Japan Association for Medical Informatics

[3-A-1] Exit Strategy of the “Rinchu-Net” Project and Expected Contribution to the Nationwide Application of Medical Real-World Data

*Naoki Nakashima1,2, Toshihiro Takeda1,3, Mihoko Okada1,4,5, Katsuhiko Ogasawara1,6, Hideo Kusuoka5,7, Yumiko Nomura8 (1. Japan Association for Medical Informatics, 2. Kyushu University, 3. Osaka University, 4. Institute of Health Data Infrastructure for All, 5. Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, 6. Hokkaido University, 7. National Hospital Organization, 8. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

Real World Data, Real World Evidence, Exit Strategy

A trial for the creation of real-world evidence, commonly known as “Rinchu-Net,” was launched in mid 2018 on 12 clinical study core hospitals with the support of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED). After four years, two hospitals were added to core hospitals. As the undertaken program, involving 14 hospitals, is two and a half years away from its completion, a picture of an exit strategy at the end of the fiscal year 2024 should be drawn by backcasting based on future predictions made also according to the experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally, “Rinchu-Net” not only aimed at the development of clinical study core hospitals but also at the creation of a starting point for nationwide infrastructure aimed at real-world data utilization. The project demands a philosophy and a concrete plan for the creation of the said infrastructure as the exit strategy. In this workshop, a hospital representative, an AMED representative, and the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare will present lectures and discussions on the concerned theme. The representative director and the chairman of the scientific committee of the Japan Association for Medical Informatics will join the discussion to outline future expectations and the exit strategy of “Rinchu-Net” from an academic perspective.