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"Medical + internet" concept stock investment analysis
The rapid development of China's medical industry and information technology promote the
development of internet medical industry. The concept of "Healthy China" emphasizes
"prevention first" and gradually transforms the traditional medical industry. It is easy to find
BAT’s (Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent) investment and relevant emerging concept stocks in Ashare market. The internet medical industry is evaluated according to five category profiting
models including wearable devices, medical e-commerce, medical information, Hospital and
medical insurance. Around 32 selected stocks representing these industries are analysed by
gathering extensive qualitative and quantitative data. By applying the forecasting analysis, the
study provides the main financial strategy for the selected stocks in order to wisely select the
real strategically planning internet medical companies for better investment.O rápido desenvolvimento da indústria de saúde médica da China e a tecnologia da informação
têm promovido o desenvolvimento da indústria médica através da Internet. O conceito de
"China Saudável" enfatiza a "prevenção em primeiro lugar" e gradualmente reverte a
transformação da indústria médica tradicional. É fácil encontrar o maior investimento dos BAT
(Baidu, Alibaba e Tencent) nesta área e de títulos emergentes relevantes no mercado de ações.
A indústria médica interna é avaliada de acordo com cinco categorias de modelos de lucro,
incluindo dispositivos vestíveis, comércio eletrónico médico, informações médicas, seguro
hospitalar e médico. Cerca de 32 ações selecionadas representando essas indústrias são
analisadas pela recolha de dados quantitativos e qualitativos extensivos. Ao aplicar a análise de
previsão, o estudo fornece a principal estratégia financeira para as ações selecionadas, a fim de
selecionar os melhores investimento nas empresas médicas assentes na Internet
Business plan for third-party platform of medical service for the elderly
The main purpose of this business plan is to build a third-party platform to help the
elderly patients, especially those who live in rural areas, monitor their health situation by
using intelligent Smart Watches. On the one hand, if they would like to go to a large 3A
hospital in a big city, far from their hometown, for further treatment or surgery, we will help
them to find the best suitable hospitals and doctors scientifically. On the other hand, we will
integrate some medicines industry chains by cutting out the middlemen to decrease the price
of some particular medicines through group-buying for our patients, which will make medical
market more efficient. With the rise of third-party medical services, the business model of our business plan to
solve healthy problems for the elderly has also begun to rise. Before drawing up a business
plan for the third-party medical service platform, medical platform staff and specific service
population are surveyed, and the results are analyzed. At the same time, the research methods
including questionnaire and observation methods are introduced for obtaining some original
data. After analyzing the data, we found what kind of problems the elderly and their families
face now and what kind of services they need exactly. Finally, we will make a financial plan for five years to help us to predict the profit , working Capital and Cash Requirements.O objetivo principal deste plano de negócios é construir uma plataforma de ajuda aos
pacientes idosos, especialmente aqueles que vivem sozinhos em áreas rurais, a monitorizar a
sua situação de saúde por meio de relógios inteligentes. Por exemplo, caso queiram ir a um
grande hospital 3A, numa cidade grande, longe do seu local de residência, para tratamento ou
cirurgia, a plataforma ajudá-los-á, de uma forma científica, a encontrar os hospitais e os
médicos mais adequados. A plataforma integrará também algumas redes da indústria
farmacêutica eliminando deste modo alguns intermediários o que permitirá uma redução dos
preços de alguns medicamentos. O crescimento dos serviços médicos terceirizados levou ao aparecimento de modelos de
negócio parecidos ao nosso, a grande diferença do nosso em relação aos restantes consiste no
facto de o nosso mercado alvo ser os idosos que vivem sozinhos. Para a construção do nosso
plano de negócios analisamos as equipas de plataformas médicas existentes. Ao mesmo, realizamos questionários para obtenção de dados originais. A análise dos dados, permitiu-nos
identificar o tipo de problemas que afectam os idosos e as sua famílias e qual o tipo de
serviços que necessitam. Por fim, elaboramos um plano financeiro para cinco anos para nos ajudar a prever o lucro, o
capital circulante e as necessidades de caixa
Emerging Insights of Health Informatics Research: A Literature Analysis for Outlining New Themes
This paper presents a contemporary literature review to provide insights into the current health informatics literature. The objective of this study is to identify emerging directions of current health informatics research from the latest and existing studies in the health informatics domain. We analyse existing health informatics studies using a thematic analysis, so that justified sets of research agenda can be outlined on the basis of these findings. We selected articles that are published in the Science Direct online database. The selected 73 sample articles (published from 2014 to 2018 in premier health informatics journals) are considered as representative samples of health informatics studies. The analysis revealed ten topic areas and themes that would be of paramount importance for researchers and practitioners to follow. The findings provide an important foundational understanding for new health informatics studies
