2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Economic history of healthcare in Japan: a focus on the diffusion of radiology (1890-1960)
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25380424
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Osaka University (2015-2016)
Kyoto University (2013-2014) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 経済史 / 経営史 / 医療ビジネス / 病院経営 / エックス線装置 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research demonstrated that new medical technology (X-ray equipment as a case study) contributed to transform deeply the nature of the Japanese healthcare system and to make medicine a growing business. Two main points have been emphasized:1) There is a strong relation between the structure (numerous small private hospitals in urban areas, in the case of Japan) and the organization (free competition, in Japan) of the hospital and the diffusion of technology. The manufacturers of equipment that knew the conditions of local market (Shimadzu), rather than global companies (Siemens), were able to dominate the business of X-ray equipement. 2) The acquisition of new technology was an investment which had a major impact on the management of hospitals (need for new financial resources; attraction of wealthy patients) and on the whole hopsital system. This gave way to the intervention of the state (regulation to support the access to healthcare to population).
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| Free Research Field |
Business History
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