Table 1 Types of internet hospital constructions and their operational models
Models | Definitions | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Self-constructed and self-managed models | Medical institutions or enterprises invested in building their own internet hospital and operate on their own | Peking University Third Hospital |
Self-constructed and enterprise-run models | Medical institutions invested funding to build their own internet hospital and entrusted a third-party company to manage | Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Chongqing University |
Hospital and enterprise joint-owned models | Medical institutions and enterprises joint invested to build the internet hospital and manage the internet hospital together | Eye Ear Nose & Throat Hospital of Zhengzhou University |
Internet hospital being hosted by a third-party platform | Medical institutions join in an internet hospital platform which is constructed and managed by a local government or the enterprise platform to provide online health services | Second Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University |