Hills Joint Research Laboratory for Future Preventive Medicine and Wellness, Keio University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Japan.
Graduate School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Minato-ku, Japan.
Telemed J E Health. 2022 Aug;28(8):1220-1224. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0336. Epub 2021 Dec 16.
The use of telemedicine is expanding worldwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and deregulation is occurring even in countries with strict regulations, such as Japan. We conducted a narrative review of the activities and initiatives undertaken by the government and professional organizations to promote the use of telemedicine in Japan from January 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, to September 2021. Re In Japan, where before the pandemic the spread of telemedicine had been limited, various recommendations and deregulations have now been made, resulting in the expanded use of telemedicine. In particular, the government's overall policy direction has become a catalyst for deregulation. With the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine is now moving toward widespread use. However, further activities and initiatives, including policy changes such as reimbursement and the establishment of evidence to show the effectiveness of telemedicine in Japan, are needed to properly disseminate telemedicine.
远程医疗的使用在全球范围内不断扩大，以应对 COVID-19 大流行，即使在像日本这样法规严格的国家，监管也在放松。我们对 2020 年 1 月 COVID-19 大流行开始以来至 2021 年 9 月期间日本政府和专业组织为促进远程医疗使用而开展的活动和举措进行了叙述性回顾。在日本，远程医疗的传播此前受到限制，现在已经提出了各种建议和放松监管的措施，从而扩大了远程医疗的使用。特别是，政府的总体政策方向已成为放松监管的催化剂。随着 COVID-19 大流行，远程医疗现在正在走向广泛使用。然而，为了在日本正确推广远程医疗，还需要开展进一步的活动和举措，包括政策改革，如报销和建立远程医疗有效性的证据。
