How to get a good medical institution

In order to promote medical safety, medical institutions, their workers, and patients need to share information, connect their hearts, and provide medical care with trust and cooperation. Now, let's squeeze out some points and examples of how to prepare for medical care.

• Tell your doctor specifically when, where, where, and how you are sick.
• Tell them about the major illness you have so far, the name of the medicine you are currently taking, and the side effects that have existed in the past.
• Make a note of what you want to convey or what you want to ask.

• Let's ask what kind of tests and treatments are needed in the future.
• In addition, keep notes on important matters, such as medical expenses and guidelines for the treatment period.

• If you have any doubts or concerns about your doctor's diagnosis, such as not improving your symptoms, tell them properly.
• Changing medical institutions one after another without consulting a doctor does not have good results for both medical institutions and patients. The treatment is returned to the beginning and may result in extra medical expenses.

• If your symptoms improve, do not stop taking your medication or interrupt your hospital, tell your doctor that you have improved, and check your future treatment policy.

• If you become sick or have any worrisome symptoms, first consult your neighbor's clinics (family doctor), write a letter of introduction if necessary, and have them refer to an appropriate medical institution.
• Medical institutions share functions between hospitals and clinics (family doctor). Please note that if you visit a large hospital without a letter of introduction, you will be charged a patient in principle.

• When you visit a doctor, check medical expenses on your receipt or statement, and if you have any questions, ask your medical institution.

(From April 2010, for insurance medical institutions, etc., which have introduced a receipt computer system, a statement that shows individual calculation items will be issued free of charge when issuing receipts unless there is a "justifiable reason". It must be.)

• To be convinced and treated independently, deepen your understanding of your own illness and take the initiative in treatment.
• Medical care is based on the trust of both medical institutions and patients. Get communication well and learn how to get good medical care.

How to get good medical care? jp (external site)

(This is the official website of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, which provides information on how to get good medical care at any time.)