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25-Feb-16 Peking University Third Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Beijing Friendship Hospital have been ranked the top three in overall medical services in China's capital, according to a report released by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health & Family Planning. The report researched 105 hospitals in the city in terms of service capacity, efficiency, safety and specialization. [image: China.org.cn]

24-Feb-16 Siemens has released a new report based on research with healthcare providers across 13 countries including India, China, Poland, Russia and Turkey, which revealed four common pressures: demographic change; shifting patient expectations; requirement to reform; and the rising tide of healthcare technology. Digitalisation and smart financing have been recognised as the ultimate remedy for the increasing pressures on healthcare. [image: SFS]

24-Feb-16 The top medical authority in China aims to root out the practice of reselling hospital outpatient appointments. Hospital appointment 'scalping' entered the spotlight following an online video that showed a woman in a fit of rage after she failed to get an appointment. A scalper offered her an appointment for RMB4,500 (USD680), a huge markup on its RMB300 face value. [image: Xinhua News]

19-Feb-16 Non-emergency patients will soon have to make advance appointments to attend 22 major hospitals under the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health & Family Planning. The hospitals will stop issuing registration tickets on arrival and patients will have to make appointments online, by phone or at ticket machines in the hospitals. The measure is hoped to reduce excessive crowds. [image: Xinhua]