Transforming healthcare with information technology in Japan: A review of policy, people, and progress

Research highlights ▶ The study examines government policy for HIT adoption in Japan. ▶ A demonstrated successful case in one medical community shows HIT improves quality, access and reduces costs. ▶ For wide-spread adoption, results show governance should address (a) the need for IT leadership in m...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inInternational journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Vol. 80; no. 3; pp. 157 - 170
Main Authors Abraham, Chon, Nishihara, Eitaro, Akiyama, Miki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.03.2011
Subjects
Electronic health records
Electronic medical records
Health Care Reform - legislation & jurisprudence
Health information exchange
Health information technology
Health Policy - trends
Healthcare reform
Hospitals
Humans
Information Science
Internal Medicine
Japan
Other
Policy Making
Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards
Japan
Health information exchange
Electronic medical records
Electronic health records
Health information technology
Healthcare reform
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Research highlights ▶ The study examines government policy for HIT adoption in Japan. ▶ A demonstrated successful case in one medical community shows HIT improves quality, access and reduces costs. ▶ For wide-spread adoption, results show governance should address (a) the need for IT leadership in medical communities, (b) provider incentives, (c)legislation for accountability, security and privacy,(d) stakeholder inclusion in development, and (e)creating sustainable business models.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-2
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-3
content type line 23
ObjectType-Review-1
ObjectType-Feature-1
ISSN:1386-5056
1872-8243
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.01.002