Accordingly, the Minister of Health requires Directors of the Health Services of provinces and centrally-run cities and Heads of Health units of ministries and branches to:

- Direct provincial medical facilities to strengthen quality management of medical services in accordance with guidance in Circular 19/2013/TT-BYT; develop diagnostic and treatment guidelines, including standards for inpatient hospital admissions in accordance with the hospital's professional requirements, equipment conditions and human resources at at least 80% of common disease codes that the hospital is treating, not to indicate inpatient treatment in cases that are not really necessary;

Strengthen management and improve the quality of medical examination and treatment with health insurance (Illustrative image)

- To direct the arrangement of the number of hospital beds suitable to the existing scale, equipment and human resources of the medical examination and treatment establishment;

- The medical examination and treatment facilities to organize appointments for patients via: phone, the hospital website or software connected with the hospital to ensure quality, efficiency, reduce waiting hours, avoid overloading;

- Direct provincial general and specialized hospitals to support the transfer of technical expertise to lower levels, and transfer a number of moderate and mild chronic diseases to district and commune levels, etc.