JP2006268584A - Terminal device, information management device, and information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device efficiently usable in registration of information from the terminal device to a host system. <P>SOLUTION: A PDA 70 includes an input control part 102, a registration request part 104, a receipt processing part 106, a registration confirmation part 108, a receipt/transmission part 112, and a display input part 72. When the registration request part 104 provides a registration request to the host system, the input control part 102 stops provision of an input function for the display input part 72 and restarts the input function for the display input part 72 when the receipt processing part 106 receives notice of completion of information registration from the host system. In receipt of the completion notice of the permanent registration of the information from the host system, the registration confirmation part 108 carries out confirmation processing for information registration. In this way, the display input part 72 is enabled on the PDA 70 side in receipt of temporary registration without respect to the permanent registration processing in the host system, and a user can restarts input operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information management technique, and more particularly to a technique for improving the usability of a terminal device by improving the information registration operation from the terminal device to a host system.

  When a plurality of users share and manage information using a plurality of terminal devices in an organization, information input from each terminal device is sequentially registered and managed in a higher system. For example, a large amount of information is generated for each patient in the medical field. These pieces of information are shared among a plurality of doctors and nurses and must be managed collectively so that they can be registered and referenced at any time. In recent years, electronic management of information has progressed even in the medical field, and it is possible to input and refer to information related to nursing actions in real time from a terminal device that can be operated individually by doctors and nurses. For example, in Patent Document 1, an identification number is given to the patient as identification information in advance. Then, the relationship between the identification number and the medicine to be administered to the patient is stored in a database on the server. For example, a patient has a necessary identification number by wearing a wristband printed with identification information. Prior to starting the nursing action of the patient in charge, the nurse connects the management computer connected to the server and the portable terminal device, for example, a nursing action instruction indicating the nursing content of the patient in charge during the nurse's working hours. Get the data. The acquired nursing action instruction data is displayed, for example, as a nursing list arranged in the order of nursing actions. The nurse can perform a nursing action based on the order of the nursing list.

  For example, when measuring body temperature or pulse and observing the patient's condition as nursing actions, the latest information is input from the mobile terminal device on the spot while referring to the patient's information at the patient's bedside. The information can be added to the server.

In such a system, the nurse can recognize the nursing action to be currently performed based on the nursing action instruction data displayed on the portable terminal device, and can smoothly authenticate the patient and the medicine. Also, by registering newly obtained information sequentially in the server in real time, it is possible to prevent mistakes in nursing record descriptions and repeated implementation of nursing.
JP 2004-110818 A

  By the way, a system for managing information in an organization is composed of a main system for managing the entire system and a plurality of subsystems connected in parallel to the main system. For example, in a hospital system, a subsystem that manages information related to nursing activities as described above, a subsystem that manages information on anesthesia departments, a subsystem that manages information on surgical departments, and a subsystem that manages information related to medical office work Subsystems that manage information related to systems and logistics are connected. In such a system configuration, if the main system freely opens the connection without providing access restrictions for each subsystem, the main system receives access from a plurality of subsystems at the same time, The CPU power of the main system will be divided. As a result, a delay occurs in the processing originally performed in the main system. For this reason, in a system in which a plurality of subsystems are connected in parallel to the main system, it may be possible to limit the cooperation with the subsystems. For example, the main system is controlled so as to cooperate with only one sub-system at a certain timing so that the processing of the main system itself is not burdened.

  However, access such as a registration request from the terminal device to the host system often occurs at the same time. For example, as described above, in a system in which the result of a nursing action is registered in the main system, when a nurse visits a ward at a predetermined time and performs a nursing action on a patient, a plurality of nurses are used at the same time. The main system is accessed through the subsystem. In this case, since the access from the subsystem to the main system is restricted, even if an information registration request is made from the portable terminal device, a registration waiting state is entered between the subsystem and the main system. For example, when a registration request is made from a plurality of portable terminal devices at the same time, there are a registration request that completes registration immediately and a registration request that can be registered only after several registrations are completed. . For example, when 1 registration is required for 1 second and there are 20 pieces of registration waiting information on the main system side, there is also information that registration is not completed until 20 seconds have passed since the registration request. As a result, the time required for completion of processing in the terminal device varies depending on the registration request timing. That is, the response response that should be obtained after the input is performed at the terminal device changes. In some cases, the mobile terminal device may appear to have caused an error. In addition, when the registration operation is being performed, other operations are restricted on the mobile terminal device side, so if a change occurs in the response response, the timing for shifting to the next work will vary, and the user will have a valid time. In some cases, it may be recognized that the use has been hindered.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device and an information management device capable of effectively using the terminal device when registering information from the terminal device to the host system. An information management system is provided.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a terminal device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an input unit that can accept an input from a user, an input control unit that provides the input unit to the user, and input from the input unit A registration request unit that provides a registration request for information to a host system; a reception processing unit that receives a reply to the registration request from the host system; and a registration check unit that confirms information registration in the host system, the input When the registration request unit provides a registration request to the host system, the control unit stops providing the input unit, and when the reception processing unit receives a provisional registration execution notification of the information from the host system, When the provision of the input unit is resumed and the reception processing unit receives a notification of completion of the main registration of the information from the higher system, the registration confirmation unit performs a confirmation process of information registration. Characterized by a run.

