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Health, medical care and nursing care

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Semi-public sector (health, medical care, and nursing care) is closely related to people's lives. In addition, the involvement of the national government is significant, and it will have a large ripple effect on other private sectors. We will promote digitalisation in this semi-public sector and work on the development of data-linkage and data-utilization systems. By doing so, we will realize an affluent people's life in which optimal services are provided according to individual needs.

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Overview

As we face a super-aged society ahead of the rest of the world, it is essential for the continued development of Japan to extend the healthy life expectancy of the people, make social security system sustainable into the future, and enable future generations to live with peace of mind.
Under these circumstances, it is extremely important to actively promote the utilization of information on health, medical care, and long-term care in order to contribute to the promotion of individual health, as well as to promote operational efficiency in medical facilities and provide more efficient and effective services such as medical care.
In addition, in light of the response to the novel coronavirus, it is essential to actively promote the utilization of such information from the perspective of security and crisis management.
To this end, we will steadily advance the initiatives described in the "Roadmap for the Promotion of Medical DX" and the "Roadmap for Data Health Reform."

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Recent Initiatives

, which links local governments and medical institutions in

Digital Agency, in cooperation with relevant ministries and agencies, is promoting digitalisation's initiatives using My Number Card in areas such as medical care subsidies, vaccinations, and maternal and child health.
For more information on PMH initiatives, please refer to the Public Medical Hub (PMH) , which links local governments and medical institutions in .

Development of alpha version of standard electronic medical records

The Roadmap for the Promotion of Medical DX (June 2, 2023) states that we will promote the sharing of electronic medical record information and aim to provide high-quality medical care based on accurate information.

Current electronic medical records are not standardized for information sharing, and there are many medical institutions that have not yet introduced electronic medical records. Therefore, in the future, (I) we will promote the standardization of electronic medical records for medical institutions that have already introduced electronic medical records, and (ii) we will provide "standard electronic medical records" (cloud-based electronic medical records based on standard standards) to medical institutions that have not yet introduced electronic medical records.

The Medical DX Process Schedule aims to introduce standardized electronic medical records at almost all medical institutions by 2030 at the latest. The requirements for standardized electronic medical records will be defined in fiscal 2023, and development and trial implementation will be conducted at some medical institutions by the end of fiscal 2024.

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