‘ketsuken’: an at-home blood test supported by app
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Medical Future announced its new service of at-home blood test “ketsuken” including testing kit available for sale online and an app to manage the results.
In March 2017, the company opened the Ginza Blood Inspection Laboratory (Ginza main facility) where one can self-test with the same accuracy as medical institutions with a single drop of blood.
Since then, labs in Kagoshima (prefecture on Kyushu island)and Osaka (Kansai region) have been opened, and the company is planning to expand into Tokai region this spring.
However, users living in remote areas say it can be cumbersome to travel to labs because of the distance and limited open hours at facilities. Meanwhile, 30 percent of population in Japan do not undergo medical examination and 25 percent among them cite such reasons as “lack of time” and “burdensome task”.
With “ketsuken” at-home blood test, users will get their blood results shown on app within three days of sending blood sample by mail to medical facility.
As personal history of medical results can be visualized as a chart on app, it becomes possible to notice health changes over time.
The users of “ketsuken” service can also obtain results by visiting the company’s physical store.
In the future, in addition to blood test, the company intends to expand its services into other medical areas as well.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/01/28/ketsuken/