Meeting with the Director of the Financial Department of Jiangxi HFPC on Purchasing of Disposable Medical Devices

2015-11-24 | Beijing

At the begining of the meeting, both parties introduced the recent major focus points of their activities.

The chamber explained their major concerns regarding the provisions on "Online Procurement of Disposable Medical Devices"

a) In the draft there is no distinction between different quality levels of products, e.g. between cheap local and high-end imported products

b) There should be a procedure how to include new products in the purchasing list in order to ensure patients access to newest products.

c) During the purchasing process not only the cheapest product should be choosen, but several products of different quality categories. 

Jiangxi HFPC replied that they welcome the recommendations of the chamber and may consider the suggestions in the final version of the provisions. 

V. Muller presented a copy of the Chamber's 2015/2016 Position Paper to Mr. Tan

More information: http://www.jxwst.gov.cn/wsgg/201510/t20151014_406758.htm