Case Study: Hospital
Medical incorporated body Hokenkai Yatsu Hoken Hospital (JAPAN)
Address: 6-16, Yatsu 4-Chome, Narashino-Shi, Chiba 275-0026 Japan
Tel: 047-451-6000 (Key number)
Medical departments:
Medicine Department /
Respiratory Medicine Department / Surgery Department / Breast Surgery Department / Orthopedics Department / Urology Department / Gynecology & Obstetrics Department / Otorhinolaryngology Department / Neurosurgery Department / Dermatology Department / Psychosomatic Medicine Department / Pediatrics Department / Rehabilitation Department / Circulatory Medicine Department
Introduction background
- We intend to introduce a monitor for digitalization of medical information, which is currently advancing very quickly.
- We intend to employ a reliable monitor in medical sites affecting people’s lives.
- Based on the major premise of safety, we intend to improve the efficiency of surgical procedures and advancement of technologies.
Interview
We interviewed Mr. Ken Kaiho, manager of the Radiology Department, and Mr. Masahiro Ozawa, manager of the Orthopedics Department, and asked them for their impressions after introducing the system and why the hospital introduced the flagship MULTEOS M46 model with the full HD panel and superior reproduction capabilities for both still pictures and video images.
An acute care hospital comprehensively supporting the quality of life of regional residents
- Q.What is the Medical incorporated body Hokenkai Yatsu Hoken Hospital?
- A.Yatsu Hoken Hospital, which was established in 1981 in Yatsu, Narashino-Shi, Chiba Prefecture, aims to be a local acute care hospital as a member of regional society. We understand that medical care includes the prevention of diseases, diagnosis/medical treatment in the early stage, rehabilitation, and the return to society, and we provide comprehensive medical services. Furthermore, we set up a diagnosis-treatment structure with medical specialists qualified by the associations of the respective medical fields. We constantly strive to be a physically and mentally comfortable and reliable hospital for regional residents; for instance, we are providing amenities for patients with state-of-the-art medical equipment by comprehensively renewing the hospital and constructing a new hospital mainly for rehabilitation of convalescent patients.
High reliability verified with a lot of supply records
- Q.What is the reason you decided to introduce the MULTEOS M46?
A.‘We aim to be an acute care hospital providing comfortable, safe, and high-quality medical care services to everybody by placing the highest emphasis on mutually dependable relationships between the patients and the hospital.’ This is the mission of Yatsu Hoken Hospital. When selecting a new monitor, the hospital set its major premise as comfort and safety and the most influential factor as reliability in supporting comfort and safety.
‘As a hospital affecting people's lives, our most important factor in selecting a new monitor became the possibility of whether we could establish a mutually dependable relationship with the manufacturer of the monitor, the same as the relationship between the patients and the hospital. At that time, we asked for advice from a software company with which we had a business relationship for many years. The company strongly recommended the MULTEOS M46 without hesitation. We understood that this monitor was for professional use and was highly appreciated by professionals. This was the decisive factor in choosing the MULTEOS M46. In the case of hospitals equivalent in size to our hospital, the amount of x-ray films alone was extensive, and dedicated storage was necessary for when patients visit the hospital. In consideration of various elements such as the required labor for removing the records from storage, ecological issues, and digitalization of medical data that is promoted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, we decided to transfer to filmless operation and introduced large-sized monitors’. (Mr. Ken Kaiho)
‘From the viewpoint of an orthopedic surgeon, there is a lot of wasted time during ordinary surgical procedures. For instance, it takes at least 5 to 10 minutes to pick up X-ray photographs taken in surgery from the processing laboratory by a radiographer. I heard that if the monitor was introduced, it would not require a radiographer to enter and leave the surgical room, and the time required for developing films would be reduced by half; so I agreed to introduce the monitor. Since the Orthopedics Department treats bones, and there is a serious risk of infection, the possibilities for shortening the length of a surgical procedure and reducing the frequency of people entering and leaving the operating room are significant advantages for us’.
A large-screen monitor projecting various kinds of images as a substitute forschaukasten
- Q.What is your impression of the MULTEOS M46 after introducing it?
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A.Each unit of the MULTEOS M46 is currently installed in five operating rooms. The monitor is efficiently used in the most advanced medial sites and its variegated and unique functions are highly appreciated by users. For instance, the monitor is equipped with the wide view angle function for a wide view angle of 178 degrees in both the vertical and horizontal directions. With this function, it may have little change in viewing colours even if the monitor is viewed from an angle position. Furthermore, the response of the grayscale may deteriorate a little, and images using grayscale frequently, such as X-ray images, can be displayed clearly. The monitor is capable of reproducing highly accurate images.
‘One of the advantageous elements of the large screen monitor, for instance in case of surgery on a bone fracture, is that three photographs of the affected part in almost the exact sizes can be compared and examined by setting them side-by-side during the operation. It is also possible to measure the affected part shown in the X-ray photographs at the site of the surgical procedure. The introduction of the large screen monitor contributes to improving the accuracy of surgery’. (Mr. Masahiro Ozawa)
