On Monday, April 16, 2018, the State Council Press Office held a regular briefing on the State Council policy, and invited Ceng Yixin, deputy director of the National Health and Wellness Committee, to introduce the relevant information on the Opinions on Promoting the Development of "Internet+Medical Health" and answer questions from reporters.
Jiao Yahui, Deputy Director of Medical Administration and Hospital Authority:
There are two modes in the document of Internet hospital: one mode is that medical institutions are the main providers, and medical institutions use Internet information technology to expand service time and space, and take Internet hospital as the second name of medical institutions. There is a very important principle that the services to be provided by Internet hospitals should be consistent with the relevant diagnosis and treatment subjects of entity medical institutions approved by us, that is to say, our hospital is a three-level general hospital, which subject is approved, and what content can Internet hospitals provide accordingly. The second is that some Internet companies and enterprises have applied for Internet hospitals. They have the resources of some high-quality experts, such as doctors in the north and the south of China, who use the platform provided by this Internet company to provide some services for patients. In this document, we require that Internet hospitals must be located in physical medical institutions, with consistent supervision online and offline, and must rely on physical medical institutions to provide patients with telemedicine services such as remote clinics through the Internet platform. Generally speaking, it is such a form.
The Internet hospital you mentioned just now, we are talking about not only Internet hospitals, but also Internet medical services are divided into two categories:
First, around our core business, that is, treating patients, it is generally said that whether the disease needs the next diagnosis, whether to propose a treatment plan and prescribe some prescriptions, this is called Internet diagnosis and treatment service, which is a kind of content of Internet service. We say it is the core business of medical care, and this Internet diagnosis and treatment service, as mentioned by Director Zeng and Director Yu just now, we are drafting and formulating management measures for Internet diagnosis and treatment. This is also a very important supporting document authorized by the National Health and Wellness Committee in the the State Council document. In this document, we will define the bottom line and boundary of Internet diagnosis and treatment, and within this boundary, we can provide some services. For example, as proved by practice now, it also includes internationally mature and recognized telemedicine services. In addition, there are family doctors who provide some health management and online consultation services for the patients he signed. It is stipulated in the document that some common diseases and chronic diseases can be followed up online, and the online follow-up service can also be provided through the Internet, and doctors can prescribe prescriptions for these patients online when they have mastered some basic case data of these patients, which is part of the Internet diagnosis and treatment service.
Second, non-core business, that is, we should provide some auxiliary services to take advantage of the convenience and convenience of the Internet. In this field, Internet technology has great room and great potential. Moreover, in practical application, it has been applied in many practices now, and patients in many places have enjoyed the convenience and bonus in this respect. For example, for example, many patients go to the hospital to see a doctor now, and they can register online and make appointments with a mobile phone, and when they come to the hospital, they can provide some reminders through the mobile phone when they arrive, and they can also pay by mobile phone without queuing up at the window. In addition, some inspection and inspection results can be queried online. This is a great bonus that patients can enjoy in the hospital, and everyone has personal experience. At the same time, we use the internet to sink the good resources of high-quality medical care. For example, the economy and medical care in remote and poverty-stricken areas are not very developed. Through telemedicine or remote outpatient service, some patients in some counties and some patients in remote and poverty-stricken areas can also see experts from these big hospitals in Beishangguang without leaving their place of residence, and they can enjoy this convenient service. We also have some decision-making assistance activities supported by artificial intelligence, including some grassroots doctors and doctors in county and city hospitals, which can greatly improve their medical service level and efficiency, and indirectly serve more patients.
We are now using it in family doctor contract service. For example, we have some rural patients, community patients, elderly people in the community and village clinics at home or at home, and contracted doctors can consult some questions online or at his place. For some problems, village doctors or contracted family doctors can’t solve them, and they can also seek help from the doctors in the superior hospital of this team through the Internet, so that patients can enjoy more convenient, daily health management and safe and appropriate diagnosis and treatment services at home, so I think these are what we say Internet hospitals or Internet diagnosis and treatment can provide.
As for the application procedure of Internet hospitals, because it is a new format, we will seriously solve the problems about the conditions that this kind of medical institutions should have, how to apply, and at which level for examination and approval, in line with the principles and requirements of "streamline administration, delegate power, strengthen regulation and improve services", and will make clear provisions in our management measures for Internet diagnosis and treatment. Thank you.