中国医疗技术进步趋势及解释

基于1999-2015年OECD专利数据库数据，依据药品专利申请数和医疗设备专利申请数，分析中国医疗技术进步现状与发展趋势。研究结果表明，中国医疗技术进步并不是平稳增长，而是呈现出跳跃式特点。新医疗保险政策出台是导致上述结果的主要原因，其影响往往滞后1~2年。医疗保险通过降低患者的价格敏感度，从而推动医疗技术进步：一方面刺激患者消费更多药品和医疗设备，提高药品和医疗设备的市场利润，刺激厂商加大研发力度；另一方面，强化患者对医疗质量的关注，加剧医院竞相引进医疗设备，激励厂商研发医疗设备。

Trends and Explanations of Medical Technology Progress in China

Based on the data of OECD patent data base from 1999 to 2015，we analyze the current situation and trend of medical technology progress in China, from the perspective of the number of leechdom patent application and the number of medical equipment patent application.We found that the progress of China's medical technology does not grow steadily, but presents the characteristics of "jump" growth.The introduction of new medical insurance policy is the main cause of this feature, the impact of which often lags behind 1-2 years.Medical insurance reduces the sensitivity level of patients on price.On the one hand, it stimulates patients to consume more drugs and increase number of using of medical equipment, which promotes research and development intensity.On the other hand, it makes patients pay more attention to quality but not price, promoting hospitals to introduce medical equipment and encouraging manufacturers to pay more attention to research and development of medical equipment.