What are the similarities & differences between manufacturers and service organizations?

Background: There are three major models of primary care providers (Community Health Centers, CHCs) in China, i.e., government managed, hospital managed and privately owned CHCs. We performed a systematic review of structures and health care delivery patterns of the three models of CHCs.

Methods: Studies from relevant English and Chinese databases for the period of 1997-2011 were searched. Two independent researchers extracted data from the eligible studies using a standardized abstraction form. Methodological quality of included articles was assessed with the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT).

Results: A total of 13 studies was included in the final analysis. Compared with the other two models, private CHCs had a smaller health workforce and lower share of government funding in their total revenues. Private CHCs also had fewer training opportunities, were less recognized by health insurance schemes and tended to provide primary care services of poor quality. Hospital managed CHCs attracted patients through their higher quality of clinical care, while private CHCs attracted users through convenience and medical equipment.

Conclusions: Our study suggested that government and hospital managed CHCs were more competent and provided better primary care than privately owned CHCs. Further studies are warranted to comprehensively compare performances among different models of CHCs.

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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsimilaritysim‧i‧lar‧i‧ty /ˌsɪməˈlærəti/ ●●○ AWL noun (plural similarities)    [countable, uncountable]LIKE/SIMILAR if there is a similarity between two things or people, they are similar in some way OPP differencesimilarity between  There are some striking similarities between the two plays.similarity to  the song’s close similarity to traditional Jewish music  The present crisis bears some similarity to the oil crisis of the 1970s.similarity of  the similarity of their namessimilarity in  I was struck by the similarities in their early lives.similarity with  The police are checking for similarities with other recent attacks in the area.  There are similarities with German, though Yiddish is a distinct language.  They are both blonde, but there the similarity ends. COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa remarkable/striking/marked similarity (=one that is very noticeable)This ape's facial expressions show remarkable similarities to ours.a close/great/strong similarityThere was a close similarity between his and Smith's views on education.a certain similarity (=a particular similarity)There are certain similarities between the two theories.a superficial similarity (=one in which an obvious feature of two things is similar, but other features are not similar)the superficial similarities between animal behaviour and human behaviouran apparent similarity (=one that seems similar but really is not)Many apparent similarities became less convincing on closer examination.verbsthere is a similarity between thingsThere are lots of similarities between the two bikes.bear a/some similarity to something (=be like something)The murder bore a striking similarity to another shooting 25 miles away.have similarities (=be similar)The two towns have many similarities.show similarities (=be obviously similar)Twins who are raised apart still show similarities in their behaviour.the similarity ends (=there are no other similarities)Both artists work on a small scale, but there the similarity ends.Examples from the Corpussimilarity• Here, however, all similarity between the piece Lucien was familiar with and what he saw being performed before him ended.• However hard modern choreographers may try there are bound to be similarities to older ballets because their vocabulary is not limitless.• The book classifies cheeses by similarities in flavour, rather than by ingredients.• There is one important similarity between the two political systems.• We were able to tell the date of the statue because of its similarity with other statues of that period.• When comparing cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.• Between these two mosaics, however, there are few obvious similarities of motif.• In Repertory Grid the notion of similarity and contrast, indeed the whole idea of making connections, is paramount.• A relationship of similarity rather than identity between Zeus and the cosmos is found.• We are misled by that similarity into thinking there is no difference.• For generations, scientists and science-fiction writers talked about the similarity of Mars to Earth.• Apart from these similarities they could not be more different.• Objects are assimilated to similarities between individual pairs of objects only.there the similarity ends• Both these artists work on a small scale but there the similarity ends.• Yes, they had similar de Dion rear axle set-ups, but there the similarity ends.• However, there the similarity ends.