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Bio statementChair, 13th Nursing Informatics Conference, Japanese Association of Medical Informatics ConferencesAttended Medicine 2.0'09 (Toronto, Canada) Attended Medicine 2.0'11 (Stanford University, USA) Is registered to attend Medicine 2.0'12 (Boston, USA) Accepted AbstractsMedicine 2.0'09 (Toronto, Canada)Information Requirements of Citizens Using Hospital Information Services Provided by Prefectural Governments [Objective] Hospital information services in Japan were established in 2008 in accordance to the Health Service Law with the purpose of providing information to patients to enhance their hospital selection process. Prefectural governments are obligated to provide information to the public regarding hospital functions. However, according to our previous study, these services are not widely available. Seto and Kaihara (2009) found that 27.7% of the respondents, aged 30–50 years and living in... Medicine 2.0'11 (Stanford University, USA)Study on the Information Gap between Demand and Supply in Hospital Information Services Background Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) renewed the hospital information service “Himawari” in 2008. Himawari works as a search engine that provides information for choosing hospitals and clinics in Tokyo. Our 2008 survey showed that, although few citizens knew of the service, many used the Internet when choosing a hospital. Therefore, we perceived a need to investigate the reasons for poor uptake of the service and to improve the information supply. The purpose of this study was ... Medicine 2.0'12 (Boston, USA)Background: Hospital Information Services in Tokyo, which are known as “Himawari”, provide a search engine for patients who are looking for hospitals to undergo treatment. However, usage rates were 27.7% in 2008 and 30.2% in 2011. Previous studies identified a gap between what Himawari offers and what people want in terms of information regarding hospitals. Himawari mainly provides basic information about hospital services, while users were looking for information about the reputation of... This user's work may be related toUsers who want to meet Ryoma Seto and who Ryoma Seto wants to meetUsers who said they have met Ryoma Seto |
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