Public data of private hospitals released Japan Medical Association opposed to “confused in the field” October 30 18:46
Regarding the reorganization and integration of public hospitals, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is considering the release of medical treatment results of private hospitals, etc. I showed the opposite idea.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced the names of 424 public and public hospitals nationwide, with particularly few medical treatments and similar hospitals nearby, in an effort to encourage discussions on the reorganization and integration of hospitals in each region. Following this, we are considering the release of data such as the results of medical treatment at private hospitals.
Toshio Nakagawa, vice chairman of the Japan Medical Association, said at the press conference, “Taxes are put into public hospitals, but private hospitals do not have direct financial support and are not in the same ring. The announcement will cause confusion in the field. "
On top of that, “If hospital rankings are made based on published data, reputational damage will be immeasurable, and funding from financial institutions may be hindered. There is no necessity to publicize hospital names widely,” he said. He expressed his opinion against public hospital data release.