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Cross-Border Medical Care and Telemedicine

Cross-Border Medical Care and Telemedicine

Isao Nakajima
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 1947-315X|EISSN: 1947-3168|EISBN13: 9781466611917|DOI: 10.4018/jehmc.2012010104
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Nakajima, Isao. "Cross-Border Medical Care and Telemedicine." IJEHMC vol.3, no.1 2012: pp.46-61. http://doi.org/10.4018/jehmc.2012010104

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Nakajima, I. (2012). Cross-Border Medical Care and Telemedicine. International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), 3(1), 46-61. http://doi.org/10.4018/jehmc.2012010104

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Nakajima, Isao. "Cross-Border Medical Care and Telemedicine," International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC) 3, no.1: 46-61. http://doi.org/10.4018/jehmc.2012010104

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Abstract

Globalization is making cross-border medical care a reality. Cross-border medical care has three aspects: information, patients, and practitioners. The outsourcing of diagnostic imaging via communication lines has begun, and information on treatment poised to cross borders. However, the latter possibility raises issues concerning legal medical qualifications. Japanese legislation bans medical practice by persons not licensed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare recently issued a bulletin regarding the medical activities of foreign licensed physicians and an interpretation of Article 17 of the Medical Practitioner’s Act, permitting foreign licensed physicians to provide medical care in the event of disasters. European countries have established a system for mutual recognition of national medical licenses, and cross-border medical care has achieved a solid foothold there. Based on these societal factors, Japan must revise its legal systems or conclude bilateral medical license recognition agreements. This paper describes the various difficulties and obstacles confronting Japan as it modifies its legal systems to achieve cross-border remote medical care and medical tourism and proposes some concrete solutions.

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