China's First County-Level 'Cloud-Based Medical Consortium' Launches in Tiantai, Co-Developed by Alibaba Health and Xiuniu Medical

On November 27, the first county-level in China"Cloud-Based Medical Consortium"Officially launched in Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province.

This digitalized medical consortium was designed and developed by AliHealth and Xiniu Medical based on cloud computing concepts. With Tiantai County People's Hospital as the core, it achieves interconnectivity between the information systems of medical institutions and public health data across Tiantai County on a cloud-architecture-based data middle platform, thereby transforming the local healthcare landscape characterized by "information silos."

“The purpose of building this system is to hope”Achieve a shift from patient disease-centered care to resident health-centered care, making hospitals ubiquitous, doctors attentive, and high-quality medical services“Following the people’s health needs, we strive to create the ‘Tiantai Model’ for the development of county-level medical consortia.” Tiantai County Health CommissionLocalZhang Qianrong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director-General, stated.

Delivering High-Quality Medical Services“The Core of ‘Following’ Public Health Lies in the Interconnectivity of Information.”“Every time I go to the hospital, I have to carry a stack of medical records and test reports; if any are lost, I have to repeat the tests.” “My daily home blood pressure measurements cannot be synchronized with my family doctor or the hospital, so no one is managing my day-to-day care.”

Most of the healthcare access pain points faced by the general public areYesCurrent Informatization Construction of Medical Community in ChinaManifestations of Deficiencies: Fragmented informatization construction in primary healthcare institutions, ineffective utilization of regional health information platforms, and significant challenges in integrating disparate business systems.; county-level hospitals, primary healthcare institutions, and public health management operations each have their own independent information systems——The current model has not fundamentally eliminated the phenomenon of "information silos," which is detrimental to the medical consortium's "A Family,A Chess Game, One Ledger” supervision and operation, alsoFar from being achievedYesResidents in the Jurisdictionfull-process, full-lifecycle management.

From county to township, and thenLevel-by-levelUpon arriving at the village, there was a county hospital,TownshipTownship health centers and village clinics are three different levels of medical institutions; how do theyTalentBetterAchieving HealthcareInterconnected Information Exchange？These fewIn recent years,To implement Zhejiang Province'sDeepening the Healthcare Services Sector"At Most One Visit" Reform，Tiantai CountyAlways onExploring the Utilization of Internet Technologies，InConstructionIn Terms of Truly Integrated Medical ConsortiaUnremitting Efforts.

One year ago, the Tiantai County People's Government andAli Health, Xiniu MedicalTogether, let us begin to explore a new era in healthcare“The Tiantai Model”: Through cloud computing,Big Data,IoT(Internet of Things)etc. technologies, the countyGradeHospital、Township Health Center、Village ClinicAll relevant personnel in medical institutions at all levelsInformation SystemConnect.TakeInformation Among Medical Institutions Within the Region"Dismantling the 'Walls'", to truly realize the county-wide medical and health management services“A Cloud,One Network, Boundaryless”。

After repeated discussions and communicationsandScheme Design,Both PartiesUltimately developed a comprehensive suite covering the entireRooftopRegional Healthcare Industry Solutions.

Tiantai County People's Hospital Vice President Qiu Yinhong Introduces the Platform

Qiu Yinhong, Vice President of Tiantai County People’s Hospital, stated, “From a managerial perspective, we aim to build a county-level health management platform. In this system, the hospital becomes mobile and reaches into the fields and rural areas, while patients remain stationary. From the public’s standpoint, this system can provide more convenient, affordable, and valuable services, ensuring high acceptance among the general population.”

Currently,The cloud-based medical consortium launched in Tiantai County covers120 medical institutions, including the Tiantai Branch of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, 15 township health centers and community health service centers, 62 community health service stations, and 42 village clinics.

InCloud Architectureof the Medical CommunityData Middle PlatformUp，YesAchieve the unified construction and application of all business systems, including clinical management, pharmaceutical management, medical technology and auxiliary services, public health, and hospital operations., not only for the entire countyJuPeopleofDigitize health records to deliver health management services that span residents' entire life cycles, and alsoOn the Business and Operations of Medical ConsortiaConductMulti-perspective, multi-level, continuous, and dynamic regulation.

This means that, with the aid of the cloud-based medical consortium, Tiantai County can achieve unified management and optimal allocation of medical resources across the entire county, truly enabling seamless communication among all medical institutions in the county and fundamentally resolving“Information Silo” Phenomenon. For patients, it is possible to rely onA unified system enabling remote outpatient consultations, remote diagnosis, and two-way referrals.，thereby truly realizing“Minor illnesses treated within the township, major illnesses treated within the county.”

Qiang Hui, CEO of XinNiu Medical

“‘Rooftop Model’ThisIRegional Digital Health Solutions Are Highly Replicable, we hope more regions，By establishing such a digitalNewInfrastructure,To ReshapeLocalHealthcare System: Optimizing the Medical Experience for the Public。“Qiang Hui, head of Xin Niu Medical, pointed out.”