Health insurance examination and medical treatment has been improved

11/06/2024 09:50 AM


In the past years, the health sector and hospitals have had many solutions to improve medical services quality, from promoting scientific and technical advances application to improving healthcare services and administrative procedures. Until now, Vietnam’s system of medical examination and treatment facilities has widely developed, including units receiving investment in modern and synchronous construction and several facilities deploying international-level specialised treatment techniques. Health insurance examination and medical treatment has been improved.

In recent years, many hospitals have been newly built or renovated with advanced medical equipment, to serve more effective diagnosis and treatment. Notably, public hospitals, non-public hospitals and grassroots medical facilities have invested heavily in infrastructure, from outpatient clinics and inpatient treatment areas to high-level specialised areas.

Modern medical equipment such as CT and MRI machines, endoscopy systems and international standard operating rooms have been put into use, helping to improve the ability to diagnose and treat complex diseases.

Along with the investment in infrastructure, the health sector has also focused on improving the quality of human resources. Humans are identified as the decisive factor in all activities in the health sector, so enhancing training and professional improvement for doctors and physicians is one of the most important solutions to improve the quality of health services.

Continuous training programmes, specialised training and encouragement of studying and working abroad have been implemented. Leading medical universities such as the Hanoi Medical University and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy have cooperated with international medical facilities to introduce advanced training programmes. This has not only helped doctors and physicians master modern medical techniques but also improved communication skills and care for patients.

In recent years, the healthcare industry has strongly applied information technology, such as building and developing an electronic health record system, to help manage the patients’ information effectively, reduce errors and save time.

In addition, the Hospital Information System (HIS), the picture archiving and communication system (PACS), and the laboratory information system (LIS) have been widely applied, optimising the workflow. These systems allow doctors and medical staff to quickly and accurately access the patients’ information, thereby making more effective treatment decisions.

In addition, the use of mobile applications and online platforms has also helped people easily access medical information, make appointments and receive online test results.

To reduce the burden on central hospitals and support patients in remote areas, telemedicine services have been widely deployed to help patients easily access high-quality medical services, without travelling to higher-level hospitals.

The application of online appointment booking systems, cashless payments, and the provision of medical consultation services via telephone, helps patients save time and effort.

To ensure the quality of medical services, it is necessary to implement high-quality standards and procedures, not only in Vietnam but also abroad.According to the new Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, quality standards in medical examination and treatment are regulated in four types, including basic quality standards, advanced quality standards, specialised quality standards and technical quality standards, under the assessment of management agencies, and domestic and international independent quality certification organisations, towards improving the quality and safety in medical examination and treatment.

Hospitals and medical facilities will have to operate a comprehensive quality management system, from patient admission, diagnosis, and treatment, to post-treatment monitoring. In addition, periodic and unscheduled quality inspections and assessments have been conducted, to promptly detect and correct problems. Maintaining high-quality criteria and standards, not only helps improve service quality but also creates trust for patients. New technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology and biomedical engineering are opening up many breakthrough opportunities in healthcare. The application of these technologies helps improve the quality of disease diagnosis, treatment and management while reducing costs and increasing the efficiency of the healthcare system.
So, The health sector has obtained significant achievements to make breakthroughs in many specialised areas, help improve the stature and health of Vietnamese people, and greatly contribute to national development, thereby helping the country become a bright spot in the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals and take firm steps towards the Sustainable Development Goals in the field of health care. 
n recent times, leaders of the Ministry of Health and Vietnam Social Insurance have directed drastic and effective implementation and had a strong impact on management.

According to the provisions of the Law, health insurance participants have access to all medical services according to their health care and disease needs, regardless of public or private facilities.

Access to medical examination and treatment services for health insurance participants has become increasingly favorable, especially since 2015, for ethnic minorities living in difficult areas, people living in island communes and island districts. When examining and treating diseases outside the provincial or central level, you will enjoy full benefits. Since 2016, health insurance participants who receive medical examination and treatment at other levels at commune and district facilities in the province and district hospitals nationwide will enjoy the same benefits as correct medical examination and treatment (called is the district route).
Many district-level medical facilities have increased investment in facilities, equipment, and human resources, carried out technical transfer, and innovated service styles and attitudes to meet the medical examination and treatment needs of patients. health insurance card holders. This creates a trend of innovation and development in organizations providing medical examination and treatment services.
In recent years, under the drastic direction of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Health, localities and medical facilities have been making efforts to synchronously implement many solutions to reduce overload, Improve the quality of medical examination and treatment services. A typical example is investing in upgrading and expanding hospital infrastructure to add more beds; develop treatment guidelines; Strengthen line direction, training, and technology transfer to lower levels; Expand satellite hospital network.
The Ministry of Health and Vietnam Social Insurance have organized many inspections, tests and directed the departments of health and social insurance of provinces and cities to check and inspect the implementation of policies and laws. health insurance nationwide in order to rectify and at the same time support units to strictly implement the provisions of law on health insurance. Through inspection, arising problems and inadequacies were resolved or adjustments were proposed to legal documents and instructions on health insurance, medical examination and treatment, and health insurance finance.

Health insurance is an important policy in the national social security system to take care of people's health. Therefore, expanding the participants and perfecting the health insurance policy need to have a roadmap suitable to the country's socio-economic development.

The number of people participating in health insurance has reached a high rate but it is not sustainable and can fluctuate, in which, many components are supported by the state budget to buy health insurance cards. Localities implement flexible directing methods, overcome existing inadequacies, and create leverage for expanding health insurance coverage: the support level should be increased for some groups with low and unstable participation rates; support newcomers out of the group of subjects whose health insurance premiums are paid by the state budget, to the group of self-paying health insurance premiums; research to reduce groups of subjects for simplicity and convenience in implementation. The level of health insurance premiums should be clear and fair among groups, between those who comply with participation and those who are slow to particip

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