Online medical care In principle, it will be permanent even after the infection has converged. Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare and other three ministers agreed October 9, 13:47
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura met with Minister for Regulatory Reform Kono and Minister for Digital Reform Hirai on the 8th over the time-limited measures of "online medical care" recognized as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, and even after the infection has resolved He made it clear that he agreed to make it permanent in principle, as long as he could communicate.
Regarding "online medical treatment" that provides medical treatment to patients using the Internet, the government has approved the new coronavirus from the first medical treatment on a timely basis, and Prime Minister Suga should proceed with consideration for permanent treatment. I am instructing the Minister of Labor.
At a press conference, Minister Tamura met with Minister for Regulatory Reform Kono and Minister for Digital Reform Hirai on the 8th, and even after the spread of the new coronavirus has subsided, "online medical care" is limited to being able to communicate via video. In principle, it was revealed that it was agreed to make it permanent.
After that, "In order to confirm the safety and reliability, we have to make specific adjustments. After listening to experts, we will explain the details of what kind of target disease is suitable for online. I would like to continue, "he said, and expressed his intention to proceed with concrete studies on the scope of allowing online medical care.
In addition, at the meeting of the three ministers, it was revealed that the "Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund," which examines medical fees paid to medical institutions, also confirmed that the system will be made cloud-based in order to improve operational efficiency. did.
Kono Regulatory Reform Minister "Very Important Agreement"
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Kono, the minister in charge of regulatory reform, said, "This is a very important agreement for regulatory reform. We also agreed to maximize the efficiency of the" Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund, "which examines medical fees. Now that I've done it, I want to put in a scalpel firmly. "