Patient-Centric Approach to Personalized Electronic Medical Records via QR Code in Japan

Government policies in the United States and the European Union promote standardization and value creation in the use of FAIR (findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability) data, which can enhance trust in digital health systems and is crucial for their success. Trust is...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiko Izumida, Takashi Omura, Masahiro Fujiwara, Shoko Nukaya, Akio Yoneyama, Sow Boubacar, Shinichiro Yabe, Rika Noguchi, Shima Nakayama, Wataru Muraoka, Yuki Okuno, Sho Miyashita, Yurika Ishihara, Yuto Moriwaki, Ryoji Otani, Junichiro Adachi, Kenichiro Tanabe, Yoshihisa Yamano, Yasushi Takai, Masaru Honjo
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Published: JMIR Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Interactive Journal of Medical Research
Online Access:https://www.i-jmr.org/2024/1/e57332
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author Yoshihiko Izumida
Takashi Omura
Masahiro Fujiwara
Shoko Nukaya
Akio Yoneyama
Sow Boubacar
Shinichiro Yabe
Rika Noguchi
Shima Nakayama
Wataru Muraoka
Yuki Okuno
Sho Miyashita
Yurika Ishihara
Yuto Moriwaki
Ryoji Otani
Junichiro Adachi
Kenichiro Tanabe
Yoshihisa Yamano
Yasushi Takai
Masaru Honjo
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Yuki Okuno
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Yuto Moriwaki
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Yasushi Takai
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description Government policies in the United States and the European Union promote standardization and value creation in the use of FAIR (findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability) data, which can enhance trust in digital health systems and is crucial for their success. Trust is built through elements such as FAIR data access, interoperability, and improved communication, which are essential for fostering innovation in digital health technologies. This Viewpoint aims to report on exploratory research demonstrating the feasibility of testing a patient-centric data flow model facilitating semantic interoperability on precision medical information. In this global trend, the interoperable interface called Sync for Science-J (S4S-J) for linking electronic medical records (EMRs) and personal health records was launched as part of the Basic Policy for Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform in Japan. S4S-J controls data distribution consisting of EMR and patient-generated health data and converts this information into QR codes that can be scanned by mobile apps. This system facilitates data sharing based on personal information beliefs and unlocks siloed Internet of Things systems with a privacy preference manager. In line with Japanese information handling practices, the development of a mobile cloud network will lower barriers to entry and enable accelerated data sharing. To ensure cross-compatibility and compliance with future international data standardization, S4S-J conforms to the Health Level 7 Fast Health Care Interoperability Resources standard and uses the international standardized logical observation identifiers names and codes (LOINC) to redefine medical terms used in different terminology standards in different medical fields. It is developed as an applied standard in medical information intended for industry, health care services, and research through secondary use of data. A multicenter collaborative study was initiated to investigate the effectiveness of this system; this was a registered, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial, the EMBRACE study of the mobile health app M♡Link for hyperglycemic disorders in pregnancy, which implements an EMR–personal health record interoperable interface via S4S-J. Nevertheless, the aforementioned new challenges, the pivotal Health Level 7 Fast Health Care Interoperability Resources system, and LOINC data mapping were successfully implemented. Moreover, the preliminary input of EMR-integrated patient-generated health data was successfully shared between authorized medical facilities and health care providers in accordance with the patients’ preferences. The patient-centric data flow of the S4S-J in Japan is expected to guarantee the right to data portability, which promotes the maximum benefit of use by patients themselves, which in turn contributes to the promotion of open science.
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spellingShingle Yoshihiko Izumida
Takashi Omura
Masahiro Fujiwara
Shoko Nukaya
Akio Yoneyama
Sow Boubacar
Shinichiro Yabe
Rika Noguchi
Shima Nakayama
Wataru Muraoka
Yuki Okuno
Sho Miyashita
Yurika Ishihara
Yuto Moriwaki
Ryoji Otani
Junichiro Adachi
Kenichiro Tanabe
Yoshihisa Yamano
Yasushi Takai
Masaru Honjo
Patient-Centric Approach to Personalized Electronic Medical Records via QR Code in Japan
Interactive Journal of Medical Research
title Patient-Centric Approach to Personalized Electronic Medical Records via QR Code in Japan
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title_fullStr Patient-Centric Approach to Personalized Electronic Medical Records via QR Code in Japan
title_full_unstemmed Patient-Centric Approach to Personalized Electronic Medical Records via QR Code in Japan
title_short Patient-Centric Approach to Personalized Electronic Medical Records via QR Code in Japan
title_sort patient centric approach to personalized electronic medical records via qr code in japan
url https://www.i-jmr.org/2024/1/e57332
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