Handling of Personal Information
To those who are visiting the Saitama Medical Center
Requests regarding the handling of personal information
In order to perform medical care, we need to collect personal information such as the patient's medical history, medical findings, inspection samples, and inspection findings.
This center complies with the "Act on the Protection of Personal Information," and we pay strict attention to the handling of the information and make proactive efforts and establish rules in the hospital to protect personal information, regardless of whether the patient is alive or dead.
Thank you for your cooperation, and please understand the following about the purpose for use of personal information. These are based on the guidelines from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Please contact the General Information counter and we can give you a printed copy if you wish.
- Purpose for use of personal information in this center See "Appendix." Unless we receive your intention of specific reservations, we will assume you agree and will use the information.
- If there is something that they do not agreed with, then the patient may be asked to confirm their clear intentions to this center in advance. In this case, please consult with the General Information counter.
Incidentally, if you wish to consent or have reservations at a later date, you can change at any time. - Please consult with the General Information counter if you ask to disclose, make corrections to, notify about the purpose of use, or to suspend use of your personal information. A fee will be charged in the case of a disclosure. Please contact the General Information counter if you have any questions or comments.
2005/4/1
Saitama Medical Center
Hospital Director
Appendix
Purpose for use of personal information in this center
- Use in the treatment of the patient
- Clinical examination, inspection, treatment, determination of curative effect, observation
- Information exchange and communication for medical treatment among medical professionals in this center
- Advice and support for medical treatment by medical professionals outside the hospital
- To receive advice and support for medical treatment by medical professionals outside the hospital
- Outsourcing to external contractors related to the work required for medical treatment
- Explanation of the details of medical treatment to patients
- As a rule, the details of medical treatment are explained to the patient's family when approval is received from the patient and to the agent entrusted by the patient
- Introduction and instructions to other medical institutions of the patient, and nursing care providers such as visiting nursing stations for the purpose of providing medical services to the patient
- Issuing prescriptions to external pharmacies
- Answers to inquiries from other medical institutions, external pharmacies, nursing care service providers, and nursing care providers such as visiting nursing stations for the purpose of medical services tor the patient
- Ward management
- Use for receipt of medical fees related to the patient
- Medical fee billing office work
- Answers to inquiries from medical insurance examination payment institutions or from an insurer
- Use to provide information based on laws or use for public interest investigations or notifications
- Spot inspections based on the "Medical Service Law"
- Notifications to the local body related to improper recipients based on the "Long-Term Care Insurance Act"
- Reporting required by the "Act on the Prevention of Child Abuse"
- Regional cancer registration based on "Health Promotion Act"
- Exchange of information with related organizations in cases such as child abuse
- Provision of precision test results for cancer screening from local autonomous bodies or institutions that have been commissioned
- Reports to the national or local government and the Japan hospital function evaluation organization concerning medical accidents
- Sharing of information based on other laws
- Use in the insurance claims of the patient
- Claims work for insurance billing with which the patient is insured, such as life insurance
- Responses to inquiries from insurance with which the patient is insured, such as life insurance
- Use for medical research and education
- Clinical trials with informed consent
- Prospective research and presentations with informed consent
- Case studies and presentations
- Retrospective research, epidemiological studies and their announcements
- Student practice
- Educational material
- Use in the management and operations of this center and the Saitama Medical University
- Basic materials for maintaining and improving operations
- Basic materials for improving medical services
Regards,
