Homecare Medicine Infrastructure for Terminal Care Patients
Example: Walk us through a specific example(s) of how this solution makes a difference; include its primary activities.
Kanoko
Oishi
Mediva Inc.
81-3-3709-2992
2-32-18-301 Youga Setagaya-ku
More than 5 years
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Operating for more than 5 years
We operate in Japan, where homecare medicine is still at a development stage. Innovation is rare in the Japanese medical comunity though the the society is at a critical stage because of the rapidly aging society, critical lack of medical resourses and the capped governmental medical fund. We work closely with doctors so we know the medical community very well. Therefore we know that the real issue is na d can come up with an innvation but practical solution.
I am the founder of this organization. When I gave birth to my son 13 years ago, I found out that medical institutions are not operated in a patient-oriented way and lacked innovation and knowledge transfer from other industries. 11 years ago I founded Mediva and help to start up Platanus Medical Corp which became our pilot site. Here we developed innovative solutions to provide the patients with patient-oriented services and doctors with high medical quality and profitable practices.
As for the homecare medicine, I got acquainted with the issue about 8 years ago when my father-in-law passed away from cancer. He as still young at the time of his death but could not leave the hospital to his end day, on the contrary to his and his family's wish. We could not find a doctor what was willing to take care of him at home.
After this inicident, I started to investigate why doctors are not willing to provide homecare medicine and what will help solve the issue. About 6 years ago, we started providng homecare medicine and since then, have developed various measures and support systems.
We have been able to take care of 1700 homecare patients annually. (Probably the largest practice in Japan.)
We have more than 50 doctors working with us.
Satisfaction of our patients, families and daoctors are high.
We have been published more than 30 articles.
We receive numerous visitors from the medical community.
Our
1,001- 10,000
More than 10,000
In the next 6 month we will start upgrading our information system and investing in a next level operational support infrastructure.
Identify the specs of to upgrade infrastructure, such as information systems and operational support
Start promote to doctors to have them understand that homecare medicine is needed by patients, and that is is doable.
Start hiring to develop an internal organization to support homecare doctors.
Develop the new infrastruture wo that we can supporting up to 500 doctors.
Develop infrastructure.
Promote to doctors through press, seminars and individual meetings.
Develop an organization to be able to support up to 500 doctors.
One of our goal is to develop a homecare system that will support the 0.3 million terminal care people who do not have a place to go to in Y2023 (ten years from now). We have already identified what is needed to develop a good homecare infrastructure. In this three years we will develop what is needed, strengthen the orrganization and assist doctors in starting homecare medicine.
We currently have good relationship with the government (MHWL and local) and with the Doctors Association (Ishikai). However if by some reason the government or Doctors Association (Ishikai) decides to take negative action toward us or promoting homecare medicine, it will hinder us from our success. In this case we will need to take time to conivinice them that homecare medicine is needed by patients and it has merits to the doctors as well.
We have partnership with Kameda Hospital in Kamogawa, Platanus Medical Corp. and many other medical institutions.
We also have partnership with many corporations which is operating in the medical field such as GE, Hitachi etc.
We have business partnerships with corporations looking for new opportunities in the medical field.
Build strong ties with good medical instituions.
Hire good people and develop our organization.
Please select up to three in order of relevancy to your project.
PRIMARY
Limited human capital (trained physicians, nurses, etc.)
Lack of physical access to care/lack of facilities
Health behavior change
We will train and support doctors in the homecare medicine field.
Please select up to three potential pathways in order of relevancy to you.
PRIMARY
Influenced other organizations and institutions through the spread of best practices
Leveraged technology
All of the above. In ten years our goal is to save the 0.3 million patients who do not have a place to to. In order to up to make this happen, more than 10000 doctors need to play some role in the homecare medicine field. We need to influence other organizations and institutions through spreading best practices, leverage technology and grow with in Japan.
Technology providers.
We collaborate with technology providers such as i-phone to develop our infrastructure. This has provided efficincy in our system,