Volume 1,Issue 3
Research on the Management Status, Problems, and Optimization Paths of the “Preventive Treatment of Disease” Technical System in Traditional Chinese Medicine—Based on Perspectives of Policy, Standards, and Service Models
The “Preventive Treatment of Disease” in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as a core concept and distinctive health service model, is rooted in traditional Chinese culture. Through millennia of development, it has formed five core components: emotional regulation, daily living regulation, dietary regulation, exercise regulation, and appropriate TCM techniques. Under the background of the Healthy China strategy, it holds significant public health value and industrial development potential. From the perspective of TCM management research, and integrating theoretical foundations from historical medical texts with contemporary practices, this paper systematically analyzes the achievements and shortcomings in the current management of the “Preventive Treatment of Disease” technical system across five dimensions: policy guidance, standard construction, service provision, quality supervision, and informatization. It focuses on key issues such as the contradiction between individualized technology promotion and standardized management, the gap between traditional experience and modern evidence-based systems, and the coordination mechanisms among diverse service providers. Ultimately, it proposes a new management system for “Preventive Treatment of Disease” technologies based on Professor Wang “Qi’s” TCM constitution theory, constructing a framework of “Constitution Identification-Categorized Management-Standard Output-Smart Services”. This aims to provide references for promoting the transition of “Preventive Treatment of Disease” technologies from clinical practice to standardized, industrialized, and informatized management, thereby contributing to the high-quality development of TCM health services.
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