25-Feb-16 Carestream Health has struck a deal with Alibaba Health Information Technologies to create an Internet-based medical-image sharing service in China. The system is to wed Carestream’s image sharing technology and Alibaba Health’s online platform. “This new service... facilitates patients’ accessibility to medical consultation by eliminating the need to travel to health care facilities" Alibaba Health vice president Ni Jianwen said. [image: Business Wire]

25-Feb-16 Peking University Third Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Beijing Friendship Hospital have been ranked the top three in overall medical services in China's capital, according to a report released by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health & Family Planning. The report researched 105 hospitals in the city in terms of service capacity, efficiency, safety and specialization. [image: China.org.cn]

24-Feb-16 The top medical authority in China aims to root out the practice of reselling hospital outpatient appointments. Hospital appointment 'scalping' entered the spotlight following an online video that showed a woman in a fit of rage after she failed to get an appointment. A scalper offered her an appointment for RMB4,500 (USD680), a huge markup on its RMB300 face value. [image: Xinhua News]

22-Feb-16 For many Chinese mHealth means not only being more aware of their health, but avoiding time-consuming waits in long hospital queues. These changes also hold the promise of changing the healthcare system to one that favors long-term community-based care, says a report by the China Center for mHealth Innovation. However, mhealth in China needs to achieve much more before the status quo is upended. Many apps are simply copycats out to make a quick buck and a consistent set of legal frameworks is yet to be developed. [image: China Daily]

19-Feb-16 Non-emergency patients will soon have to make advance appointments to attend 22 major hospitals under the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health & Family Planning. The hospitals will stop issuing registration tickets on arrival and patients will have to make appointments online, by phone or at ticket machines in the hospitals. The measure is hoped to reduce excessive crowds. [image: Xinhua]