Table 1 Variables and explanation.

From: Evolutionary game analysis of the longitudinal integration of electronic health record based on prospect theory

Symbols

Variable description

\(\:x\)

Proportion of healthcare institutions actively promoting the integration of electronic health record

\(\:{K}_{h}\)

Revenue of healthcare institutions under normal operations

\(\:{M}_{h}\)

Revenue gained by healthcare institutions through active participation in electronic health record integration activities

\(\:{C}_{h}\)

Costs incurred by healthcare organizations from actively participating in the vertical integration of electronic health record

\(\:{R}_{h}\)

Government rewards for healthcare organizations actively promoting electronic health record

\(\:{S}_{h}\)

Government unit subsidies for healthcare organizations that successfully establish electronic health record

\(\:\rho\:\)

Awareness and utilization of electronic health record by healthcare organizations

\(\:{P}_{h}\)

Government penalties for healthcare organizations choosing not to actively participate in electronic health record integration activities

\(\:\phi\:\)

Degree of integration within the medical alliance

\(\:y\)

Proportion of patients actively participating in the supervision of electronic health record integration

\(\:{M}_{p}\)

Benefits for patients actively participating in electronic health record management

\(\:{C}_{p}\)

Costs for patients actively supervising and managing their own electronic health record

\(\:{R}_{p}\)

Government rewards for patients’ truthful reporting

\(\:{D}_{h}\)

Social damage caused by healthcare organizations’ passive participation in electronic health record integration

\(\:z\)

Proportion of local governments actively promoting electronic health record integration

\(\:{M}_{g}\)

Benefits generated by the government actively promoting the effective integration of electronic health record

\(\:{C}_{g}\)

Costs incurred by local governments in actively promoting electronic health record integration activities

\(\:{P}_{g}\)

Penalties imposed by higher-level governments on local governments for passive attitudes when the integration results are unsatisfactory