Medical and health service industry: what is the definition of social medical service in China?

Social medical service refers to medical institutions run by other subjects except medical and health institutions run by the government, including individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, joint-stock system, private hospitals and other forms. In China, social medical service refers to medical institutions run by other subjects except medical and health institutions run by the government, including individual, sole proprietorship, joint venture, joint-stock system, private hospitals and other forms. These medical institutions can provide basic medical services, such as outpatient service, hospitalization and surgery. And special medical services such as Chinese medicine, physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

Social medical service is an important part of China's medical and health service system, which can increase the supply of medical services and meet the diverse and multi-level medical service needs of the people. In order to encourage and support the development of social medical services, the government has introduced a series of policies and measures, such as lowering the entry threshold, improving the efficiency of examination and approval, and encouraging social capital to invest in setting up medical institutions.

However, in the process of development, social medical services also face some challenges, such as financing difficulties, talent shortage and inadequate supervision. In order to promote the healthy development of social medical services, the government needs to continue to improve relevant policies and measures, strengthen industry supervision, improve the quality of medical services and ensure that people can enjoy safe, effective and convenient medical services.