Ecosystem-Driven Design of In-Home Terminals Based on Open Platform for the
Abstract—In-home healthcare services based on the Internet-of-Things (IoT) have great business potentials. To turn it into reality, a business ecosystem should be established first. Technical solutions should therefore aim for a cooperative ecosystem by meeting the interoperability, security, and system integration requirements. In this paper, we propose an ecosystem-driven design strategy and apply it in the design of an open-platform-based in-home healthcare terminal. A cooperative business ecosystem is formulated by merging the traditiona
The internet hospital as a telehealth model in China: Systematic search and content analysis
Background: The internet hospital is an innovative organizational form and service mode under the tide of internet plus in the Chinese medical industry. It is the product of the interaction between consumer health needs and supply-side reform. However, there has still been no systematic summary of its establishment and definition, nor has there been an analysis of its service content.
Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to understand the definition, establishment, and development status of internet hospitals.
Methods: Data on internet hospitals were obtained via the Baidu search engine for results up until January 1, 2019. Based on the results of the search, we obtained more detailed information from the official websites and apps of 130 online hospitals and formed a database for descriptive analysis.
Results: By January 2019, the number of registered internet hospitals had expanded to approximately 130 in 25 provinces, accounting for 73.5% of all provinces or province-level municipalities in China. Internet hospitals, as a new telehealth model, are distinct but overlap with online health, telemedicine, and mobile medical. They offer four kinds of services—convenience services, online medical services, telemedicine, and related industries. In general, there is an underlying common treatment flowchart of care in ordinary and internet hospitals. There are three different sponsors—government-led integration, hospital-led, and enterprise-led internet hospitals—for which stakeholders have different supporting content and responsibilities.
Conclusions: Internet hospitals are booming in China, and it is the joint effort of the government and the market to alleviate the coexistence of shortages of medical resources and wasted medical supplies. The origin of internet hospitals in the eastern and western regions, the purpose of the establishment initiator, and the content of online and offline services are different. Only further standardized management and reasonable industry freedom can realize the original intention of the internet hospital of meeting various health needs.publishedVersio
Improvement of outpatient service processes based on BRP theory and information technology: a case study of the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital
JEL Classification: M15 – IT Management, I12 – Health ProductionCurrently, due to some irrational allocation of medical and healthcare resources,
a considerable proportion of state-of-the-art medical equipment and talented medical
personnel are concentrated in large urban hospitals. This situation is particularly
common in 3A hospitals (3A hospitals are hospitals which are equipped with more
than 501 beds, can provide medical and healthcare services with high-level specialty
to various regions and with scores higher than 900 according to the grading standard),
which are often crowded with patients. According to the normal outpatient process,
patients need to undergo a prolonged procedure from registration, treatment,
laboratory test, diagnosis to drug dispensing. Often patients have to spend a long time
waiting for treatment, receiving tests and paying for medical care. The congestion of
patients at certain time-consuming processes allows doctors little time to check and
treat patients thoroughly. As a result, doctors are often unable to make accurate and
comprehensive diagnosis.
Considered the window of a hospital, outpatient service is extremely important.
Whether the design of its process is reasonable and whether its management is able to
maximize interests for patients will directly affect the hospital’s medical level, and
even its social benefits and reputation. Therefore, it has become a major issue for a
hospital achieves to optimize the business process of its outpatient service.
Outpatient process, as a core business process of a hospital, is critical to
improving the quality of its medical service, upgrading its performance and
minimizing its operating costs. Therefore, re-designing the outpatient process of a
hospital can help enhance its comprehensive strength by endowing it with a core
competence. In addition, the hospital will be impelled to provide patients with more
convenient medical services with higher quality and lower price.
