Article outline

• Introduction
• 1.Types of professions and qualifications
• 2.Insurance System
  • 2.1Municipality – controlled national health insurance (kokumin kenko hoken)
  • 2.2Japanese health insurance association-administered health insurance (kyoukai kenpo)
  • 2.3Association/union-administered health insurance (kumiai kenpo)
  • 2.4Mutual aid associations (kyosai kumiai)
  • 2.5Advanced elderLy Medical Service System (koreisha iryo hoken)
• 3.Types and services of medical care
  • 3.1Framework of regional medical care
    • 3.1.1Emergency care system
    • 3.1.2Disaster medical care
    • 3.1.3Medical care in remote areas
    • 3.1.4Perinatal care
    • 3.1.5Pediatric care
• 4.Third Party Accreditation
• 5.Aichi Medical Interpretation System and its Future
  • 5.1Introduction
  • 5.2.Issues that have previously affected the Aichi Prefecture
  • 5.3The launch of the Aichi Medical Interpretation System
  • 5.4Application and training
  • 5.5Employment rate of medical interpreters post-training
  • 5.6Questionnaire results on future improvements
    • 5.6.1Results: More opportunities for training
    • 5.6.2More information in advance
    • 5.6.3Less psychological burden
    • 5.6.4Better working conditions
  • 5.7Conclusion