March 13, 2018
Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
Responding to the need for collaborative efforts between healthcare and long-term care services to prevent patient conditions from deteriorating.
Tokyo, March 13, 2018 – Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. (hereafter Panasonic Healthcare) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd. (headquarters Tokyo, Japan) announces today the signing of a basic agreement with Fuyo Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. (hereafter Fuyo Kaihatsu, headquarters Fukuoka, Japan). The agreement allows Panasonic Healthcare to distribute “Anshin Net Kaigo” remote health management systems developed by Fuyo Kaihatsu. The “Anshin Net Kaigo” systems are ICT systems for remote health management of patients at long-term care facilities that allow long-term care service providers to manage and analyze patient health data and share the data with healthcare providers. The systems are expected to prevent deterioration of patient conditions.
The agreement enhances the value-added product lineup and services that Panasonic Healthcare offers through its three core businesses — medical devices, healthcare IT and life sciences.
Mr. Takayuki Otsuka, head of the Medical Information Systems (Medicom*) Division of Panasonic Healthcare said, “Initiatives for Japan’s super-aged society projected to emerge in 2025 are the focus. We understand the increasing need for collaborative efforts between healthcare and long-term care services to prevent patient conditions from deteriorating. It was back in 1972 that Panasonic Healthcare launched Japan’s first medical-receipt computer. We leverage our accumulated experience and knowhow to underscore our commitment to provide leading-edge healthcare IT solutions. The basic agreement represents an exciting opportunity to contribute to improving healthcare quality by linking Panasonic Healthcare electronic patient record systems with Anshin Net Kaigo systems.”
*Medicom - The brand of Panasonic Healthcare's healthcare IT business/products
About Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.
Incorporated in 2014, Panasonic Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd. (shareholder structure: KKR 58%, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 22%, Panasonic Corporation 20%) is involved in developing, manufacturing, selling and servicing medical equipment and solutions through its subsidiaries, Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. and Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG. For further information on Panasonic Healthcare Holdings, please visit
http://www.panasonic-healthcare.com/global/phchd/.
About Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Incorporated in 1969, Panasonic Healthcare contributes to the wellbeing of society by creating new value propositions for all the people who wish for better health, through its three core businesses for Medical Devices, Healthcare IT, and Life Sciences.
For further information on Panasonic Healthcare, please visit
http://www.panasonic-healthcare.com/global/.
About Fuyo Kaihatsu Co., Ltd.
Established in 1986, Fuyo Kaihatsu is engaged in healthcare / long-term care business as well as real estate business in Fukuoka, Japan. For over 30 years, Fuyo Kaihatsu has been operating healthcare providers including hospitals and care facilities for the elderly. For more information, please see:
http://www.minamigaoka.jp/fuyokaihatsu/index.html
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