On the morning of May 6, the member unit meeting of the Zhejiang Medical Device Industry Development Coordination Group and the Precision Service Docking Meeting was held in the Science and Technology Hall of the Provincial Science and Technology Department. Deputy Director Cao Xin’an presided over the meeting and made a speech. More than 40 people attended the meeting, including relevant responsible persons and department heads of member units of each coordination group, and representatives of medical device enterprises, provincial, municipal and county medical institutions.
The meeting focused on the implementation of the General Office of the People’s Government of Zhejiang Province since the issuance of Several Opinions on “Precise Docking and Precise Service” to Support the Upgrading and Development of the Medical Device Industry (Zhejiang Political Office Fa [2014] No. 141), analyzed the new situations and problems that emerged in the process of promotion, and studied and deployed measures to deepen the work.
Since the issuance of the “Several Opinions”, the Provincial Medical Device Industry Development Coordination Group and Office, led by the Provincial Department of Science and Technology and composed of 11 departments including the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Economic and Information Commission, have conscientiously implemented the decision-making and deployment of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, actively promoted the implementation of various measures of the “Several Opinions”, and helped enterprises solve problems. At the meeting, relevant enterprises affirmed and thanked the Provincial Medical Device Industry Development Coordination Group for its measures to accurately connect service enterprises to help solve practical difficulties, and put forward the difficulties encountered and the problems that need to be solved urgently, as well as opinions and suggestions on how to better help enterprises promote the development of the medical device industry. The Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission, the Provincial Department of Finance, the Provincial Price Bureau and other member units respectively introduced the main progress in the implementation of the “Several Opinions”, answered the questions raised by enterprises on the spot, and made suggestions on further implementing the “Several Opinions”. The current situation of medical institutions purchasing and using domestic medical devices from hospitals points out the gap between the core key technology, application affordability and after-sales service of current domestic medical devices, especially medium and high-end domestic medical devices and imported medical devices.
After listening to everyone’s opinions and suggestions, Cao Xinan pointed out that since the issuance of the “Several Opinions”, all departments have actively implemented the policy measures of precise docking and precise services, forming a strong policy superposition effect and work synergy, effectively promoting the upgrading and development of the medical device industry in our province. In the future, the Provincial Medical Device Industry Development Coordination Group will further deepen the coordination mechanism, strengthen the communication between the government, hospitals and enterprises, and jointly promote the benign development of the medical device industry in our province.
Cao Xin’an stressed that member units should learn from good experience and practices at home and abroad, increase policy support, pay attention to policy implementation, and effectively do a good job in “one-to-one” accurate services; Medical institutions should self-pressurize and consciously promote the use of domestic Zhejiang medical equipment and equipment; Enterprises should establish the main body consciousness and market awareness, give full play to the decisive role of the market in allocating resources, further strengthen scientific and technological innovation, management innovation, etc., and accelerate the formation of comprehensive advantages with technology, brand, quality and service as the core.
(Source: Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology Author: Department of Social Development)