Recently, the National Health Commission and the State Administration of traditional Chinese medicine jointly issued the detailed rules for the supervision of Internet diagnosis and treatment (Trial). The detailed rules point out that when medical institutions carry out Internet diagnosis and treatment activities, the prescriptions should be issued by the receiving doctors themselves. It is strictly prohibited to use artificial intelligence and other automatic prescriptions. It is strictly prohibited to provide drugs to patients before prescribing. It is strictly prohibited to unify the party for commercial purposes. The Internet hospital, as the second name of the entity medical institution, shall be verified at the same time with the entity medical institution; Internet hospitals that rely on physical medical institutions to obtain the practice license of medical institutions will be verified once a year. The detailed rules emphasize that doctors need to carry out real name authentication before receiving treatment to ensure that they provide diagnosis and treatment services. Other personnel and artificial intelligence software shall not falsely use or substitute doctors to provide diagnosis and treatment services. The competent health departments at all levels shall be responsible for supervising the personnel who carry out Internet diagnosis and treatment in the medical institution. If a medical staff carries out Internet diagnosis and treatment activities in an Internet hospital other than the main practice institution, they shall carry out practice registration or filing according to the practice related requirements of multiple institutions where the Internet hospital is located. The detailed rules specify that patients should provide medical records with clear diagnosis, such as outpatient medical records, inpatient medical records, discharge summary, diagnosis certificate, etc. when they go to see a doctor, the receiving doctor should keep relevant data and judge whether they meet the conditions for further consultation. Medical institutions shall specify the termination conditions for Internet diagnosis and treatment. According to the detailed rules, the medical records of Internet diagnosis and treatment shall be managed in accordance with the relevant provisions of outpatient electronic medical records, and the retention time shall not be less than 15 years. The retention time of process records such as graphic dialogue, audio and video data during diagnosis and treatment shall not be less than 3 years. The electronic medical record information generated by medical institutions in the process of Internet diagnosis and treatment shall be consistent with the electronic medical record format of the entity medical institutions they rely on and shared by the system. The entity medical institutions they rely on shall carry out online and offline integrated quality control. Medical institutions shall establish systems for network security, data security, personal information protection, privacy protection, etc., and sign agreements with relevant partners to clarify the rights and responsibilities of each party. According to the detailed rules, provinces with conditions are encouraged to set rules for judging the rationality of Internet diagnosis and treatment in provincial regulatory platforms, and use emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data for analysis and supervision. The provincial health authorities shall collect relevant data of medical institutions in accordance with the "least available principle", focusing on the qualifications of medical institutions, medical personnel, diagnosis and treatment subjects, etc., analyze the overall situation of Internet diagnosis and treatment, and specify the rectification period. (Xinhua News Agency)