  Here, the input unit may include an input unit using a switch or the like physically formed on the casing, an input unit formed on the screen using a touch panel, or the like. According to this aspect, when an information registration request is made from the input unit to the host system, the input control unit temporarily invalidates the input unit, but the reception processing unit performs temporary registration of information from the host system. When the completion notification is received, the input control unit validates the input unit temporarily invalidated. Since the temporary registration reply is made upon acceptance of the registration request, the temporary registration response response has little variation and is made in a short time. In addition, by temporarily disabling the input unit and subsequent enabling, the user feels the sharpness of the operation, and the user can easily recognize that the registration process has been performed, and a registration request is made. Further, the operation of the input unit after the provisional registration is performed can be performed smoothly.

  In the above aspect, the reception processing unit displays status information indicating that processing is in progress when receiving the provisional registration completion notification, and withdraws the status information upon receiving the main registration completion notification. You may do it.

  Here, the status information can be, for example, a display of “Registering”. In addition, it is desirable that this display is displayed at a position that does not hinder input with respect to the validated input unit. Since this status information is withdrawn by acquiring the completion notification of the main registration, the user can easily recognize the end of the registration process being performed in the background.

  Further, in the above aspect, when the reception processing unit receives a plurality of temporary registration completion notifications, the reception processing unit may change the display form of the status information according to the number of completion notifications. In order to display the status information, it is not preferable to use more space than necessary. Therefore, for example, only one status information can be displayed, and the display color of the status information can be changed according to the number of provisional registration completion notifications or can be blinked. When the status information is displayed with a design mark or the like, the type of the design mark may be changed according to the number of provisional registration completion notifications. According to this aspect, the user can easily recognize that a plurality of main registration processes are performed in the background, and can continue to operate the terminal device including the registration request with a sense of security. Can be done.

  In the above aspect, the reception processing unit may prohibit the power-off of the terminal device during the display of the status information. According to this aspect, it is possible to prevent the terminal device from stopping before the completion of the main registration, and it is possible to surely confirm the end of the main registration operation of information.

  Further, in the above aspect, the reception processing unit may perform a registration error process when the completion notification of the main registration cannot be received within a predetermined time after receiving the notification of the completion of the temporary registration. Here, the predetermined time is, for example, 30 seconds, and error processing can be performed by, for example, presenting a message indicating registration processing failure, outputting an alarm, or blinking the display. In addition, the registration request in error may be discarded and the information may be input from the beginning, or the information related to the registration request in error may be displayed again and the registration request may be performed again. In this case, a re-registration request process may be automatically performed. According to this aspect, it is possible to prevent the status information from being displayed for a long time, and it is possible for the user to easily recognize that the information registration process is being performed satisfactorily.

  In the above aspect, the terminal device may be a terminal device that records a nursing action. According to this aspect, it is possible to support smooth nursing action.

  In order to solve the above problems, an information management apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a request reception unit that receives a registration request for information requested from a terminal device, and a registration operation for the registration request received by the request reception unit. A registration unit that performs registration, and a status providing unit that provides a registration operation status of the registration unit to the terminal device. When the registration unit receives the registration request, the registration unit performs temporary registration in the registration unit and When the registration unit performs temporary registration, the status providing unit provides a notification of completion of temporary registration to the terminal device, and the host system performs a main registration request for the main registration request. Upon receipt of the notification of success, the terminal device is provided with a notification of completion of main registration.

  According to this aspect, the information management device functions as an interface between the host system and the terminal device, and smoothly provides provisional registration completion notification to the terminal device regardless of the actual registration status of information in the host system. The terminal device side operation can be performed smoothly and continuously.

  In the above aspect, the registration unit can perform a plurality of temporary registrations with respect to the terminal device, and when the main registration is performed, the corresponding temporary registration is withdrawn. Can do. According to this aspect, even if a plurality of registration requests are made from the terminal device, temporary registration is sequentially performed. As a result, even if the response response of the host system to the registration request on the terminal device side is lowered, the user continues to send the information registration request from the terminal device to the information management device without feeling a drop in the response response. be able to. Moreover, since temporary registration is withdrawn in the order in which main registration was performed, it is possible to prevent the temporary registration process from becoming complicated even if a plurality of temporary registrations are performed.

