The acceleration of the new infrastructure and the rapid development of technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and big data have injected a shot of "cardiotonic agent" into the development of the healthcare industry.After epidemic, digital technology has reached the forefront and has become an emerging force driving digital transformation and upgrading of China's medical system and social health services.
Experts believe that in the information society, the trend of virtualization of medical services is becoming more and more obvious, and the degree of perfection of new infrastructure in the future health field will be related to the ability and level of prevention and resolution of health risks. In addition, it should be noted that medical services have multiple attributes, so the impact of the new infrastructure on medical services should also be viewed from the dual attributes of public services and industrial economy, and conform to the development rules of the medical system itself.
5G, big data and other technologies p
lay a major role in epidemic prevention and control
In recent years, it has become a rigid demand in the field of general health to improve the efficiency of resource allocation in the medical system and optimize the level of social health services with a new generation of information technology. The
fight against the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic also provided a training opportunity for "technology + medical".
For example, 5G technology and smart medical care run through all links of epidemic prevention and control, and related applications have played a huge positive role. Industry insiders estimate that from remote diagnosis and treatment to medical assistance, to medical care, and then to supervision and control, there are 18 categories of 5G medical applications to assist in the comprehensive suppression of the development of the epidemic. For example, in remote diagnosis and treatment, the 5G network supports high-reliability and low-latency transmission of massive data, breaking through the space limitation. Through remote consultation, remote CT, remote B-mode ultrasound, remote ECG monitoring, and cloud detection and analysis, doctor resource sharing has become Possibly, thus greatly improving the diagnosis and treatment rate and reducing the risk of doctors' exposure to infection. For another example, in the field of medical assistance, the accumulated experience of 5G robots, 5G + 4K, and 5G + AR / VR is applied to the medical system, which effectively reduces the labor intensity of hospital workers and reduces the risk of contact infection.
New infrastructure is related to the ability to prevent and resolve risks in the health field
Experts believe that under the technological revolution, the way of providing health services to governments, enterprises, and social organizations will change dramatically. The construction of digital infrastructure provides new ways, new means and methods for preventing health risks.
In an interview with the Economic Reference News, Liu Shangxi, Dean of the China Academy of Fiscal Sciences, said that the current human society has entered a risky society. The risks brought about by
this new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic are unprecedented and there is a high degree of uncertainty. "It can be seen from this epidemic that once people are at risk, many freedoms do not exist, so how to prevent and mitigate risks, especially health risks, is very important. The construction of digital infrastructure provides protection against health risks. New ways, new means and new methods. "He said.
Liu Shangxi believes that the current health risks faced by mankind are comprehensive and life-cycle. In summary, it contains two basic health risks: one is the availability risk of medical resources, which depends on the user's economic ability and understanding ability, etc. Under market economic conditions, this is directly related to the government's financial ability; the second is the accessibility risk That is to say, there must be supply, which is closely related to the government, market and society. In addition, there are congestion risks, such as running out of medical resources during an outbreak.
How will China's new infrastructure resolve health risks? Liu Shangxi said that medical health service scenarios include physical spaces such as hospitals, and virtual spaces such as medical platforms, and the national health level depends on the coupling of the two. In an industrial society, risks mainly exist in the physical space. In the information society, health services have exceeded the limitations of time and space. From a global perspective, the virtualization trend of medical services is obvious. In this
fight against the epidemic, medical big data and remote diagnosis have played a role, which is conducive to reducing physical space risks .
"The digital revolution will change the production organization and social organization. The match between the supply of health services and the demand for health services will also take on a new form due to changes in the organization. The health service supply methods of governments, enterprises, and social organizations will Great changes have occurred. "Liu Shangxi said.
Liu Shangxi said that the technological changes have changed the supply methods of enterprises and social organizations. From the perspective of trends, the health service institutions of various entities are currently undergoing platform transformation. A connection point of the platform forms part of the network platform. In the future, the degree of perfection of new infrastructure in the health field will affect the ability and level of prevention and resolution of health risks.
New infrastructure should conform
Medical system development law
The industry believes that the new infrastructure will promote profound changes in China's medical industry, accelerate the digital transformation of medical service models, eliminate blind spots, fill shortcomings, and promote another round of supply-side reform. With the support of the new infrastructure and the support of various policies, the medical and public health system as a new type of infrastructure will usher in great development, but at the same time, the impact of the new infrastructure on medical services should also be viewed from its dual attributes, and Comply with the development laws of the medical system.
It is worth mentioning that the experienced Internet epidemic model, such as online consultation, drug delivery, and medical analysis technology, is expected to quickly spread. At present, companies such as Baidu, Tencent, JD.com, Huawei, Ping An, and Dingyuan have all entered the Internet Medical Service. Alibaba Health recently announced a new round of organizational upgrades, proposing medical and health innovations. The front end meets user needs, the back end improves medical efficiency, and creates a new
digital infrastructure for Internet healthcare.
Interviewed by the reporter of the Economic Reference Daily said that in this epidemic response, the highly resilient nature of Internet services has been fully reflected in the rapid recovery of services, remote resource scheduling and the total amount of scalable supply. At the same time, medical services have multiple attributes, public attributes, but also industrial economic attributes. Therefore, the impact of the new infrastructure on medical services should also be viewed from its dual attributes.
National Health and Health Commission expert Lu Qingjun believes that
medical treatment is not a commodity, but must comply with economic laws. Medical care is public welfare and is a guarantee of people's livelihood. It cannot be completely free of charge, and it must refuse to make huge profits or refuse to monopolize. At the same time, because medical treatment cannot target pure profit, the cost recovery cycle is long; medical treatment requires industry access, and 5G innovation must also comply with regulatory standards And comply with the development laws of the medical system.
In addition, from a geographical perspective, industry insiders believe that medical big data centers will first appear in super urban agglomerations, and there may even be "medical brains" similar to urban brains. The Hangzhou Bay Greater Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration with Shanghai and Zhejiang as the axis, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with Guangzhou and Shenzhen as the axis, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei City Circle with the capital Beijing and Xiong'an New Area as the axis will This is next a key area for new infrastructure and new economic development.