This work conducts a case study on The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen
Hospital (HKU-SZH), which was the first to implement an outpatient appointment
registration system. This thesis gives an anatomy of the outpatient process of the
hospital through various methods and theories, such as literature review, field research,
expert consultation, Business Process Reengineering Theory and Information
technology, aiming to identify objectives and strategies of the case hospital in
improving its outpatient process. The study consists of:
- An investigation into the current situation of HKU-SZH’s outpatient
registration process: through questionnaires and structured interviews, the defects and
weak links in the hospital’s appointment registration model were analyzed. A
structural equation model for existing outpatient processes was established and the
influence of different variables on patients’ satisfaction level as well as the correlation
between these variables was analyzed by means of a simulation model.
- Research on outpatient process reengineering: with the needs and satisfaction
of patients as a goal, this thesis reexamines the strategic goals and internal and
external environment of HKU-SZH on the basis of Business Process Reengineering
Theory, Queuing Theory, Six Sigma Theory and Information technology. This thesis
improves HKU-SZH’s registration process, using methods of order modification,
integration, simplification and automation and materializes the process by network
technology and outpatient information system.
- An empirical study on outpatient process: this thesis conducts a systemic and
empirical analysis in a functional integration of registration and payment, process
reengineering research through information technology (development of new
functions of appointment system) and an empirical study on queuing theory.
- Research on local adaptation of outpatient process: this thesis explores
solutions and suggestions for HKU-SZH with the objective of optimize its outpatient
process through the perspectives of hospital organizational structure, information
technology, human resources, building of outpatient culture and optimization of
waiting cost.
By means of outpatient process reengineering, this thesis aim to increase the case
hospital’s efficiency and raise its patients’ satisfaction so that the hospital may
enhance its comprehensive competence. In addition, an effective and operable
methodology will be generated, which is expected to serve as a reference for other
hospitals to improve their operation and their management.Atualmente, devido a alguma atribuição irracional dos recursos médicos e de
saúde, uma proporção considerável de modernos equipamentos médicos e pessoal
médico talentoso estão concentrados em grandes hospitais urbanos. Esta situação é
particularmente comum em hospitais 3A (hospitais 3A são os hospitais que estão
equipados com mais de 501 camas, e que podem fornecer serviços médicos e de saúde
com alto nível de especialidade para diversas regiões e com pontuações superiores a
900 de acordo com o padrão de classificação), que são frequentemente sobrelotados
com pacientes. De acordo com o processo ambulatório normal, os pacientes precisam
passar por um procedimento prolongado desde o registo, tratamento, análise
laboratorial, diagnóstico, até à distribuição de medicamentos. Muitas vezes os
pacientes têm de passar um longo tempo de espera para tratamento, para receber testes
e para pagar por cuidados médicos. O congestionamento de pacientes em
determinados processos demorados, leva a que os médicos tenham pouco tempo para
verificar e tratar os pacientes completamente. Como resultado, os médicos são muitas
vezes incapazes de fazer um diagnóstico preciso e abrangente.
Considerado a montra de um hospital, o serviço ambulatório é extremamente
importante. Se o desenho do seu processo é razoável e se a sua gestão é capaz de
maximizar os interesses dos pacientes, irá afetar diretamente o nível médico do
hospital, e até mesmo os seus benefícios sociais e reputação. Portanto, tornou-se um
importante problema para um hospital conseguir otimizar o processo do seu serviço
ambulatório.
O processo ambulatório, como um processo de negócio nuclear de um hospital, é
fundamental para melhorar a qualidade do seu serviço médico, aumentar o seu
desempenho e minimizar seus custos operacionais. Portanto, reprojetar o processo
ambulatório de um hospital pode ajudar a aumentar a sua força global dotando-o de
uma competência essencial. Além disso, o hospital será impelido a oferecer aos
pacientes serviços médicos mais convenientes com maior qualidade e menor preço.
