and regions. Pictures A-1, B-1 and C-1 present the VISITS (the number of outpatient and emergency room visits per person, in visits), INPATIENTDAYS (the number of inpatient days per person, in days) and EXPENSES (the inverse form of the per capita hospitalization cost as a percentage of the per capita GDP) of 31 provincial medical service systems. Pictures A-2, B-2, and C-2 present the percentage of total visits, the percentage of total inpatient days and the average level of EXPENSES of the three regions (percentage, %)