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ChinaSmartHealthcareIndustryWhitepaper

Contents

1.BackgroundoftheSmartHealthcareIndustry02

1.1Policyasthecoredrivingforceofsmarthealthcare03

1.2Therapidadvancementofcorporatecompliancerequirementsinsmarthealthcare06

1.3Fundraisingenthusiasminthesmarthealthcareremainshigh,withashiftingappetiteto07

projectsthatdemonstratelong-termcommercializationcapabilities

1.4Newhealthcaredemandsacceleratetherapiditerativedevelopmentofsmarthealthcare09

1.5Emergingtechnologiescontinuetoexpandtheboundariesofsmarthealthcareservices10

2.Diversifiedapplicationscenariosofsmarthealthcare12

2.1Furtherdeepenedinnovationvaluechain18

2.2Deepeningregionalmedicalintelligence19

2.3Greateremphasisontheconstructionofsmarthospitals21

2.4Rapiddevelopmentofsmarthealthcareathome22

3.ChallengesintheSmartHealthcareIndustry24

3.1Obstaclestointerconnectivitywithinandbetweenhospitals24

3.2Limitedadaptabilityofmedicalstaffandpatientstosmarthealthcare25

3.3Policiesandregulationsforsmarthealthcareneedtobefurtherimproved26

3.4Smarthealthcareservicesfacespricingandpaymentchallenges26

4.Outlookandsuggestions27

4.1EstablishunifiedstandardsandtaskForceswithinHospitals;government-leddata27

standardizationacrossmedicalinstitutions

4.2Patienteducationviamultiplechannelsandpersonalizedsolutions;strengthenexternal28

collaborationforsmarttechnologyadoption

4.3Strengthendatasecuritybarriersandclarifylegalandtechnicalstandards29

4.4Designreasonable,granularpricingstrategies;buildadiversifiedpaymentsystemandnovel29

paymentmechanisms

5.Conclusion30

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1.BackgroundoftheSmartHealthcareIndustry

Asintelligenttechnologiesarerapidlyadvancingand

beingdeployedatscale,smarttransformationhas

becomeoneofthehottestareasofinvestmentand

developmentacrossindustries.InChina’slifesciencesandhealthcareindustry,smarthealthcareisgaining

momentum.Asanupgradetotraditionalhealthcare

informatization,smarthealthcareintegratesnew-

generationinformationtechnologiessuchas5G,cloudcomputing,bigdata,andartificialintelligence,drivingaparadigmshifttowardintelligentsystems.

Themotivationtodevelopsmarthealthcarestems

fromseveralmacro-levelfactors.Firstandforemost,smarthealthcareisexpectedtohelpaddressthe

long-standingimbalanceinthedistributionofmedicalresourcesacrossChina.AccordingtodatapublishedbytheNationalHealthCommission,in2023,tertiary

hospitalsmakeuponly10%ofallhospitalsnationwide

buthandled62%ofoutpatientvisits.Theoutpatient

volumeattertiaryhospitalshascontinuedtogrow

overthepastdecade,increased15%from2014,

whilethatatsecondaryandlower-levelhospitalshassteadilydeclined,fallingfrom45.1%in2014to34.5%1in2023.Thisclearlydemonstratestheissueofunevendistributionofmedicalresources.

Second,withthecontinuousimprovementof

livingstandards,thepublichasincreasinglyhigher

expectationsforthequality,efficiency,andexperienceofhealthcareservices.Peoplearepursuingamore

personalizedandproactiveapproachtohealth

management.Aspublichealthawarenessrises,

attentionhasgraduallyshiftedfrom"disease

treatment"to"diseaseprevention",accompaniedbytheemergenceofagrowingconsciousnessaroundself-healthmanagement.

1StatisticalCommuniquéofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonthe2023NationalMedicalandHealthcareDevelopment,NHC,August2024

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Finally,changesinpopulationstructurehavealsogeneratedmanynewmedicaldemands.Theacceleratingagingofthepopulation,forexample,hasledtoincreaseddemandforchronicdiseasemanagementandrehabilitativecare.AccordingtoUnitedNationsstandards,Chinaofficiallyenteredthecategoryofadeeplyagingsocietyin

2022andisexpectedtobecomeasuper-agedsocietyby2035.Thechallengesposedbyanagingpopulationanddecliningbirthrateshaveledtonewmedicalneeds,andrequiringnewdiseasemanagementmodelsandnew

long-termcareparadigms.Traditionalsingle-modehealthcaremodelisnolongersufficienttomeettheevolvinghealthcaredemandsofatransformingpopulationstructure.

