Medical Digital Transformation (DX) is rapidly becoming a key priority for the Japanese government, integrating digital technologies across all healthcare stages to optimize data management, enhance service efficiency, and improve care quality. According to the Medical DX Promotion Roadmap determined in 2023, several municipalities participated in a pilot project to digitalize vaccination processes for routine vaccines against category A diseases in FY2023, with plans to expand in FY2024. In April 2024, GR Japan surveyed nine participating municipalities to assess their progress and received responses from six. The number of medical institutions involved varied significantly, from 16 to just one.

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