Shanghai pilot to relax restrictions on the purchase of medical equipment in private hospitals

Pharmaceutical Network January 30 hearing recently held a State Council executive meeting decided by Shanghai to further Pudong New Area in 10 areas of 47 approved the pilot reform pilot projects, including 'to cancel the medical institutions to do Class B large medical equipment configuration permit Approval of issuance etc. "The meeting called for a year to form a replicable experience and promote it to Shanghai and the whole country.

In accordance with the provisions of the "Regulations for the Planning and Management of Large-scale Medical Equipment Configurations", Class B large-scale medical equipment includes X-ray computed tomography (CT), medical MRI equipment, digital subtraction angiography above 800 milliamperes (DSA), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), medical linear accelerator (LA). Medical institutions to purchase these devices subject to provincial health administrative approval, the distribution of configuration permits, and has a strict Access standard , Such as hospital Outpatient visits, bed days in hospital, annual hospitalization, etc. Some medium-sized social medical institutions are difficult to gain access and affect the expansion of medical services.

After canceling the vetting and approval of the allocation of large-scale medical equipment for Class B of social medical institutions, medical institutions established by social capital may purchase diagnostic and therapeutic equipment according to their own needs.