Responses to Healthcare Cost Containment and Medical Reimbursement Revisions

「At the same time, as investment burdens associated with responding to the shortage of healthcare professionals, healthcare DX, the replacement of aging facilities and cybersecurity measures increase, the environment surrounding hospital management remains challenging, and further improvements in management efficiency are required.」

「Meanwhile, as the burden of addressing shortages of healthcare professionals, replacing aging equipment and investing in cybersecurity measures increases, the costs of responding to healthcare DX have also been added. Hospital management remains difficult, creating a need for further management efficiency.」

「In the healthcare industry, efforts are being made to establish high-quality, efficient medical and long-term care delivery systems in response to the growing elderly population and population decline. At the same time, the environment surrounding hospital management remains difficult, as wage increases for healthcare professionals, rising prices, shortages of healthcare professionals, and demand for replacement of aging equipment have occurred simultaneously.」

「Meanwhile, the environment surrounding hospital management has become more burdensome due to wage increases for healthcare professionals and rising prices, creating a need for further management efficiency.」

「In the healthcare industry, efforts are being made to establish systems capable of providing higher-quality, more efficient medical and long-term care in response to the further increase in the elderly population and population decline. Securing providers of medical and long-term care, reducing the burden on healthcare professionals, and work-style reforms for doctors and others are viewed as important challenges. Under government leadership, initiatives for healthcare and long-term care DX are progressing, including the establishment of a National Healthcare Information Platform, standardization of electronic medical record information, and DX for medical reimbursement rate revisions.」

「A triple revision of medical reimbursement rates, drug prices and long-term care reimbursement rates is being advanced in April and June this year. The basic policy identifies the need to respond to changing circumstances and social conditions, including soaring prices and rising wages, as well as the need to reduce the burden on healthcare professionals and address work-style reforms for doctors and others.」

「A triple revision of medical reimbursement rates, drug prices and long-term care reimbursement rates is scheduled for April and June this year. The basic policy identifies the need to respond to changing circumstances and social conditions, including soaring prices and rising wages, as well as the need to reduce the burden on healthcare professionals and address work-style reforms for doctors and others.」

「In the healthcare industry, efforts are being made to establish efficient and effective divisions of roles and coordination among medical institutions and to explore approaches to medical care aimed at creating a sustainable healthcare delivery system. Digitalization is also being advanced as a tool to reduce the burden on healthcare professionals and support work-style reforms for doctors and others.」

「Medical institutions have faced prolonged effects from COVID-19, which have highlighted challenges in establishing a division of roles and coordination systems among medical institutions. Efforts are underway to establish efficient and effective healthcare delivery systems through ICT use, including the use of online eligibility verification, such as the use of the My Number health insurance card and electronic prescriptions.」

「In the healthcare industry, the impact of COVID-19 has highlighted challenges in establishing a division of roles and coordination systems among medical institutions. Efforts are underway to establish efficient and effective healthcare delivery systems through ICT use, including the use of online eligibility verification, such as the use of the My Number health insurance card and electronic prescriptions.」

「In the healthcare industry, the impact of COVID-19 has highlighted challenges in establishing a division of roles and coordination systems among medical institutions. Medical reimbursement rates were revised in April this year, and policy is considering efficient and effective healthcare delivery systems and approaches to medical care using ICT, including the promotion of telemedicine and online medication guidance.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company's group operates, the impact of COVID-19 has highlighted challenges in establishing a division of roles and coordination systems among medical institutions. Medical reimbursement rates were revised in April this year, and policy is considering efficient and effective healthcare delivery systems and approaches to medical care using ICT, including the promotion of telemedicine and online medication guidance.」

「Meanwhile, with a revision of medical reimbursement rates scheduled for 2022, policy is considering efficient and effective healthcare delivery systems and approaches to medical care using ICT, including the promotion of telemedicine and online medication guidance.」

「In the healthcare industry, the establishment of a next-generation healthcare system has been set as a government policy objective with a view to the "100-year life society," making coordination between medical and long-term care increasingly important. Recent revisions to medical reimbursement rates have identified coordination between regional medical care and long-term care, reducing the burden on healthcare professionals, and promoting work-style reforms for doctors and others as important issues. Medical institutions are exploring new approaches to medical care using ICT, AI and big data.」

「Meanwhile, long-term care reimbursement rates were revised in April this year, as they are every 3 years. Policy is also promoting digitalization, including more active use of long-term care data, as seen in the introduction of the Scientific Long-Term Care Information System (LIFE), the establishment of the Digital Agency, and the planned full-scale operation of online eligibility verification. Medical institutions are exploring new approaches to medical care using ICT, AI and big data.」

