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Reports on Japanese Activities. Hidenori Shinoda April, 2006 Yokohama, Japan. IHE Related Activities. Connectathon 2005 January 30 th to February 3 rd , 2006 28 Companies and 61 Systems Participated Radiology, Cardiology, and Lab. and IT Infrastructure Radiology: all profiles
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Reports on Japanese Activities Hidenori Shinoda April, 2006 Yokohama, Japan
IHE Related Activities • Connectathon 2005 • January 30th to February 3rd, 2006 • 28 Companies and 61 Systems Participated • Radiology, Cardiology, and Lab. and IT Infrastructure • Radiology: all profiles • Cardiology: all profiles • Lab: LSWF and LIR • ITI: ATNA and CT • Demonstration • 25 Companies and 33 Systems participated at JRC • Yokohama • April 7, 8, and 9, 2006
IHE Related Activities • Few Success Stories • Saitama Medical Center in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture • Okazaki City Hospital in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture • Fujita Health University Hospital in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture • National Institute of Radiological Sciences in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture
NEWS on Healthcare Informatics in Japan • Japanese government issued next 5-year plan to reform healthcare IT. • Currently, every healthcare facility claims their rewards once a month with paper forms. Government announced to change rules and to make facilities claim through the network in five years. • In parallel with this, Japanese government would try to develop a plan to build Japanese EHR. But, there are many disputes about this. • What type of EHR may be fit for Japan? • What are the steps toward it? • What amount of money will be necessary? • How many years are needed to build it? • etc.