医疗需要量是居民健康状况指标的客观反映,根据居民健康状况、患病频率及在疾病严重程度测定的基础上,提出对门诊、住院、预防和疗养康复服务的客观需求。初级卫生保健是最基本的卫生保健工作,研究初级卫生保健应该向居民提供普遍、及时、费用低、群众能接受的医疗卫生服务,必须要了解居民健康状况及医疗需要量,研究医疗服务需要量满足的程度,分析影响医疗服务需要量的各种因素,为制订卫生事业发展规划,充分满足人群医疗需要提供客观依据。医疗需要量、医疗卫生服务需要量以及卫生资源需要量(例如卫生人力需要量、床位需要量、卫生费用需要量等)这三者之间互相区别互相联系的。服务需要量是建立在对人群健康状况测定基础上提 The medical requirement is an objective reflection of the residents’ health status indicators. According to the residents’ health status, frequency of illness and the determination of the severity of the disease, the objective needs of outpatient, inpatient, preventive and convalescent rehabilitation services are proposed. Primary health care is the most basic health care work. Studying primary health care should provide residents with universal, timely, low-cost, and affordable health care services. It must understand the residents’ health status and medical needs, and study the medical service requirements. To meet the level of satisfaction, analyze the various factors affecting the demand for medical services, and provide an objective basis for formulating plans for the development of health services and fully meeting the medical needs of the population. The medical needs, the amount of medical and health services needed, and the amount of health resources needed (such as the number of health workforces, the number of beds needed, the amount of health expenses, etc.) are all mutually related. The service requirement is based on the determination of the health status of the population.