What MDS does

MDS (株式会社エム・ディ・エス) is a private Japanese information processing services company founded in October 1986 in Kagoshima and headquartered at 鹿児島市鴨池新町5番22号. The company employs 87 staff and operates with a paid-in capital of 10 million yen, serving primarily Kyushu-region clients with nationwide reach via a Tokyo branch established in April 2018 and a Tsukumi office opened in August 2018. MDS's primary customers are insurance companies and medical expense review institutions, elderly care meal delivery operators, nutrition management facilities, and a broader base of general enterprises, hospitals, and public organizations.

The company's core offerings span five business lines: (1) data entry services using 40 dedicated input machines with a dual-operator "enter-verify" method (エンターベリファイ方式) to ensure accuracy; (2) three proprietary vertical software systems — the 医療費管理システム for medical expense claim review and anomaly extraction, the MDS給食システム for elderly meal delivery planning and billing, and the MDS栄養管理システム for nutrition management in care facilities; (3) business support services using Excel, Word, and Access; (4) IT instructor dispatch covering Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, VBA, GIMP, and Internet applications with self-developed curricula; and (5) personnel dispatch of data entry staff, programmers, and instructors. Underlying technology combines OCR for automated capture with cloud-based data exchange, supported by Privacy Mark (2003), ISO/IEC 27001 (2020), and ISO 9001 (2024) certifications.

MDS generates revenue through five streams: data entry services, personnel dispatch, system development and sales (one-time license), instructor and training services, and business software and equipment sales. All services are custom-quoted with no public pricing, sold primarily through direct sales via the company website's inquiry form with a two business-day response commitment. Current leadership under Representative Director and President 宮脇孝一 (appointed November 2020) has overseen the recent ISO certifications, the 2024 Kagoshima Childcare Support Company recognition, and active 2027 new graduate recruitment, positioning the firm for its 40th anniversary in October 2025.

Name

MDS

Legal name

株式会社エム・ディ・エス

Website

https://kk-mds.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MDS is a 87-employee Kagoshima-based Japanese IT services firm offering proprietary medical expense review, meal delivery, and nutrition management software alongside data entry, instructor dispatch, and personnel services, primarily serving insurance companies, elderly care providers, and public organizations in Kyushu with nationwide reach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Information Processing & BPO Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Data Migration & Master Data Management Services (BPAEAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Master Data Management (MDM) & Patient/Provider Identity Data (HLACAIAB)

Keywords

• Data entry services
• Medical expense review
• IT instructor dispatch
• System development services
• Personnel dispatch

Headquarters

HQ city

Kagoshima

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Data Entry Services: Data input and image input services using dedicated machines and enter-verify methodology for accuracy assurance.
2. Personnel Dispatch Services: Dispatch of data entry personnel, information processing technical staff, and IT training instructors to client organizations.
3. System Development and Sales: Development and sales of business software including meal delivery systems and nutrition management systems.
4. Instructor and Training Services: Dispatch of instructors for IT workshops and training programs on software applications.
5. Business Software and Equipment Sales: Sales of business software, computer equipment and related products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

MDS provides information processing services including high-accuracy data entry using an enter-verify dual-operator methodology on 40 dedicated input machines, custom system development for healthcare/elderly-care verticals (medical expense, nutrition, meal-delivery systems), dispatch of IT training instructors and data-entry/programming personnel, and OA-tool-based business support using Excel, Word, and Access. Its flagship medical expense review business serves insurance companies and review institutions with claim digitization, systematic inspection, anomaly extraction, treatment confirmation, and call-center operations.

Product overview

MDS (株式会社エム・ディ・エス) operates as an IT services company offering a portfolio of specialized systems and services. Its core software products include the MDS給食システム for meal delivery planning and billing, the MDS栄養管理システム for nutrition management in elderly care facilities, and the 療道費管理システム for medical insurance claim analysis and inspection. These systems are complemented by data entry services using an enter-verify methodology with 40 dedicated machines, business support services for OA tools, and IT instructor/ training services covering applications like Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 療育費管理システム: 疗育费管理系统 - 申请书分析、疑义提取、受诊内容确认、コールセンター対応等の機能を提供。
• MDS栄養管理システム
• MDS給食システム

Products and services

• MDS Meal Service System (MDS給食システム) A meal-delivery service support system for elderly-care providers, supporting planning, delivery scheduling, food-type management, and billing/invoicing for individualized daily meals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data input accuracy ensured through dual verification method
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 株式会社南日本情報処理センターcoreOthers · 1 October 1986Related company established as the origin of MDS operations. All employees and equipment from this company were transferred to MDS at founding in October 1986. MDS was established at the core building of 南日本情報処理センター. Operations are conducted within the same facility (南日本情報処理センター内) in East Kai office location.
• 株式会社 エム・エム・シーminorOthersRelated company listed in company overview. No detailed partnership information available.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Toppan Holdings: Large Japanese conglomerate with significant BPO, data processing, and information processing services for healthcare and insurance verticals. Overlaps with MDS's data entry and document processing work but at vastly larger scale.
• NTT Data Group: Japan's largest IT services provider, serving insurance, healthcare, and public sector with systems integration, data processing, and managed services. Comparable to MDS's overall IT services portfolio but with national/global reach.
• JMDC Inc. Japanese healthcare data analytics company providing medical data platforms and analytics to insurers and healthcare providers. Comparable to MDS's medical expense data handling but focused on aggregated claims analytics rather than individual claim review.
• NS Solutions (NSSOL): Major Japanese IT services firm providing systems integration, data processing, and software solutions to financial services and insurance clients. Comparable to MDS's IT services for insurance companies and review institutions.

Direct peers

• Bell System24 Holdings: Japanese BPO and contact center company providing data entry, customer service, and personnel dispatch services. Comparable to MDS's data entry outsourcing and call center operations for insurance clients.
• Solasto Corporation: Medical and healthcare BPO company providing clerical, billing, and back-office services to healthcare providers and insurers in Japan. Comparable to MDS's medical expense review and insurance-focused BPO services.
• We!Mics Inc. Specialized medical expense review and optimization company serving Japanese health insurers, directly mirroring MDS's 療養費管理 (medical expense management) business for insurance companies and review institutions.
• Transcosmos Inc. Largest Japanese BPO/data entry services company, providing data entry, contact center, and digital marketing services to enterprises across verticals. Directly comparable business model to MDS's core data entry and business support services.

Emerging players

• Welby Inc. Tokyo-based digital health platform company focused on chronic disease management and elderly patient self-management apps. Adjacent to MDS's meal delivery and nutrition management systems for elderly care, but consumer-facing rather than B2B.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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