Figure1:ThepathofagingpopulationinChina

Portion

ofaging

population

Aging

population

(Mln)

7.0%

88

10.3%

120

2000

18.1%12.6%

254

176

2019

Agingsociety

Aged60orolderAged65orolder

13.3%8.9%

179

118

2010

Deeplyaging

society

21.4%15.0%

300

210

2025E

35.8%27.9%

487

380

Super-agedsociety

29.9%22.3%

417

310

2035E2050E

Note:theclassificationofagingsocietystageisfrom1956UnitedNationsClassificationCriteria

Source:ChinaDevelopmentReport2020:TrendsandPoliciesonChina'sAgingPopulation,NationalBureauofStatistics,DeloitteResearch

Withthat,smarthealthcare,featuringconvenience,efficiency,andprecision,hasdevelopedrapidly.Itenhancestheefficiencyoftheentirehealthcarevaluechainwhileofferingmorediversechoicesformedicalservices.At

present,thegrowthofsmarthealthcareisbeingsupportedbyfavorablepolicies,fundingsupport,emergingclinicaldemands,andadvancedtechnologies.

1.1Policyasthecoredrivingforceofsmarthealthcare

Toachievemoreaccessibleandequitablehealthcare

services,Chinahasintroducedmultiplestagesofpolicyinitiativestoadvancethetransformationofhealthcareinformatization.Basedongovernmentpolicies

introducedduringvariousperiods,thedevelopmentofsmarthealthcareinChinacanbedividedintothreephases,fromin-hospitalmanagementinformatizationtohealthcaredatainformatization,andnowtosmarthealthcare.

?In-hospitalManagementInformatizationphase:

ThisphasefocusedontheconstructionofHospital

InformationSystems(HIS)tofulfillthebasicneedforinformatizationofinternaloperationalprocesses.

Duringthisperiod,theMinistryofHealthreleasedtheBasicFunctionalSpecificationsforHospitalInformationSystems(SecondEdition)andtheNationalHealth

InformatizationDevelopmentPlanOutline(2003–2010),whichprovidedclearstandardsandguidanceforHISconstruction.

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?HealthcareDataInformatizationphase:Thisphasemarkedthebeginningofimplementingelectronic

medicalrecord(EMR)systemswithinmedical

institutions.PoliciessuchastheBasicFrameworkandDataStandardsforElectronicMedicalRecords(Trial),

theFunctionalSpecificationforEMRSystems,andtheGradingStandardsforEMRSystemFunctionalityand

Applicationpromotedtheoveralldevelopmentof

healthcareinformatization.Anewformatofinternethospitalsalsoemerged,extendingmedicalservicesfromofflinetoonlinechannels.

?IntelligentHealthcarephase:PolicieslikeFurtherPromotionofEMR-CenteredInformatizationin

MedicalInstitutionsandtheInteroperabilityMaturityEvaluationPlanforNationalHealthInformation

(2020Edition)deepenedtheconstructionof

healthcareinformatizationandacceleratedregionalinteroperabilityofmedicalinformation.Inaddition,

theNationalHealthCommissionofficiallyproposed

theconceptof“smarthospitals”in2019andgraduallyrefineditsstandards.

Figure2:China’shealthcaresystemisgraduallyevolvingtowardssmarthealthcare

Intelligent

HealthcareDataInformatization

healthcare

In-hospitalManagementInformatization

?Clarifytheoverallframeworkandconstructionplanofelectronic

medicalrecords(EMR),and

?ConsolidatetheconstructionofEHR,andrealizethesharingandexchangeofmedicalinformationbetweenmedicalinstitutionsandwithintheregion.

promotetheapplicationofEMRsystemswithinmedicalinstitutions.

?DevelopInternethospitalsandpromoteonlineservicessuchasonlineconsultation.

?Thehospitalmanagementsystemwasconstructed,andtheHIS

systemwithfinance,operationandprocessmanagementasthecorewasestablished.

?Constructionofmedical

informationsystemsinhospitals,

suchasClinicalInformationSystem(CIS)andPictureArchivingand

CommunicationSystems(PACS).

