Rebuilding the Healthcare Delivery System in Preparation for the Second and Third Waves
First written in FY2020-Q3. 11 of 16 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026-H1.
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- FY2026-H1Added the FY2026 medical fee revision and labor shortagesAnnual report
「The basic policy for the FY2026 medical fee revision identifies responding to changes in the operating environment, including rising prices and wages and labor shortages, as a priority. Although this is expected to provide some support for improving medical institutions' earnings, it has not resulted in a fundamental improvement in their operating environment. Efforts to improve the operating environment through the construction of an efficient, effective and high-quality healthcare delivery system remain necessary.」
The previous recognition of challenges surrounding healthcare system reform, labor shortages and soaring prices has been supplemented by the priority issues in the FY2026 medical fee revision and the assessment that, although some positive factors are expected, they have not led to fundamental improvement. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Healthcare system reform is being implemented against a backdrop of continually rising medical costs. In 2024, physician work-style reforms began, requiring medical institutions to respond to these changes. Amid various constraints, including severe labor shortages, they are expected to operate in a challenging environment requiring the construction of an efficient, effective and high-quality healthcare delivery system.」
The recognition of challenges has continued to expand beyond a focus on infectious disease response to include healthcare system reform, physician work-style reforms, labor shortages and the construction of a high-quality healthcare delivery system. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, medical institutions are required to raise healthcare workers' wages following the 2024 medical fee revision and respond to physician work-style reforms. Amid various constraints, including severe labor shortages, they are expected to operate in an increasingly challenging environment requiring the construction of an efficient, effective and high-quality healthcare delivery system.」
The challenges involved in rebuilding healthcare delivery systems continue to include wage increases resulting from medical fee revisions, physician work-style reforms, labor shortages and the challenging operating environment facing medical institutions. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Healthcare system reform is being implemented against a backdrop of continually rising medical costs. In 2024, revisions to medical and long-term care fees were introduced, along with physician work-style reforms, requiring medical institutions to respond to these changes. Amid various constraints, including severe labor shortages, they are expected to operate in a challenging environment requiring the construction of an efficient, effective and high-quality healthcare delivery system.」
Healthcare system reform, revisions to medical and long-term care fees, physician work-style reforms, labor shortages and the construction of a high-quality healthcare delivery system remain ongoing challenges for the medical industry. - FY2024-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「Healthcare system reform is being implemented against a backdrop of continually rising medical costs. In 2024, revisions to medical and long-term care fees were introduced, along with physician work-style reforms, requiring medical institutions to respond to these changes. Amid various constraints, including severe labor shortages, they are expected to operate in a challenging environment requiring the construction of an efficient, effective and high-quality healthcare delivery system.」
The issues involved in rebuilding healthcare delivery systems have been specified as healthcare system reform, the 2024 revisions to medical and long-term care fees, physician work-style reforms, labor shortages and the construction of a high-quality healthcare delivery system. - FY2024-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Healthcare system reform is being implemented against a backdrop of continually rising medical costs, creating demand for an efficient, effective and high-quality healthcare delivery system. However, medical institutions continue to face a challenging operating environment because labor shortages have become entrenched and prices have risen.」
The issues involved in rebuilding healthcare delivery systems have been reframed from a focus on infectious disease response to healthcare system reform, efficient, effective and high-quality healthcare delivery, labor shortages, and the management of medical institutions amid soaring prices. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Although labor shortages and restrictions on medical consultations have improved as the impact of the infectious disease has diminished, the medical industry in which the Group operates continues to face various challenges in rebuilding healthcare delivery systems for the post-COVID era, including the consolidation and reorganization of medical institutions, functional specialization and digitalization.」
While indicating improvements in labor shortages and restrictions on medical consultations as the impact of the infectious disease diminished, the company continues to identify challenges in rebuilding healthcare delivery systems for the post-COVID era, including the consolidation and reorganization of medical institutions, functional specialization and digitalization. - FY2023-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「Although labor shortages and restrictions on medical consultations have shown signs of improvement as the number of infectious disease patients has declined, the medical industry in which the Group operates continues to face various challenges in rebuilding healthcare delivery systems for the post-COVID era, including the consolidation and reorganization of medical institutions, functional specialization and digitalization.」
