ABSTRACT
Taking Dafeng county of Jiangsu province as a pilot, this paper analyzed the mechanism of the family physicians′contracted service for achieving the hierarchical medical system. Such a system is designed to promote the contracted service of family physicians, comprising health management, convenient medical treatment, opinion leader, IT-based power, and capability enhancement. Authors of the paper rounded up data of the sample township from 2015 to 2017, and the practical effect of the family physicians′contracted service in promoting the hierarchical medical system. Their recommendations include:currently focusing on targeted groups and population of chronic diseases; elevating the contracting rate of pregnant women and children; motivating countywide medical communities in the promotion of the family physicians′contracted service, for joint efforts in developing the hierarchical medical system; leveraging the showcase of Dafeng for achieving the hierarchical medical system fitting local needs.