China Health and Medical Development Report NO.2 - Green Book of Health and Medicine (Including CD-ROM)

Author: Du Lexun
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: 2005 was the last year of the National 11th Five-Year Plan. That year, the national economy achieved sustained and stable rapid development, with significant improvements in comprehensive national strength and a continuous shift toward a more sustainable growth model. That year, the nationwide "Hospital Management Year" campaign in the healthcare sector was in full swing, playing a certain role in alleviating the problems of "difficulty in accessing healthcare and high healthcare costs" for the public. 2006 marked the beginning of the National 12th Five-Year Plan. That year, industries across the country were required to implement the central government's proposal to transform the socio-economic development model from a resource-intensive, extensive growth pattern to one of scientific innovation, energy conservation, and environmental friendliness. That year, health authorities were to firmly adhere to reform principles and explore a healthcare development path suitable for China's national conditions. 2006 was a year full of expectations. The author's country is a developing nation with substantial potential for leveraging late-mover advantages; it is also a transforming country with many institutional and structural issues in its economic life. It can be said that the development and transformation of the healthcare sector in the author's country lag behind other industries in the national economy, making healthcare a focal point and flashpoint for many social contradictions. If not properly addressed, it could trigger social problems. Leveraging late-mover advantages, resolving transformation challenges, and grasping the new context of the new era are essential to ensuring the healthcare sector aligns with socio-economic development. But how to leverage these advantages, how to address these challenges, and how to grasp the new context—all require research, learning, discussion, and exchange and sharing.
To help healthcare management departments, hospitals, and medical device enterprises better understand the current state, investment opportunities, and development prospects of China's healthcare industry while aligning with the broader direction of central economic restructuring, the Social Sciences Academic Press of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the China Healthcare Industry magazine have recently launched China Healthcare Development Report No. 2. It was completed based on summarizing the successful experiences of the 2004 report and fully incorporating expert suggestions and reader feedback.
The report includes authoritative opinions from national health authorities, insightful perspectives from scholars and experts, and successful experiences from local health departments, hospitals, and medical device manufacturers. It also compiles key viewpoints from major industry media, conducting in-depth analysis and research on 10 major issues in the current healthcare sector, such as "Evaluation and Assessment of Healthcare Reform and Development," "Reform and Transformation of Public Hospitals," "Reform of Public Hospital Operational Mechanisms," "Development of Health and Medical Care," "Equity in Financing Health and Medical Services," "Classification Management of Healthcare Institutions," "Government Supervision Responsibilities for Public Healthcare Institutions," "Intrinsic Development of Public Healthcare Institutions in the Author's Country," "Attracting Foreign Investment to Develop the Author's Country Healthcare Sector," and "The Difficult Journey of Private Hospitals in China." It presents unique insights.
The report was written over nearly a year, spanning the New Year of 2006, and distills the essence of nearly 100 research articles contributed by over 50 health administrators, scholars, and senior journalists. The author believes that the publication of the China Healthcare Development Report series will help leaders at various levels of health authorities, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices to clarify their thinking, embrace transformation and innovation, and achieve sustainable and coordinated development in China's healthcare industry in the new year.