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Next-generation medical infrastructure law
The "Act on Anonymously Processed Medical Information to Contribute to Research and Development in the Medical Field (commonly known as the Next Generation Medical Infrastructure Act)" came into effect on May 11, 2018.
The Next Generation Medical Infrastructure Law is to process medical information anonymously so that it cannot be identified as the patient, and utilize it for research and development in the field of health and medical care, for the development of medical care in Japan and the realization of a healthy and long-lived society. It is a law to connect.
Detailed information is available on the Cabinet Office website .
About certified anonymous processing medical information creator
(One company) The Life Data Initiative has been approved by the national government as a "certified anonymously processed medical information creator (certified business)" under the Next Generation Medical Infrastructure Law, and is a user of general health and medical information, and participates. By developing services to facilities, we will carry out businesses that can contribute to the development of medical care in Japan, improve the quality and efficiency of medical care and convenience for patients and the public, research and development such as clinical research, strengthen industrial competitiveness, and sustainable medical care. Contributes to system realization.
* Certified as a certified anonymous processing medical information creator on December 19, 2019.
About certified medical information handling contractors
In promoting our business, we outsource part of our business to NTT DATA Corporation (NTT DATA) as a "certified medical information handling contractor" stipulated by the Next Generation Medical Infrastructure Law.
In addition to complying with the basic information security policy established by NTT DATA, we also properly manage the management of equipment related to information security so that we will thoroughly comply with the security policy established by NTT DATA. We will continue to.
* Please see here for the news release of NTT DATA related to the consignment from our corporation.