Under the guidance of the superior department, Shanghai Pharmaceutical Institute has set up a medical procurement service and supervision platform (namely “sunshine platform”). The sunshine platform further reduces the procurement cost of medical devices and the patient burden through the sunshine procurement of medical devices and the independent bargaining mechanism of medical institutions and suppliers.
According to statistics, the medical devices in Shanghai whose prices are less than or equal to the lowest price of medical devices in other provinces and cities account for 63.82%, and those whose prices are higher than the highest price of medical devices in other provinces and cities account for 2.92%. The price of medical devices in Shanghai is basically lower than the price in neighboring provinces and cities. The effect of adjusting the price of medical devices by the market mechanism is preliminarily obvious, which can effectively reduce the procurement cost and further reduce the cost burden of patients.
So far, the medical procurement service and supervision platform in Shanghai has adopted work measures in four aspects. First, active notifications. In the process of bargaining, notifications will be made to the medical institution and the supplier in order of priority if the result of bargaining exceeds the commitment price, settlement price and declared procurement price. If the result of bargaining exceeds the highest price in other provinces or cities, they will be prompted directly. In the process of purchasing and distribution, if the procurement price in the order or the unit price including taxes in the invoice is higher than the negotiation result, and the medical institution places a purchase order to the enterprise without valid authorization, they will be prompted in time. Second, price monitoring. Shanghai Pharmaceutical Institute summarizes the bargaining results on a quarterly basis, and timely discovers and grasps the abnormal data in the process of bargaining. Third, data sharing. At present, the bargaining results of medical devices and the purchasing and distribution information are shared with all commission offices who can log on to the sunshine platform to check relevant information. Fourth, information disclosure. Shanghai medical procurement all-in-one regularly publishes the price of the medical devices in other provinces and cities reported by the enterprises and the openly agreed procurement price for all the medical institutions on the sunshine platform.
According to statistics, the medical devices in Shanghai whose prices are less than or equal to the lowest price of medical devices in other provinces and cities account for 63.82%, and those whose prices are higher than the highest price of medical devices in other provinces and cities account for 2.92%. The price of medical devices in Shanghai is basically lower than the price in neighboring provinces and cities. The effect of adjusting the price of medical devices by the market mechanism is preliminarily obvious, which can effectively reduce the procurement cost and further reduce the cost burden of patients.
So far, the medical procurement service and supervision platform in Shanghai has adopted work measures in four aspects. First, active notifications. In the process of bargaining, notifications will be made to the medical institution and the supplier in order of priority if the result of bargaining exceeds the commitment price, settlement price and declared procurement price. If the result of bargaining exceeds the highest price in other provinces or cities, they will be prompted directly. In the process of purchasing and distribution, if the procurement price in the order or the unit price including taxes in the invoice is higher than the negotiation result, and the medical institution places a purchase order to the enterprise without valid authorization, they will be prompted in time. Second, price monitoring. Shanghai Pharmaceutical Institute summarizes the bargaining results on a quarterly basis, and timely discovers and grasps the abnormal data in the process of bargaining. Third, data sharing. At present, the bargaining results of medical devices and the purchasing and distribution information are shared with all commission offices who can log on to the sunshine platform to check relevant information. Fourth, information disclosure. Shanghai medical procurement all-in-one regularly publishes the price of the medical devices in other provinces and cities reported by the enterprises and the openly agreed procurement price for all the medical institutions on the sunshine platform.