November 20, 2003, 14:30-17:30
Main conference room, Sompo Japan Building 2F

Host:	Sompo Japan Foundation
Sponsors:	Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, Japan Medical Association and National Federation of Health Insurance Societies
Secretariat:	Sompo Japan Research Institute, Inc.

154 participants from healthcare providers, insurers, academia, governmental agencies, the media, etc.

To provide a forum where researchers, healthcare providers, insurers and governmental bodies could present and discuss the possibilities and potential problems of disease management focusing on new systems to manage the quality and cost of healthcare.

In the first half, members of the study group raised various issues through their presentations and guest speakers shared their views on disease management. In the second half, on the basis of these presentations and comments, a panel discussion was held to exchange views on the issues involved in introducing and developing disease management systems in Japan.

Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University

Please refer to Disease Management Reporter in Japan No.1 for the details of the symposium.