In 2024, under the combined force of policy-driven, technology-enabled and demand-driven, the medical industry has entered the fast lane of multiple changes. This year, Sanming medical reform experience in a wider range of the country "landing" to promote a more balanced distribution of medical resources; The penetration rate of AI technology in the medical field is accelerating, driving medical innovation from auxiliary diagnosis to drug research and development. Medical institutions and leading enterprises actively carry out international exchanges and cooperation to inject new vitality into the industry.

Looking ahead to the upcoming 2025, what are the new "winds" in the healthcare industry? How to seize the new opportunities? Recently, Zheng Jie, founder and president of Shulan Medical, based on the forefront of the industry, shared his observations and thoughts on the industry based on the business layout and development practice of Shulan Medical in 2024.

"The reform experience extended by the Sanming medical reform as the representative gathers the great power of reform in the system integration, and promotes the" global problem "of medical reform to enter a new stage of system coordination and comprehensive deepening by local exploration, ice-breaking, and joint efforts." Zheng Jie pointed out that in the context of the state vigorously promoting the experience of Sanming medical reform and promoting the coordinated development and governance of medical insurance, medical treatment and medicine, Shulan Medical Group actively responded to policy requirements and participated in the construction of graded diagnosis and treatment and medical union. On the one hand, actively adapt to the trend of medical insurance reform, and constantly explore the closed-loop cooperation with commercial insurance; On the other hand, improve the quality and accessibility of medical services, and practice the public welfare and sustainability of medical services.

In recent years, the rapid development of cutting-edge technologies such as AI large models, big data, and cloud computing has opened a new page for the medical industry, leading the development of medical services in the direction of intelligence and efficiency. Talking about the feelings of 2024, Zheng Jie listed "computational medicine" as the key word. According to its introduction, Shulan Medical actively seized the development opportunity of "AI+ medicine". In 2024, the Zhejiang "Provincial Key Laboratory of Artificial Organs and Computational Medicine" jointly applied by Shulan Medical (Hangzhou) Hospital, Zhejiang Shuren College and Zhejiang Digital Medical and Health Technology Research Institute was approved. At the same time, Zheng Jie also served as a lecturer in the course of "Computational Medicine" offered by Shuren College Shulan International Medical School of Zhejiang University. "Whether it is Shulan Medical or myself, we have been constantly practicing 'computational medicine', hoping to train more talents and land more cases, so as to contribute to the development of future medicine." Zheng Jie said.

As the leader of the Shulan Department, in Zheng Jie's planning, Shulan Medical not only provides comprehensive medical services, but also provides scientific research support for medical innovation and transformation by relying on its medical big data resources, "In the future, Shulan Medical will continue to promote the application and innovative development of science and technology from point to line, gather line into plane, face moving into body, three-dimensional dynamic development, and strive to achieve development results."

Q: Looking back at 2024, what are some important turning points or milestones for you (the business)?

Zheng Jie: I think there are three milestones.

First, the trial operation of Shulan (Boao) Hospital under Shulan Medical. Shulan (Boao) Hospital relies on a good sharing platform and an open medical concept, takes advantage of the policy advantages of Hainan Free Trade Port and Lecheng Pilot Zone, innovates service methods, provides internationally advanced medical technology services for patients, and builds a research platform for new medical technologies, new drugs and new devices at home and abroad. It is committed to becoming a gathering area for high-end medical treatment, medical talents, cutting-edge medical technology application and innovation, and helping to realize the goal of "no serious illness will leave the island" and "no serious illness will go abroad". I believe that the closure of Hainan Free Trade Port next year will promote its cooperation with countries and regions along the "Belt and Road" and become an important window for China's opening up to the outside world, and Shulan (Boao) Hospital will contribute its important strength to this.

Second, the opening of Shulan (Jinan) Hospital. Shulan (Jinan) Hospital is a preferred project for the transformation of old and new energy in Shandong Province and a key project in Jinan City. It is a comprehensive research hospital integrating medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, prevention and health care, and entrusts Shulan Medical Group to carry out comprehensive management service cooperation.

