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The quarterly newsletter "ASOURCE TIMES" reports trends inside and outside the industry,
Through direct interviews with doctors and managers, we will take up the "now" of medical care from a wide range of angles.

ASOURCE TIMES VOL.25

2024.6.20

[SPECIAL INTERVIEW] Supporting local medical care in disaster-prone Japan
Japan Medical Association Disaster Medical Team (JMAT)
[Standing Director of the Japan Medical Association, a public interest incorporated association]
[Hosokawa Surgical Clinic Honorary Director Shuichi Hosokawa]
[Special feature] Streamlining back office operations
Forming an alliance with multiple medical institutions
Centralize operations
[Ryutaro Nakagawa, CEO of Central Medience Co., Ltd.]
[Serialization] "Legal and legal knowledge that medical professionals should know"
Appropriate handling of photography by medical institutions
[Lawyer and Doctor, Atsumi Sakai Law Office
Junko Echigo Outside Director MEDIUS Holdings Co., Ltd.
[Serialization] Thinking about the future of medical care with Yasuhiro Sensho
[Representative of Sensho-Gumi Co., Ltd. Yasuhiro Sensho, former Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare bureaucrat]
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.24

2024.3.26

[SPECIAL INTERVIEW] 2024 Medical Fee Revision and Acute Hospitals
Now that the roadmap for ward reorganization has been laid out, it is time to review roles and functions in the community
[Takashi Kudo, Representative Director of MM Office Co., Ltd.]
[Special feature] Full-time employment of qualified medical information managers
Promote task shifting within the hospital and reduce turnover rate
[Director of Medical Information Office, University of Miyazaki Hospital
Medical Affairs Division Specialist Shiori Hirashima]
[Serialization] “Laws and legal knowledge that medical professionals should know”
Responses required of medical institutions regarding in-hospital recordings
[Lawyer/Doctor, belongs to Atsumi Sakai Law Office
Junko Echigo Outside Director, MEDIUS Holdings Co., Ltd.]
[Serialization] Thinking about the future of medical care with Yasuhiro Sensho
[Representative of Sensho-Gumi Co., Ltd. Yasuhiro Sensho, former Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare bureaucrat]
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.23

2023.12.19

[SPECIAL INTERVIEW] Medical DX in acute care hospitals.
After establishing the direction of our hospital, we introduced AI technology that is highly practical and convenient.
[Kaoru Nagahori Director of Yokosuka Mutual Aid Hospital, Federation of National Public Employees Mutual Aid Associations]
[Special feature] Actively involve administrative staff in medical management
Develop as a “medical management position”
[Administrative Manager, Tanida Hospital, Tanida Kai Specified Medical Corporation
Masashi Fujii, Partner and CEO, Medical Environment Research Institute Co., Ltd.]
[Serialization] “Laws and legal knowledge that medical professionals should know”
Responses required of medical institutions regarding in-hospital recordings
[Lawyer/Doctor, belongs to Atsumi Sakai Law Office
Junko Echigo Outside Director, MEDIUS Holdings Co., Ltd.]
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.22

2023.9.29

[SPECIAL INTERVIEW] Cyber security for medical institutions is essential to ensure business continuity and reliability.
Learn about the support measures provided by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Japan Medical Association and use them proactively.
[Dr. Nagashima, Director of Nagashima Orthopedics, Executive Director, Japan Medical Association Kimiyuki Nagashima]
[Special feature] Learning from experience: flood prevention measures for medical institutions
Minimize damage by taking measures assuming flooding will occur.
[Yoshimi Yoshimi Shirahama Executive Director, Juntendo Medical Corporation Juntendo Hospital]
[Serialization] “Laws and legal knowledge that medical professionals should know”
Points to note when using SNS in medical settings
[Lawyer/Doctor, belongs to Atsumi Sakai Law Office
Junko Echigo Outside Director, MEDIUS Holdings Co., Ltd.]
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.21

2023.6.30

[SPECIAL INTERVIEW] Strengthening nursing care capabilities in acute hospitals
Established a Nursing Care Department and positioned it as a specialist position, creating a system that organically links with nursing care.
[Masahiro Kanno, Chairman, Keiju General Hospital, Social Medical Corporation Foundation]
[Special feature] Color-coding of nurse uniforms and expansion of responsibilities
This led to a reduction in overtime hours and increased job satisfaction.
[Former director of Kumamoto Regional Medical Center, Physician]
Professor Masahiko Hirota Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Management, Nagasaki International University]
[Serialization] “Laws and legal knowledge that medical professionals should know”
Sexual harassment not prohibited by law in Japan
Explanation of measures that business owners should take
[Lawyer/Doctor, belongs to Atsumi Sakai Law Office
Junko Echigo Outside Director, MEDIUS Holdings Co., Ltd.]
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.20

