ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Health Serv.
Sec. Health System Economics and Financing
The impact of value-based compensation on hospital departmental operational efficiency
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Binbin Han 1,2
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Xiaofang Chen 1
1. Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China
2. Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Abstract
This research explores how value-based compensation influences hospital departmental operational efficiency. The results show that value-based compensation significantly enhances hospital departmental operational efficiency. We argue that this positive effect is related to improved resource utilization efficiency, increased innovation research output, and enhanced hospital working efficiency. Moreover, when the departmental knowledge value is high, the positive effect of value-based compensation on hospital departmental operational efficiency becomes more pronounced. Further analysis reveals that when a department is designated as either a higher-level key department or a staff-intensive department, value-based compensation has a stronger positive effect on hospital departmental operational efficiency. This study provides a significant reference for improving salary design and hospital departmental operational efficiency.
Summary
Keywords
Hospital, Hospital departmental operational efficiency, Knowledge intensity, performance, Value-based Compensation
Received
18 February 2026
Accepted
26 May 2026
Copyright
© 2026 Han and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
*Correspondence: Xiaofang Chen
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