Internet initiative gives patients net profit

China's hospitals are increasingly turning to online technology to provide better services, as Wang Xiaodong reports.

Like many patients, Huang Li (not her real name) used to get up early and wait in line for two hours or even longer at big hospitals to see a senior doctor.

But recently she discovered a better alternative, one that allows her to sit in front of her home computer chatting with a doctor from the hospital via a video link and paying her bills online. A day later, the drugs prescribed by the doctor are delivered to her home.