Category (n) | Examples of Core Indicators | Source of data | |
Inputs (31) | Health Human Resources | • % of qualified health care providers (physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners) in CHS | Health authority records |
 | Material Resources | • % of sub-districts who have at least one community health center | Health authority records |
 | Fiscal Resources | • Amount of financial investment for capital infrastructure | Health authority records |
Activities (64) | Policy and governance level | • The percentage of CHS facilities that can be reimbursed through publicly funded health insurance | Health authority records |
 | Health care management level | • % of PHC providers who completed a two-way referral of patients-a patient is referred for more specialized services or services unavailable through the CHS and that more specialized services (e.g., internal medicine) refer patients to CHS facilities as their place of first contact with the health system | Health authority records |
 | Clinical level | • % of CHS facilities who can offer Chinese traditional medicine | Health authority records |
Outputs (105) | Type | • % of PHC organizations who currently provide the following public health services (health education, illness prevention, etc | CHS facility |
 | Volume | • % of patients with hypertension who have health care coordinated by a case manager | CHS facility |
 | Quality | • % of patients who have a regular doctor • % of patients who were referred to other doctors and have information back. • % of patients who report that they were given enough time to discuss their feeling, fears and concerns • % of patients who rated the quality of CHS good or excellent | Patient survey |
Immediate outcomes (65) | Increased individual capacity | • % of residents who have increased knowledge, skills, and confidence to manager their health | Patient survey |
 | Reduced risk of ill-health and duration and effects of acute conditions | • Incidence rate of 0-3 year old children with low weight | CHS facility |
 | Stabilization of Chronic Conditions | • Control rate of patients with chronic diseases (such as hypertension) | CHS facility |
 | Maintain or improve satisfaction of health care workforce | • CHS provider satisfaction with CHS sector | Provider survey |
Intermediate outcomes (15) | Healthy Choices and Behaviors | • % of population who currently engage in regular physical activity | Patient survey |
 | Improve prevention of complications and acute exacerbations | • Hospitalization rate of patients with chronic diseases | Patient survey |
 | Public acceptability of CHS | • Patients' satisfaction with CHS | Patient survey |
 | Appropriateness of place and provider | • % of patients who first see a CHS physician | Patient survey |
Final outcomes (7) | Better health outcome | • Decreased premature mortality | National reports (government) |
 | Health care system equity | • Distribution of health outcome among different populations | National reports (government) |
 | Lower costs of health system | • Health expenditure per capita in international dollars | National reports (government) |
 | Public satisfaction with health system | • Residents' satisfaction with health system | Patient survey |