TIS and Welby to Launch 'Healthcare Passport plus' to Jointly Promote Community-Based Integrated Care Services

TIS Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasushi Okamoto; hereinafter 'TIS'), a member of the TIS Intec Group, and Welby Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Directors: Takeru Hiki, Takeshi Yamamoto; hereinafter 'Welby') announce the launch of 'Healthcare Passport plus' starting July 2026, aimed at jointly promoting initiatives to realize community-based integrated care utilizing PHR*1. By providing 'Healthcare Passport plus,' the companies aim to strengthen functions that address the patient journey—representing the flow of experiences and actions from symptom recognition to consultation, diagnosis, treatment, and self-care—and to form a PHR network that encompasses regional facilities, including medical institutions. In promoting this business, TIS and Welby will jointly engage in service planning and operation, deploying the service to local governments and medical institutions. The development of 'Healthcare Passport plus' will proceed by enhancing the functions of TIS's existing 'Healthcare Passport,' with Welby responsible for development and operation, and TIS providing the service. Image of the business development by both companies

*1 A system that allows individuals to centrally manage their own medical and health information (vital data). Abbreviation for Personal Health Record. Background Due to the declining birthrate and aging population, the proportion of the elderly in the population is increasing, leading to a surge in demand for medical and nursing care. Meanwhile, the '2030 Problem'—characterized by concerns over skyrocketing social security costs due to shortages of doctors, nurses, and care staff, as well as widening regional medical disparities—is emerging as a social issue. To solve the '2030 Problem,' it is essential to realize community-based integrated care that supports citizens comprehensively from health maintenance to disease treatment, and the widespread adoption of PHR services is required as a mechanism for information linkage. However, the adoption of PHR services involves many stakeholders, including citizens, families, medical professionals, and local governments, and requires service support across a wide range of areas. Therefore, it has been necessary to strengthen functions and expand the user base through collaboration between service providers. Since 2020, TIS has provided 'Healthcare Passport,' a PHR service that allows individuals to safely and bidirectionally share health and medical information with medical professionals and family members. While it has a proven track record in implementation with local governments and administrations based on strengths such as data linkage with large hospitals and communication support among medical professionals, it has faced challenges in expanding its user base independently. For the past 12 years, Welby has provided 'Welby My Karte,' which supports self-management of health—such as blood pressure, blood glucose, exercise, and diet—for patients with lifestyle-related diseases like diabetes and hypertension, as well as for medical institutions involved in prevention. It boasts the largest scale among PHR services used in clinical settings. The apps provided by Welby have been downloaded over 1.23 million times, and 'Welby My Karte' has been introduced in approximately 7,000 medical institutions. However, realizing medical institution linkage and deployment to local governments remained a challenge. Consequently, TIS and Welby concluded a business alliance agreement in the PHR business in February 2026 to develop regional medical institution linkage and network construction using PHR, and to expand business in lifestyle-related diseases, cancer, and other disease areas, including pre-symptomatic and preventive care. Now, as a new service aimed at realizing community-based integrated care, they are launching 'Healthcare Passport plus.' Overview of Initiatives The main initiatives to accelerate the promotion of community-based integrated care in local governments and medical institutions...