Hankyu Hanshin Holdings and Hitachi have agreed to co-create new services in the healthcare field. With the cooperation of the Osaka City Miyakojima Ward Medical Association, the two companies will use an information-sharing app among medical and nursing care workers to conduct demonstrations aimed at preventing the aggravation and recurrence of heart failure, diabetes, and osteoporosis. started.
Japan’s medical and long-term care costs will continue to increase even after reaching approximately 50 trillion yen in fiscal 2018, and is expected to reach approximately 94 trillion yen in fiscal 2040. For each and every citizen to live a healthy life, it is a major social issue to balance the enhancement of the social security system with the control of its costs. Both companies hope that this demonstration will lead to the resolution of issues.