Application of a geographic information system to the development and evaluation of the regional healthcare planning

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The purpose of this study was to verify the availability of a geographic information system(GIS) for the development and evaluation of the regional healthcare planning. The following results were obtained :(1) behavior of inpatients in Aomori Prefecture was affected by the regional healthcare policy,(2) widening disparity between hospitals and between areas for the introduction of the national electronic health records system, and maldistribution of region and the research field for the trend of the telemedicine study,(3) the regional maldistribution of doctor about stroke and acute myocardial infarction and care resources in Hokkaido, and problem in the regional cooperation.