Meng Qun, Director of the Statistical Information Center of the Health and Family Planning Commission, Reflections on "Internet Medical Care"

Recently, "Internet medical" is a hot word. According to reporter Xu Shuxian, Meng Qun, director of the Statistical Information Center of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, recently talked about his understanding of "Internet medical care": "Internet medical care", which uses the Internet as a carrier and cloud computing and big data as technical support. The medical industry, the medical service industry, and the health service industry are deeply integrated, resulting in a new general term for the medical service industry. "In fact, the Internet is the carrier. It relies on cloud technology. It is not just the Internet. It is deeply integrated with medical care." Meng Qun also analyzed the differences and connections between mobile healthcare, telemedicine and Internet healthcare.

Meng Qun said that the "Internet" is a new format, a new economic form, which is deeply integrated with the characteristics of the industry through the advantages of the Internet itself. The six characteristics of the "Internet" are closely related to the integration of the medical industry. These characteristics are cross-border integration, innovation-driven, reshaping the structure, opening up the ecology, respecting human nature, connecting everything, that is, full connection.

Meng Qun believes that there are four major factors in the current enthusiasm for Internet medical investment and financing. The first is the drive of demand. The drive of this demand is the same as the development of informatization. Demand-oriented and driven, that is, population aging, chronic non-communicable diseases threaten The health of the population and the enhancement of health awareness are all driven by demand; second, policy-driven, including, for example, some opinions on promoting the development of the health industry, the relevant ministries and commissions of the National Health and Family Planning Commission have also issued a series of policies including the Internet to promote and so on; the third is the drive of technology. With the development of modern new technologies, the development of new technologies such as cloud computing and big data, 3D printing, robotics and genetic testing, the application of these new technologies has promoted the development of the Internet; the fourth is the drive of capital. BAT, Apple, Google and other major operators on the Internet medical attention before the lead, but also to make our Internet medical rapid development.

According to Meng Qun's analysis, taking health as the ultimate goal of "Internet medicine", that is, taking health as the center and people as the center, then what are the needs of patients? Convenient and timely medical treatment, reducing the cost of less and being optimistic about the disease are the needs of patients. The enhancement of health care physicians, self-health management, and personal personalized medical needs are all the needs of patients and residents, and are a powerful driving force. Second, the doctor's needs. It is not easy for doctors. After a long period of study and training, doctors can ensure the quality of doctors. Students who accumulate experience in diagnosis and treatment activities should reflect their own value and improve their own needs. At the same time, in the "Internet", the hospital to improve the quality of medical services and the level of the eternal theme of the hospital. In health insurance, information sharing plays a role through the Internet. There are also pharmaceutical companies, as well as the supervision of the government industry and the promotion of the development of the industry, depending on its different choices and demands, but they are all promoting the development of the "Internet", and the development must meet different roles and requirements.

At the same time, Meng Qun also pointed out that there are still many problems in the current development of Internet medical care. For example, first, what is the boundary of the connotation and extension of the Internet? "We see the problems of Internet technology and the application of medical service industry. But what can its margin do?" second, how to mobilize the enthusiasm of hospitals and doctors? Third, how do residents and patients make good use of the "Internet"? Fourth, there is still a lack of supervision on products, standards and access, including the quality of wearable devices? Fifth, information security and privacy protection need to be strengthened; sixth, policies, laws and regulations need to be improved. Meng Qun believes that there are still many problems in the "Internet" that need to be explored and studied. "We must objectively see the advantages of the Internet itself"

Meng Qun (Content from China In Vitro Diagnostic Network)