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Annual Report 2005
Safer, Reliable Healthcare
With Electronic Medical Records
Cancer Institute Hospital (Japan)
The digitization of clinical information such as prescriptions
and medical records has been gathering pace in recent years,
as healthcare providers work to improve the quality of care
and create more efficient delivery systems.
Seventy years ago, the Cancer Institute Hospital in
Ariake, Tokyo was founded as Japan’s first hospital specializ-
ing in the treatment of cancer. The hospital is also a forerun-
ner in the adoption of electronic medical records, and has
moved quickly to put in place the necessary infrastructure.
In conjunction with the hospital’s move to a new facility
in March 2005, we developed, installed and began operating a
total clinical information solution that includes electronic
medical records. All clinical test results and other details of
treatment are recorded in the patient’s electronic medical
chart, ensuring everybody involved in providing care to the
patient is literally on the same page. This digitized system is
also being used to prevent medical accidents as part of a thor-
ough care management system. Now, for example, prior to
giving patients an intravenous drip, the nurse will scan corre-
sponding barcodes on the patient’s wristband and medicine
packaging to ensure the right person is getting the correct
medication. The nurse also uses his or her own ID barcode to
verify the whole process.
Through the provision of this electronic medical record
system, Fujitsu plays a vital role in the Cancer Institute
Hospital’s comprehensive medical data management frame-
work. Going forward, we will continue to leverage the power
of cutting-edge IT to help healthcare providers deliver safe
medical services that engender patient trust.
Highly Flexible IT Services
for the Airline Industry
British Midland Airways (United Kingdom)
In response to the challenges facing the air transportation
market after 9/11 and other events such as SARS, British
Midland Airways Ltd. (bmi), the UK-based airline operating
both short-haul and long-haul routes, has outsourced its IT
provision to Fujitsu to reduce costs and better align IT spend
with their changing business.
We now deliver the majority of IT and communications
services to bmi. In the process of setting up the contract, over
50 staff transferred into Fujitsu.
The contract is moving the provision of IT from a fixed
cost to one which varies with bmi’s business volumes; the ser-
vice is charged for on a usage basis. We are also aligning the
service delivery framework to ensure it underpins bmi’s key
business performance indicators.
Richard Dawson, bmi’s Group IT Director, summarized
the agreement by saying, “Outsourcing to Fujitsu has allowed
bmi to devote more time to managing the business in what
are challenging times for all airlines, secure in the knowledge
that our contract will deliver a flexible IT infrastructure that
will be responsive to our changing requirements.”