Public Medical Hub (PMH) connecting local governments and medical institutions
Digital Agency, in cooperation with relevant ministries and agencies, promotes digitalisation initiatives utilizing My Number Card in areas such as medical care subsidies, vaccinations, and maternal and child health.
Announcements
- February 12, 2025 Information for Information for medical institutions and pharmacies, and medical institutions and pharmacy system vendors updated the "List of Scheduled Start Dates of Operation and Scheduled Start Dates of Operation of PMH Advanced Implementation Projects" and the "List of Business Operators that have Responded to (Plan to Respond to) the Use of Patient Registration Cards in PMH and My Number Card".
Contents
- PMH Initiatives
- Public offering information
- Material
3-1. Information for Information for Municipalities and Municipal System Vendors
3-2. Information for Information for medical institutions and pharmacies, and medical institutions and pharmacy system vendors
3-3. Subsidy Program for Medical Institutions and Pharmacies
3-4. Public Medical Hub System Terms of Use - Related Information
- Contact Information
1. PMH Initiatives
In the fields of medical care subsidies, maternal and child health, vaccinations, and long-term care insurance, which are mainly implemented by local governments, there is a heavy workload for the people, local governments, medical institutions, and pharmacies to coordinate information on paper, and improvements are needed.
In order to solve this problem, the Road Map for the Promotion of Medical DX (published in Cabinet Secretariat) (PDF / 454 kb) decided on June 2, 2023 (2023) states that "A mechanism for information coordination that enables the safe exchange of necessary information between related organizations and administrative agencies will be developed, and information related to long-term care insurance, vaccinations, maternal and child health, publicly funded health care, and medical care subsidies for local governments will be shared in conjunction with efforts to standardize local government systems."
In FY 2023 (FY 2023), Digital Agency developed a system (Public Medical Hub: PMH) with an information linkage function as a mechanism for this information linkage, and started an advanced implementation project in the fields of medical care subsidies, vaccinations, and maternal and child health for local governments that wish to do so.
Benefits of PMH
- Field of medical care subsidies
- The My Number Card (Minor Insurance Card) can be used as a recipient's certificate for medical care subsidies when visiting medical institutions and pharmacies.
- Fields of immunization and maternal and child health
- Prevaccination Screening Questionnaire and Medical Questionnaire will be input in advance using smartphones, etc., and the My Number Card will be used as vaccination tickets and consultation tickets.
- The Mynaportal will recommend vaccinations and medical examinations to prevent people from forgetting vaccinations and medical examinations, and vaccination history and medical examination results will be available on the Mynaportal in real time.
In the future, we will expand the functions of the PMH to increase the number of systems and use cases for information sharing, and promote initiatives to expand the target municipalities, medical institutions, and pharmacies.
2. Public Offering Information
Open Opportunities
There is no information currently open.
Completed public offering (public offering results)
FY 2023 (FY 2023)
FY 2024 (FY 2024)
- Results of the First Public Offering of PMH Projects in Fiscal 2024 (Fiscal 2024)
- FY 2024 (FY 2024) Results of Secondary Public Offering of PMH (Medical Care Support) Advanced Implementation Project
3. Materials
Information for Municipalities and Municipal System Vendors
- Specifications for the PMH
This page provides information on the specifications required to connect to the PMH (Medical Subsidy).- Explanatory material (ZIP/15,619 kb) (updated on November 7, 2024)
- File Design Document (ZIP/1,615 kb) (updated on October 24, 2024)
- API Design Document (ZIP/15,076 kb) (updated on January 23, 2025)
- Error Code List (Excel / 44 kb)
- API linkage batch
Please check the following when using the API linkage batch. - PIA Stationery
Please check the following when implementing PIA * in your local government.- PIA Template (ZIP/1,713 kb) (updated on January 23, 2025)
*PIA (Privacy Impact Assessment): A system to assess in advance what risks and impacts there are to the privacy of individuals before carrying out clerical work involving the handling of personal information, etc.
- PIA Template (ZIP/1,713 kb) (updated on January 23, 2025)
Information for medical institutions and pharmacies, and medical institutions and pharmacy system vendors
- Specifications for the PMH
This page provides information on the specifications required to connect to the PMH (Medical Subsidy).- Explanatory material _ Promotion of the use of My Number Card for recipient certificates of medical care subsidies (PDF / 2,486 kb) (updated on October 16, 2024)
- XML Specifications (Excel/389KB) (updated October 1, 2024)
- Test related documents (specifications and test data) (ZIP / 155 kb) (updated on December 26, 2024)
- Master related to PMH system
This page contains PMH system-related masters.- PMH Scheme Master (Excel / 48 kb) (updated on January 23, 2025)
- PMH Scheme Master (Income Classification) (CSV / 13 kb) (updated on January 23, 2025)
- PMH System-related Master (Non-Income Category) (CSV / 10 kb) (updated on January 23, 2025)
*They are posted in Excel and CSV formats respectively, but the contents are the same.
