{"id":323,"date":"2019-11-20T10:03:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T01:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:41:46","slug":"philosophy-and-basic-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/aboutus\/philosophy-and-basic-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy and Basic Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main_contents with_sidebar\">\n<div class=\"sidebar_wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"sidebar\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar_inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"side_nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<input id=\"tgl\" class=\"dropdownInput\" type=\"checkbox\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdownBox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"tgl\" class=\"dropdownLabel\"><span class=\"text\">Learn more<\/span><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"menu-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/\">About Us<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/message\/\">President Greetings<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/philosophy\/\">Philosophy and basic policy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/data\/\">Hospital overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/institution\/\">Standard \/ Designation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/ward\/\">In-hospital \/ Ward<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/ethic\/\">About the Ethics and Medical Audit Committee<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/ethic\/yuketu\/\">Management of Patients Who Refuse Blood Transfusions for Religious Reasons<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/ethic\/kiyaku\/\">Bylaws of the NTT Medical Center Tokyo Ethical Review Board<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/ethic\/tebiki\/\">Guide to Ethical Review Applications<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/ethic\/flow\/\">NTT Medical Center Tokyo Ethical Review Board Case Review Application Flowchart<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/medicalinfo\/\">Disclosure of Medical Records<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/comprehensive\/\">Regarding Informed Consent<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"\/en\/aboutus\/kobetuList\/\">Medical Care Items Subject to Individual Consent<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.side_nav -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sidebar_inner -->\n\t<\/div><!-- \/.sidebar -->\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"main_section\">\n<h1 class=\"first\">Philosophy and Basic Policy<\/h1>\n<h2>Philosophy of NTT Medical Center Tokyo<\/h2>\n<p>As a symbol of the social contribution of NTT East Corporation, we are dedicated to ensuring the happiness of all who use the hospital through the provision of medical care, and to all who work at the hospital.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-note\">\n<li>*The hospital is operated by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nmct\/img\/aboutus\/philosophy\/index_01.jpg\" alt=\"Philosophy of NTT Medical Center Tokyo\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Basic Policy<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Respect for the Rights and Character of Patients<\/h3>\n<p>We respect the rights and character of patients, practicing heartfelt patient-centered care.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Providing the Best Healthcare From a Global Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>Based on the latest technologies from a global perspective, we seek to prove the best medical care.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Promotion of Team Medicine<\/h3>\n<p>We promote team medicine by specialized staff from the respective clinical departments, divisions, and roles.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Appropriate Risk Management and Provision of Safe Medical Care<\/h3>\n<p>Thoroughly, collecting, managing, and analyzing incident \/ accident information, we continuously implement safety measures.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Advancement of Regional Medical Care and Promotion of Collaboration<\/h3>\n<p>As a core hospital in the region, we actively promote regional medical cooperation such as accepting patients referred from emergency medical care (secondary emergency medical care) and other medical institutions and referring patients to other medical institutions.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Use of ICT in Medical Care and Giving Back to Society<\/h3>\n<p>Taking advantage of the characteristics of the hospital as a hospital of the NTT East Corporation, one of the leading information distribution companies in Japan, we actively utilize ICT technologies such as electronic medical records in medical care, giving back to society in the form of the latest technologies.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Ethics \/ Conduct Charter<\/h2>\n<p>NTT Medical Center Tokyo declares its &ldquo;Hospital Philosophy&rdquo; and &ldquo;Basic Policies&rdquo; as a symbol of the social contribution of NTT East Corporation. We are deeply aware of this philosophy \/ policies and our social responsibility, identifying the following as the basis of our actions as we carry out our duties with integrity.<\/p>\n<p>We comply with Japanese laws and regulations in conducting medicine and care.<br \/>\nWe respect the privacy of patients and protect confidentiality.<br \/>\nWe accurately communicate information about patient services.<br \/>\nWe set guidelines for outpatient, inpatient, hospital discharge, and hospital transfer of patients.<br \/>\nWe accurately publicize operating and clinical indicators.<br \/>\nWe do not discriminate with regards to employment.<br \/>\nWe strive to ensure that there are no disparities in consultations and treatment outcomes.<br \/>\nWe disclose information on conflicts of interest with treatment and care to patients.<br \/>\nHospital personnel may use the &ldquo;HSR \/ Compliance Helpline&rdquo; as a contact for consultation and reporting if they have any doubts about business operations or employee behavior, etc. in light of this Ethics \/ Conduct Charter<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Patient Rights and Responsibilities<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Right to Receive Safe, High Quality Treatment<\/h3>\n<p>Patients have the right to receive safe, high quality treatment regardless of differences in personal background or the nature of their disease.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Right to Obtain Sufficient Explanation and Information<\/h3>\n<p>Patients have the right to obtain all information about their diagnosis, treatment, and expected course of their treatment in words that they are able to understand and to request disclosure of their medical records. Patients also have the right to seek a second opinion from other physicians, including at other hospitals.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Right to Choose of Their Own Will<\/h3>\n<p>Patients have the right to choose or refuse treatment.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Right to Privacy<\/h3>\n<p>Patients have the right to protection of their medical records, personal information, and privacy.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Responsibility for Accurately Providing His\/Her Own Health \/Disease Information<\/h3>\n<p>In order to receive safe, high quality treatment, patients are responsible for accurately providing healthcare professionals with all information about their health and disease.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Responsibility to Make an Effort to Understand His\/Her Own Healthcondition \/ Disease<\/h3>\n<p>In order to receive safe, high quality treatment, patients are responsible for conscious participation in their treatment.<br \/>\nPatients are responsible for cooperating in their own treatment upon freely asking questions and fully understanding the instructions \/ explanations given by healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Responsibility to Act With Consideration of the Hospitalenvironment and Other Patients<\/h3>\n<p>Patients and relevant individuals are responsible for ensuring that they do not interfere with the treatment of other patients and the work of hospital personnel through unreasonable words and actions.<\/p>\n<h3>8. Responsibility for Payment of Medical Expenses<\/h3>\n<p>Patients are responsible for payment of expenses for the medical care received at the hospital on the day of their outpatient consultation or date of discharge, or by the deadline specified by the hospital.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Dissatisfaction With Treatment \/ Care<\/h2>\n<p>If you are dissatisfied with the treatment \/ care received at the hospital, and this cannot be resolved through discussion with your attending physician or supervisor, please contact the Patient Help Desk and Patient Suggestion Box.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Second Opinion<\/h2>\n<p>A second opinion is a patient&rsquo;s right to seek &ldquo;another opinion&rdquo; from a physician at a different medical institution, separately from your current attending physician regarding the progress of your treatment and the next stage of treatment options, enabling patients and their families to select a treatment method that is convincing to them. If you wish to seek a second opinion at another medical institution, please do not hesitate to inform your attending physician. This will not disadvantage you in any way with regards to treatment at the hospital or treatment outside of the hospital.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Cooperation With Medical Safety Management, Infectionprevention, and Improving the Quality of Medical Care<\/h2>\n<p>At NTT Medical Center Tokyo, we are dedicated to conducting medical safety management such as checking on patients and checking for the risk of falls, preventing infections through the encouragement of handwashing, etc., and improving the quality of medical care based on surveys conducted on patients and their families. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philosophy and Basic Policy Philosophy of NTT Medical Center Tokyo As a symbol of the social contribution of N&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":98,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-323","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1554,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/323\/revisions\/1554"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmct.ntt-east.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}