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Review
. 2023 May 20;69(3):197-202.
doi: 10.14789/jmj.JMJ23-0006-R. eCollection 2023.

The Practice of Online Medical Care at Juntendo Hospital in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Ryohei Kuwatsuru
Review

The Practice of Online Medical Care at Juntendo Hospital in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Ryohei Kuwatsuru. Juntendo Iji Zasshi. .

Abstract

The numbers of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections have exploded in Japan since mid-March 2020, making it difficult for outpatients to visit our hospital (Juntendo Hospital in Tokyo). For this reason, the hospital expanded the use of online medical care in May 2020 to ensure uninterrupted medication treatment for outpatients who could not attend in person. Although the number of outpatient visits in person was reduced, patients were still able to consult our clinic and receive their medication through online medical care via audio-video systems. This paper discusses the background to this situation, as well as the guidelines, the medical fee system, and the advantages and disadvantages of online medical care in Japan.

Keywords: coronavirus pandemic; online medical consultation recommendation; preclinical consultation; remote medical care.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that there are no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Relationship between online medical care, online medical consultation recommendation, and remote medical care
Figure 2
Figure 2
Numbers of online medical care patients at our hospital from April 2020 to April 2022.The bar and line graphs show the cumulative number of patients and the number of patients for each month, respectively.
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References

    1. Japan Primary Care Association: Guide to Online Clinical Practice in Primary Care (ver. 1.0). 2020. https://www.pc-covid19.jp/files/topics//topics-5-1.pdf (Accessed 9 November 2022) (in Japanese)
    1. Japan Primary Care Association: Guidance for Primary Care Initial Clinical Practice in Clinics and Hospitals for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infections (ver. 3.0). 2020. https://www.pc-covid19.jp/files/guidance/guidance-3.0.pdf (Accessed 9 November 2022) (in Japanese)