Awa Ai Net

What Awa Ai Net does

Awa Ai Net (一般社団法人阿波あいネット) is a Japanese General Incorporated Association that operates a cloud-based regional healthcare information sharing network exclusively within Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The platform — built on the ID-Link technology stack and hosted on AWS — enables consented residents' medical records, including diagnoses, prescriptions, test results, and medical images, to be exchanged between participating hospitals, clinics, dental clinics, pharmacies, and nursing care facilities. Bidirectional data exchange is available to core medical institutions and partner pharmacies, with reference-only access for other participating facilities, and patient consent is captured at dedicated booths such as those at Tokushima University Hospital. The network serves 31,736 consented participants across 127 facilities as of June 2026.

The organization originated as a 2017 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications cloud-EHR project and was formally incorporated on May 22, 2018, with Tokushima University Hospital, the Tokushima Medical Association, and Tokushima Prefecture as core founding partners. Technology alliances with NEC, Canon IT Solutions, LSI Medience, Ain Pharmacies, Abbott Japan, Nipro, AWS, and the PHR Promotion Association underpin the platform's integration, cloud, and standards alignment.

Revenue is generated from recurring annual facility usage fees paid by participating medical, dental, and nursing care providers, and from supporting corporate memberships priced at 10,000 yen per unit with a five-unit (50,000 yen) minimum. Services are free to consented residents. The fee schedule was revised in April 2026 to broaden access, and the network is now positioning members to claim the newly introduced 電子的診療情報連携体制整備加算 reimbursement. Leadership transitioned in June 2024, with Matsuhisa Soei assuming the chairmanship.

Name

Awa Ai Net

Legal name

一般社団法第人阿波あいネット

Website

https://awainet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Awa Ai Net operates a Tokushima Prefecture-wide, consent-based healthcare information sharing network linking 127 hospitals, clinics, dental clinics, pharmacies, and nursing care facilities, serving 31,736 residents via the ID-Link platform on AWS.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Information Exchange

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

HIE Platforms & Network Services (Community/Regional/National) (HLACABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consent, Authorization & Data Sharing Governance (opt-in/opt-out, DS4P) (HLACABAG), Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare information network
• Medical data sharing
• Electronic health records
• Patient information exchange
• Regional healthcare network

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokushima-shi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Facility Membership Fees: Participating medical, nursing care facilities, and pharmacies pay usage fees (利用料) for access to the network. Fee structure was revised in April 2026 to make services more accessible to healthcare providers.
2. Supporting Membership Fees: Corporate supporting members pay annual fees of 10,000 yen per unit with a minimum of 5 units (50,000 yen annually) for promotional benefits and involvement in the network's activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Awa Ai Net operates a cloud-based regional healthcare information sharing network (ID-Link) across Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. With resident consent, the network enables hospitals, clinics, dental clinics, pharmacies, and nursing care facilities to share medical records including diagnoses, prescriptions, test results, and medical images. Healthcare facilities pay membership/usage fees, while the service is provided free of charge to consenting residents.

Product overview

Awa Ai Net is a cloud-based healthcare information sharing network operated by General Incorporated Association Awa Ai Net. The core offering is the Awa Ai Net (ID-Link) network system, which enables consented residents' medical and nursing care information to be shared among participating hospitals, clinics, dental clinics, pharmacies, and nursing care facilities across Tokushima Prefecture. Supporting services include a downloadable document portal for consent/withdrawal procedures, user training login system, the Awa Ai Net Card for participant identification, and resident-facing information pages. The network facilitates bidirectional data exchange and reference-only access depending on facility type, with information stored securely using encryption technology. As of June 2026, the network has 31,736 consented participants across 127 participating facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Awa Ai Net Healthcare Information Network Cloud-based medical information sharing network system that enables consented residents' medical information (diagnoses, prescriptions, test results, medical images) to be shared among participating medical institutions and nursing care facilities across Tokushima Prefecture.
• Awa Ai Net Card (阿波あいネットカード) Physical ID card created for consented participants to facilitate access to the network's services at participating medical and nursing care facilities.
• User Training System (ユーザ研修ログイン) Online training portal for users of the network, requiring ID and password authentication to access training materials for healthcare and nursing care facility staff.
• Resident Information Portal (地域住民の方へ)

Quantifiable outcome

• Participation growth: 613 new consented participants in FY2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• PHR Promotion Association (PHR普及推進協議会)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 July 2024Special member participation in the Personal Health Record promotion council, supporting national digital health record initiatives.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)supportingTechnology or Integration · 29 September 2023Cloud infrastructure provider used for the healthcare network platform. Presented at AWS Healthcare Cloud Seminar in September 2023.
• Tokushima University HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Core founding partner hosting the network secretariat and information center within its facilities. Serves as the central hub for the healthcare information network and key data provider for the system.
• Tokushima Medical Association (Tokushima Prefecture Medical Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Medical association partner instrumental in establishing the network and promoting participation among member healthcare facilities across Tokushima Prefecture.
• Tokushima PrefecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Prefectural government partner providing policy support and funding for the regional healthcare information network initiative.
• NEC Corporation (日本電気株式会社)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSupporting member providing technology solutions and expertise for healthcare information systems integration.
• Canon IT Solutions Medical (キヤノンITSメディカル株式会社)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSupporting member providing medical IT solutions and integration expertise for the healthcare network.
• LSI Medience (株式会社LSIメディエンス)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSupporting member providing healthcare information technology solutions.
• Ain Pharmacies (株式会社アインファーマシーズ)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSupporting member and participating pharmacy chain providing bidirectional pharmacy integration services.
• Abbott Japan (アボットージャパン合同会社)supportingOthersSupporting member contributing to healthcare technology and services.
• Nipro (ニプロ株式会社)supportingOthersSupporting member in medical and pharmaceutical equipment and services.
• Canon IT Solutions (キヤノンITソリューションズ株式会社)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSupporting member providing IT solutions for healthcare cloud implementation. Featured case study on cloud-based medical image sharing functionality expansion.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• J-MIMO (Japan Medical Information Management Organization): J-MIMO operates an emerging nationwide medical information exchange leveraging My Number Card infrastructure. It is a developing national-level competitor whose growth could redefine the regional HIE layer that Awa Ai Net occupies.
• JMDC Inc. JMDC builds Japan's largest commercial health insurance claims and DPC database. While focused on claims data rather than clinical records, JMDC's expansion toward richer clinical/real-world data analytics makes it an adjacent emerging competitor in Japanese health data infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• M3 (M3 Inc.): M3 operates MR-kun, AskDoctors, and other platforms aggregating medical professionals and clinical decision support. While not a regional HIE, M3 has the physician network and capital to expand into healthcare data exchange, making it a broader incumbent competitor in Japanese healthcare IT.
• Fujitsu Healthcare Solutions: Fujitsu is one of Japan's largest hospital information system vendors and offers regional healthcare coordination platforms. It competes in the same electronic medical record and regional HIE infrastructure category as Awa Ai Net but serves a national footprint with broader portfolio capabilities.
• MEDIS (Medical Information System Development Center): MEDIS is a Japanese non-profit that maintains medical terminology standards (ICD, JLAC) and develops healthcare interoperability infrastructure. It operates adjacent to Awa Ai Net's interoperability focus, providing standards and infrastructure that any Japanese HIE relies upon.
• NEC Healthcare Solutions: NEC is a major Japanese EHR/EMR and healthcare IT vendor and a supporting member of Awa Ai Net. While not a regional HIE operator, NEC operates broadly in the same electronic medical record and health information exchange infrastructure space, serving hospitals with similar clinical data integration needs.

Others

• PHC Holdings (formerly Panasonic Healthcare): PHC provides medical devices, healthcare IT, and biomedical solutions including health data management. While primarily a device and diagnostics vendor, it is an ecosystem participant in Japanese health information infrastructure and could partner with or compete against regional HIEs.

Direct peers

• MEDICALDATA BOX (ID-Link operator): ID-Link is the underlying bidirectional medical information exchange platform that Awa Ai Net actually uses. Other regional HIEs across Japan use the same ID-Link technology, making them direct peers — same patient consent model, same bidirectional exchange capability, same target user base of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and nursing facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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