Research Article

Anti-Risk Ability of Government Purchasing Elderly Care Services under the Coordination of Complex Network and GERT

Table 2

Links in government purchasing elderly care services and corresponding risks.

Nodes of GERTMeaning of nodesCorresponding risks

1Survey of demandAnchoring range of the beneficiary group is narrow. (r1)
Service coverage is low. (r2)
2Determination of purchase contentsThe purchase content is single and the level is low. Medical treatment, hospice care, and other aspects are relatively scarce. (r3)
3Dependent purchaseGovernment’s administrative monopoly leads to the low vitality of social organizations. (r4)
4Independent with noncompetitive purchaseUnder the purchase way of independent with noncompetitive, social organizations with a certain social reputation reduce the purchase risk to a certain extent; however, they lack the motivation to improve their service quality due to the lack of competition in the market. (r5)
5Independent with competitive purchaseThere is still unfair competition in the acquaintance society. (r6)
There is a dependency relationship between governments and social organizations. Once social organizations are “governmental,” they tend to be inefficient. (r7)
6Determination of service providersThere are few nursing workers with professional competence in social organizations. (r8)
There are few nursing workers in social organizations where many of the elderly people are accommodated. (r9)
The construction of infrastructure in social organizations is not perfect. (r10)
7Financial investmentThe government’s capital investment is insufficient, and the support strength is low. r11)
8In-kind fundingLack of in-kind funding at all levels of demand, such as medical equipment, rehabilitation facilities, interest class equipment, etc. (r12)
9Issuance of service voucherMisuse of service vouchers goes against the original intention. For example, there are service voucher-designated stores raising prices. (r13)
The coverage is small, and the object of service voucher is often determined by local residents or house property certificate. (r14)
10Reduction of venue rentThe government’s capital investment is insufficient, and the support strength is low. (r11)
11Determination of purchase wayPurchase way is single, lacking of multiple and dynamic ways of purchase. (r15)
12Supervision and evaluationThere is the lack of policy and system basis, which aims to supervision and evaluation.
The subject of supervision and evaluation is single. (r17)
Supervision and evaluation on the whole process of government purchasing pension services is empty. For example, the selection of early service providers, the use of funds, and the guarantee of service quality all need evaluation and supervision. (r18)