A doctor views test results through the city's regional healthcare cloud imaging system. [Photo/Baotou news network]

In a bid to facilitate seamless access to medical imaging data across various healthcare institutions, the municipal health commission of Baotou in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region has established a regional healthcare cloud imaging system.

By leveraging the mutual recognition of medical examinations and test results, the commission created a service framework that enables comprehensive interconnection and data sharing among all public hospitals at various levels. To date, the regional healthcare cloud imaging system has amassed a total of 1,227,554 uploaded examination reports.

Furthermore, the city is also expediting its coordination process with neighboring cities to promptly realize the mutual interconnection of information systems and mutual recognition of medical imaging results.

Zhao Zilong, a physician specializing in respiratory and critical care medicine at the First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, highlighted the increasing demand for CT scans during the autumn and winter seasons. This platform allows doctors to access patients' "cloud images" from CT scans conducted at other hospitals, which not only eliminates the need for redundant tests, but also significantly enhances the hospital's efficiency in patient care. 

Liu Gang, director of the Information Department at the First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College, underscored the hospital leadership's unwavering commitment to promoting information interconnection and sharing. Presently, the hospital has successfully integrated into the city's regional healthcare cloud imaging system, embedding the system into its outpatient physician work system.

According to the Baotou health commission, the construction of this regional healthcare cloud imaging system represents a crucial step in realizing information sharing and recognition across various healthcare institutions.

In 2024, as a pivotal objective in establishing a healthcare hub, the commission will prioritize 16 information technology development tasks to ensure the interconnection and data sharing of core systems among secondary and higher-level public healthcare institutions.