Data-Driven Innovation in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Lianren Health Officially Launches the Grassroots TCM Digital Inheritance Service Platform

Recently, the 2022 Academic Annual Conference of the General Practice Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine was held simultaneously in Beijing and Shanghai. Hosted by the China Association of Chinese Medicine and organized by its General Practice Branch and Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, with support from institutions such as Lianren Health Medical Big Data Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Lianren Health”), the conference centered on the theme “Inheriting Essentials, Upholding Integrity and Innovation, and Advancing the Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine in General Practice.” Participants jointly explored practical experiences and future directions in the field of TCM general practice.

At the conference, Hu Hongyi, Chairman of the General Practice Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Wang Wei, Director of the Huangpu District Health Commission of Shanghai; Gao Jing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, General Manager, and CEO of Lianren Health; Xu Peng, General Manager of the Shanghai Region for the National Pharmaceutical Division of China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “CR Sanjiu”); and Mei Yaohua, Project Leader of Digital Traditional Chinese Medicine at Lianren Health, jointly launched the “Primary Care TCM Digital Inheritance and Service Platform.”

This platform will be rooted in the inheritance of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), promote its unique characteristics, and fully leverage technological capabilities such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, big data, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing. By supporting the development of primary healthcare service systems through informatization, it aims to provide intelligent and convenient medical service experiences, meeting the multi-level and diverse healthcare needs of the general public. Hu Hongyi, Chairman of the General Practice Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, stated: “Establishing a digital TCM platform will create large-scale data assets, significantly address the uneven distribution of regional medical resources, standardize the training of primary-level TCM professionals, and accelerate the availability and accessibility of high-quality TCM services for people at the grassroots level. This will further promote the modernization, informatization, and standardization of the TCM industry. Furthermore, the launch of this platform marks the deep integration of digitalization with the TCM industry, fostering coordinated development among upstream and downstream enterprises, optimizing industrial layout, driving rapid industry growth, and establishing a sustainable and replicable model for innovative development of primary-level TCM.”

Hu Hongyi, Chairman of the General Practice Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Gao Jing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, General Manager, and CEO of Lianren Health, stated that Lianren Health is a vital force in healthcare big data and is currently vigorously advancing innovative digital Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) businesses. The company focuses on four core capabilities: data aggregation, governance, application, and value-added services. In the future, it will prioritize digital TCM infrastructure, TCM medical consortium platforms, and digital platforms for inheriting and disseminating TCM knowledge at the primary care level. These initiatives aim to empower TCM application scenarios at the grassroots level, promote integrated services and standardized management, and accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the TCM industry.

Gao Jing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, General Manager and CEO of Lianren Health

As the first health and medical big data industry group in China featuring a model led by central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) with participation from local governments, financial institutions, and medical informatics companies—characterized by state-owned capital as the main body and market-oriented mechanisms—Lianren Health was deployed under the unified arrangement of the National Health Commission and supported by ministries including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. To address the challenges facing the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) at the grassroots level, Lianren Health has established the Lianren Digital TCM Platform, which has been implemented in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Guangdong, and other regions, achieving remarkable results. By leveraging data empowerment and advanced technologies, the platform covers modules such as TCM heritage inheritance systems, traceability of Chinese herbal medicine quality, interpretation of health examination reports, construction of specialized disciplines and disease-specific programs, and internet hospitals. It constructs a closed-loop regional digital ecosystem for TCM, providing patients with a comprehensive solution covering the entire process and all scenarios, while also offering strong support for the sound development of TCM in the healthcare sector.

Launch Ceremony of the Digital Inheritance and Service Platform for Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Primary Care Level (From left: Mei Yaohua, Project Leader of Digital TCM at Lianren Health; Wang Wei, Director of the Huangpu District Health Commission of Shanghai; Hu Hongyi, Chairman of the General Practice Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine, Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Gao Jing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, General Manager and CEO of Lianren Health; Xu Peng, General Manager of the Shanghai Region, National Pharmaceutical Division of China Resources Sanjiu)

In the future, Lianren Health will leverage the establishment of a digital platform for the inheritance and dissemination of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) at the primary care level as an opportunity to engage in more extensive and in-depth collaboration with the General Practice Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine. This partnership aims to effectively support the development of TCM service systems at the grassroots level. By leveraging its leading digital technologies and practical expertise, Lianren Health will fully harness its influence and driving force across the entire health and medical industry chain to build an intelligent, digital, and information-driven TCM industry, thereby fulfilling its new mission in promoting the inheritance and advancement of traditional Chinese medicine.