Explore Bernard's Ningen Dock Diagnostic Imaging Center in Japan

As a strategic partner, when Bernard Healthcare deployed Ningen Dock in Vietnam, Yamanashi University Hospital (Japan) also closely followed the professional quality, notably establishing an imaging diagnostic center right in the hospital to promptly process consultation information, remote professional discussions, and cross-read pathology results from Bernard.

In September 2024, during a reporting trip to the Ningen Dock conference in Japan, Bernard Healthcare returned to work with Yamanashi University Hospital (affiliated with Yamanashi University, ranked in the top 6.4% of the best universities in the world ).

Bernard Imaging in Yamanashi University Hospital

Established in 1983, over the past 40 years, The University of Yamanashi Hospital has continuously grown with the hospital-school model, and is currently the final public hospital in the region.

Yamanashi University Hospital is a training ground for medical professionals for many countries, including Vietnam.

The hospital's strengths are in treating internal and surgical diseases in specialized areas such as digestion, cardiovascular, neurology, urology, cancer, etc. The hospital also strongly develops the department of diagnostic imaging (CDHA), interventional imaging and is also famous for multimodal cancer therapy, especially radiotherapy.

This is one of the first hospitals in the world to have a CT-integrated linear accelerator system used in Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). The Department of Radiation Therapy has a multidisciplinary team, providing minimally invasive cancer treatment with the highest precision in Japan. The Department has three radiotherapy units (External Radiation Therapy with LINAC Linear Accelerator System, Tomotherapy and Brachytherapy) and Proton Beam Radiation Therapy systems, CyberKnife Robotic Radiation Therapy, forming a complete and specialized radiotherapy system, allowing the implementation of almost all radiotherapy techniques.

Few people know that in the hospital's CDHA area, there are doctors and computer systems integrated with advanced technology solutions reading and processing paraclinical data from Bernard Healthcare VN. In particular, the hospital also favors Bernard to set up a separate area in this area.

Bernard Diagnostic Imaging Center is located within the diagnostic imaging area of ​​Yamanashi University Hospital.

Through a synchronous, integrated medical technology solution (HIS, AI PACS), doctors at Yamanashi University Hospital will access the system, cross-read MRI and CT results through the patient ID (code) provided by Bernard.

Specialist Ningen Dock Bernard works directly with the hospital's diagnostic imaging doctor.

How do Bernard Healthcare and Yamanashi University Hospital collaborate?

Yamanashi University Hospital co-operates with Bernard Ningen Dock, is responsible for cross-reading all MRI and CT results and quality control of CDHA for all customers/patients who come to Bernard for examination of Ningen Dock or in-depth screening for cancer, stroke risk, blood vessels, etc.

Bernard Healthcare forms strategic partnership with Yamanashi University Hospital

The two sides have jointly built a 3-layer process of reading - cross-checking - close professional discussion, specifically: The two sides read the diagnostic imaging results in parallel and independently (first layer).

In cases where complex pathologies such as cancer are suspected, Yamanashi University Hospital will initiate a cross-reading process by radiologists and clinicians at the hospital before returning the results (second layer). At the same time, Bernard's physicians and/or Medical Council will also conduct consultations with specialists and radiologists at Bernard, giving preliminary conclusions.

In case of discrepancies in results, the two parties will discuss online. If after the consultation there is still no consensus, Bernard will be responsible for informing the patient of the final results. However, at the same time, full information about the assessment results from the hospital side will be provided to ensure transparency (third layer).

By implementing the Ningen Dock model in Vietnam, Bernard brings better opportunities to customers thanks to its strategic cooperation with Yamanashi University Hospital. Bernard's Ningen Dock process strictly adheres to strict Japanese standards, with cross-checking at examination stations and medical records. In particular, all MRI/CT cases are cross-read by Yamanashi University Hospital.

According to the report "Transforming the healthcare model: The birth and impact of Ningen Dock in Vietnam" presented at the 65th Ningen Dock Conference, after three years (2021 - 2023), Ningen Dock at Bernard has performed nearly 1,000 in-depth screenings, helping to detect and treat many dangerous diseases early, especially cancer cases, cardiovascular diseases (aneurysms, vascular stenosis, risk of stroke, ...).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/kham-pha-trung-tam-chan-doan-hinh-anh-ningen-dock-cua-bernard-tai-nhat-ban-185241027104841307.htm