Chinanews.com, July 28. Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Yunnan, Xinjiang, these eight provinces and regions with a large outflow of patients and relatively weak high-quality medical resources, how is the progress of the pilot construction of regional medical centers? Ou Xiaoli, Director of the Department of Social Affairs of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on the 28th that 10 project construction plans have been approved so far, and investment support within the central budget has been arranged according to procedures.
Xiaoli Ou pointed out that the overall insufficient supply and uneven distribution of high-quality medical resources are a very prominent problem. This is also an important reason for many patients to seek medical treatment across regions and increase medical costs. In order to better meet the people's increasing demand for high-quality medical resources, it was decided to launch a pilot project for the construction of regional medical centers.
According to Ou Xiaoli, in 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Health Commission, the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Secretariat of the Medical Reform Leading Group of the State Council jointly issued the "Regional Medical Center Construction Pilot Work Plan" after the ninth meeting of the Central Deep Reform Commission. Select a number of high-quality medical institutions in places with relatively rich medical resources such as Beijing and Shanghai. Through the construction of sub-centers or branches, the promotion of multiple practice of doctors, etc., in the eighth place where there is a large outflow of patients and relatively weak high-quality medical resources. Three provinces, namely Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Yunnan, and Xinjiang, will be used as pilot provinces to build regional medical centers.
"Strive to build a number of high-level clinical diagnosis and treatment centers, high-level talent training bases, and high-level scientific research and innovation transformation platforms in these provinces and regions through hard work." Ou Xiaoli said that at the same time, in this way, a number of brands will be cultivated. Medical groups with obvious advantages and capable of providing high-level services across regions have built a group of "Internet + medical and health" collaboration platforms based on high-level hospitals, and formed a group of specialist alliances with regional medical centers as the core.
Xiaoli Ou said that the goal requirements are to narrow the gap between the treatment level of key diseases in these pilot provinces and the hospitals in the exporting areas, reduce cross-provincial and cross-regional medical care, and make breakthroughs in promoting the construction of a hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system. At present, various tasks for the construction of the regional medical center are advancing vigorously. Although the epidemic situation has been severe since 2020, we have worked with relevant departments to guide eight pilot provinces and some exporting medical institutions in Beijing and Shanghai. According to the requirements of the work plan, combined with the actual situation of the region and the hospital, we have studied and formulated the project construction plan. .
The first is to focus on key diseases and weak areas to make up for shortcomings, strengths and weaknesses, and improve quality. In the process of project implementation, prioritize the integration of existing resources and effectively maintain the public welfare attributes of basic medical services.
The second is to give full play to the role of the regional medical center as a "test field" for medical reform, focus on reform and innovation, and promote the reform of the management system, deepen the reform of the personnel compensation system, improve the hospital compensation mechanism, encourage the use of innovative drugs and technologies, and improve the sustainable development capabilities. Intensify exploration in the link, and come up with rich reform measures.
Third, in accordance with regional health needs and preliminary work foundation, highlight the characteristic advantages of export hospitals in the process of plan formulation, further amplify the radiation driving role of regional medical centers, and drive the overall improvement of regional diagnosis and treatment capabilities.
Xiaoli Ou said that recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and relevant departments conducted a centralized review of the project construction plans submitted by the pilot provinces, solicited expert opinions many times, and guided the pilot provinces and project units to promptly modify and improve them. 10 project construction plans have been approved. According to the procedures, the central budgetary investment support has been arranged.
In the second half of 2020, the National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant departments to implement the relevant arrangements for deepening the reform of the medical and health system in the second half of 2020, continue to accelerate the construction of regional medical centers, and guide all regions to promote projects in accordance with the key points of the approved project construction plan. In the preliminary work of construction, establish a management system and operating mechanism compatible with the regional medical center as soon as possible to promote the expansion, sinking and balanced distribution of high-quality medical resources.
"Currently, the pilot regional medical centers in these eight provinces and autonomous regions are still undertaking a very important mission, which is to accumulate experience through the promotion of regional medical center pilots. The provinces also have medical resources with comparative advantages in the provinces, and they can also go there in this way. The sinking of the city will promote more balanced medical resources." Ou Xiaoli said.