Este trabalho apresenta um estudo de caso sobre o Hospital da Universidade de
Hong Kong-Shenzhen (HKU-SZH), que foi o primeiro a implementar um sistema de
registo de consulta externa. Esta tese apresenta uma análise do processo ambulatório
do hospital através de vários métodos e teorias, como a revisão de literatura, pesquisa
de campo, consultas a especialistas, teoria da reengenharia de processos e tecnologias
da informação, com o objetivo de identificar os objetivos e estratégias do hospital na
melhoria do seu serviço ambulatório. O estudo consiste em:
- Investigação sobre a situação atual do processo de registo ambulatório de
HKU-SZH. Através de questionários e entrevistas estruturadas, foram analisados os
defeitos e pontos fracos no modelo de registro de consultas do hospital. Um modelo
de equações estruturais para os processos ambulatórios existentes foi estabelecido, e a
influência de diferentes variáveis sobre o nível de satisfação dos pacientes, bem como
a correlação entre essas variáveis foi analisada por meio de um modelo de simulação.
- Investigação sobre a reengenharia do processo ambulatório. Tendo as
necessidades e satisfação dos pacientes como objetivo, esta tese reexamina as metas
estratégicas e o ambiente interno e externo de HKU-SZH com base na Teoria da
Reengenharia de Processos, Teoria das Filas, Teoria Six Sigmae Tecnologias da
Informação. Esta tese melhora o processo de registro de HKU-SZH, usando métodos
de modificação, integração, simplificação e automação e materializa o processo
através de tecnologias de rede e um sistema de informação para o processo
ambulatório.
- Estudo empírico sobre o processo ambulatório. Esta tese conduz uma análise
sistémica e empírica sobre a integração funcional de inscrições e pagamentos, a
pesquisa de reengenharia de processos através de tecnologias da informação
(desenvolvimento de novas funções do sistema de consultas) e um estudo empírico
sobre a teoria das filas.
- Investigação sobre a adaptação local do processo ambulatório. Esta tese explora
soluções e sugestões para o HKU-SZH para otimizar seu processo ambulatório
através das perspetivas de estrutura hospitalar organizacional, tecnologias da
informação, recursos humanos, construção da cultura do ambulatório e otimização do
custo de espera.
Por meio do processo de reengenharia do serviço de ambulatório, esta tese visa
aumentar a eficiência do processo de internamento e aumentar a satisfação dos seus
pacientes para que o hospital possa aumentar a sua capacidade global. Além disso, foi
gerada uma metodologia eficiente e operacionalizavel, a qual se espera possa servir
como referência para outros hospitais, para melhorar o seu funcionamento e a sua
gestão
Digital Health Care in Taiwan
This open access book introduces the National Health Insurance (NHI) system of Taiwan with a particular emphasis on its application of digital technology to improve healthcare access and quality. The authors explicate how Taiwan integrates its strong Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry with 5G to construct an information system that facilitates medical information exchange, collects data for planning and research, refines medical claims review procedures and even assists in fighting COVID-19. Taiwan's NHI, launched in 1995, is a single-payer system funded primarily through payroll-based premiums. It covers all citizens and foreign residents with the same comprehensive benefits without the long waiting times seen in other single-payer systems. Though premium rate adjustment and various reforms were carried out in 2010, the NHI finds itself at a crossroads over its financial stability. With the advancement of technologies and an aging population, it faces challenges of expanding coverage to newly developed treatments and diagnosis methods and applying the latest innovations to deliver telemedicine and more patient-centered services. The NHI, like the national health systems of other countries, also needs to address the privacy concerns of the personal health data it collects and the issues regarding opening this data for research or commercial use. In this book, the 12 chapters cover the history, characteristics, current status, innovations and future reform plans of the NHI in the digital era. Topics explored include: Income Strategy Payment Structure Pursuing Health Equity Infrastructure of the Medical Information System Innovative Applications of the Medical Information Applications of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Digital Health Care in Taiwan is essential reading for academic researchers and students in healthcare administration, health policy, health systems research, and health services delivery, as well as policymakers and public officials in relevant government departments. It also would appeal to academics, practitioners, and other professionals in public health, health sciences, social welfare, and health and biotechnology law
Progress and Challenges of Reference Standard and Its New Form: Digital Reference Standard
