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Cost/Benefit Analysis of an e-Ambulance Project in Kochi Prefecture, Japan

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This study aims at evaluating the economic effect of an e-ambulance project, or emergency telemedicine in the rural areas in Kochi Prefecture in Japan. Ambulances equipped with ICT devices which transmit images of acute patients to remote hospitals are focused on. Kochi Prefecture started an e-ambulance project in Aki and Muroto Cities in 2012. From two cities, it takes approximately one hour to reach emergency hospitals located in Kochi City, the prefectural capital. e-ambulance enhances wellness of residents, since they perceive more secure, and thus the CVM (Contingent valuation method) is applied and WTP (willingness to pay) is used as benefit and estimated based on surveys to residents, which amounts to 1,747 yen per resident per year. Total cost calculated is 381,792,228 yen over three years and accordingly, B/C ratio amounts 0.459. This study calculated another B/C ratio from the viewpoint of two local governments.

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  1. Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan

    Yoshihisa Matsumoto

  2. Faculty of Business Management, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan

    Masaru Ogawa

  3. Graduate School of Applied Informatics, University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan

    Taisuke Matsuzaki & Masatsugu Tsuji

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  1. National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

    Leon Wang

  2. Matsuyama University, Matsuyama, Japan

    Shiro Uesugi

  3. National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

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  4. Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    Koji Okuhara

  5. National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

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Matsumoto, Y., Ogawa, M., Matsuzaki, T., Tsuji, M. (2015). Cost/Benefit Analysis of an e-Ambulance Project in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. In: Wang, L., Uesugi, S., Ting, IH., Okuhara, K., Wang, K. (eds) Multidisciplinary Social Networks Research. MISNC 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 540. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48319-0_42

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