Specialist
Former Director at WeDoctor Group (Zhejiang) Co Ltd
Agenda
- WeDoctor’s internet hospital new business development, including the regional healthcare partnership mode
- Cooperation model with the government sector and hospitals
- Implemented businesses in Guangdong, including remote diagnostics and the hierarchical medical system
- Comparison with other leading players, including Ping An Good Doctor (HKG: 1833)
Questions
1.
Both WeDoctor and Ping An Good Doctor take the lead in internet healthcare. In terms of business model, WeDoctor has a closer relationship with the government and public medical resource suppliers, while Ping An Good Doctor is focusing on the consumer market. How do you view the two models? What are the pros and cons of each? What do you think of their growth in the short and long term?
2.
WeDoctor has its own characteristics when cooperating with medical institutions. By occupying the markets in rural areas to expand its business scope into cities, it has carried out a series of cooperation projects with primary care institutions. Could you please introduce to us the cooperative model between WeDoctor and these institutions, such as county-level hospitals or town-level and community health service centres?
3.
In 2016, WeDoctor proposed the concept of internet medical partnership. Can you introduce to us the implementation progress on this project?
4.
In which areas dose WeDoctor cooperate with government departments in Guangdong and the whole Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA)?
5.
You mentioned earlier that there are still some problems in the operations or the business model of WeDoctor. What do you think are the most critical issues? Because it is not hindered by the external environment, what is preventing it from scaling up?
6.
Ping An Good Doctor’s financial report shows that its family doctor business is growing rapidly, and membership has become one of its core growth drivers. WeDoctor also has family doctor business. What are the differences between WeDoctor and Ping An Good Doctor in terms of family doctor business model and commercialisation progress? What do you think are the weak points of WeDoctor?
7.
This year, the National Healthcare Security Administration is pushing forward the internet healthcare service pricing policy. The information published so far shows that the first draft has been completed. People are discussing the possibility of medical insurance’s coverage of internet healthcare services in the future. Which segments of WeDoctor do you think will be affected by the policy? What problems will there be if the policy is implemented? What is the future development potential?
8.
May I have your comment on the development of Alibaba and JD.com in the healthcare field? Is there any cross-sector competition with WeDoctor in certain businesses?
9.
How do you view the growth of WeDoctor in the future? Which business segments do you think will become the main growth points of WeDoctor in the future?