Abstract Number and quantities of reference standards (RS) needed for the quality control of drugs are increasing, bringing great pressure to the calibration and using company. This manuscript summarized the four generations for the development of RS including physical RS, paper atlas, substitute RS and electronic databases. The advantages and disadvantages of each generation were summarized. The concept of digital RS (DRS) was proposed based on this, and summed up the definition, advantages, and technical architecture of DRS. The 10 characteristics of five aspects of the DRS were discussed including digital, multi-dimension, big data, cloud computing, internet, internet of things, sharing, multi-terminal, intelligence, and compliance certification. Then, the necessity of its formation and application in the medicine holistic quality control of internet plus era was discussed in this manuscript
E-learning in medical education in resource constrained low- and middle-income countries
Background
In the face of severe faculty shortages in resource-constrained countries, medical schools look to e-learning for improved access to medical education. This paper summarizes the literature on e-learning in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), and presents the spectrum of tools and strategies used. Methods
Researchers reviewed literature using terms related to e-learning and pre-service education of health professionals in LMIC. Search terms were connected using the Boolean Operators “AND” and “OR” to capture all relevant article suggestions. Using standard decision criteria, reviewers narrowed the article suggestions to a final 124 relevant articles. Results
Of the relevant articles found, most referred to e-learning in Brazil (14 articles), India (14), Egypt (10) and South Africa (10). While e-learning has been used by a variety of health workers in LMICs, the majority (58%) reported on physician training, while 24% focused on nursing, pharmacy and dentistry training. Although reasons for investing in e-learning varied, expanded access to education was at the core of e-learning implementation which included providing supplementary tools to support faculty in their teaching, expanding the pool of faculty by connecting to partner and/or community teaching sites, and sharing of digital resources for use by students. E-learning in medical education takes many forms. Blended learning approaches were the most common methodology presented (49 articles) of which computer-assisted learning (CAL) comprised the majority (45 articles). Other approaches included simulations and the use of multimedia software (20 articles), web-based learning (14 articles), and eTutor/eMentor programs (3 articles). Of the 69 articles that evaluated the effectiveness of e-learning tools, 35 studies compared outcomes between e-learning and other approaches, while 34 studies qualitatively analyzed student and faculty attitudes toward e-learning modalities. Conclusions
E-learning in medical education is a means to an end, rather than the end in itself. Utilizing e-learning can result in greater educational opportunities for students while simultaneously enhancing faculty effectiveness and efficiency. However, this potential of e-learning assumes a certain level of institutional readiness in human and infrastructural resources that is not always present in LMICs. Institutional readiness for e-learning adoption ensures the alignment of new tools to the educational and economic context
Framework for overcoming barriers of complementary and alternative medicine acceptance into conventional healthcare system
Health disparities have been widely recognized as a problem throughout the world. This paper provided a strengthened collaborative virtual framework for overcoming barriers towards accepting complementary and alternative medical practice into conventional healthcare system. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered with semi-structured questionnaires and interviews from General Practitioners (GPs) with Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) knowledge, CAM Practitioners with biomedicine knowledge, CAM patients, and scholars. 2,760 semi-structured questionnaires exploring knowledge, attitudes, and skills’ barriers to integrative medical collaboration efforts were administered. Focus group discussions were held interviewing GPs, CAM practitioners, and others claiming effective prescriptions. Practitioners’ team meetings, retreats, interaction, and prescription operations were observed. In this study, a videoconferencing-based healthcare services delivery system was developed and implemented for seamless exchange of healthcare information. 2,591 (93.5%) questionnaires representing 657 physicians (23.80%), 997 CAM practitioners (36.12%), 855 patients (30.98%), and 82 healthcare researchers (2.97%) responded, while 169 (6.12%) declined response. Fifty-two percent of the 657 GPs still referred patients for CAM treatments. Patients found complementary approaches more aligned with “their own values, beliefs, and philosophical orientations”. Non-medical acceptance of CAM (43.27%) continued impeding CAM growth in Nigeria. CAM practitioners require evidence-based knowledge towards finding solutions and suggestions for seamlessly integrating CAM with modern healthcare practices.
Key words: Collaboration, complementary and alternative medicine, integrated delivery system, videoconferencing
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