Fujitsu and IBM Japan formalize cooperation in health care sector

Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2026 – (JCN Newswire) –Fujitsu Limited and IBM Japan, Ltd. today revealed the formalization of a cooperation within the health care domain, structure on factors to consider initially revealed in September 2025. To speed up information combination, the 2 business will promote the advancement of a sovereign cloud platform for medical usage and the joint usage of medical AI options.

The 2 business will run their electronic health record services on Fujitsu’s sovereign cloud platform, make it possible for information combination throughout numerous medical organizations, and help with the usage of AI based upon the requirements of doctor in Japan. This cooperation intends to offer health care organizations with a cloud-based medical details system choice that guarantees information sovereignty by enabling control over the innovations utilized within Japan, while likewise dealing with structural obstacles dealing with the health care market and developing social worth.

Broadening medical need and restrictions of the health care system

Japan’s health care system deals with increasing medical need due to a quickly aging society. Medical costs continue to grow and now go beyond 48 trillion yen every year. The health care shipment system has a hard time with complicated obstacles such as the sustainability of social security financing, a decline in medical workers, and monetary problems for medical organizations. The information required to drive sophisticated scientific research study and advancement is still in the procedure of standardization and structuring, and has yet to be adequately incorporated and efficiently used.

To deal with these obstacles, it is necessary to unburden health care experts from administrative and indirect jobs, allowing them to concentrate on medical tasks. Medical information should likewise be properly made use of throughout numerous organizations, with mindful factor to consider of information sovereignty, security, and functional connection. Integrating their strengths, Fujitsu and IBM Japan will team up to supply efficient options to doctor.

Introduction

The cooperation will promote the functional effectiveness of medical organizations and improve information usage, while matching the advancement of a platform for medical information usage and medical DX (digital change) determines promoted by the Japanese federal government. Particularly, Fujitsu and IBM Japan will promote the following 2 efforts:

1. Advancement of a sovereign cloud platform for medical usage

Fujitsu and IBM Japan will establish a sovereign cloud platform for medical usage. On this platform, Fujitsu’s sovereign cloud environment will act as a typical structure for electronic health record services offered separately by Fujitsu and IBM Japan to be run on. This will allow health care organizations to use cloud-based medical options with due factor to consider for information sovereignty and security.

2. Improve medical operations through medical information usage and AI

The 2 business will equally take advantage of their AI options for the health care market. With the authorization of medical organizations and clients, Fujitsu and IBM Japan will safely incorporate and use information from numerous medical organizations in Japan. Leveraging AI, they will promote the performance of medical facility operations and the improvement of medical assistance. Particular usage cases consist of AI-powered assistance for producing medical files such as medical and nursing reports, and simplifying on-site operations such as DPC coding (category work for medical cost declares based upon diagnosis-related groups). In this method, the 2 business intend to produce an environment where health care experts can concentrate on their main task of offering healthcare.

In addition, the 2 business are checking out– and have actually currently begun partly executing– utilize cases to speed up partnership in between health care and drug discovery and advancement, such as determining clients appropriate for medical trials and enhancing the performance of medical research study. By advancing collaborations with numerous medical organizations, the business intend to promote the on-demand, cross-institutional usage of information from these companies, eventually allowing the arrangement of ideal scientific trial chances customized to each specific client.

The 2 business will work together with medical organizations in Japan, consisting of university health centers and nationwide centers, to confirm usage cases for health care information usage and AI, and to advance their phased implementation.

Future Plans

The 2 business will think about combination and growth with several medical details systems, and by working together with medical organizations, broaden usage cases for information and AI usage, intending to attain both enhanced quality and effectiveness in treatment. Progressing, Fujitsu and IBM Japan will likewise think about understanding patient-centric health care services that cover whatever from visit reservation to post-treatment follow-up.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu’s function is to make the world more sustainable by developing rely on society through development. As the digital change partner of option for clients around the world, our 100,000 workers work to fix a few of the best difficulties dealing with humankind. Our series of services and options make use of 5 essential innovations: AI, Computing, Networks, Data & & Security, and Converging Technologies, which we combine to provide sustainability change. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported combined incomes of 3.5 trillion yen (US$ 23 billion) for the ended March 31, 2026 and stays the leading digital services business in Japan by market share. Learn more: global.fujitsu

About IBM Japan

IBM Japan is the Japanese subsidiary of IBM Corporation, an international innovation business that runs in more than 175 nations. As a leading service provider of hybrid cloud, AI and seeking advice from know-how, we utilize first-rate research study and advancement abilities, deep consulting insights, and end-to-end offerings– from the style and advancement of IT systems to their operation and upkeep– to assist customers drive company improvement and accelerate their digital changes. To learn more, go to https://www.ibm.com/jp-ja/.

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