National system for aggregating infected person information Only 10% introduced in Tokyo September 29, 19:23
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government revealed that only about 10% of the medical institutions in Tokyo that accept inpatients with the new coronavirus have introduced a national system that aggregates information on infected persons. the end of October showed the idea to promote the introduction in all medical institutions in prospect.
This was revealed by Kazuo Hatsuku, the director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Welfare Bureau, in a representative question by each parliamentary group of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly held on the 29th.
The new system "HER-SYS" that aggregates information on people infected with the new coronavirus is a system that the government has been introducing since May.
The government has requested medical institutions to enter data directly in order to reduce the burden on health centers, but according to the city, about 130 medical institutions in Tokyo that accept inpatients have introduced the system. However, as of the 29th, it is only about 10%.
In this regard, Hatsuyado charge of Director General, said, "in cooperation with the health center has prompted the introduction through briefings by individual visits and web", the introduction in all the medical institutions in the prospect of the end of October has accepted the hospitalized patients I showed the idea to plan.