Information Media for Medical Institutions 'medico+' Celebrates Its 1st Anniversary

Mediphone Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Mayumi Sawada; hereinafter 'Mediphone'), which provides remote medical interpretation for medical institutions and supports corporate health management, is pleased to announce that its information dissemination media for medical institutions, 'medico+', has celebrated its first anniversary. In conjunction with this, a commemorative 1st-anniversary issue will be published in mid-May 2026.

Started as a place to share knowledge in the medical field

'medico+' was launched on April 24, 2025, as a new information dissemination media for medical institutions. In recent years, in addition to staffing shortages and increasing complexity of operations, themes such as responding to foreign patients and promoting DX have rapidly expanded in the medical field. However, the know-how and problem-solving efforts cultivated by each medical institution in the field tend to be accumulated individually, and opportunities for cross-sectional sharing have been limited.

Against this backdrop, 'medico+' is a free magazine format that medical professionals can easily pick up, providing real-world initiatives and practical information useful for their work. It is developed as a media for sharing knowledge among medical institutions, responding to needs such as 'What initiatives are other medical institutions taking?' and 'What hints can be utilized in our hospital?'

From 1 year of accumulated knowledge, to a platform for mutual learning

To date, 'medico+' has covered themes directly related to the practical work of medical institutions, such as case studies of medical institutions' initiatives and hints for problem-solving, as well as handling foreign patient acceptance and establishing internal systems.

In 2025, issues were published on the following themes, focusing on areas of high interest in the medical field:

・No.1 (April/May issue): Countermeasures for medical institutions with many foreign patients

・No.2 (July/August issue): The forefront of hospital DX

・No.3 (September/October issue): Case studies of foreign patient response in emergency medical care

・No.4 (November/December issue): Management strategies for medical institutions

Readers, who are medical professionals, have provided feedback such as 'Specific initiatives of other hospitals are helpful' and 'It seems useful as a hint for on-site judgment and operation.' It is also being utilized as an information sharing material within hospitals, thus broadening its support as a practical media.

Back issues can be viewed and downloaded from the following link:

https://mediphone.jp/paper/form_medico_archive/

'medico+' 1st-anniversary issue to be published

To commemorate its 1st anniversary, a special commemorative issue will be published sequentially from mid-May 2026.

・Scheduled publication date: Sequentially distributed from mid-May 2026

・Theme: Community Healthcare and Multicultural Coexistence – A Peek into Hospitals Vol.1

・Page count: 14 pages (planned)

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・New feature 'A Peek into Hospitals' Vol.1 (Special feature on Naha Municipal Hospital, a local independent administrative agency)

・“Hiyari-Hatto” (near-miss/incident) cases in foreign patient response

・Seminar information, service introductions, various columns, etc.

The new feature 'A Peek into Hospitals' will delve deeply into the initiatives of actual medical institutions, visualizing the ingenuity and background of decision-making on-site. It will provide practical knowledge that readers can apply to their own institutions.

Building upon the case studies of medical institutions accumulated over this past year, we aim to develop into a platform where medical institutions can connect more interactively and learn from each other.

Furthermore, to become a more 'familiar and reliable presence' for many medical institutions, the magazine's design has been refreshed to coincide with its 1st anniversary. The layout has been improved for intuitive understanding even in busy medical settings, enhancing information visibility and readability.

'medico+' also offers advertising space, hospital feature articles like the new 'A Peek into Hospitals' project, interview articles, and listings for products and services for medical institutions and clinics. Please feel free to contact the person in charge below for requests and consultations regarding magazine listings.

[Contact for Magazine Listings]

Contact: Mediphone Inc., Marketing Promotion Department, medico+ Editorial Department

e-mail: medico-plus@mediphone.jp

In addition, an interview article with Editor-in-Chief Matsuda has been published on note.

This article focuses on the 'sharing of knowledge in the medical field' and 'relationship with readers' that 'medico+' has built up over the past year, introducing the value of the media that 'connects knowledge in the medical field' and its future prospects.

[note article] Connecting 'Knowledge' in the Medical Field – 'medico+' 1st Anniversary, Editor-in-Chief talks about the past and future

'medico+' has aimed to deliver initiatives and innovations born in the medical field to medical institutions that need them, based on the concept of 'mediPhone + connect (connection) community'.