Scientific and technological innovation is not only the core driving force to promote the development of medical and health undertakings, but also the key factor to achieve high-quality development of health undertakings. The improvement of scientific and technological innovation ability plays an irreplaceable role in promoting the comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development of health care. Therefore, strengthening the benign interaction between the scientific and technological innovation ability and the high-quality development of health care is the only way to promote the harmonious progress of the two and achieve a win-win situation.

By introducing the entropy weight TOPSIS method and the coupling coordination degree model, this paper measures the coupling coordination degree of China's scientific and technological innovation ability and high-quality development of health care from 2012 to 2022, aiming to accurately understand the coordinated development of the two, and provide valuable reference for improving China's health science and technology innovation ability, promoting the continuous improvement of medical and health service quality, and realizing the coordinated development and mutual benefit and win-win of science and technology and health care.

The evaluation index system is constructed from the two dimensions of scientific and technological innovation ability and high quality of health care. The index data are from China Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbook, China Health Statistical Yearbook, China Statistical Yearbook, and China Science and Technology Statistical Yearbook. The coupling coordination degree model is used to measure the coupling coordination degree between China's scientific and technological innovation ability and high quality development of health care from 2012 to 2022. The Dagum Gini coefficient and Moran index are introduced to analyze the spatial correlation and difference of coupling coordination degree.

From 2012 to 2022, the coupling coordination degree of the two systems of China's scientific and technological innovation ability and high-quality development of health undertakings was on the rise as a whole. In 2012, the average values of mismatch in the eastern, central and western regions were 0.516, 0.552 and 0.374, respectively, which were intermediate coordination and moderate imbalance. In 2022, the average mismatch degree of the eastern, central and western regions were 0.575, 0.590 and 0.404, respectively, which were intermediate coordination, high-quality coordination and reluctant coordination. The overall Gini coefficient of coupling coordination degree gradually decreases and showed a strong spatial positive correlation.

Despite the continuous improvement in the synergistic development level of China's scientific and technological innovation and health services, there remain challenges such as regional imbalances and relatively low coordination in some western regions. To enhance China's health science and technology innovation capability and promote the high-quality development of health services, efforts should be guided by the needs of a Healthy China. This involves establishing a collaborative and efficient health science and technology innovation system, cultivating and attracting high-level scientific and technological innovation talents, and facilitating the transfer, transformation, and application of health science and technology achievements.

科技创新不仅是推动医疗卫生事业发展的核心动力，更是实现卫生健康事业高质量发展的关键因素。科技创新能力的提升，对促进卫生健康事业的全面、协调、可持续发展具有不可替代的作用。因此，加强科技创新能力与卫生健康事业高质量发展之间的良性互动，是推动二者和谐共进、实现双赢的必由之路。

通过引入熵权TOPSIS法和耦合协调度模型，测算2012—2022年我国科技创新能力与卫生健康事业高质量发展耦合协调度，旨在准确了解两者的协同发展状况，为提高我国卫生科技创新能力、推动医疗卫生服务质量的持续提升，以及实现科技与健康事业的协同发展和互利共赢提供有价值的参考。

从科技创新能力和卫生健康事业高质量两个维度构建评价指标体系，指标数据来源于《中国卫生和计划生育统计年鉴》《中国卫生健康统计年鉴》《中国统计年鉴》《中国科技统计年鉴》，采用耦合协调度模型测算2012—2022年我国科技创新能力与卫生健康事业高质量发展的耦合协调度，引入Dagum基尼系数和Moran指数分析耦合协调度空间的相关性和差异性。

2012—2022年我国科技创新能力与卫生健康事业高质量发展两系统的耦合协调度整体呈上升趋势。2012年东、中、西部地区失配度平均值分别为0.516、0.552、0.374，分别为中级协调和中度失调。2022年东、中、西部地区失配度平均值分别为0.575、0.590、0.404，分别为中级协调、优质协调和勉强协调。耦合协调度总体基尼系数逐步降低，并表现出较强的空间正相关关系。

我国科技创新与卫生健康事业的协同发展水平持续提升，但仍存在区域不均衡、部分西部地区协调度偏低等问题。为提高我国卫生科技创新能力，推动卫生健康事业高质量发展，应以健康中国需求为导向，建设协同高效的卫生健康科技创新体系，培养和引进高层次科技创新人才，推动卫生科技成果转移转化和推广应用。