Abstract: Performance management of the key discipline is an important management tool to strengthen the discipline construction and development advantage of the hospital. Based on application examples of the department of ophthalmology in Beijing Tongren Hospital, this thesis describes the basic principles of the key disciplines’ performance management, and how to build a performance appraisal system scientifically and rationally based on the characteristics of the key disciplines. The data of ophthalmology departement in 2011-2013 shows the effect of performance management. Several success factors of the key disciplines’ performance management are summarized, providing a reference for other general hospitals.

Key words: hospital management, key disciplines, performance management