Remote medical consultation services that connect doctors and patients via smartphones and other devices are spreading across Japan, with their popularity boosted by recent deregulations in telemedicine.As deregulations in April have allowed health insurance coverage for such consultations, healthcare startups are expected to further accelerate the development of remote healthcare services which utilize artificial intelligence, amid improvements in the accumulation of health data on individuals.The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry unveiled its vision for developing and utilizing a healthc…READ FULL ARTICLE