Thirdly, Shulan Medical actively seized the development opportunity of "AI+ medicine", taking Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital under Shulan Medical as an example. With Zhejiang Shuren University as the supporting unit, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital and Zhejiang Digital Medical and Health Technology Research Institute participated in the joint establishment of the "Provincial Key Laboratory of Artificial Organs and Computational Medicine" was approved. The core team of the laboratory has undertaken a number of national key research and development programs and major projects of the National Natural Fund; To fill the gaps in domestic large-scale trusted digital medical knowledge, led the release of 13 national standards, and the results have been applied in more than 170 institutions.

Q: What are the significant trends or changes in your industry in 2024? How are companies adapting to or leading these trends?

Zheng Jie: I think there are two major industry trends:

The first and most important industry trend is the linkage of medical care, medical insurance and medicine under the background of the country's vigorous promotion of Sanming medical reform experience. Shulan Medical has also been actively responding to national policies and actively participating in the construction of graded diagnosis and treatment and medical union. In the field of medical insurance, we not only actively adapt to the trend of medical insurance reform, but also continue to explore the closed-loop cooperation with commercial insurance to meet the differentiated needs of the people. On the other hand, while improving the quality and accessibility of medical services ‌, we are also practicing the commonweal and sustainability of medical services.

Second, the state allows the establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals on a pilot basis. The core of this policy is to introduce high-quality international medical resources, enrich domestic medical service supply, optimize the business environment, and provide diversified medical services for the people and foreigners in China. In this field, Shulan Medical has been actively practicing inclusive medical care to further meet the differentiated needs of the people, especially in the field of international medical service practice, during the 19th Asian Games, Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital was approved as Hangzhou International Hospital. At the same time, Shulan (Boao) Hospital is based in Boao, Hainan, and with the support of policies, carries out global drug search business to continuously meet the needs of ordinary people for special new medical services.

Q: If you could use one keyword to sum up your experience with the business in 2024, what would it be?

Zheng Jie: Computational medicine. The approval of "Provincial Key Laboratory of Artificial Organs and Computational Medicine" is a very meaningful thing for our future. At the same time, Shulan International Medical School of Shuren College of Zhejiang University has specially opened the course of "computational medicine" in these years. I am one of the instructors of the course. Therefore, both Shulan Medical and myself have been constantly practicing "computational medicine", hoping to train more talents and land more cases, so as to promote the development of medicine.

Q: Looking ahead, how do you see the trends in your industry? In the face of change, what are the "small goals" of the enterprise?

Zheng Jie: The reform experience extended by the Sanming Medical reform as the representative gathers the great power of reform in the system integration, and promotes the "global problem" of medical reform to enter a new stage of system coordination and comprehensive deepening from local exploration and icebreaking. Under this policy, whether it is a public hospital or a social medical institution such as Shulan Medical, it needs to assume its due social responsibility.

In the year of comprehensively deepening the reform of medicine, Shulan Medical will also usher in the first ten years. We will firmly implement the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, maintain the public welfare of medical and health services, uphold the leadership of party committees, government coordination and coordination of departments, and promote reform in accordance with local conditions, constantly upgrade, innovate and bring forth the old, and withstand the test of history, practice and theory. Adhere to the provision of better quality basic medical services for the people, but also will further do a good job of the closed-loop combination of medical insurance. On the other hand, Shulan Medical will adhere to the deep cultivation of the field of medical care, to provide the elderly with full cycle health management services. At the same time, whole-course management for specialized diseases has also been in our strategic planning and will continue to make efforts in the future.

As a comprehensive scientific and technological medical group, Shulan Medical not only provides comprehensive medical services, but also actively uses medical big data resources to provide scientific research support for medical innovation and transformation. From this perspective, Shulan's hospitals are also innovation incubators. In the future, Shulan Medical will continue to promote the application and innovative development of science and technology from point to line, gather lines into planes, and move faces into bodies, and strive to achieve development results.

Editor/Li Lu