The third-party medical inspection market is nearly 100 billion

Recently, the "Sino-American Symposium on the Development of 21st Century Medical Laboratory Medicine" jointly organized by the School of Gold Medal Inspection, Guangzhou Institute of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the Inspection Society of Guangdong Medical Association was held in Guangzhou. Experts and scholars in the medical field conducted a collision.

Analysts pointed out that following the introduction of the number one policy for health services in October last year, related industries are poised to take off. Whoever will first grasp the timing of policies and win development has always been in the spotlight. The organization of the aforementioned forum means that the inspection and medicine are being taken to the forefront. It is intended to promote the rapid development and internationalization of Chinese laboratory medicine by introducing advanced international educational resources and leading technologies.

In the United States and Japan, independent third-party medical inspection agencies began to grow from the 1960s. By 2010, the market size of third-party medical laboratories in the United States was approximately US$20 billion, accounting for more than 30% of the US medical inspection industry. In contrast, China's third-party medical examinations have only 18 years of history, but they have remained in a stronger contrarian direction during the economic downturn. The compound annual growth rate of the industry is close to 50%, and the growth rate is more than 5 times that of foreign counterparts, showing an astonishing growth. Sex.

Research by industry analysts shows that in 2009, the revenue of various health institutions in China was approximately 1.03 trillion yuan. In medical expenses, about 8% to 10% of the cost is spent on testing, and drug costs account for 40%. It is concluded that the annual medical diagnosis revenue in China is approximately 80 billion to 100 billion yuan. In particular, in recent years, the National Development and Reform Commission has continued to suppress drug prices, and inspection costs have become one of the major sources of income for some hospitals. As a result, some hospitals will outsource projects that they cannot or will not make money and earn the difference.

Why is third-party medical examination so popular? American pathologist Dr. Li Hongbo believes that third-party medical examinations can effectively evade hospitals in terms of laboratory equipment, software, personnel, etc., for low-quality hospitals, clinics, and community clinics. High investment, but also greatly improve the diagnostic accuracy of the disease. For the top-three hospitals, some high-end inspection projects require high equipment and personnel and large investment. Third-party medical inspection agencies can focus on undertaking and outsourcing these projects, saving investment, and improving the level of specialization and economies of scale.

Industry investment sources pointed out that in recent years, there has been an explosive growth in inspection services undertaken by third-party inspection agencies from hospitals. Although the entire industry is still in its infancy in the country, it is faster than other sub-sectors in the medical industry to allow the entire industry to develop rapidly. Are shocked. “This is a signal that the government strongly encourages basic hospitals to outsource inspections to third-party medical inspection agencies. It is expected that in the next few years, third-party inspections will generate tens of billions of dollars of market share.”