On August 15, 2013, the local Beijing office of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of the People's Republic of China announced (Chinese link) that it has started a three-month review of the use of high-value medical consumables and large-scale medical equipment in Beijing. In its announcement, the Beijing MOH noted that prior inspections of hospitals had found continuing problems with the misuse and overuse of medical devices to increase profits. The investigation is intended to strengthen hospitals' management of the use of medical devices and to regulate the use of high value medical consumables.… Continue Reading
