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.
In the post-pandemic era,
digital technology has reached the forefront and has become an emerging force driving the transformation and upgrading of
medical service.
Experts believe that in the information society, the trend of virtualization of medical services is becoming more and more obvious. The perfection of the 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 play an important role in pandemic prevention and control
After preliminary research, the National Development and Reform Commission believes that new infrastructure is guided by new development concepts, driven by technological innovation, based on information networks, and oriented to high-quality development needs, providing
digital transformation, intelligent upgrades, integrated innovation and other services. system. At present, the new infrastructure mainly includes information infrastructure, converged infrastructure, and innovative infrastructure. Specifically, information infrastructure mainly refers to the infrastructure generated based on the evolution of a new generation of information technology. Converged infrastructure mainly refers to the in-depth application of Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and other technologies to support the transformation and upgrading of traditional infrastructure, and then form a converged infrastructure. Innovative infrastructure mainly refers to infrastructure with public welfare attributes that supports scientific research, technological development, and product development.
In recent years, improving the efficiency of resource allocation in the medical system and optimizing the level of social health services with a new generation of information technology has become a rigid demand in the field of general health. The fight against the new coronavirus pneumonia pandemic also provided a training opportunity for "technology + medical".
For example, 5G technology and smart healthcare have penetrated all links of pandemic 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.
In addition, artificial intelligence makes doctor diagnosis more time-saving and more efficient. At present, Ping An Good Doctor, Ali Health, Baidu, etc. have all released AI-assisted diagnosis and treatment systems. In terms of cloud computing and big data, artificial intelligence companies such as iFLYTEK, Yunzhisheng, Yitu, and Shangtang, as well as communication companies such as Huawei and the three major operators, are all trying the possibility of combining AI, 5G and the medical industry.
The new infrastructure is related to the ability to prevent and resolve risks in the health sector
Experts believe that under the technological revolution, the health service supply methods of governments, enterprises, and social organizations will all undergo drastic changes. 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 risk society. The risks brought about by this new coronary pneumonia pandemic are unprecedented and there is a high degree of uncertainty. "It can be seen from this pandemic 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 all-round 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 pandemic, 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 the changes in the organization. The health service supply methods of governments, enterprises, and social organizations will all change. 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 the trend, the health service institutions of various entities are currently undergoing platform transformation. Through the interconnection of people, machines and things, physical institutions will become 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 to the law of medical system development
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 after the pandemic, the proven Internet medical 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.
According to industry insiders interviewed by the Economic Reference News, in this pandemic response, the high elasticity of Internet services has been fully reflected in the rapid restoration of services, remote resource scheduling and the expansion of total 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.
Lu Qingjun, an expert of the National Health and Health Commission, believes that medical treatment is not a commodity, but it must conform to 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 be This is next a key area for new infrastructure and new economic development.
