Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

General Internal Medicine

・ Please contact us for a residential visit to a Nursing Home for the elderly.

General Pediatrics

・ Newborn Care
・ Pre-Entrance Checkups for Various Schools
・ Immunizations (English translations of immunization records are not required as the patients are seen by physicians licensed in both Japan and the United States)

Surgery

・ Minor surgery
・ Breast cancer screening
・ Lung cancer screening
・ Thyroid disease
・ Preoperative Screening
・ Postoperative Follow-up

General Gynecology

・ Uterine Cancer Screening
・ Implantable Birth Control Device Placement

Other

・ Emergency Care
・ Postpartum Care
・ Dermatology
・ ENT

Insurance

HMSA,UHA,HMA,HMAA,UHC,Medicare etc
We also offer Mainland insurance.
Overseas traveler's insurance and credit card supplementary insurance are also available.

Differences in Health Insurance

The Japanese and American health care systems differ greatly. Japan has a universal health insurance system, and it is compulsory for all citizens to have health insurance. Therefore, you can see any medical institution or specialist you wish. In the U.S., however, the medical insurance system is a bit more complicated, and the system is such that you choose to join the system, including the lump sum and maximum contribution amount.

Differences in medical institutions

Due to the different insurance system from Japan, in America, medical The process begins with finding a doctor who will accept your insurance. Mainly, there are two types of HMOs and PPOs. HMOs limit visits to a specific group of physicians （ ） among their insurance providers, and if you need to see a specialist, you will be referred to a physician belonging to that group. On the other hand, PPO does not specify a group, and even specialists can be seen without a referral from another physician. However, the specialty care system in the U.S. is finely divided, and as the number of patients increases, many specialists tend to only see patients in certain areas.

Primary ・ Need for Care Physicians

Primary ・ A care physician is a family physician: when a patient sees multiple specialists on their own, as in PPO, information is often not shared among the physicians who see the same patient. As a result, there are many cases where treatment plans differ from doctor to doctor, or the same tests are repeated, which is wasteful. Therefore, I think it is necessary to have a doctor who is the base of one's health manage one's health comprehensively and provide extensive treatment.

Emi Ota ／ M.D.,Ph.D.

Graduated from Kagawa Medical University （ now Kagawa University School of Medicine ） and joined the Second Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine as a surgeon and engaged in treatment at Shinshu University Hospital. He then moved to the United States to conduct clinical research on lung cancer as a researcher at the Jose Hopkins University School of Medicine Cancer Center. Since 2013, he has completed his clinical research in family medicine at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine and is a board-certified family medicine physician and lecturer in the United States. He is familiar with both Japanese and American medicine and can provide a wide range of medical examinations from his experienced career. She also specializes in breast and uterine cancer screening, having specialized in cancer in Japan.