China will strictly regulate Internet treatment services

We will encourage Internet technologies to explore outside the core business

The 2017-05-16

Source: health report

Report from our correspondent (reporter Sun Meng) in view of the recent high-profile Internet diagnosis and management of related documents, national health and family planning commission medical administration, head of the hospital authority related work background and Internet diagnosis and treatment of file management idea told our reporter recently. The chief said, then China will medical services, the Internet than freer-market, at the same time encourage Internet technology in the diagnosis and treatment outside the core business of exploration and practice.

On May 9, by the national health and family planning commission issued by the general office of the "diagnosis and treatment measures for the administration of Internet (trial) (draft)" and the national health and family planning commission on promoting the development of the Internet medical service opinion (draft) "widely circulated on the Internet. Among them, the diagnosis and treatment measures for the administration of the Internet (trial) (draft) contains the clause 39, diagnosis and treatment activities are limited to the terms and conditions of individual Internet remote medical service sign with chronic diseases, to carry out Internet diagnosis and treatment of medical institutions shall obtain the "practice license of medical institution", shall not, without virtual approval for establishment of medical institutions, should not be allowed to Internet diagnosis and treatment in patients with primary survey, the medical staff to carry out Internet diagnosis should obtain corresponding professional qualifications and subject to consent by the practice registration of medical institutions, hospital of approval for establishment of the Internet, cloud, such as network hospitals should be the way to revoked within 15 days after the release, etc., lead to greater attention and controversy. Media and healthcare professionals have expressed support for the document, saying it is designed to ensure health care and patient safety. And Internet companies believe that the idea of a "kill" instead of a lazy government is a way of cutting back on new industries and hindering innovation.

The chief executive said there were two main categories of Internet health care in the business category: one type of core business, the diagnosis and treatment services. Another type of non-core business is the service of patients, doctors and hospitals around the practice, such as medical information, consultation, registration, payment, etc. Aimed at the two business areas should adopt different management policies, especially in the field of medical services, when it comes to people's health and life security, is more emphasized in accordance with the law in accordance with the rules to ensure the quality and safety, it is can not break through the bottom line. So in the area of Internet therapy, it will be strictly followed by a series of laws and regulations.

The chief says, experience and present situation at home and abroad, according to the diagnosis and treatment of mature field has two, one is the medical institutions between remote medical service, the second is chronic signing grassroots medical institutions to provide services. In the future, with the development of technology, we will not rule out extending the Internet to remote surgery, but it is not so far.

The official said that informationization has its advanced and practical needs in its non-core business. In further improving the efficiency of medical service, improving patients in the process of medical experience, by means of information technology can solve a series of bottleneck problems of the past, such as the appointment of diagnosis and treatment, online registration, information push guidelines and big data, etc. Therefore, in the meantime, the state will encourage Internet technology to practice and explore outside the core business.