- Posters for display at medical institutions and pharmacies
Posters created in Digital Agency for display at medical institutions and pharmacies are posted.- Poster for medical institutions and pharmacies regarding PMH (Medical Care Subsidies) (PDF / 528 kb) (published on October 24, 2024)
- List of Scheduled Commencement Date of Operation and Commencement Date of Operation of PMH Pilot Project
Please refer to the following for the scheduled start date of operation and the start date of operation in each local government.
As of October 2024, a total of 183 local governments (22 prefectures and 161 municipalities) have participated in the PMH program. - List of providers that have accepted (or will accept) the use of PMH and My Number Card patient registration cards
Please refer to the following for a list of medical institutions and pharmacies that have accepted (or will accept) the use of PMH (Medical Subsidy) and My Number Card patient registration cards.- List of business operators that have already responded to (and will respond to) the online eligibility confirmation (PMH) for medical care subsidies and the use of patient registration cards in My Number Card (PDF / 205 kb) (updated on February 12, 2025)
*Information on vendors that have registered with Digital Agency and will be updated as needed.
*Please contact the vendor for more information, as they may also be available for vendors not listed. - Registration Form
When registering a new or changed PMH (Medical Care Support) or My Number Card patient registration card, please use the form below.
- List of business operators that have already responded to (and will respond to) the online eligibility confirmation (PMH) for medical care subsidies and the use of patient registration cards in My Number Card (PDF / 205 kb) (updated on February 12, 2025)
Briefing materials and videos for medical institutions and pharmacy system vendors
Materials and videos from the briefing held on August 8, 2024 are posted.
In addition to how to connect to the PMH (Medical Subsidy), it also explains how to realize the integration of the patient registration card and the My Number Card, so please check the materials and videos.
- Supporting documentation (PDF/5,583 kb)
- Video Description (YouTube)
- Content (The start time in the video is shown in parentheses for each content)
- Message from Minister for Digital Transformation (YouTube) (from 2 minutes 10 seconds)
- Explanation of the subsidy (YouTube) (from 12 minutes 40 seconds)
- Regarding the integration of patient registration card and My Number Card (YouTube) (from 18 minutes 30 seconds)
- Regarding the integration of the recipient certificate of medical care subsidies and the My Number Card (YouTube) (from 30 minutes 42 seconds)
- Optimization of visual confirmation when changing credentials (YouTube) (from 45 minutes 35 seconds)
- Content (The start time in the video is shown in parentheses for each content)
Subsidy System for Medical Institutions and Pharmacies (* Application Closed)
The fiscal 2024 subsidy program for system modification costs required to connect to the PMH (Medical Care Subsidy) (including system modification for the use of patient registration cards in My Number Card) has been terminated. In addition, a budget with the same content of subsidies in mind was included in the supplementary budget for fiscal 2024 in Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. As soon as the details are decided, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will let you know.
- (Reference) Leaflet * Acceptance will end with the application deadline of February 1, 2025
Leaflets on subsidies for the use of PHM (Medical Care Subsidies) and My Number Card patient registration cards (PDF / 1,373 kb) (updated on October 24, 2024)
Public Medical Hub System Terms of Use
Before you start using PMH, you need to agree to the Terms of Use. Please see the details below.
- People from local governments
Public Medical Hub System Terms of Use for Municipalities (PDF / 744 kb) (updated November 29, 2024)
*When you participate in the advanced implementation project, the consent procedure is required. Details will be individually announced to participating local governments. - People from medical institutions and pharmacies
Public Medical Hub System Terms of Use (for medical institutions and pharmacies) (PDF / 829 kb) (updated on December 3, 2024)
* In order to receive the "Medical Care Subsidy Information", you need to modify the Rececon. After modifying the Rececon, you will be deemed to agree to the Terms of Use by selecting "Use" on the "Online Qualification Confirmation System Environment Setting Information Update" screen when the operation starts. Please check the contents in advance.
4. Related Information
- Summary of the 2023 Supplementary Budget (PDF / 1,128 kb)
- Archived videos of past briefing sessions, briefing materials, etc. (related to PMH)
5. Contact Information
- Digital Agency Group of Service for Citizens Health, Medical and Nursing Care Group
Email: medical. 2 _ atmark _ digital. go. jp - Accenture Japan Ltd. (contractor of PMH Research Project)
Email: pmh _ research _ atmark _ accenture. com
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