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Volume 8 J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0711 Public Health 2018
February 26-28, 2018
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February 26-28, 2018 London, UK
Masatsugu Tsuji, J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Vol 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-31
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF REGIONALMEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN JAPAN
The regional medical information network connects medical institutions in the region to share residents’ medical data such
as images of x-ray and endoscope, diagnosis, past history of medical treatment, medication, and so on. As a result, it leads
to promote efficiency and reduction of medical expenditure by preventing double medical checks or medications. Toward
the age of big data or AI, the network becomes more important. This paper is based on the field research on regional medical
information networks in Japan and compare their aims, operation, information systems, and effects to medical institutions,
clinics, and residents. Cases compared are Ajisai (hydrangea) Net in Nagasaki, Japan, and Healthix in In New York, US. Ajisai Net
connects 282 hospitals and clinics in the regions and about 50,000 residents are registered. One of its characteristics is for clinic
to access to medical data of patients who were transferred to large hospitals and see their real time medical situations. The costs
to clinics include initial fees which are JPY 83,000 (USD750) and monthly fees amounted to JPY4,000 (USD36). The network of
Healthix connects about 500 medical institutions which share the heath records of 18 million residents which include diagnosis,
medication, examinations, allergy, and so on. In addition to prevention of double medical examination, or double medication,
the network contributes to promotion of efficiency of medicine, and the data accumulated in the network is used for “Population
Risk Management” to predict diseases. This study is to examine the economic analysis of regional medical information system.
Biography
Masatsugu Tsuji received PhD in Economics from Stanford University in 1976. He is currently working as a Professor at Kobe International University. His serves include
visiting professors of Carnegie Mellon University, US and National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; Board of Director, International Telecommunications Society; Editorial
Board, Journal of International Society of Telemedicine and eHealth, and Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth; coordinator of e-Health Economics, ISfTeH.
His current research focuses on economic evaluation of telemedicine and e-Health. He has been consulting the Japanese Government and local governments for
implementing telemedicine projects.
Masatsugu Tsuji
Kobe International University, Japan