As a healthcare solutions company that seeks to
help transform the medical industry,
we address issues faced by healthcare professionals
and contribute to the well-being of society.
Hideaki Takahashi
Corporate Officer, PHC Holdings Corporation/
President and Representative Director, Wemex Corporation
Message
The business root of Wemex Corporation dates back to 1972 when the company launched Japan's first medical-receipt computer, the Medicom MC-1. Since then, for more than 50 years, we have transformed operations related to the healthcare sector with the power of digital technology and led the way in responding to changes in society and policy. We have extended our sales offices across Japan to support the smooth operation of medical institutions and pharmacies through a support system with close relationships in local communities.
In addition, our telemedicine services help to alleviate the personnel shortage in remote areas and reduce the travel burden of medical specialists. We also promote corporate employee health management through our health management solutions.
While helping to solve the problems that medical institutions and healthcare professionals face, we will contribute to the well-being of consumers in the future. We continue to actively work on supporting the health of society based on the Purpose and Values that we stand for.
Main Customers
- Hospitals/clinics
- Pharmacies
- Dental clinics
- Companies and health insurance associations
Overview
Through the restructuring of the Medicom Division of PHC Corporation and the merger with PHC Medicom Corporation, Wemex Corporation began operations in April 2023 with a new structure providing one-stop services from planning and development to sales. In addition to Medicom brand electronic medical record systems and medical computers, we offer pharmacy management support, specified health guidance support, and telemedicine systems.
Our purpose is to “Explore the mind and body and create a society where everyone can seek personal happiness.” Furthermore, we are committed to creating values essential to a society based on our values of “Pioneering x Co-creation,” “Challenge x Evolution,” and “Sincerity x Passion.”
Wemex（Healthcare IT Solutions Division）
The healthcare IT market in Japan is expected to grow steadily at 2% annually. The usage rate of electronic medical records systems for clinics, our core product category, is about 50% of the over 100,000 clinics across Japan. Until recently, on-premises products have been the mainstream, but demand for cloud-based products and services is expected to increase in the future, especially among physicians considering opening new clinics.
Furthermore, with the implementation of the online eligibility verification system, which verifies the validity of insurance qualifications online through My Number Cards or health insurance cards, the cumulative installations of medical-receipt computer software linked to the system at medical institutions like hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies has exceeded 50,000* for Wemex Corporation and Wemex Healthcare Systems Corporation. In the future, we will seek to continue to expand the installation of management software linked to e-prescriptions, which convert paper prescriptions into digital form.
We offer a variety of products and services that contribute to operational efficiency and digitalization in clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies in Japan, leveraging our strengths in responding quickly to policies and advancing related product development. We organize our business to align with medical policy trends in Japan, such as the introduction of the online eligibility verification system starting in 2021, the introduction of electronic prescriptions from 2023 onward, and efforts to achieve a 100% electronic medical record usage rate by 2030. Furthermore, Wemex Healthcare Systems Corporation, which launched as part of PHC Group in October 2023, operates in the the electronic medical record and medical-receipt systems related business and has established a significant market presence, particularly in receipt checking services. We will continue to accelerate business growth by developing and providing high-value-added products and expanding our customer base.
Our electronic medical record system for clinics employs the cloud integration system Medicom Connect API , which links with various other systems provided by partners, such as appointments, medical interviews, and accounting services. We will continue to seek to expand solutions to improve the management and business operation efficiencies at medical institutions and pharmacies by connecting various cloud services with our medical-receipt computers, electronic medical records, and electronic medication history systems.
The market related to medical data, which has lately gained attention, is also expanding, with double-digit annual growth expected in both corporate management and data analysis areas. We will strive to solve a range of issues in the healthcare industry, such as optimizing healthcare costs, through analyzing data and other information that we hold. Furthermore, we will use the power of digital technology to create new value for the healthcare industry through an online telemedicine system that connects doctors with patients in remote locations.