How to Build a Quality, Efficient and Integrated Health System

Abstract

Building a high-quality and efficient people centered integrated care system with Chinese characteristics crucial for implementing the Healthy China strategy and essential for the high-quality development of the healthcare system. This article proposes that a people centered integrated care system should center on health, with efficient triage of urgent and non-urgent cases, linkage between different healthcare levels, and a synergy of prevention and treatment. The development of medical services requires collaboration between public medical and health institutions and societal forces. To construct such a system, transformation is necessary in seven key areas: service system, service concept, individual service decision-making, doctor-patient relationship, service mode, payment mechanism, and regulatory assessment. The key is to promote the strengthening, extension, and integration of the healthcare system and public health service system. This article highlights the importance of management system reform and the full use of information technology, stating that the core aim of building a peo-ple centered integrated care system is to meet the comprehensive health needs of the population, establish a rational and orderly medical framework, and ultimately support the creation of a robust health system in China.

Keywords

• health services administration|people centered integrated care|intersectoral collaboration|community health services|health care evaluation mechanisms|home care services