Policy Instrument-Based Textual Analysis of Healthcare Science and Technology Innovation Policies in China

Hao Sanyuan; Zhao Jiajie; Xu Ziwen; Wu Jun; Wang Ziwei; Qiu Yingpeng; Chen Ren

Abstract：Objective To analyse the focal points and limitations of China's healthcare science and technology innovation policies,offering insights for future policy refinement.Methods It conducted a quantitative analysis of national-level healthcare science and technology innovation policy documents issued between 2012 and 2024.Using a two-dimensional analytical framework comprising the policy tools dimension and the innovation value chain dimension was employed to conduct quantitative analysis.Results Analysis of 50 policy documents revealed that supply-type,environment-type,and demand-type policy tools accounted for 39.88%,46.87%,and 13.25%respectively in the X-dimension.In the Y-dimension,policies addressing the research and development,production and application,industrialization and marketization stages of the innovation value chain constituted 46.78%,37.36%,and 15.86%respectively.And the difference in the distribution of the use of different types of policy instruments along the innovation value chain dimensions is statistically significant(P＜0.01).Conclusions China's healthcare science and technology innovation policy is characterized by an imbalance in the structure of tools,poor connection between the stages of the innovation value chain,and insufficient policy synergies,it is recommended to optimize the balance of tools,strengthen the whole chain of support,and promote the dynamic combination of policies in order to enhance the effectiveness of innovation and the transformation of results.