Hi, Asa:
We are Japanese consultation firm in Biotechnology and Medical
Sciences. Specially, I have an expertise in diagnostics and lab
services.
On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 11:15:46 +0200
Asa Andersson <[log in to unmask]>-san wrote:
] General information about Clin Chem Labs in your country
Japan
] - How many are there?
In Japan, large and medium sized hospitals have their own lab.
About 50% of small hsopitals are sending out all testings to the
reference labs.
The number of hospitals are:
Beds No.
500< 316
400 220
300 478
200 898
100 2,249
100> 4,497
Special 1,067
Total 9,725
] - Are there different kinds of Clin Chem labs? What kinds, and how many
] of each?
Japan has the complete reference lab systems like U.S. We have
about 700 reference labs and the big ones are 6.
] - How are they organized?
Big hospitals: Their own lab managed by hospital
Medium HPs: 80% their own and 20% managed by contract ref lab
Small HPs : 50% no lab, 30% managed by ref lab & 20% their own
Clinics : 95% referring testings to ref lab
] - Who is in charge of the labs? Who's in charge of purchasing?
Laboratory director (M.D.) and administrative director (M.T.) manage
the labs. Purchasing decision is made by them and hospital chairman
and HP administraiton director joined in the case of expensive lab
equipments.
] - How does the handling with referrals and answers to labsamples work
] today? Do labs use computerized intranet solutions? In case yes, what types,
] how do they work?
Most of the referred testings are handled by computer. Lab systems are
varied widely. Network covers maybe 30% of the cases.
Regards,
Tatsuzo Ishgiami, Ph.D.
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Tatsuzo Ishigami, Ph.D., FACB
President and Representative Director
STI International, Inc.
-- An International Consultation Firm in --
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Momijigaoka 1-27-14, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-0004, Japan
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