  In the above aspect, the information storage unit may further include an information storage unit, and the registration unit may register the content registered in the host system in the information storage unit upon receiving a main registration completion notification from the host system. Good. According to this aspect, the same information as the information registered in the host system is registered in the information storage unit later, so that the reliability of information registration can be improved.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an information management system according to an aspect of the present invention includes a terminal device that performs an information registration request, an intermediate system that performs temporary registration of information in response to the information registration request of the terminal device, An information management system including a host system for main registration of information from a terminal device via an intermediate system, wherein the terminal device accepts an input from a user, and provides the input unit to the user An input control unit to provide; a registration request unit that provides a registration request for information input in the input unit to the intermediate system; a reception processing unit that receives a reply to the registration request from the intermediate system; and A registration confirmation unit that confirms information registration, and the intermediate system includes a request reception unit that receives a registration request requested from the terminal device, A registration unit that performs a registration operation in response to a registration request received by the request reception unit, and a status providing unit that provides a registration operation status of the registration unit to the terminal device, and the input control unit includes the registration request unit When providing a registration request to the request receiving unit of the intermediate system, the provision of the input unit is stopped, and when the reception processing unit receives a notification of completion of temporary registration of the information from the status providing unit of the intermediate system, the input When the reception processing unit receives a notification of completion of the main registration of the information from the host system via the status providing unit of the intermediate system, the registration confirmation unit cancels the temporary registration. The information registration confirmation process is executed.

  According to this aspect, when a registration request for information is made from the terminal device to the host system, a temporary registration completion notification is sent from the intermediate system to the registration request of the terminal device regardless of the main registration process in the host system. The On the terminal device side, the input unit is validated by accepting provisional registration, so that the user can resume the input operation. Temporary registration returned from the intermediate system is performed when the intermediate system accepts the registration request, so that the completion notification of temporary registration is performed in a short time without any temporal variation. The user can easily recognize that the temporary registration process has been performed due to the distinctive phenomenon of temporary invalidation and subsequent validation of the input unit, and by the subsequent operation of the input unit, The terminal device can be operated smoothly. In the host system, the intermediate system allows the input operation of the terminal device by performing the temporary registration process of the input information, so that the main registration process can be performed without hindering the registration request operation. As a result, when information is registered from the terminal device to the host system, in principle, the user can perform input to the terminal device without depending on the result of the registration process in the host system.

  According to the present invention, when information is registered from the terminal device to the host system, the system can be smoothly operated by resuming provision of the input unit by performing provisional registration in response to the information registration request. . In principle, the user can input to the terminal device without depending on the result of the registration process in the host system. As a result, registration of information using the terminal device can be performed smoothly and without a sense of incongruity.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an embodiment) will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The terminal device according to the present embodiment, the information management device using the terminal device, and the information management system including the terminal device register information from the terminal device to the host system, that is, the main registration system. It is. When a registration request for information is made from the terminal device side to the host system, the information management device that plays an interface role between the terminal device and the host system and functions as a temporary registration system as an intermediate system is Is requested for registration, information is provisionally registered, and a provisional registration completion notice is transmitted to the terminal device. Based on the notification of completion of provisional registration, the terminal device assumes that the registration of the information is apparent, controls the input unit so that the next input operation can be performed, regardless of the main registration operation in the host system, This enables a smooth information registration operation on the terminal device side. In the following description, a case where information is registered and managed in a hospital information management system will be described as an example to which the terminal device, the information processing apparatus, and the information management system according to the present embodiment are applied. In the present embodiment, the host system is a system positioned higher than the terminal device, and the intermediate system is a system that plays an interface role between the terminal device and the host system as described above. . Therefore, in the terminal device, the intermediate system can also be a form of the higher system. In addition, as an aspect of the host system for the terminal device, the main registration function of the host system and the temporary registration function of the intermediate system can be integrated.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an information management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The information management system 1 is installed in a medical facility such as a hospital, and includes a hospital information management system 10 that is a main system and a nursing support system 20 that is a subsystem. The hospital information management system 10 and the nursing support system 20 are communicably connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) 16. Although not shown, the LAN 16 may be connected to other subsystems in the medical facility, for example, an anesthesia support system that manages anesthesia procedures, a rehabilitation support system that manages a rehabilitation plan, and the like. The hospital information management system 10 has a function of centrally managing subsystems such as the nursing support system 20 connected via the LAN 16. In this embodiment, the hospital information management system 10 is a host system and functions as a main registration system that performs main registration.

