ELIMINATION OF INTERINSTITUTIONAL DISCREPANCIES IN HEALTH CHECK-UP RESULTS - STANDARDIZATION OF DIAGNOSTIC DECISION LEVEL AND UNIFORMITY OFEXAMINATION DATA

In Japan, more people are taking AMHTS and the number of medical insti tutions where it is provided is also increasing. AMHTS is expected to continue to expand in scope and importance from now on. People do not necessarily take AMHTS at the same medical institutions year after yea r. For AM HTS to be truly useful from the viewpoint of preventive medi cine and be able to continue its development, it is imperative that th e level of diagnosis be standardized and the compatibility of examinat ion data be established among different institutions. The Japan Societ y of MHTS is conducting pilot studies of reversed quality control (RQC ) as part of its activities with the aim of clearly understanding inte r-institution gaps regarding AMHTS and to establish uniformity in exam ination data.