2023.3.16

[SPECIAL INTERVIEW] Significance of participating in “Médecins Sans Frontières”
Dispatch of staff to humanitarian aid activities is also beneficial in improving the quality of medical institutions
[Yuko Nakajima Nakajima, Emergency Specialist and President of Médecins Sans Frontières Japan]
[Special feature] Successive pharmaceutical approvals and insurance coverage starting in 2020
A treatment app that connects medical treatment and daily life and supports behavior change and training.
[Specially Appointed Professor, Digital Hollywood University Graduate School]
Clinical Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hiroaki Kato, Co-founder, Executive Vice President and CSO, Iris Co., Ltd.]
[Serialization] “Laws and legal knowledge that medical professionals should know”
Power harassment prevention law is now mandatory! What measures are necessary in the medical field?
[Lawyer/Doctor, belongs to Atsumi Sakai Law Office
Junko Echigo Outside Director, MEDIUS Holdings Co., Ltd.]
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.19

2022.12.12

[SPECIAL INTERVIEW] Health management in the era of 100-year lifespans
It is in the acute medical care setting that we can bring out behavioral changes in patients.
[Eik Omotesando Vice Director Miho Takao]
[Special feature] “For medical professionals’ own health management”
First of all, monitor your mind and body and make sure you get enough sleep.
It is also important to make exercise a habit
[Eik Omotesando Vice Director Miho Takao]
[Serialization] “Laws and legal knowledge that medical professionals should know”
Understanding the revised content of the Childcare and Nursing Care Leave Act
Preventing mata (pata) nity harassment
[Lawyer/Doctor, belongs to Atsumi Sakai Law Office
Junko Echigo Outside Director, MEDIUS Holdings Co., Ltd.]
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ASOURCE Times

2022.6.20

[Listen to top runners] Photoimmunotherapy revolutionizes cancer treatment
Further advances make treatment possible at city clinics
[NIH/NCI (National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute)
Chief, Molecular Theranostics Laboratory, Molecular Imaging Division (Branch)
Hisataka Kobayashi, Director, Photoimmunology Research Institute, Kansai Medical University]

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2022.3.11

[Listen to top runners] Evolution of the role of medical professionals in disaster medicine
From activities in debris to support for local medical institutions
[Medical corporation Hakuhokai Tokyo Hikifune Hospital Director Emeritus Professor, Nippon Medical School, Doctor of Medical Science Yasuhiro Yamamoto]
[Mayumi Furuichi, General Manager, Nursing Department, Tokyo Hikifune Hospital, Medical Corporation]

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[Listen to the top runner] Mental health of medical workers in the corona vortex The actual situation and efforts to solve it

2022.1.28

[2nd] Exhaustion due to "damaged occupational morals" and overwork
It is important for outsiders to hear the complaints
[Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Disaster Mental Medicine, Chief Professor Masaharu Maeda]

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[Listen to the top runner] Mental health of medical workers in the corona vortex The actual situation and efforts to solve it

2021.12.2

【1st】 Listening to the "in-hospital infirmary" opened four times a month
Organize the "moyamoya" of the heart by verbalizing it
[Hekinan Municipal Hospital Nurse Chief Teruyo Okada]

ASOURCE TIMES VOL.14

2021.07.05

[Listen to top runners] Response to new coronavirus infections
Medical treatment and regional cooperation are further strengthened by all clinical departments
[Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, Aichi Medical University, Director, Infection Control Department, Hiroshige Mikamo]
【Close-up】 Iroha of PCR test that I can not hear anymore
Know the limits of inspection and try to make careful judgment and response
[Special feature] Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of preventing infection to patients and residents
Thorough renewal of reliable hand washing and hand disinfection
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.13

2021.03.11

[Listen to top runners] How to maintain hospital function in the event of a disaster
What is a business continuity plan (BCP) as a disaster base hospital?
[Hiroyuki Sasaki, Associate Professor, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University]
【Close-up】 Business Continuity Plan for Medical Institutions in the Event of a Disaster (BCP)
Creating a system to smoothly accept supporters and things
[Special feature] Correspondence of health examination / examination under COVID-19
Gain the understanding of the examinee by avoiding three cs and thoroughly ventilating
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.12

2021.01.06

[Listen to top runners] Japan's first female neurosurgery professor
Always stay close to the patient and support female doctors
[Professor of Neurosurgery, Fujita Medical University Bantane Hospital, Assistant Director Yoko Kato]
【Close-up】 To the fusion of diagnosis and treatment
New Trends in Cancer Treatment Devices
[Special feature] Easy to match the efforts of medical institutions
Philosophy of SDGs To set new goals in light of 17 items of current activities
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.11