?Clarifythedefinitionandstandardsofsmarthospitals,andacceleratetheconstructionofsmart

hospitals.

Source:Desktopresearch,DeloitteResearch

Furthermore,thegovernmenthaspaidincreasing

attentiontousingdigitaltoolstoaddresssudden

publichealthemergencies.Aseriesofguidingpolicieshavebeenintroducedinrecentyears.Forexample,the“GuidelinesonBuildingaSmart,Multi-PointInfectiousDiseaseMonitoringandEarlyWarningSystem,”issued in2024,planstoestablishacompletemonitoring

systemforinfectiousdiseasesandotherpublichealtheventsby2030.Thesystemwillleverageartificial

intelligence,bigdata,cloudservices,andintelligent

devicestoenhancemonitoring,real-timeanalysis,

andcentralizeddecision-makingforabnormalhealthevents,achievingfasterandmoreaccurateearly

warnings.

Underthisnationaltop-levelstrategicframework,

localgovernmentshaveactivelyrespondedand

issuedinnovativeregionalpoliciesandpilotprojects

basedonlocalrealities.Attheregionallevel,the

overallsmarthealthcaredevelopmentshowsa

steppedpattern.Coastalandfirst-tiercities,where

withabundantinternettechnologycompaniesand

lifesciencesenterprises,havegenerallymoreactive

development.Centralandwesternregionsarealso

rampingupsupportforsmarthealthcareyearbyyear,yettheoveralldevelopmentpaceisslowercomparedtocoastalandfirst-tiercityareasduetolower

penetrationratesofsmarttechnologiesandunevendistributionofmedicalresources.

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Currently,thedevelopmentmodelofsmarthealthcareinvariousprovincesandcitiesischaracterizedby

“government-led,multi-partycooperation,”wheregovernmentdepartmentsissuepolicyframeworks,and

enterprises,hospitals,andresearchinstitutionscollaboratebasedontheirrespectivestrengths.Lookingacrossthenation,theYangtzeRiverDeltaregionhasseenfasterdevelopmentofsmarthealthcare,withafocuson

full-chaindigitaltransformationandintelligentinformationupgrades.Incontrast,BeijingandShenzhenaremorefocusedontheintegrationof“AI+healthcarescenarios.”

InJune2021,theShanghaiHealthCommissionreleasedtheDigitalTransformationWorkPlanfor

ConvenientMedicalServices,promotingdigitalupgradesatthemunicipallevel.In2022,RenjiHospitalinShanghaitooktheleadinusingTencent’smedicalAImodeltoexpandthescopeofsmartcustomer

serviceinitsinternethospital,guidingpatientsthroughtheentireprocessofregistration,consultation,

payment,reimbursement,reportaccess,andmedicationlogistics,therebyoptimizingthepatientjourney.

InJune2021,theZhejiangProvincialDevelopmentandReformCommissionissuedthe14thFive-

YearPlanforMedicalServiceSystemandMedicalInstitutionPlanning,aimedatbuildingasmart

andinterconnectedhealthserviceandregulatorysystem.Inthesameyear,the“FutureHospital”

informationsystemco-developedbyAlibabaHealthandXiniuMedicalwentliveattheFirstAffiliated

HospitalofZhejiangUniversity.Sincethen,allfourclinicalcampusesunderthehospitalhavemigrated

theircoreinformationsystemstothecloud,breakingdowninter-campusinformationsilos,unifyingpatientrecords,andenablingthesharingofEMRdata.Thishasimproveddiagnosticefficiencyandenabledmoreflexibleallocationofmedicalresourcesacrosscampuses.

InAugust2022,theJiangsuProvincialHealthCommissionannouncedtheconstructionofa

provincialimagingplatformincooperationwiththeNationalHealthcareSecurityAdministration’sBigDataCenter.The“ImagingCloud”platformlaunchedin2022enablesmutualrecognitionofimagingresultswithintheprovince.Doctorsandpatientscanaccesstheseresultsanytime.By2024,Jiangsu

launcheda“ClinicalLaboratoryCloud”platformcovering178mutualrecognitionitems.BySeptember2025,nearly2,000publicmedicalinstitutionsintheprovince,includingprimaryhealthcarefacilities,areexpectedtobeconnected.