  The hospital information management system 10 includes a hospital information management server 12 that manages and controls the operation of a subsystem such as the nursing support system 20 and a master database (master) that records data acquired in the subsystem such as the nursing support system 20. DB) 14. Authentic data is recorded in the master DB 14, and advanced security measures are taken to prevent data tampering from the outside. In this hospital information management system 10, if access is made from a plurality of connected subsystems at the same time, the CPU capability of the hospital information management server 12 is divided into cooperation with these subsystems. There is a possibility that the processing performed by the management server 12 may be delayed. Therefore, the hospital information management server 12 is controlled so as to perform the processing operation only with one subsystem at a time so that its processing load does not increase. That is, a so-called single thread is configured between the hospital information management system 10 and the subsystem.

  A nursing support system 20 as one of the subsystems includes a server 30 as a management computer that executes a nursing support function, a temporary DB 40 that records desired data, and a portable terminal that is carried by medical staff such as nurses. PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) 70a to 70n (hereinafter referred to as “PDA 70” as representative), and access points 50a to 50n that transmit and receive data to and from the PDA 70 by constructing a wireless LAN with the PDA 70. Hereinafter, the personal computer 60a to 60n (hereinafter referred to as “PC 60”) for inputting / outputting data is provided. The PC 60 is a stationary terminal device and has a function equivalent to or higher than that of the PDA 70, and a medical staff such as a nurse performs data input, data reference, confirmation, and the like at the place where the PC 60 is installed. In the present embodiment, the server 30 is an intermediate system and functions as a temporary registration system.

  The PDA 70 has a normal PDA function (for example, data input means using a touch panel, processing means such as a CPU for input data, data storage means, display means for displaying processed data, etc.) It incorporates transmission / reception means such as a wireless LAN card capable of wireless communication with the access point 50 by wireless LAN, and means for reading identification information (input means) attached to medicines used for patients and nursing.

  The identification information reading means includes, for example, an OCR (Optical Character Reader) that can optically read information, a reading unit such as a receiver that reads information by radio waves or electromagnetic waves from a wireless IC tag, and the like. By enabling reading of identification information, a medical staff such as a nurse carrying the PDA 70 can identify a user ID as identification information of the medical staff and a patient who identifies a patient who is to perform a nursing action. Input (or reading) of identification information such as a material ID assigned to a medical practice material such as an ID and an injection solution can be performed accurately, easily, and more quickly. Further, the PDA 70 has a waterproof structure that is resistant to chemicals and is easy to use in the medical field.

  As described above, the PDA 70 has a wireless LAN communication function. Within the access range from the access point 50, the PDA 70 accesses the hospital information management system 10 side via the server 30 at an arbitrary location. Nursing action instruction data (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an order) for instructing the content of the nursing action is acquired, and the acquired nursing action instruction data can be displayed on the display means of the PDA 70. In addition, when the nursing action instruction data instructs patient vital recording, state observation, etc., it is possible to input numerical values and options from the input unit of the PDA 70 so that information can be registered on the hospital information management system 10 side. It has become. Furthermore, information on whether or not a nursing action such as injection is performed or not can be recorded in the hospital information management system 10 from the input unit of the PDA 70.

  The nursing support system 20 includes, for example, an outpatient system in which nursing action instruction data such as injection is registered, a ward system, a drug department system that dispenses medicine by registering nursing action instruction data such as injection, and accounting for medical actions. It is installed in a medical system that performs the above, a nurse (station) system that performs mixed injection by a nurse, and the like. In particular, the access point 50 and the PC 60 are installed in a nurse system and a ward system in which nurses perform nursing actions, and each nurse carries the PDA 70, so that the nurse can perform the nursing action, Goes to the bedside of hospitalized patients and allows them to input and output their nursing actions.

  As described above, the information management system 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to record or refer to the status of the nursing action in real time by using the PDA 70 efficiently. When a nurse carrying the PDA 70 performs a nursing action, the contents of the work schedule of the nursing action can be confirmed by the PDA 70, and after confirming the contents of the work schedule, the nursing action scheduled for the work can be performed. , The (scheduled) nursing action to be performed can be performed accurately and with few errors. In addition, since the contents of the nursing action can be easily input from the PDA 70 at the place where the nursing action is performed, the nursing action can be recorded accurately and with few errors.

