Multiple backchecks on "kickbacks"! There is a problem of corruption in hospital security and high-definition monitoring | medicine | surveillance
The anti-corruption campaign in medicine has caused a shock throughout the industry. Under the storm, medical institutions in multiple regions have quickly started self inspection and self correction, and health departments in multiple regions have also released reporting phone numbers.
Self inspection and self correction! Reverse inspection and refund of "kickbacks"
Zhongxin Finance and Economics has noticed that the People's Hospital of Chongzuo City, Guangxi issued a notice in April this year regarding the visit of medical representatives to medical personnel, which has made regulations on reception time, reception location, reception management, and other aspects.
The announcement clearly states that pharmaceutical representatives need to register and file, and should provide materials such as a letter of commitment to integrity stamped with the company's official seal. In addition, the reception department should follow the requirements of "three confirmations and three musts", namely "fixed appointment and appointment", "appointment and process with records" for reception. In principle, there should be no less than 2 people present at the reception, including visiting department directors or medical staff, as well as at least 1 staff member from the responsible department or supervision room. If necessary, the responsible leader or dean can be invited to attend. During reception, the person in charge of the visiting department shall keep a record of the reception, and prepare the disciplinary inspection and supervision sampling process and records for the hospital.
The above announcement also mentioned that it is strictly prohibited for any department or individual to receive medical representatives without permission, and medical representatives are not allowed to enter the department without permission to carry out related product promotions, promotions, and other activities. Hospitals are installing high-definition video surveillance equipment in key areas, with surveillance footage retained for 90 days, and so on.
At the same time, public reports show that the special clearance work for unreasonable remuneration has been gradually carried out in some areas.
For example, according to multiple media reports, recently, a document titled "Implementation Plan for Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Hospital to Deepen the Special Removal of Unreasonable Remuneration" was widely circulated in the industry. The above-mentioned online documents mentioned that all medical staff in the hospital must actively refund unreasonable remuneration such as lecture fees, training fees, and seminar fees received from 2018 to May 2023. The clearance work will end on July 31st.
The anti-corruption work of similar hospitals is not limited to Guangxi. The reporter learned from multiple industry insiders that similar work has also been carried out in some public hospitals in Shenyang. According to other media reports, several large hospitals in Guangdong have also begun to prohibit doctors from attending meetings organized by manufacturers and investigating lecture fees.
The Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervision Commission of Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province, urge public hospitals to improve the supervision and restraint mechanism for key positions such as pharmacy, finance, and procurement management, implement a review and filing registration system for pharmaceutical representatives, sign a clean purchase and sales agreement, and use big data to establish a prescription spot check mechanism to avoid excessive purchase and abuse of expensive drugs.
Beijing Municipal Health Commission announces reporting hotline
Announce reporting phone numbers in multiple locations
In May of this year, the National Health Commission and other departments jointly issued the "Key Points for Correcting Unhealthy Practices in the Field of Pharmaceutical Purchasing and Sales and Medical Services in 2023".
It is mentioned that the channels for reporting and complaining about improper practices in the field of pharmaceutical purchasing and sales and medical services should be smooth, and clues should be collected and distributed for supervision and feedback. Efforts will be made to promote the joint investigation of bribery and bribery in the entire industry, implement the departmental main responsibility for the connection between rules, regulations and laws, and improve the mechanism for reporting between member units on violations of rules, regulations, and laws.
Zhongxin Finance and Economics has noticed that recently, several health commissions in Beijing, Fujian, Hainan, Shanxi and other places have released reporting hotline numbers to promote the centralized rectification of corruption issues in the pharmaceutical industry.
On August 1st, the Hainan Provincial Health Commission issued a notice on announcing the reporting hotline for centralized rectification work, which mentioned that in order to promote the centralized rectification of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry throughout the province, strengthen the collection of disciplinary and illegal clues, and facilitate the public to reflect problems and report clues, all health commissions and medical institutions at all levels must publicly disclose the province's reporting hotline in a prominent position and accept supervision from all sectors of society and the general public.
The reporting targets include administrative units at all levels and types in the pharmaceutical industry in the province with license approval and review authority, public medical and health institutions and non-profit medical and health institutions run by society, social organizations that receive management guidance from administrative departments in the pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical enterprises, and related distributors and pharmaceutical representatives.
The reported content involves administrative departments in the pharmaceutical industry participating in activities that may affect the fair execution of official duties, such as banquets, entertainment, fitness, tourism, etc; The problem of corruption in the sale of drugs, equipment, and consumables with gold, and so on.
In addition, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission announced on August 2nd that in order to do a good job in the centralized rectification of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry in Beijing, the reporting hotline, email, and information platform during the centralized rectification period will be made public.
