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RESEARCH ON DIGITAL HEALTH TO PROMOTE PERSONALIZATION
April 2022 to March 2023
Hajime Yamada (General Manager, Accessibility Study Group; Professor Emeritus, Toyo University）
Takashi Kawazoe (President, Carepro, Inc.)
Naoki Sakakibara (Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Studies, Seisen Jogakuin College)
Ryoko Shimono (Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University)
Chika Sekine (Chairperson and Senior Fellow, UDIT Inc.)
Kazuyoshi Senda (Professor, College of Pharmacy, Kinjo Gakuin University)
Isamu Hirao (President, Regional manegement Platinum lnstitute)
Keiko Fujikata (NPO Shonan Fujisawa Senior Network)
Kazuko Yuma (Chief Fellow, Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies)
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought various social issues to the fore, particularly putting the health, medical, and nursing care sectors into focus. The digitalization of the healthcare sector of Japan has begun to advance rapidly as a result of the realization of the disparity in initiatives with other developed countries.
It is now possible to collect and analyze data on individual health conditions and lifestyle habits more easily and more accurately by using a variety of digital technologies based on IoT and AI. In addition to medical devices that can monitor blood glucose levels from smartphones using data from subcutaneous sensors, everyday devices like Apple Watch are now being used for health management. Likewise, the use of data by the public and private sectors, such as use of personal health records (PHR) via the My Number Portal, is accelerating. Clearly, these data can be used to provide personalized care and improve individual well-being. There are still challenges, however, in promoting personalization throughout society while achieving a balance between utilization and protection of data.
In this research, we explored how digital technology can contribute to the advancement of personalization in healthcare and how it can transform our well-being. In addition to policy trends in relevant ministries and agencies, we reviewed the latest case studies in Japan and overseas to consolidate the ideal state of personalized healthcare.
In relation to this research, we held a symposium on “Digital Health to Promote Personalization” on March 27, 2023.