The issues involved in rebuilding healthcare delivery systems have expanded beyond infectious disease response, securing hospital beds and assigning roles to include the consolidation and reorganization of medical institutions, functional specialization and digitalization for the post-COVID era. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The medical industry in which the Group operates continues to bear a substantial burden in treating infectious disease patients and responding to society's demands for infection prevention. It faces two major challenges: responding to the immediate infectious disease threat while rebuilding appropriate regional healthcare delivery systems, including through the division of roles among medical institutions and the conversion of hospital beds through integration and reorganization.」
While the burden of responding to infectious diseases continues, rebuilding regional healthcare delivery systems through the division of roles among medical institutions and the conversion of hospital beds, including integration and reorganization, remains an ongoing issue alongside the infectious disease response. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition to efforts to address immediate issues, including balancing medical care for COVID-19 patients with care for patients with other diseases, securing hospital beds, and reallocating roles among medical institutions according to the severity of patients' symptoms, the company believes that hospital bed conversions, including the integration and restructuring of medical institutions, will progress toward realizing the previously discussed Regional Healthcare Vision, and that large-scale capital investment involving new construction, expansion and renovation is expected.」
Rebuilding regional healthcare delivery systems, including balancing medical care for infectious disease patients with care for patients with other diseases, securing hospital beds and assigning roles among medical institutions, remains an ongoing issue. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Although the strain on the healthcare delivery system is temporarily eased when infection numbers decline, rebuilding appropriate regional healthcare delivery systems has become an urgent priority in light of issues exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including balancing medical care for infectious disease patients with care for patients with other conditions, securing hospital beds, and assigning roles among medical institutions according to the severity of patients' symptoms.」
Rebuilding regional healthcare delivery systems, including balancing medical care for infectious disease patients with care for patients with other conditions, securing hospital beds and assigning roles among medical institutions, remains an urgent priority. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「Rebuilding healthcare delivery systems, including securing hospital beds, assigning roles among medical institutions according to the severity of patients' symptoms, and coordination between government authorities and healthcare professionals, has become an urgent priority.」
Rebuilding healthcare delivery systems, including securing hospital beds, assigning roles among medical institutions, and coordination between government authorities and healthcare professionals, remains an urgent priority. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「As the rapid resurgence of infections has raised serious concerns about a collapse of the healthcare system in some regions, rebuilding healthcare delivery systems has become an urgent priority in light of issues exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, including securing hospital beds, assigning roles among medical institutions according to the severity of patients' symptoms, and coordination between government authorities and healthcare professionals.」
Amid another resurgence of infections, rebuilding healthcare delivery systems, including securing hospital beds, assigning roles among medical institutions according to patients' symptoms, and coordination between government authorities and healthcare professionals, remains an urgent priority. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「As the risk of the healthcare system collapsing has increased amid the renewed spread of infections, many hospitals have been forced to rapidly expand their capacity to respond to COVID-19. In addition, rebuilding healthcare delivery systems in each prefecture, including securing hospital beds and allocating roles among medical institutions according to the severity of patients' symptoms, has become an urgent priority.」
Even amid another resurgence of infections, rebuilding healthcare delivery systems in each prefecture, including securing hospital beds and assigning roles according to patients' symptoms, remains an urgent priority. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As the risk of the healthcare system collapsing has increased amid the renewed spread of infections, many hospitals have been forced to rapidly expand their capacity to respond to COVID-19. In addition, rebuilding healthcare delivery systems in each prefecture, including securing hospital beds and allocating roles among medical institutions according to the severity of patients' symptoms, has become an urgent priority.」
Rebuilding healthcare delivery systems, including securing hospital beds and assigning roles according to patients' symptoms, remains an urgent priority in preparation for a second and third wave of COVID-19. - FY2020-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Although a feared collapse of the healthcare system was avoided, rebuilding healthcare delivery systems in each prefecture has become an urgent priority in preparation for a second and third wave, including securing hospital beds and assigning roles among medical institutions according to the severity of patients' symptoms.」
In preparation for a second and third wave of COVID-19, rebuilding healthcare delivery systems in each prefecture, including securing hospital beds and assigning roles among medical institutions according to patients' symptoms, has become an urgent priority.