InMay2024,theBeijingMunicipalGovernmentreleasedtheActionPlanforCoordinatedInnovationinMedicineandHealth(2024–2026),explicitlysupportingthedevelopmentandapplicationoflarge

medicalmodels.By2025,theBeijingChildren'sHospital,BaichuanIntelligent,andXiaoerfangHealth

Technologywilljointlycreatean“AIPediatrician,”integratingclinicalexperiencefromover300renowned

pediatricexpertsanddecadesofmedicalrecordstoenablemultidisciplinaryconsultations.Meanwhile,

PekingUnionMedicalCollegeHospitalandtheInstituteofAutomationoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesarejointlydevelopingthe“Concord-Taichu”rarediseasemodel,nowofficiallyinclinicaluse.Itistheworld’sfirstrarediseasemodeltailoredtotheChinesepopulation.

InMarch2025,theShenzhenMunicipalIndustryandInformationTechnologyBureaureleasedtheActionPlanforBuildinganAIPioneerCity(2025–2026),promotingsmartdiagnosisandtreatment,

smarthealthmanagement,smartpublichealthmanagement,andmedicalroboticsinhealthcare.

Theworld’sfirstcriticalcarelargeAImodel,co-developedbyMindrayMedicalandTencent,wasdeployedatPekingUniversityShenzhenHospital.ThisAIsystemallowsdoctorstoreviewandintegratecase

informationin5secondsandwriteamedicalrecordinjust1minute,actingasanintelligentmedicalencyclopediaforintensivecare.

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1.2Therapidadvancementofcorporatecompliancerequirementsinsmarthealthcare

Therapiddevelopmentofsmarthealthcarehas

broughtaboutvariouschallengesindatamanagementandregulatorycompliance.Inrecentyears,Chinahasintroducedseverallawsandregulationstoincrease

complianceexpectationsforpharmaceuticalandmedicaldevicecompanies.Theseexpectations

spantheentireproductlifecycle,fromR&Dand

productiontomarketinganddistribution,andincluderequirementsaroundqualitycontrol,datasecurity,andprivacyprotection.

Thepharmaceuticalandmedicaldeviceindustriesarenowfacingunprecedentedregulatorypressure.For

instance,the2019revisionoftheDrugAdministrationLawintroducedfull-chaincomplianceobligationsfordrugdevelopment,manufacturing,andpost-marketsupervision.TherevisedlawemphasizesGMP(GoodManufacturingPractice)andGSP(GoodSupply

Practice)compliance,directlylinkingadherenceto

regulatorystandardswithlicensingformanufacturinganddistribution.

Furthermore,thelawimposesrequirementsontheonlinesaleofprescriptiondrugs,mandatingthat

e-commerceplatformsverifyprescriptionauthenticityandensurepatientsafety.Additionalpolicies,such

astheMeasuresfortheSupervisionandAdministrationofDrugOperationandUseQuality,theCompliance

GuidelinesforPharmaceuticalEnterprisestoPrevent

CommercialBriberyRisks,andOpinionsonDeepening

ReformofPharmaceuticalandMedicalDeviceRegulation,signalthatChinawillcontinuetoraisethebarfor

oversightinthesesectors.

Giventhisevolvinglandscape,pharmaceuticalandmedicaldeviceenterprisesmusturgentlybuildorupgradecomprehensivecompliancemanagementsystems.Increasingly,digitalsolutionsarebeing

adoptedtoaddressregulatorychallenges.For

example,ourDeloitteChinateamhasintroduced

theD-GSPplatformforpharmaceuticalandmedicaldevicequalitymanagement,whichhelpscompaniesinmainlandChinaprepareforGSPinspectionsand

improvebusinessoperations.TheD-GSPplatform

enablesfull-processmanagement,qualitymonitoring,documentation,andriskwarnings.Thisstrengthensacompany’scompliancecapabilitiesandsupportsitsdigitaltransformation.

Withstandardizedandstructureddatacontrol,

pharmaceuticalbusinessprocessesbecomeupto80%moretraceableandcontrollable,ensuringcompliancethroughoutstorage,transport,andotherstages.

Businesscontinuityandoperationalstabilityimprovebyabout40%,whilequalityandsafetyacrossallstepsaresignificantlyenhanced.Infact,theincidenceof

complianceriskeventscanbereducedbyasmuchas90%.

