Telemedicine use in medical facilities for rural medical care and local governments in Japan
Abstract
Objective: Telemedicine is expected to be useful in rural areas owing to its advantages in improving patient access to medical care. In Japan, rural clinics and core hospitals are assigned to provide rural medical care according to the medical plans formulated for each prefecture. However, the relationship between telemedicine use in such medical facilities and the role of local governments remains unclear. Therefore, their relationship was investigated in this study. Materials and Methods: =334) via mail. Results:
Fields of Study & Subjects
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
Global Health Workforce Issues
Radiology practices and education
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Rural Medicine
- Publisher
- Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 43–48
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN