IT Integrating and Support Center
Naoki Mihara, Katsuya Tanaka, Hiroaki Noguchi, Naho Kitamura, Yuta Fukasaku, Izumi Nakayama, Kohtan Shin, Yasunobu Narita, Hiroyuki Tajima, Yuko Takaseki, Mai Tanabe
Introduction
The IT Integrating and Support Center (ITISC) was established in October 2017 to respond to the spread of AI and medical ICT, to properly maintain and operate the information system and network of the NCC as a whole, and to ensure information security measures.
The Team and What We Do
The ITISC consists of 3 sections. The information system planning section and information system management section on each campus are assigned under the director of the center. The ITISC is responsible for the following roles: (1) Maintenance and operation management of IT infrastructure such as the entire National Cancer Center network and information system, (2) Formulation of information security policy in accordance with related laws, etc. (3) Support for introduction of hospital information systems at the central and east hospitals, (4) Support for introduction of systems for administrative and research purposes, and (5) IT literacy education for staff, etc.
Activities
In FY2021, the ITISC carried out the following projects,
- Development and deployment of the administrative information system of the NCC.
- Planning and introduction support for renewal of the hospital information systems in the central hospital.
- Promotion of the electronic application approval system
- Update and adjustment of the information security system and related policies
- Maintenance of the telework environment for COVID-19 illness (over 400 staff in total)
Education
At the orientation for new entrepreneurs at Tsukiji and Kashiwa campus, the ITISC gives lectures on how to use information systems, important points on handling personal information, etc., to improve information literacy. In addition, the ITISC conducts information security lectures for the NCC staff twice a year.
Future Prospects
As the department responsible for the basic infrastructure of the NCC, it is our responsibility to provide secure, convenient, and advanced information systems and network environments that contribute to its cancer medical care and research. In addition, we are responsible for playing a role in the development and utilization of pioneering systems for domestic and overseas medical and research institutions. We will continue to contribute through the development of the NCC information system infrastructure scheduled for fiscal 2021.