2015年CRI 中国全速推进医院改革

 

Among the highlights of the reforms is a ban on the price mark-up of drugs.

Fu Wei with the National Health and Family Planning Commission says it's key to establishing a new system that can make hospitals more accountable to the people they're trying to help.

"Measures are being taken to help establish more rational protocols¹ in hospitals, including the ban on drug markups, as well as adjusting the pricing system, axing costs and increasing government funding."

An average 15-percent markup² on drug sales is widely believed to have been encouraging hospitals to prescribe more medicine than is necessary in order to generate revenue, which drives up medical bills.

The central government began cracking down on drug markups in public hospitals three years ago.

But beyond that, Fu Wei notes it's more important, as well as difficult, to stop public hospitals from trying to generate excessive profits.

"The ban on drug markups is only the first step. It's also necessary to push forward with reforms of the government reimbursement³ system, as well as the price setting systems and how we manage the salaries of the medical staff."

Another issue being worked on is trying to address the shortfalls in actual medical services.

Multiple steps have been taken since April in the province of Anhui to try to streamline⁴ services in hospitals while encouraging patients with minor⁵ health issues to go to community-level clinics.

Yu Dezhi, the head of Anhui's provincial⁶ health department, says the results have been encouraging so far.

"The new measures ensure enough time for communication between patients and their doctors. They also make it easier for doctors to deal with a reduced number of patients."

The broader-based medical reforms are currently under way at around 3,000 county-level and 760 city-level hospitals across China.

They are expected to cover all county-level public hospitals by the end of August.

The reforms will be expanded to all public hospitals in 100 cities by year’s end.

For CRI, I'm Qi Zhi.

1 protocols   

n.礼仪( protocol的名词复数 )；（外交条约的）草案；（数据传递的）协议；科学实验报告（或计划）

参考例句：

• There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons. 也有关于核武器试验的协议。 来自辞典例句
• Hardware components and software design of network transport protocols are separately introduced. 介绍系统硬件组成及网络传输协议的软件设计。 来自互联网

2 markup   

n.加价，涨价，利润

参考例句：

• This mean that international delivery will line markup from today.这意味着国际快递将从今天起全线涨价。
• Our products are expensive,and distributors and retailers always want a large markup.我们的产品很贵，经销商和零售商总是要求高额利差。

3 reimbursement   

n.偿还，退还

参考例句：

• He received reimbursement for his travel expenses.由于出差的花费他可以得到公司的补偿。
• Which forms do I need to complete for my travel reimbursement?我需要填什么表来报我的旅费？

4 streamline   

vt.使成流线型；使简化；使现代化

参考例句：

• We must streamline our methods.我们必须简化方法。
• Any liquid or gas passing it will have streamline flow.任何通过它的液体或气体将呈流线型的流动。

5 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

6 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。