  In addition, a nurse carrying a PDA 70 can refer to or confirm an order at any place and time using the carried PDA 70 so that the nursing action can be performed smoothly. It has become. In addition, even when the work schedule contents are changed, the nurse carrying the PDA 70 confirms the change of the work schedule contents by checking the work schedule contents immediately before the execution at the place of execution. Can be dealt with easily.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the PDA 70. The housing of the PDA 70 is, for example, a one-hand support size suitable for carrying, and the surface of the housing is configured with a touch panel having a display function and an input function, and a display input having both functions of an input unit and a display unit. The part 72 is arranged. In addition, a reading unit 74 including an optical sensor that reads information using OCR, infrared rays, a receiver that detects radio waves and electromagnetic waves from a wireless IC tag, and the like is disposed on the upper end surface of the housing, for example. Has been. By arranging the reading unit 74 on the upper end surface of the housing, when reading information such as material ID and patient ID, it is possible to easily despise the reading object without changing the PDA 70 or the like.

  Inside the housing, an input control unit 102, a registration request unit 104, a reception processing unit 106, and a registration confirmation unit 108 that constitute the CPU 100 that processes various data are arranged. In addition, a storage unit 110, a transmission / reception unit 112, a power control unit 114, and the like are arranged.

  The input control unit 102 processes input information input from the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74, and switches between enabling and disabling the input functions of the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74. It is controlled whether or not to provide a function as an input unit by the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74 to the teacher. When the registration request unit 104 recognizes that an instruction to register information from the display input unit 72 or the reading unit 74 is given via the input control unit 102, the registration request unit 104 registers the information to the host system, in this case, the server 30. Provide a request. Note that when the registration request unit 104 makes a registration request, the input control unit 102 temporarily disables the input functions of the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74 as described above, and prohibits an input operation by the user. When the reception processing unit 106 receives a temporary registration completion notification indicating that information has been temporarily registered from the server 30, the input control unit 102 activates the input functions of the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74. That is, when provisional registration is performed in the server 30, the input operation by the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74 is restored. Here, the input unit to be validated / invalidated includes a mechanical switch arranged on the surface of the PDA 70 in addition to the input unit configured by the touch panel as described above.

  In addition, the registration request unit 104 provides a registration request for information input from the nurse who is the user in the display input unit 72 to the host system. In this case, the host system corresponds to the server 30, and the registration request unit 104 transmits a registration request to the server 30 via the transmission / reception unit 112. The registration request includes the actual information to be registered. The reception processing unit 106 receives a notification of completion of temporary registration, which is a reply to the transmitted registration request, from the server 30 via the transmission / reception unit 112, and indicates to the display input unit 72 that registration processing is in progress, as will be described later. Display status information. In the present embodiment, by performing temporary registration in the server 30, the input unit such as the display input unit 72 is validated, and before the main registration is completed in the hospital information management system 10, the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74. The input function of the input unit is restored. Accordingly, the reception processing unit 106 may receive a plurality of other completion notifications for temporary registration before the main registration for one registration request is completed. In this case, the reception processing unit 106 can change the display form of the status information to be displayed to indicate that there is a plurality of pieces of information for which the main registration process is performed. Further, when the reception processing unit 106 receives a notification of completion of provisional registration, when the status information indicating that the registration processing is being performed is displayed, the reception processing unit 106 controls the power supply control unit 114 to prohibit power off. Can do. When the status information is displayed, it means that the main registration has not been completed. In this state, if the PDA 70 is turned off, it cannot be confirmed whether the registration process is completed. It is desirable to prohibit power off until information is withdrawn.

  The reception processing unit 106 can also perform error processing when the completion notification of the main registration in the hospital information management system 10 which is a reply to the registration request from the server 30 side is not received within a predetermined time. Here, the error processing includes, for example, displaying a message indicating registration processing failure on the display input unit 72, outputting an alarm, or blinking a predetermined display. At this time, the information input to the input control unit 102 may be discarded, and the information may be newly input again, or the information input to the input control unit 102 may be temporarily stored in the storage unit 110. If it is possible, information regarding the registration request in which the error has occurred may be displayed again on the display input unit 72, or the registration request may be requested again. In this case, the registration request unit 104 may automatically perform a re-registration request process.

  Further, when the reception processing unit 106 receives a notification of completion of the main registration from the hospital information management system 10 which is a host system, the registration confirmation unit 108 confirms that the information registration is completed and performs a predetermined confirmation process. For example, a process of canceling the display of status information indicating that registration is in progress is executed.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating the configuration of the server 30 that is an intermediate system in the information management system 1 of the present embodiment. The server 30 is constituted by a personal computer or the like. The CPU 120 includes a request receiving unit 122, a registration unit 124, a situation providing unit 126, and the like. In addition, the server 30 includes a transmission / reception unit 128 that performs transmission / reception with the access point 50 and the PC 60 to which the PDA 70 can be connected, and a transmission / reception unit 130 that performs transmission / reception with the hospital information management system 10. Yes.