Assmarthealthcareadvances,protectinghealthdataandpatientprivacyisbecomingincreasinglyimportant.Technologicalinnovationisgivingrisetonewbusinessmodelsandapplications,expandingtheflowanduse

ofpersonalhealthdata,includingpatientinformation,testresults,andmedicationrecords.Tosupport

industrystandardization,thegovernmenthasissueddataprotectionregulationstailoredtohealthcare.

In2021,ChinareleasedtheInformationSecurity

TechnologyGuidelinesforHealthandMedicalData

Security.Theseguidelinesclearlydefine“health

andmedicaldata”(limitedtoelectronicdata)and

includerequirementsregardingdataattributes,

usage,disclosuresecurity,andbusinessoperations.Regulatoryauthoritieswillusetheguidelinesto

strengthensupervisionandassessments.Healthcareproviders,third-partyservicefirms,andother

stakeholdersmustensuredatarisksarecontrollable.

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1.3

Fundraisingenthusiasminthesmarthealthcareremainshigh,withashifting

appetitetoprojectsthatdemonstratelong-termcommercializationcapabilities

Thankstostronggovernmentbacking,investorinterestinsmarthealthcarehasgrownconsiderably.Since

2019,thesector’sinvestmentandfinancingactivitieshaveexpandedrapidly.In2019alone,therewere13

fundraisingdealsinChina’ssmarthealthcarespace,

withtotalfundingofapproximately700millionRMB.

By2021,thenumberoffundraisingdealsroseto121,andtotalfundingexceeded10billionRMB,amulti-foldincreaseinjustthreeyears.

However,duetomacroeconomicheadwinds,a

valuationcorrectionphase,andintensifiedanti-corruptioncampaignsinhealthcareindustry,the

paceoffundraisingeventshasslowedsince2022,

becomingmoreapparentin2023.In2023,therewere95fundraisingevents,raising7.6billionRMB.Asa

result,investorshavebecomemorecautious,focusingonprojectcomplianceandlong-termvalue.Mature

enterprisesandprovenbusinessmodelsarenow

moreattractive,particularlyinfieldswithsuccessfulAIapplicationslikemedicalimaging.Althoughthegrowthratehasdeclined,theindustryisnotstagnating.

Rather,smarthealthcarehasenteredanewphasethatemphasizesprojectqualityandcommercialviability.

Sustainabilityisbecomingapriority.

Figure3:thefundraisingeventsofsmarthealthcarefrom2019to2023

FundraisingeventsFundraisingvalue(BlnRMB)

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120

100

80

60

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20

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20192020202120222023Source:InnoHere,DeloitteResearch

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Fromabusinessperspective,AIhealthcareisthe

mostheavilyfundedsegmentwithinsmarthealthcare.Between2017and2023,investmentactivityinthis

spacefluctuated.Thenumberofannualdealsrosefrom58in2017to93in2021,thendroppedto29in20232.Thisreflectsasameshiftasinthesmarthealthcareindustry.Investorsarebecomingmorerational,payingcloserattentiontothepractical

applicationandlarge-scalepromotionofsmarttechnologiesinmedicalsettings.

PopularinvestmentareasincludeAIdrugdiscovery,diagnostics,medicaldevices,andholisticsolutions.

Investorsarestillsupportingstartupsandearly-stageventures,withcapitalbeingdistributedfairlyevenly

acrossfundingrounds.

Someinternetgiantsarealsoincreasingtheir

investmentinemergingcompanieswiththepotential

fortechnologicalbreakthroughs,aimingtoaccelerate

thestrategiclayoutinthesmarthealthcaremarket.

Forexample,inOctober2024,TencentinvestedUSD

30million(approximatelyRMB210million)inInsighta,anearlycancerdetectioncompanybasedinHong

Kong,tosupportInsighta'saccelerationofclinical

trialsandcommercializationprocesses.Insighta's

earlycancerdetectionplatformusesitsproprietary

FRAGMAtechnology,whichcanachievenon-invasive

andhigh-precisiondetectionofmultipletypesof

canceratanearlystage.Thistechnologyhasalready

initiatedclinicaltrialsforlivercancerinmainlandChinaandplanstoexpandtolungcancerdetectionsoon.Inadditiontofinancialsupport,Tencentalsoleverages

itsexpertiseinAItofurtherenhancetheaccuracyof

FRAGMAtechnologyinearlycancerdetection,reducetestingcosts,andpromotethewidespreadapplicationofFRAGMAtechnologyintheearlyscreeningofvariouscancers.

