Health and Planning Commission: Internet + Infiltration into the Medical Field

Recently, the concept of “Internet Plus” has penetrated into many industries, and its connection with the medical field is considered to have broad space for development. However, after the National Health and Planning Commission stated that the Internet medical treatment has not completely lifted the ban, all parties concerned The ambitious Internet companies in the medical field are even more worried.

Yesterday, Song Shuli, spokesperson of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, remarked on the topic again. In order to meet the diverse health needs of the masses, the Internet is deeply integrated with medical services.

“The topic of Internet medical care has been relatively hot recently, and we have also begun to carry out policy pilot work,” Song Shuli said. “Social parties are also very enthusiastic about participation. For example, they have conducted Internet appointments and treatment, WeChat payment, etc., which are all Internet access to medical services. A concrete demonstration in the field. In addition, there are companies that develop Internet health consulting services."

However, the National Health and Design Commission has also stated that since telemedicine is different from face-to-face diagnosis and treatment, in order to ensure the quality and safety supervision of telemedicine, strict requirements must be imposed on related institutions and personnel. Except for pilot organizations, other work involving medical treatment is not allowed on the Internet. In response to the open-scale problem of Internet health care, Liu Chunquan, a senior researcher at the China Electronic Commerce Research Center, believes that the competent authorities should sort out and formulate the basic norms of Internet medical care as soon as possible to regulate and not limit the development of Internet medical treatment.