A one-day workshop was held to discuss the project. Participants of the workshop included directors of the county and township hospitals, government officials in charge of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) Program from 10 counties in Tongren, and representatives from Meridian Network Corp, a health care AI (artificial intelligence) company. Professor Winnie Yip presented the payment reform plan. The project will be conducted in 2 pilot counties, Jiangkou and Sinan counties.

Participants had an interactive discussion on creating an incentive mechanism to triage patients to lower-level health facilities, expanding the benefit package covered by township health centers and village clinics, integrating prevention and treatment to help patients manage chronic conditions, as well as assessing the quality of services.

Representatives from the Meridian Network Corp presented their AI-assisted diagnoses and treatment technologies – the Angel Robot.