Smartphones help patients cut waiting times

Like online shopping, patients can now book their appointment ahead of time and pay for the fees of physical examinations and medicines by smartphone.

A medical center in Guangzhou adopted the new approach on Friday.

"The easy online payment is able to reduce the clinical time by 60 percent," said Yang Xiufeng, director in charge of information at Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, the first in China to combine the online payment with the offline medical service.