「Meanwhile, long-term care reimbursement rates were revised in April this year, as they are every 3 years. Policy is also promoting digitalization, including more active use of long-term care data, as seen in the introduction of the Scientific Long-Term Care Information System (LIFE), the planned establishment of the Digital Agency in September 2021, and the planned full-scale operation of online eligibility verification from October 2021. Medical institutions are exploring new approaches to medical care using ICT, AI and big data.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company operates, medical reimbursement rates were revised in April this year. The industry continues to promote the functional differentiation and strengthening of medical care and a Regional Comprehensive Care System that integrates housing, medical care, long-term care, preventive services and daily-life support in familiar communities, based on the basic policies of the "100-year life society" and "extending healthy life expectancy." Reducing the burden on healthcare professionals and promoting work-style reforms for doctors and others are also viewed as important issues, and greater coordination across a broad range of fields, not limited to medical institutions, as well as more efficient operations, is increasingly required.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company operates, medical reimbursement rates were revised in April this year. The industry continues to promote the functional differentiation and strengthening of medical care and a Regional Comprehensive Care System that integrates housing, medical care, long-term care, preventive services and daily-life support in familiar communities, based on the basic policies of the "100-year life society" and "extending healthy life expectancy." At the same time, reducing the burden on healthcare professionals and promoting work-style reforms for doctors and others are viewed as important issues, and greater coordination across a broad range of fields, not limited to medical institutions, as well as more efficient operations, is increasingly required.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company operates, efforts are continuing, with a view to the "100-year life society," to establish an efficient, high-quality healthcare delivery system as a government policy objective aimed at extending healthy life expectancy, while optimizing the growth of medical and long-term care costs. Medical reimbursement rates are scheduled to be revised in April this year. Medical institutions are required to pursue the functional differentiation of hospital beds and coordination between medical and long-term care under the Regional Healthcare Vision, while efforts are also underway to establish a Regional Comprehensive Care System that integrates housing, medical care, long-term care, preventive services and daily-life support in familiar communities.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company operates, efforts are continuing, with a view to the "100-year life society," to establish an efficient, high-quality healthcare delivery system as a government policy objective aimed at extending healthy life expectancy, while optimizing the growth of medical and long-term care costs.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company operates, government policy continues to target the establishment of an efficient, high-quality healthcare delivery system while optimizing the growth of medical and long-term care costs.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company operates, government policy continues to target the establishment of an efficient, high-quality healthcare delivery system while optimizing the growth of medical and long-term care costs.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company operates, government policy continues to promote greater efficiency and optimization in healthcare while restraining the growth of medical and long-term care costs.」

「In the healthcare industry in which the Company operates, a simultaneous revision of medical and long-term care reimbursement rates was implemented for fiscal 2018. The revision reflected the government's policy direction of promoting greater efficiency and optimization in healthcare and restraining the growth of medical and long-term care costs.」

「In the healthcare industry, the simultaneous revision of medical and long-term care reimbursement rates took effect in April this year, and medical reimbursement rates were revised downward. Amid a strong focus on the efficient provision of medical care and the optimization of healthcare costs, medical institutions are advancing the functional differentiation of hospital beds and coordination between medical and long-term care under the Regional Healthcare Vision, with a target of 2025. Efforts are also underway to establish a Regional Comprehensive Care System that aims to provide integrated medical care, long-term care, preventive services and daily-life support without interruption in familiar communities. Electronic medical record systems, which are essential infrastructure for these initiatives, are expected to continue to spread steadily.」

「In the healthcare industry, the simultaneous revision of medical and long-term care reimbursement rates took effect in April this year, and medical reimbursement rates were revised downward. Amid a strong focus on the efficient provision of medical care and the optimization of healthcare costs, medical institutions are advancing the functional differentiation of hospital beds and coordination between medical and long-term care under the Regional Healthcare Vision, with a target of 2025.」

「In the healthcare industry, a simultaneous revision of medical and long-term care reimbursement rates is scheduled for April this year. Meanwhile, prefectures are progressing with the formulation of their Regional Healthcare Visions, and functional differentiation of hospital beds and coordination between medical and long-term care are being advanced with a target of 2025.」

「Most recently, a simultaneous revision of medical and long-term care reimbursement rates is scheduled for April this year, and medical and long-term care are expected to undergo further changes as Japan moves toward a super-aged society.」

「In the healthcare industry, a simultaneous revision of medical and long-term care reimbursement rates is scheduled for next year, while the formulation of the Regional Healthcare Vision is progressing. Industry-wide changes are required, including functional differentiation of hospital beds and closer coordination between medical and long-term care by around 2025.」

「In the healthcare industry, national healthcare expenditure has been increasing due to rapid population aging and advances in medical care, creating a need for efforts to contain healthcare costs. Medical reimbursement rates were also revised in April this year.」

「In the healthcare industry, national healthcare expenditure has reached a record high due to rapid population aging and advances in medical care, creating a need for efforts to contain healthcare costs. Medical reimbursement rates were also revised in April this year.」