The My Number Health Insurance Card is positioned to be more than just a qualification check, serving as a 'key' for the seamless interoperability of personal medical data with patient consent. Combining this infrastructure with the international standard HL7 FHIR enables true digital transformation in healthcare.
Kansai University Hospital and Japan IBM announced the joint development of a 'Medical AI Common ICT Platform' for three affiliated hospitals. They launched an application using generative AI to assist in summary creation, reducing nursing summary preparation time from approximately 30 minutes to 5 minutes.
InterSystems Japan will exhibit at the International Modern Hospital Show 2026 in Tokyo Big Sight. They will introduce various healthcare DX solutions, including medical data infrastructure technology and HL7 FHIR compatibility, tailored for the generative AI era.
Kansai Medical University and IBM Japan jointly developed a "Healthcare AI Common ICT Platform" to integrate systems necessary for hospital operations and clinical support. This platform overcomes challenges in electronic health record connectivity, establishing a foundation that allows safe and easy addition of AI functions.
Intersystems Japan will exhibit at the International Modern Hospital Show 2026, focusing on the theme 'AI starts with data strategy. — How medical data infrastructure determines the success of AI utilization.' They will introduce data infrastructure technologies supporting generative AI and the latest healthcare DX solutions.
Japan's healthcare industry is undergoing a major transformation toward 'Medical DX.' The international standard 'HL7 FHIR' and the government-promoted 'Standardized EHR' are crucial. These standards aim to solve traditional vendor lock-in issues by enabling seamless, nationwide data sharing.
jpfhir.jp has published the 'JP Core Simple Observation Category CodeSystem' to standardize classifications for Observation resources. This code system provides categories for diverse clinical observation data, such as social determinants and physical measurements, contributing to Japanese healthcare interoperability.
This article introduces HL7 FHIR as a standard for data exchange among medical information systems. FHIR is a technology that uses REST API to standardize text-based information like patient records and prescriptions, enabling interoperability between different hospital systems.
The FHIR Japanese implementation research working group has released the Japanese implementation guide for the 'Observation BodyMeasurement Profile' based on FHIR v4.0.1. This document demonstrates standardized methods for representing body measurement data (such as weight) and contributes to improving interoperability in Japanese electronic health record systems and linkage infrastructure.
The Japan Association NeXEHRS will hold the 8th NeXEHRS Symposium on June 5, 2026. The symposium aims to discuss the future state of next-generation health medical information systems under the theme, 'Challenges and Prospects for Implementing Healthcare DX in Practice.'
The Japan Health Informatics Society has released FHIR Terminology version 2.2604.0, supporting electronic medical record sharing services and JP-Core 1.2.x. This code set includes proprietary CodeSystem and ValueSet specific to Japanese clinical settings.
HL7 FHIR, an international standard, utilizes web technologies to simplify complex data exchange between traditional medical systems. The combination of FHIR and REST API accelerates Japanese healthcare DX by enabling faster development and realizing patient-driven health records (PHR).
Mediaid published a page detailing the utilization of FHIR and patient access APIs to create environments where patients can utilize their own medical information. While integration remains limited in Japan, the article outlines the background, challenges, and the importance of designing from the patient's perspective.
This guide details the usage of a healthcare interoperability API (Patient resource) compliant with the FHIR standard. Developers can learn the entire workflow, including obtaining, searching, creating, and updating patient information using OAuth2 authentication.
This article addresses the data sharing challenges faced by medical institutions, proposing a solution through system linkage using FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources). This enables patients to have a more seamless and convenient experience when receiving care across multiple hospitals.
Common Creation Corporation provided a technical explanation on how the electronic referral letter (eReferral) is structured using FHIR. The article details FHIR fundamentals, including Bundle, Composition, and Resource, and explains the structure of a 'referral letter' based on Japan's unique standards, JP-CLINS.
'Information Return,' which involves structuring clinical data using the international standard FHIR and returning it to the patient's smartphone, is gaining attention. Unlike conventional paper/PDF operations, this mechanism enables secondary use and research provision, becoming a new source of auxiliary revenue for medical institutions.
A FHIR ValueSet defining 'Examination Purpose' and 'Treatment Purpose' for endoscopy, driven by the Japan Endoscopy Database (JED) Project, has been released. This standardizes the purpose of imaging studies and procedures in clinical settings, improving data interoperability.