## I CT-effects have been proven by the education/medical organizations that have forwarded ICT programs

Particularly in the medical sector, ICT is expected to provide a wide variety of effects, including the reducing the burden on the patient / medical organization side, the stable supply of local medical services, the improvement of medical services, and the optimization of medical expenditures.

## I CT-introduction and its Effects: Educational Organizations

●Front-running organizations reply “We take advantage of ICT.”

## Effects of EHR Utilization

● Most significant replies on the effects of electronic health records (HER) are the quality-improvement of medical service or medication teaching, and the efficiency improvement of transaction-processing.

## I CT effects in medical sector

## I CT-introduction and its effects: Medical organizations

● ICT-introduction effects in medical sector are evaluated in terms of 25 items; out of them, 16 items are quantitatively evaluated, for example at present 104.31 billion yen for medical expenses, and 331.71 billion yen for social benefit.

● ICT-introduction effects are expected to grow along with the improvement of the adoption rate.

●Front-running organizations reply “We take the advantage of ICT.”

Beneficiary: Patients

Systems	Expected effects and benefits
EMC, EHR	• Proper charging of medical expenses• Avoiding physical load• Increasing safety and quality of emergency care
Receipt computer, EHR	• Receiving high-quality medical services
In-house information system	• Reducing time for waiting
Telemedicine system	• Proper charging of medical expenses• Proper charging of medical expenses• Reducing expenses for outpatient treatment
Health management services	• Proper charging of medical expenses
Medical-related web services	• Receiving high-quality (or suitable) medical services

Beneficiary: Medical organizations/care service providers

Beneficiary: Insurers

Systems	Expected effects and benefits
EMC (including the cloud services)	• Standardizing and increasing the efficiency of medical practice
Receipt computer	• sophisticated BCP
Telemedicine system	• Increasing revenues
SPD (supply, processing, and distribution) system	• Reducing material costs
In-house information system	• Reducing film costs
• Reducing general costs
• Reducing personnel costs
• Improving the working environment
EMC	• Increasing safety
Operation support system	• Improving the working environment

Systems	Expected effects and benefits
EMC, EHR	• Proper charging of medical expenses (insurance benefits)
On-line billing system	• Reducing operating costs
Telemedicine system Health guidance support system	• Proper charging of medical expenses (insurance benefits)
Health guidance support system	• Reducing costs for health guidance (including outsourcing costs)

Beneficiary: Others

Systems	Expected effects and benefits
On-line billing system	• Reducing operating costs
EMC/receipt computers	• Increasing development efficiency, developing innovative equipment

* Items within yellow frames are items subject to quantitative evaluation and others are items subject to qualitative evaluation. Estimate values of the effects are calculated on the basis of the current diffusion rate.