BEIJING, July 26 -- China will step up efforts to improve public hospital management in order to deepen the country's health care reform, according to guidelines released Tuesday.

The guidelines, released by the State Council, the country's cabinet, aim for modern hospital management with clear responsibilities, scientific governance, efficient operation and strong supervision by 2020.

"They focus on public health at its core, keep public hospitals non-profit, and create a modern hospital management system," said Wang Hesheng, director of the medical reform office under the State Council at a press conference regarding the guidelines.

All public hospitals in Chinese cities should carry out comprehensive reforms before the end of September and remove all the medicine markups, according to this year's government work report.

Wang said that the prices of surgery, rehabilitation therapy, nursing care and traditional Chinese medicine treatment will be increased and that the fees for using medical equipment will be lowered.

In addition, the guidelines call for medical institutions at different levels to establish regulations on management and procedures.

"Most public hospitals do not have regulations which has led to problems such as blindly wasting hospital beds," Yang Dungan from Peking Union College Hospital said at the press conference. "Regulations can help hospitals to improve operating efficiency."

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