  The request reception unit 122 receives a registration request for information requested from the PDA 70 via the transmission / reception unit 128 and notifies the registration unit 124 that the registration request has been received. When the registration unit 124 receives a notification that a registration request has been received from the request reception unit 122, the registration unit 124 temporarily registers information in the storage area in the registration unit 124 or the temporary DB 40, and transmits the information via the transmission / reception unit 130. A main registration request for information requested from the PDA 70 is made to the hospital information management system 10 as a system. The status providing unit 126 provides the registration operation status performed by the registration unit 124 to a terminal device such as the PDA 70 via the transmission / reception unit 128. Specifically, the registration unit 124 of the server 30 provides the PDA 70 with a completion notification indicating that provisional registration of the information requested from the PDA 70 has been completed. When the hospital information management system 10 receives a completion notification indicating that the main registration has been successful in response to the previously requested main registration request from the hospital information management system 10 side via the transmission / reception unit 130, the main registration is performed via the transmission / reception unit 128. Is provided to the PDA 70 side. In addition, when the registration unit 124 receives a notification of completion of the main registration from the hospital information management system 10 side, the registration unit 124 registers and holds the information registered by the hospital information management system 10 that is the host system with respect to the temporary DB 40 that functions as the information storage unit. To do. By storing information in a plurality of storage units in this way, it is possible to contribute to improving the reliability of information and improving the degree of freedom of use of information in each system.

  Note that the registration unit 124 can perform a plurality of temporary registrations with respect to the PDA 70 as a terminal device regardless of whether or not the main registration in the hospital information management system 10 is completed. In other words, even if a registration request for a plurality of information is made from the PDA 70 side, a temporary registration completion notification indicating that the registration is apparently completed without waiting for the result of the main registration in the hospital information management system 10 is sent to the PDA 70 side. To prevent the input procedure in the PDA 70 from stagnating. When a completion notification indicating the success of the main registration is received from the hospital information management system 10 side, the completion notification is sent to the PDA 70 side via the status providing unit 126, and the corresponding temporary registration is performed by the reception processing unit 106. Will be withdrawn.

  A registration operation of the information management system 1 including the PDA 70 and the server 30 configured as described above will be described. First, the display operation of the PDA 70 accompanying the registration operation of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, as an example of the information management system 1, as described above, information management in a hospital is taken as an example. As an example of information management, a nurse performs a nursing action using the PDA 70 that is a terminal device. A procedure for registering the obtained information will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 4A shows a startup screen 200 that is displayed immediately after the PDA 70 is powered on. On the display input unit 72 of the PDA 70 configured by a touch panel, a “Login” icon 150 used when performing a normal nursing action and an “Extend” icon 152 used when using an extended function are displayed.

  When the nurse selects the login icon 150, a login screen 202 shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the display input unit 72. On this login screen 202, the nurse inputs a user ID and a password. For example, a nurse who performs a nursing action reads an identification code as identification information given to his nameplate or the like with the reading unit 74 of the PDA 70. In this case, an optical code reader functions as the reading unit 74. When the reading of the identification code is completed, the ID data read from the identification code is displayed in the user ID column. In FIG. 4B, for example, the name of the nurse “Hanako XX” is displayed. In addition, the nurse uses the input key 154 displayed on the display input unit 72 to input a preset password and presses the enter key 156. The nursing support system 20 receives and authenticates user and password information from the PDA 70. As described above, the PDA 70 easily and accurately accepts the input of the user ID and the password by the reading unit 74 and the display input unit 72, and performs authentication and identification of the user who is going to start nursing. In addition, the confirmation key 156 on each example screen shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is a key for confirming an input item and a selection item, and is functionally substantially the same. Therefore, the same symbol “156” is attached. explain.

  When the authentication of the nurse is completed, the display input unit 72 shifts to a work zone selection screen 204 as shown in FIG. At the top of the screen, the name and identification code of the logged-in nurse are displayed, and the work zone is displayed. In the present embodiment, the working hours are described as, for example, midnight 0:30 to 9:00, day duty 8:30 to 17:00, and quasi-nighttime 16:30 to 11:00, It can be changed by setting. In this case, the work band including the time when the user logged in is displayed in the center in the default selected state, and the other two work bands are displayed before and after that. The nurse selects a desired work zone. The nurse can acquire nursing action instruction data for each selected work band by selecting the work band and pressing the confirm key 156. Note that there is an overlapping part in the working hours because it takes into account business handover.

