In this study, collaborating with “Saku Smart Project (President: Chuo University, Yasuo Ohashi) that aims to prevent obesity and weight loss through PHR (Personal Health Record) dedicated app on smartphone and telemedicine (free medical treatment). ) ” We study the impact on the health care system brought about by the social implementation of cutting-edge technology using IT from the three aspects of ① patient side, ② medical expenses payment side, and ③ medical provision side.
①     Patient experience survey: Using patient experience survey (medical version of customer experience survey in the market) that is becoming mainstream in Europe and the United States instead of patient satisfaction survey, We study what kind of difference about patient experience there is between normal medical treatment and medical treat mentusing IT (joint researcher: Takuya Aoki, Kyoto University).
②     Medical expenses impact survey: Focusing on the average medical expenses of each generation of Saku citizens, medical expenses of the group where the Saku Smart Project intervened, and medical expenses of the group where the Sasaki Smart Project and face-to-face exercise guidance by experts intervened, We study the impact of IT and interventions using it on medical costs (joint researcher: Ryotokuji University, Kazuhiko Yamashita).
③     Medical system impact survey: Based on the above results, We will discuss how digital health is expected to have an impact on the future medical provision system through interviews with stakeholders (joint researchers: Keio University, Norimichi Hirahara and Tokyo University, Yujiro Maeda).