Mapxus

We at Mapxus are thrilled to share our partnership with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.*1, aimed at transforming nursing care business support through our innovative indoor location-based service, “mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™”*2.

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Japan's rapidly aging population presents significant challenges to the healthcare industry, particularly in nursing care. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan projects a shortage of approximately 690,000 nursing care workers by 2040, intensifying pressure on the healthcare sector. Nursing care providers struggle to balance improving productivity with maintaining high-quality care.

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This crisis also affects "business caregivers" — individuals who juggle the demands of their careers with the responsibility of caring for elderly family members. The situation highlights the urgent need for innovative solutions to support both the elderly and their caregivers in this uniquely challenging landscape.

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By leveraging “mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™”, we're optimizing care delivery and operational efficiency through real-time tracking of nursing staff within facilities and hospitals. Our solution utilizes existing Wi-Fi infrastructure for accurate indoor positioning, providing cost-effective and privacy-preserving insights to enhance resource utilization and management, ultimately improving the productivity and quality of care.

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Key benefits of our solution:

Precise Indoor Positioning: “mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™” provides real-time staff location data, enabling a deep understanding of workflow patterns and potential bottlenecks, and integrating seamlessly with the indoor delivery robot FORRO*3, reducing staff workload.
Data-Driven Insights: Our technology converts raw data into actionable insights, helping identify areas for improvement in staffing, resource allocation, and patient care.
Enhanced Operational Efficiency: By streamlining data collection and analysis, our service eliminates the need for nursing care staff to manually record on-site activities or conduct individual interviews. This significantly reduces administrative burden, enabling clear visualization of operational challenges and empowering nursing care facilities to prioritize exceptional patient care.
Privacy First: “mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™” collects solely location data, excluding images or any other personally identifiable information of residents and staff to maintain strict confidentiality.

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Caregiver behavior measurement with “mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™”
(Photo credit: Kawasaki Heavy Industries)

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Our collaboration with Kawasaki Heavy Industries marks an important step forward in harnessing technology to revolutionize nursing care operations. Together, we are shaping a future where care providers can deliver exceptional patient care within a more inclusive and supportive healthcare ecosystem.

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*1) Kawasaki Heavy Industries Press Release

介護業務支援サービス事業に mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™を提供

介護現場への機器やロボット導入を支援する介護業務支援サービス事業に参入

Click here to view the brochure (Japanese)

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*2) mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™

Kawasaki’s Indoor Location Information Service “iPNT-K™” is Rebranded as “mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™”

屋内位置情報サービス「iPNT-K™」、名称を「mapxus Driven by Kawasaki™」に変更

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*3) FORRO — Indoor Delivery Robot

藤田医科大学病院‧藤田医科大学東京先端医療研究センターがサービスロボット「FORRO」による配送サービスを正式導入