  When the working hours are selected, a ward list screen 206 is displayed as shown in FIG. When the nurse presses the confirmation key 156 following the ward selection key 158 to which the nurse belongs, the PDA 70 transmits information on the logged-in nurse, working hours, ward information, and the like to the server 30 side. The server 30 receives the transmission from the PDA 70 and further accesses the hospital information management system 10 side to retrieve and acquire information on all the patients to be nursing. The acquired patient information is transmitted from the server 30 to the PDA 70, and a patient list screen 208 is displayed on the display input unit 72 of the PDA 70 as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 4E, it is shown that there are four patients in charge in the “1F North” ward for the logged-in nurse. On the patient list screen 208, for example, a patient ID 160 and a patient name 162 assigned to the patient are displayed. In addition, a message that prompts the user to select a patient who is going to perform nursing action is displayed below the patient list screen 208. For example, when it is desired to display the current nursing schedule of a specific patient in advance, a desired patient may be selected from the patient list screen 208. If the patient is facing the patient, the patient ID, which is identification information for identifying the patient printed on the wristband worn by the patient, is read by the reading unit 74 of the PDA 70, so that the patient list is displayed. A particular patient can be selected from the screen 208. Of course, when a patient ID of a patient who is not on the patient list screen 208 is read, an error is displayed.

  When the patient is selected, the display screen of the display input unit 72 of the PDA 70 shifts to the work content list screen 210 as shown in FIG. In the work content list screen 210, a list of today's nursing action instruction data for a patient to be nursing, for example, “Yukie” is shown. On the work content list screen 210, among the nursing actions to be performed based on the nursing action instruction data, an unworked list that has not been performed yet and a list of completed tasks that have been performed are displayed. Note that an untabbed 164 for displaying an unworked list and a finished tab 166 for displaying a completed work list are provided. Through the work content list screen 210, the logged-in nurse can easily identify whether or not the planned nursing is being performed on the patient, and can fully recognize the nursing to be performed. For example, when confirming “breakfast intake (main meal)” among the nursing actions that have not been performed, if “breakfast intake (main meal)” is selected, the screen shifts to an information registration screen 212 as shown in FIG. To do. The nurse selects the corresponding breakfast intake option key 168 and presses the enter key 156. At this point, the nursing information acquired by the nurse is transmitted to the hospital information management system 10 via the server 30 and an information registration request is made.

  When the enter key 156 is pressed, the display input unit 72 of the PDA 70 returns to the work content list screen 210 as shown in FIG. As described above, when a registration request for information is made by the registration request unit 104, provisional registration is performed by the registration unit 124 of the server 30, and a provisional registration completion notification is transmitted to the PDA 70 by the status providing unit 126. When the completion notification is received by the reception processing unit 106, status information 172 indicating that the temporary registration has been completed at the predetermined position on the work content list screen 210 and the main registration is in progress is made, as shown in FIG. Is displayed. In the example of FIG. 5B, as the status information 172, for example, information “registering” is displayed at a position that does not hinder information display or input. In FIG. 5A, the temporary registration process is performed in the server 30 until the confirmation key 156 is pressed and the status information 172 in FIG. 5B is displayed. Although the input operation by 74 is invalidated, after the status information 172 is displayed, the input units such as the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74 are validated and can function again as the input unit. In this way, the input unit such as the display input unit 72 and the reading unit 74 is temporarily invalidated and subsequently validated so that the nurse can easily recognize that the temporary registration process has been performed. Can be performed smoothly by operating the input unit after requesting registration. Note that the time for which the input function is invalidated is a short time of about 1 second, for example. Therefore, the nurse can shift to the next input operation immediately after making a registration request for information.

  The status information 172 is withdrawn when the reception processing unit 106 receives a completion notification indicating that the main registration of information requested for registration from the hospital information management system 10 side is successful. That is, the status information 172 disappears based on the completion of the main registration.

  Here, after the confirmation key 156 is pressed and the status information 172 is displayed, the PDA 70 can be input as described above, so that the nurse can use the work content list screen 210 in FIG. By depressing the untabbed 164, the user returns to the work content list screen 210 in the state shown in FIG. 4F, and can perform the next nursing action. At this point, the “breakfast intake (main meal)” that has been performed is not displayed because it has been moved to the completed work list.

  When the nurse selects, for example, “body temperature” as the next nursing action, an information registration screen 212 for registering body temperature information shown in FIG. 5C is displayed. The nurse inputs the body temperature measured with the numeric keypad 174 and presses the enter key 156, thereby requesting registration of body temperature information as described above, and displaying the status information 172 in FIG. 5B. The operation content list screen 210 is displayed.

