First cloud hospital put into operation in Ningbo
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Monday, 16 March 2015 11:16
The first could hospital in China was officially launched in Ningbo on March 11, as the only regional online-offline cloud service platform with such functions as health consultation, health management, health education and online diagnosis & treatment. By July 2015, the hospital will have 10 cloud clinics with over 1000 registered online doctors.
The hospital has four cloud clinics currently, including the first clinic for diabetes, and three clinics newly launched on March 11 for hypertension, psychological consultation and family doctors respectively, with 226 registered cloud doctors. By the end of July, the number of clinics will reach 10 and that of the online doctors will exceed 1000. In addition, the cloud hospital has established connection with 68 chain pharmacies, and the online prescription can be easily transferred to the pharmacies concerned for the patients' convenience.
The online family physician model is another highlight of the cloud hospital. The family doctors can conduct mobile health management and the citizens can have better access to the services from family doctors via the cloud platform. With the remote co-diagnosis system, the platform establishes a supporting system for the family doctors backed by large hospitals and experts, forming a network medical platform citywide.
It is reported that Ningbo will issue related policies to encourage medical institutions and family doctors to practice on the cloud hospital platform, so as to benefit the citizens with quality, timely and convenient services by giving full play to the collaborative medical service.