2020.09.28

[Listen to top runners] Realization and continuation of "emergency without refusal"
The point is to share "philosophy" with the staff
[Professor, Faculty of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare (Faculty of Emergency Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare) / Takashi Shiga]
【Close-up】 Emergency transportation of the ever-increasing number of elderly people and their challenges
Confirmation of the intention of the person / family and the current situation of individual correspondence
[Special feature] Wearable devices that are active in the medical and long-term care industry
Will it be an essential item to support healthy life expectancy?
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.10

2020.07.01

[Listen to top runners] Imagine a bigger wave of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and be prepared and prepared
[Showa University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Visiting Professor / Yoshihito Niki]
【Close-up】 Risk of overseas dependence on the manufacture and supply of medical supplies
A warning to the medical device industry that the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) sounds
[Special feature] How will telemedicine change in the 5G era? Expected to improve diagnostic accuracy in remote areas and enhance surgical support
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ASOURCE TIMES Special Issue

2020.05.20

[Listen to top runners] How medical professionals deal with the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19)
Measures with "all patients infected" in mind
[Showa University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Visiting Professor / Yoshihito Niki]
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.9

2020.04.08

[Listen to top runners] Rethinking the functions and roles of large-scale public hospitals in parallel with hospital reorganization based on the regional medical concept
[Chairman of All Japan Hospital Association / Yuji Inoguchi]
【Close-up】 Is the provision system of regional medical care optimized? Expectations for discussions on the reorganization and integration of public and public hospitals
[Special feature] Nosocomial infection measures at medical institutions
Reconfirm standard precautions such as hand disinfection and personal protective equipment (PPE)
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.8

2020.01.06

[Listen to top runners] Creating a medical environment tomorrow for a sustainable society
[MEDIUS Holdings President and CEO Medius Holdings Co., Ltd. / Yasuhiko Ikeya]
【Close-up】 Aiming for safe, secure and comfortable medical examinations Reduce user stress with attentiveness and the latest equipment
[Special feature] Finally the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Year
Wheelchairs and artificial limbs for competitions that are active in the Paralympics
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.7

2019.09.30

[Listen to top runners] Promote infection control with a multidisciplinary team that inherits the tradition of infectious disease treatment
[Director of Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital / Terumi Kanzawa]
【Close-up】 Infection control measures in the operating room It is important to make regular appeals
[Special feature] The number of facilities using impellers is steadily increasing
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.6

2019.06.26

[Listen to top runners] Flexible response to changes in the times Looking ahead to a “heart failure pandemic”
[Director of Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan Cardiovascular Research Promotion Association / Mitsuaki Isobe]
【Close-up】 Revision of medical fees for consumption tax increase
[Special feature] VR active in the medical field
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.5

2019.03.11

[Listen to top runners] Mr. Kamoike talks about management strategy Leading the era with original management
[Chairman / Founder of Kamachi Group / Masumi Kamachi]
【Close-up】 Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in Hospitals
Important matters are securing power supply, water, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
[Special feature] Medical devices as seen from the Good Design Award 2018
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.4

2019.01.07

[Listen to top runners] Pursuing quality of medical care through QI activities
[Director of St. Luke's International Hospital / Tsuguya Fukui]
【Close-up】 Functional differentiation of hospitals and self-funded rehabilitation toward 2025
[Special feature] Nosocomial infection control education and enlightenment required
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.3

2018.10.16

[Listen to top runners] Management strategy that makes full use of IT Visualization of profits of the medical department
[Director of Yuai Memorial Hospital / Shoichi Kato]
【Close-up】 Impact of aging on stoma management With a view to home-visit nursing
[Special feature] Thinking about medical safety measures The pitfalls created by the complexity of hospital information systems
[Toranomon Hospital Medical Safety Department Manager / Junko Echigo]
[Special feature] Increasingly active or moving towards remanufacturing single-use medical devices
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.2

2018.07.20

[Listen to top runners] Future Strategy Talked by the Director of the New Hospital Aiming for Specialized Medical Care
[Director of Aomori Shintoshi Hospital / Tatsuo Nakajima]
【Close-up】 Appearance care for cancer patients Fighting illness with positive feelings
[Special feature] A smartphone app that attracts attention as a third treatment approach
Supporting treatment blank period
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ASOURCE TIMES VOL.1

2018.05.10

[Listen to top runners] Future medical care talked about by Emperor Surgeon Amano
To bridge medical care with Asia
[Director of Juntendo Clinic, Juntendo University School of Medicine / Atsushi Amano]
【Close-up】 Insurance coverage for online medical care Prevents aggravation by continuing treatment
[Special feature] Deployment after expansion of application of surgical support robots Is the urology field the driving force?
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