Chongqing hospital project saves costs

At Hualongqiao Community Health Center in Chongqing's Yuzhong district, general practitioner Wu Haijun usually sees around 100 patients a day. With the consent of the patients, he can access their previous medical examination results taken at other local hospitals.

"The system will alert me if a patient has had the same medical checks in the past three months," Wu said. "To ensure medical quality and safety, I will choose whether or not to consider the previous results from other hospitals in order to enhance the efficiency and save costs for the patients."

This year, Chongqing has rolled out a digital project facilitating the mutual sharing of medical examination results among local hospitals as part of its efforts to reform the healthcare system.