Cited by 191Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealthcare during COVID-19 PandemicDisaster Response and Management

COVID-19 and healthcare system in China: challenges and progression for a sustainable future

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Sun, Shuangyi, Xie, Zhen, Yu, Keting, Jiang, Bingqian, Zheng, Siwei, Pan, Xiaoting·2021·Globalization and Health

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With the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, healthcare systems across the world have been pushed to the brink. The approach of traditional healthcare systems to disaster preparedness and prevention has demonstrated intrinsic problems, such as failure to detect early the spread of the virus, public hospitals being overwhelmed, a dire shortage of personal protective equipment, and exhaustion of healthcare workers. Consequently, this situation resulted in manpower and resource costs, leading to the widespread and exponential rise of infected cases at the early stage of the epidemic. To limit the spread of infection, the Chinese government adopted innovative, specialized, and advanced systems, including empowered Fangcang and Internet hospitals, as well as high technologies such as 5G, big data analysis, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. The efficient use of these new forces helped China win its fight against the virus. As the rampant spread of the virus continues outside China, these new forces need to be integrated into the global healthcare system to combat the disease. Global healthcare system integrated with new forces is essential not only for COVID-19 but also for unknown infections in the future.

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Authors
Sun, S., Xie, Z., Yu, K., Jiang, B., Zheng, S., & Pan, X.
Affiliations
Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
Corresponding author
Pan, Xiaoting
Venue
Globalization and Health
Published
2021-01-21
Volume
17
Issue
1
Pages
14-14
ISSN
1744-8603 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3122906654
Cited by
191
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 1
FWCI
8.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Globalization and Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (201810343007)
  • Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (S20190024)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare Systems and Practices
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Disaster Response and Management
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, health care system, disaster preparedness, internet hospitals, personal protective equipment shortage, 5G, big data analytics, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, China, emerging infectious diseases
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Artificial Intelligence, China, Disaster Planning, Disease Outbreaks, Government, Health Personnel, Humans

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