"Online medical treatment" Based on family doctors Japan Medical Association October 14, 19:41

Regarding the permanentization of the time-limited measures for "online medical care" agreed upon by the three related ministers earlier, Chairman Nakagawa of the Japan Medical Association said that doctors and patients were involved, including the involvement of family doctors in order to ensure safety and reliability. He expressed the idea that it should be assumed that he has acquaintance.

"Online medical care", which provides medical care to patients using the Internet, has been approved for a limited time from the first medical care as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, but last week, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura, Minister of Regulatory Reform Kono, and Hirai Digital Reform The minister in charge agreed to make it permanent in principle, as long as it is possible to communicate by video even after the virus infection has subsided.



Regarding this, Chairman Nakagawa of the Japan Medical Association said at a press conference on the 14th, "Safety and reliability must be positioned as essential conditions for online medical care, but with the agreement of the three ministers, these words were included. I'm evaluating it. "



On the other hand, Chairman Nakagawa said, "Promotion of online medical care that prioritizes only convenience may lead to deterioration of the quality of medical care, so it should be based on" family doctors "."



"It is a common understanding that it is very uneasy for doctors and patients who meet for the first time at the first visit to suddenly perform online medical treatment. It is natural to ensure safety and reliability based on family doctors. In order to make "online medical care" permanent, it should be assumed that the doctor and the patient have acquaintance, such as the involvement of a family doctor.