We must seize the "key few", as commented by China News Network: Anti Corruption Medicine | Field | Key
The anti-corruption campaign in the pharmaceutical industry continues. According to incomplete statistics from China News Network, as of August 17th, more than 180 hospital deans and secretaries have been investigated nationwide this year. From strong tertiary hospitals to grassroots township health centers, "key minority" and key positions are all in the forefront of the anti-corruption campaign in the pharmaceutical industry.
Medicine is closely related to people's well-being, and corruption in this field will ultimately shift to the cost of medicine. This not only tarnishes the overall image of medical personnel, but also exacerbates pain points such as difficulty and high cost of medical treatment, undermines social fairness and justice. The corruption of some public hospital leaders can also threaten medical safety and quality, and cause the loss of state-owned assets.
The pharmaceutical system is highly specialized and relatively independent and closed, with multiple overlapping powers of the "key minority" in some hospitals. Decisions on drugs, consumables, equipment procurement, engineering construction, and other aspects require the approval of hospital leaders. In addition, there is a lack of external supervision, which leads to the proliferation of rent-seeking, kickbacks, and covert operations through the use of power.
Observing cases of medical corruption, some hospital deans have prominent issues such as using people in one sentence, focusing on projects with one hand, spending money with one pen, and making decisions with one voice. The "top leader" has even become a "dominant figure". Some "top leaders" who violate discipline and laws have a catalytic and chain reaction, and even cause systematic and systemic corruption.
In July of this year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission held a mobilization meeting, deploying disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies to cooperate in carrying out centralized rectification of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry nationwide. They called for increased disciplinary and law enforcement efforts, closely monitoring leading cadres and key personnel, adhering to joint investigations of bribery and bribery, and concentrating efforts to investigate a number of corruption cases in the pharmaceutical industry, forming a deterrent effect.
On August 15th, in the Q&A on the centralized rectification of corruption in the national pharmaceutical industry released by the National Health Commission, the statement "focusing on 'key minority' and key positions" repeatedly appeared.
The National Health Commission emphasized that key breakthroughs should be made in addressing corruption issues in "key minority" and key positions. Key issues and typical cases should be investigated, verified, dealt with, and analyzed through notification, forming a high-pressure situation of nationwide centralized rectification of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry.
It should be clarified that strengthening the supervision of "key minorities" aims to eliminate the "black hands" that affect the healthy development of the pharmaceutical industry, rather than binding the hands of those who take on practical tasks, and will not lead to any "collapse of the medical system". A healthy and stable medical and health system must not rely on hidden rules or even illegal and disciplinary behaviors to maintain its operation.
Only by scraping bones, treating toxins, and using strong medicine to treat illnesses can we provide more sunshine and dignified income for diligent medical personnel, create a more clean and upright development environment for the medical and health system, build a more harmonious doctor-patient relationship, strengthen the social trend of "respecting doctors and valuing health", and ensure that the health rights and interests of the people are more fully and reliably protected.
Medical anti-corruption is not just a gust of wind. If corrupt and lawless individuals still want to fight back, they will pass. If they try to hide, they will be fine. Such a small plan is definitely wrong.