Prelana and MediFrame Begin Collaboration on AI Introduction Support Service Specialized for Medical Institutions
Prelana Inc. will partner with MediFrame to jointly launch an AI introduction support service specialized for medical institutions in March 2026, aiming to reduce the operational burden on medical workers.
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Prelana Inc. (Headquarters: Kita-ku, Osaka City; CEO: Tomoki Ichikawa; hereinafter 'Prelana') will partner with MediFrame, a consulting firm highly knowledgeable in the medical industry, to jointly begin offering an AI introduction support service specialized for medical institutions starting March 2026.
This service aims to dramatically reduce the workload of medical professionals in hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies, and to reclaim 'time to face patients.'
In Japan's super-aging society, workforce shortages and long working hours in the medical field are structural issues that can no longer be solved by the efforts of individual facilities alone. We challenge this issue by fusing Prelana's 'AI implementation capabilities' with MediFrame's 'deep knowledge of the medical frontline.'
What the medical field needs is not 'technology' but 'understanding'
Japan is the most rapidly aging country in the world, and medical demand will continue to increase. On the other hand, the reality of the medical frontline is severe.
- Nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals are taking up a vast amount of time for clerical work in addition to clinical duties
- Although 'task-shifting' promoted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is progressing, there is also a shortage of medical clerks to whom tasks are transferred
- Many facilities still actively use paper charts and faxes, and digitalization itself is only halfway done
The introduction of AI is expected as a solution, but the medical field has unique hurdles.
- Security requirements for patient information
- Working arrangements peculiar to medical professionals (shift systems, night shifts)
- The need for a cautious approach in a 'life-critical setting'
- Consistency with existing electronic medical records and medical information systems
Overcoming these hurdles requires more than just 'AI technology' or 'medical knowledge' alone. A partnership that deeply understands both is essential.
Achieving 'Authentic AI Introduction' through the Fusion of Two Companies' Expertise
MediFrame
As a consulting firm highly knowledgeable in the medical industry, it has a proven track record of deeply understanding the frontline issues of medical institutions and supporting operational improvements.
- Abundant track record in operational improvement and department setup in the medical frontline
- Extensive network in the medical industry through academic conferences, lectures, and book publishing
- Collaboration system with medical information technologists and other professional qualification holders, centered on pharmacists
- Support for new businesses of medical system manufacturers (secondary use of medical data, etc.)
Prelana Inc.
Since its founding, a company with 'AI implementation capabilities' that has provided AI introduction support and training to many small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Know-how in developing and conducting industry-specific AI introduction training
- Track record of operating step-by-step AI establishment support programs
- Creating mechanisms to lower the barriers to AI introduction for companies, including the utilization of subsidies
MediFrame's 'resolution of the medical frontline' and Prelana's 'track record and know-how in AI introduction training.' By multiplying the strengths of the two companies, AI utilization that truly takes root in the medical industry will be realized.
'The Future of Medicine' Realized in Stages
This service prioritizes the safety and security of the medical frontline and will transform the future of medical institutions through step-by-step AI introduction.
This service aims to dramatically reduce the workload of medical professionals in hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies, and to reclaim 'time to face patients.'
In Japan's super-aging society, workforce shortages and long working hours in the medical field are structural issues that can no longer be solved by the efforts of individual facilities alone. We challenge this issue by fusing Prelana's 'AI implementation capabilities' with MediFrame's 'deep knowledge of the medical frontline.'
What the medical field needs is not 'technology' but 'understanding'
Japan is the most rapidly aging country in the world, and medical demand will continue to increase. On the other hand, the reality of the medical frontline is severe.
- Nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals are taking up a vast amount of time for clerical work in addition to clinical duties
- Although 'task-shifting' promoted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is progressing, there is also a shortage of medical clerks to whom tasks are transferred
- Many facilities still actively use paper charts and faxes, and digitalization itself is only halfway done
The introduction of AI is expected as a solution, but the medical field has unique hurdles.
- Security requirements for patient information
- Working arrangements peculiar to medical professionals (shift systems, night shifts)
- The need for a cautious approach in a 'life-critical setting'
- Consistency with existing electronic medical records and medical information systems
Overcoming these hurdles requires more than just 'AI technology' or 'medical knowledge' alone. A partnership that deeply understands both is essential.
Achieving 'Authentic AI Introduction' through the Fusion of Two Companies' Expertise
MediFrame
As a consulting firm highly knowledgeable in the medical industry, it has a proven track record of deeply understanding the frontline issues of medical institutions and supporting operational improvements.
- Abundant track record in operational improvement and department setup in the medical frontline
- Extensive network in the medical industry through academic conferences, lectures, and book publishing
- Collaboration system with medical information technologists and other professional qualification holders, centered on pharmacists
- Support for new businesses of medical system manufacturers (secondary use of medical data, etc.)
Prelana Inc.
Since its founding, a company with 'AI implementation capabilities' that has provided AI introduction support and training to many small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Know-how in developing and conducting industry-specific AI introduction training
- Track record of operating step-by-step AI establishment support programs
- Creating mechanisms to lower the barriers to AI introduction for companies, including the utilization of subsidies
MediFrame's 'resolution of the medical frontline' and Prelana's 'track record and know-how in AI introduction training.' By multiplying the strengths of the two companies, AI utilization that truly takes root in the medical industry will be realized.
'The Future of Medicine' Realized in Stages
This service prioritizes the safety and security of the medical frontline and will transform the future of medical institutions through step-by-step AI introduction.