Atthesametime,severalemergingsmarthealthcarecompanieshavealsosuccessfullygonepublicinrecentyears,coveringareassuchasinternethealthcare,AI

healthcare,andhealthmanagement.

?ThedigitalhealthcareserviceplatformHealthWayhasbeenlistedontheHongKongStockExchange,raisingatotalofHKD200million.HealthWay

hasestablishedacomprehensiveonlinehealth

servicesystemcoveringhealthsupport,diagnosisandtreatment,aswellasrehabilitationtracking

throughouttheentirecycleofhealthcareservices.

?iFLYTEKMedical,aproviderofAIhealthcaresolutions,listedinHongKong,becomingthefirststockinthe

HongKongmarketforlargemedicalmodels,raisingapproximatelyHKD580million.AsanAI-poweredhealthcaresolutionsprovider,iFLYTEKMedical

supportsvariousmedicalservicesincludinghealthriskwarnings,earlyscreening,auxiliarydiagnosisandtreatment,aswellastreatmentoutcome

assessments,post-diagnosismanagement,andchronicdiseasemanagement.

?SmarthealthcaresolutionsproviderWeDoctorhassubmittedaprospectustotheHongKongStock

Exchange,aimingtoraisebetweenUSD400millionand500million(approximatelyHKD3.12billionto

3.90billion).WeDoctorhasindependentlydevelopedanindustry-leadinghealthcare-specificlargemodel,promotingthedevelopmentofhealthcommunitiesthroughtheapplicationofintelligenttechnologies,

providingcost-effectivemedicalhealthmanagementservices.

2“啟示2024：中國AI醫(yī)療行業(yè)投融資及兼并重組分析”,QianzhanResearch

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1.4Newhealthcaredemandsacceleratetherapiditerativedevelopmentofsmarthealthcare

Drivenbypopulationstructurechangesandincreasedhealthawareness,people’smedicalserviceneeds

haveevolvedtowardmorepersonalizedandintelligentservices,furtheracceleratingthedevelopmentof

smarthealthcare.

Ononehand,China’sagingpopulationisdeepening.

Bytheendof2023,theelderlypopulationaged60

andabovehadreached296.97million,accounting

for21.1%ofthetotalpopulation,officiallymarking

Chinaasanagingsociety.Newmodelsofeldercare,

suchascommunityandhome-basedcare,arerapidlyemerging.Relatedhealthcareservicedemandsarealsogrowingrapidly,focusingondailyhealthmonitoring,

medicalconsultation,andhealtheducation.Avarietyofsmartdevicesandplatformsarebecomingcommoninhouseholdsandcommunities,includingsmartnursingrobots,real-timedoctors-patientscommunication

platforms,andsmartmonitoringterminals.

Ontheotherhand,thestate’scontinuedpromotionofshiftingfromdiseasetreatmenttodiseasepreventionhasledresidentstopaymoreattentiontopersonal

healthmanagementandchronicdiseasecontrol.

Especiallyinthepost-pandemicera,peopleare

morewillingtolearnhealthknowledgeandengage

inhealthmanagement.Thisshiftisreflectedinthe

nationalhealthliteracyindex,whichtracksChinese

citizens’abilitytoobtain,understand,andapplyhealthinformation.

AccordingtodatafromtheNationalHealth

Commission,thenationalhealthliteracylevelincreasedfromlessthan10%in2014to30%in2023,multiple

growthoverthepastdecade.Thisimprovement

iscloselyrelatedtothedeeppenetrationofsmart

healthcare,whichhasbrokenthe“informationisland”dilemmaoftraditionalhealthcaresystemsandenabledmoreefficientdisseminationofmedicalknowledge.

Inthedigitalage,shortvideoplatformshavebecomeamajorsourceforpeopletoobtainvariousinformation,includinghealth-relatedknowledge.Withtherapid

developmentofsmarthealthcare,manyhealthcare

professionalsareusingtheirexpertiseandclinical

experiencetoproduceeasy-to-understandshortvideocontentthattranslatescomplexmedicalknowledge

intodigestiblehealthtips.Thesevideoscovera

widerangeoftopics,suchasmedicationguidance,healthcarestories,andeverydayscienceeducation,withthelattertwobeingthemostpopular.

InChina,obtaininghealthknowledgethroughshort

videoshasbecomecommon.Thiscontent