On November 12, media reported that the Dongguan Municipal Health Bureau ordered the First Dongguan Hospital Affiliated to Guangdong Medical University to stop the practice of deducting doctors' performance pay due to patient arrears. The bureau required the hospital to verify records and fully reimburse the deducted performance pay, interviewed the hospital's leadership, and launched a city-wide investigation. Previously, the hospital claimed the deductions were temporary and alleged that the doctors involved had violated clinical guidelines, without specifying the details.