Figure 1: Details of the Digital Healthcare Development Support Project

In recent years, the number of companies that develop medical- and cloud-based digital healthcare services aiming to enter new markets is increasing because of the advent of a super-aged society and the outbreak of COVID-19. However, it is also true that there is a significant barrier specific to medical care for the cloud service that deals with medical information, such as evidence and reputational risk from a medical perspective, and compliance with laws and regulations, including the certification of medical devices and medical information guidelines.

In the Digital Healthcare Development Support Project, we will support companies attempting to enter the digital healthcare field to develop new digital healthcare services in line with two guidelines by three ministries* according to the essence of medicine. DOCTORS will plan and propose initiatives of companies from the perspective of medical workplace by making use of knowledge of more than 600 expert doctors, most of whom are medical specialists. At the same time, Canon ITS will support the design, development and operation of cloud-based services by the security by Auditor for Information Security (CAIS-Auditor), Cloud Security Auditor, and Medical Information System Certified Auditor-Associate as well as the advanced expertise and solid IT technologies related to the cloud that include Amazon Web Services (AWS). We will achieve highly useful digital healthcare services that are directly linked to the needs of the medical front by maximizing the strengths of both companies.

DOCTORS and Canon ITS will contribute to the development of healthcare in Japan by supporting the creation of true digital healthcare services with no divergence from the raw opinions on the medical front through support and activities for companies that are working on digital healthcare arising from our collaboration.

<Outline of the Digital Healthcare Development Support Project>

1. Medical DX Lecture Meeting (to be held on a regular basis)
Lecture meetings to learn about the latest trends and technologies and the history of commercialization through presentations by companies on the cutting edge of digital healthcare

2. Medical DX Forum (to be held once a year)
Business meetings and lecture meetings in person among companies working on digital healthcare

3. Consultation on digital healthcare development (to be held at any time)
Individual consultations to companies provided by DOCTORS well-versed in digital healthcare and Canon ITS with its IT technology

4. Support for digital healthcare development (to be accepted at any time)
One-stop support from business planning to development and to distribution for companies that are attempting to newly enter the digital healthcare field

<Details of the Digital Healthcare Development Support Project>

1. The 1st Medical DX Lecture Meeting

We are pleased to announce that we will have e-Growth Co., Ltd., as the first guest company (speaker) for our Medical DX Lecture Meeting.

If you are interested in this lecture meeting, please apply in the website URL below.

We are going to held in-person lecture meeting once a year in addition to the online meeting.
The details will be announced when they are confirmed.

3. Consultation on digital healthcare development
Canon ITS with its IT technology and DOCTORS well-versed in digital healthcare will hold individual consultations on the development of digital healthcare. If you would like to receive a consultation, please apply via the link below.

4. Support for digital healthcare development
Provided are DOCTORS’ consulting services for planning that includes support for interviews with doctors, healthcare providers, and patients and support for reputational risk measures, as well as Canon ITS’s diagnosis of conformity to medical information guidelines, and support to prepare associated documents. Moreover, including the establishment of infrastructures for digital healthcare service and medical information cloud (by Canon ITS), support for pilot and clinical studies, and for acquiring medical device certification (by DOCTORS), both companies will collectively provide various services that cover the entire medical lifecycle.

Figure 2: Examples of services provided by DOCTORS and Canon ITS

＜Collaboration system by DOCTORS and Canon ITS＞

In this collaboration, DOCTORS, which has medical knowledge, formulates the business strategies that reflect the actual clinical environment, while Canon ITS, which has knowledge on how to deal with two guidelines by three ministries on the cloud, including the AWS, establishes the system conforming to the guidelines and provides the diagnosis of conformity to medical information guidelines as well as support for the preparation of documents associated with those guidelines. Thus, we will support digital healthcare services that would be easily available in the clinical environment in order to achieve DX in the medical industry.

Figure 3: Collaborative system with Canon ITS and DOCTORS

*Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc., or its affiliate companies in the United States or other countries.
*All company names, product names, and service names stated herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.