WeMai's 2019 Internet + Healthcare Service Popular Doctor Awards: Empowering Trust-Based Medical Innovation and Supporting Healthy China 2030

As the “Healthy China 2030” initiative continues to advance, smart and convenient services in public medical institutions have gradually become a key focus of public livelihood. As the main force in implementing the national health strategy, an increasing number of physicians are leveraging information technologies such as “Internet Plus,” leaving their mark on the era of internet-based healthcare development and earning widespread recognition and support from patients.

On September 23, the “2019 Internet + Healthcare Services Popular Doctor Selection,” jointly organized by Weimai, VCBeat, and Sina Medicine, officially concluded. As the initiating platform, Weimai attracted more than 6,000 doctors from 19 cities across China to participate in the selection. Two million eight hundred thousand users liked their supported doctors, with the total number of votes exceeding 30 million.

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This initiative aims to identify outstanding physicians who leverage innovative internet-based practices to extensively deliver convenient medical and health services, thereby driving industry progress. Their best practices will be promoted nationwide to build their personal digital brands, while also fostering the in-depth development of the internet healthcare sector and making convenient, public-benefit-oriented medical and health services more widely accepted and appreciated.

2019, Public Hospitals on the Weimai PlatformWith over 100,000 registered physicians, the majority of whom come from primary and secondary care institutions, they remain at the forefront of modern healthcare development. Leveraging the advantages of internet platforms, they collaborate with Weimai to build trust-based doctor-patient relationships., thereby facilitating the continuous improvement of local convenient medical and healthcare services.

For physicians in third- and fourth-tier cities, the majority of their working hours are confined to operating rooms and consultation clinics. Weimai, China’s largest localized healthcare service platform, has created a new avenue for them to extend the boundaries of their services. By leveraging the internet to transcend temporal and spatial barriers, the rich clinical expertise accumulated by these doctors over many years is now delivered in more diverse forms to a broader population in need, thereby revitalizing its value and impact.

During the selection process, Weimai received numerous messages of gratitude from users across China.

Ms. Deng from Yunnan Province had suffered for many years from chronic pharyngitis with vocal cord polyps, visiting numerous hospitals without achieving a cure. After learning about Dr. Li Jiangbo of the Otolaryngology Department at Kunming People’s Hospital through Weimai, she transitioned from an online consultation to his in-person clinic, where her stubborn condition was completely cured at a modest cost. During this evaluation, she enthusiastically shared and liked Dr. Li’s profile, stating, “Dr. Li is warm-hearted and meticulous, provides detailed explanations, demonstrates exceptional medical skills, and possesses outstanding professional expertise!”

It is undeniable that patients’ trust and praise, along with societal recognition, are becoming an intangible competitive advantage for physicians and a new personal brand in the new era. This selection campaign concretizes the popularity of outstanding doctors, further expanding the scenarios for doctor-patient communication and bridging the gap between them. For the currently contentious doctor-patient relationship, this may serve as an effective reconciliatory measure, aligning perfectly with Weimai’s advocated concept of “Trust-Based Healthcare.”

Against the backdrop of China’s healthcare reform, accelerating the implementation of “Internet + Healthcare” has become a daunting challenge for many third- and fourth-tier cities. Evidence shows that the key to truly addressing the challenges of “Internet + Healthcare” still hinges on unleashing physicians’ service capacity to compensate for the inadequacies of primary and secondary healthcare services.

The “2019 Weimai Internet + Healthcare Services Popular Doctor Selection” serves as a robust initiative to encourage more hospitals and physicians to actively explore internet-based healthcare. Over the course of the 10-day selection period, a large cohort of outstanding doctors driving industry progress emerged in response to public acclaim. Through their practical endeavors, they have inspired and galvanized physicians across China to leverage the internet to enhance medical services, providing valuable references for other hospitals and healthcare professionals striving for excellence, thereby indirectly fostering the overall positive development of the industry.

Building on the proven success of the 2018 “Weimai Top-Rated Doctors” selection, the upgraded 2019 edition has generated significant buzz and widespread attention since its launch. We extend our congratulations to every physician honored on the list. Looking ahead, Weimai will continue to collaborate with all of you to co-build, co-create, and share a new ecosystem of smart healthcare services, striving to become an indispensable force in advancing the “Healthy China” initiative.