| With the rapid development of big data, Internet of Things, mobile Internet and other emerging technologies, smart medicine under the theme of Internet+has been emerging in government policies since 2015.
In March 2015, the General Office of the State Council issued the Plan Outline on Printing and Distributing the National Health Service System (2015-2020) (hereinafter referred to as the Plan Outline), proposing to carry out the Healthy China Cloud Service Plan, actively apply new technologies such as mobile Internet, Internet of Things, cloud computing, wearables, etc., promote health information services and smart medical services that benefit the whole people, promote the application of health big data, and gradually change the service model.
The release of this planning outline ignited the capital market's enthusiasm for smart medicine. Some regional governments have set up smart medical funds. Internet giants, including BAT, venture capital and listed companies have laid out smart medical services in the fields of medical informatization, mobile medicine, wearable devices, etc. Some analysts told reporters that this market is expected to exceed 100 billion yuan.
Analysts believe that smart medicine can help integrate medical resources, improve the efficiency of medical services, improve the efficiency of the use of medical resources, and reduce the pressure of medical insurance. At present, the medical reform has entered a critical period, the pressure of controlling medical insurance fees is urgently needed to release, and it is urgent to improve the efficiency and quality of medical services.
Smart medicine
Included in the Outline of the 13th Five Year Plan
With the acceleration of the aging trend of the population, the incidence of chronic diseases is increasing, and the active demand and upgrading demand of the people for medical care are gradually increasing. China has entered an outbreak of medical demand. Against this background, the state has issued the above planning outline to try to solve this problem through Internet+and smart medicine.
Smart medicine will definitely promote the profound transformation of medical and health service mode and management mode. From the content of the planning outline, the fields involving smart medicine include electronic health records, electronic medical records, mobile medicine, telemedicine, etc.
The capital market is increasingly enthusiastic about smart medicine. Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba and other domestic IT giants have flocked into the field of smart medicine to strive for a place in the market in the future. From Baidu Health Cloud, Tencent WeChat Medical to Alibaba "Future Hospital", the three giants all hope to compete and even lead the Internet revolution in this trillion yuan market. In addition, mergers and acquisitions are surging in the industry. Many listed companies integrate medical resources and layout the smart medical industry chain through mergers and acquisitions of related enterprises.
However, for the understanding of smart medicine, different people have different views. "At present, many enterprises are making layout for smart medicine. However, there is no unified model for smart medicine, and everyone is making layout for what they think of as smart medicine." A pharmaceutical industry analyst told the reporter. |