Abstract
Health checkups and healthcare advice with a particular focus on the detection of diabetes to all those insured over the age of 40 is executed in April, 2008. Those who consult a physician are automatically judged by the value of the inspection data, and classified depending on the level of the lifestyle improvement.
The value of the inspection data of all medical institutions in Japan will be united by this medical care reformation. The guarantee of the reliability of the inspection data is demanded for that. The inspection data is guaranteed with persisting in the internal quality control and receiving the external quality control.
It seems that the quality control of preanalytical phase, from collecting blood to the measurement, it becomes important, too.
