The purpose of this study is to discuss the risk analysis and management of medical treatment in Japan.
With the recent increase in aged population, risk management in Japanese medical treatment has shifted its focus toward the high-risk population.
In 1990, the Society for Risk Analysis, U.S.A. proposed to form an association to discuss risk analysis with Japanese researchers at the Tsukuba University. In that year, the American researchers presented a dynamic structure of the comprehensive way of thinking in risk management. The precise structure and the practical application of the important aspects have been compared and discussed.
Drawing from the results of these debates, this paper discusses risk analysis and management in Japanese medical treatment.
