Those patients who once saved their lives or saved the money for long-distance medical treatment with the help of doctors' private "telemedicine" are likely to lose an opportunity because of the "ban". Although it will increase the standardization and safety of each "remote consultation", it will also greatly reduce the benefits.
Recently, the Health Planning Commission issued a document for the first time to clarify the scope of "telemedicine", requiring that "non-medical institutions should not provide telemedicine services" and that "medical personnel who directly provide telemedicine services to patients outside their own medical institutions should obtain the consent of their registered medical institutions and use the unified information platform of medical institutions." That is to say, "telemedicine" implemented by doctors themselves through the Internet or using mobile communication is prohibited.
The so-called "telemedicine" means that doctors can treat patients in remote places, prescribe medicines and even instruct operations through the Internet. Many large hospitals or medical institutions in Beijing have already set up such "telemedicine" facilities, and have also treated many foreign and even foreign patients who could not come to Beijing. Doctors banned by the Health Planning Commission privately "telemedicine". It is estimated that doctors in every big hospital in Beijing have done or even are doing it, either through the Internet or through mobile phones.
Indeed, doctors' private "telemedicine" is definitely not standardized in hospitals. After all, doctors' diagnosis and treatment are vital, and it is necessary to fully understand the condition through perfect instruments and equipment to avoid misdiagnosis and mistreatment. Based on this, this "ban" issued by the Health Planning Commission is also reasonable, but it reminds people of the school bus safety problems that have been reported many times.
Every time a school bus has an accident and students are injured, all localities will start a comprehensive safety inspection of the school bus. Many school buses have been stopped because of potential safety hazards. Although the hidden dangers have been investigated, those children who used to take the school bus have no cars to sit on ... The situation of "telemedicine" without permission is similar. Those "telemedicine" that used to be privately assisted by doctors or even a photo sent by mobile phones, A patient who saves his life by a test result, or saves money for long-distance medical treatment, is likely to lose an opportunity because of the "ban". Although it will increase the standardization and safety of each "remote consultation", it will also greatly reduce the benefits.
If you ask doctors, they will certainly be willing to use the "remote consultation" equipment of regular hospitals, but it is obviously not so convenient. The standardized "remote consultation" in hospitals has existed for a long time, but most of them are lively when they are created. Because every time they are used, they all need a certain cost, so they can't enjoy it unless they are seriously ill or difficult, or even non-local celebrities. Ordinary patients may not even know that they have such "telemedicine" facilities around them. It is a luxury for them to be able to contact a doctor through mobile phones and computers. There are not a few people who can't find a good doctor and can only treat themselves according to TV health programs. These seem to be problems that need to be solved more than this ban. Should we at least introduce solutions as soon as possible after this "ban" is issued? Taylor