Japan plans computer network to share medical records
08-Apr-17, The Japan Times
The health ministry plans to build a computer network that will let every medical institutions in Japan share the medical records of all of their patients. The ministry aims to have the network in place by fiscal 2020 by using an existing ID system dedicated to information sharing under My Number, the social security and taxation ID.
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Under Japan’s current situation, it is difficult for medical institutions to share the treatment, medication and other medical information of each patient. Thus when patients visit large hospitals, they sometimes need to take the same medical exams they took at their family doctor's offices.