  By the way, as described above, when a nurse is performing regular patrol nursing care, information registration work is performed almost simultaneously from a plurality of nurses. As a result, the main registration work in the hospital information management system 10 waits in turn, and the time until the main registration completion notification is transmitted to the server 30 becomes longer, and therefore the display time of the status information 172 becomes longer. As described above, when the status information 172 is displayed, an input operation is possible, and a registration request for a plurality of pieces of information is possible. At this time, if a plurality of status information 172 is displayed on the display input unit 72, it is not preferable to occupy the space of the display input unit 72 for displaying the status information 172. In addition, it is not preferable that a plurality of status information 172 is displayed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when a plurality of status information 172 are displayed, they can be displayed in an overlapping manner so that only one status information 172 is apparently displayed.

  In this case, since the nurse who is the user cannot recognize how many registration operations are currently being performed in the background, in the present embodiment, the reception processing unit 106 receives the provisional registration that has been received and is valid. The display form of the status information 172 can be changed according to the number of completion notifications. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, gradation may be given to the display according to the number of status information 172, or the display color may be changed as shown in FIGS. In the case of FIG. 6A, the left side of the status information 172 is dark and the right side is a light display color. Therefore, as the number of status information 172 superimposed is larger, the darker portion is increased. This gradation may be performed by color display. 6B to 6D, the color of the entire status information 172 is changed according to the number of status information 172 superimposed. For example, “blue” (for example, FIG. 6B) when the number of superimposed status information 172 is 1 to 3 (for example, FIG. 6B), “yellow” for the case of 4 to 6 (for example, FIG. 6D), In the case of 7 or more, it can be “red” (for example, FIG. 6D). In addition, the status information 172 can be blinked or the blinking speed can be changed according to the number of status information 172 superimposed. Further, the display content itself of the status information 172 may be changed, or the status information 172 may be configured with a design mark or the like, and the design mark may be changed according to the number of status information 172.

  Thus, by changing the display form of the status information 172, the nurse who is the user can easily recognize that a plurality of main registration processes are performed in the background. The registration request can be made continuously.

  FIG. 7 is an outline of a processing sequence of the information management system 1 including the PDA 70, the server 30, and the hospital information management system 10 described above. The sequence shown in FIG. 7 is executed each time an operation for requesting registration of information, such as the confirmation key 156, is performed on the display screen shown in FIGS.

  First, when a nurse who is a user inputs information such as body temperature and presses the enter key 156 (S1), the registration request unit 104 of the PDA 70 issues a connection request to the server 30 via the transmission / reception unit 112. (S2). When the server 30 permits the connection in response to the connection request and returns a connection request acceptance signal (S3), the registration request unit 104 of the PDA 70 transmits an information registration request (S4). When the registration unit 124 of the server 30 receives the registration request transmitted via the transmission / reception unit 128 and the request reception unit 122, the registration unit 124 temporarily registers information in the storage area inside the registration unit 124 or the temporary DB 40. (S5). When the registration unit 124 performs provisional registration processing, the status providing unit 126 transmits a provisional registration completion notification to the PDA 70 via the transmission / reception unit 128 (S6). When receiving the completion notification, the reception processing unit 106 of the PDA 70 disconnects the line to the server 30 (S7). As described above, the input unit such as the display input unit 72 of the PDA 70 is invalidated until the provisional registration completion notification is received after the PDA 70 transmits the registration request. Upon receipt, the invalidation of the input unit is canceled, and the display input unit 72 and the like resume functions as the input unit. Therefore, the PDA 70 becomes ready for input operation after receiving the notification of completion of temporary registration. The reception processing unit 106 of the PDA 70 displays the status information 172 based on the receipt of the provisional registration completion notification. After the status information 172 is displayed, the reception processing unit 106 of the PDA 70 controls the power control unit 114 to prohibit the power from being turned off until the status information 172 is withdrawn.

  On the other hand, on the server 30 side, when provisional registration is performed by the registration unit 124, the registration unit 124 makes a connection request to the hospital information management server 12 of the hospital information management system 10 in order to make a main registration request ( S8). As described above, since the nursing support system 20 including the server 30 is connected to the hospital information management system 10 by a single thread, the number of connection requests at that time, in other words, provisional registration has been completed. Depending on the number, the time until this connection request is accepted differs. When the hospital information management system 10 accepts the connection request and a connection request acceptance signal is returned to the registration unit 124 of the server 30 (S9), the registration unit 124 of the server 30 sends the main registration request via the transmission / reception unit 130. Perform (S10).

  In the hospital information management system 10, when the main registration of information corresponding to the main registration request is successful, the registration unit 124 of the server 30 receives a main registration completion notification for the main registration request via the transmission / reception unit 130 (S11). The server 30 disconnects the line with the hospital information management system 10 (S12). At this time, if temporary registration for another information is performed in the server 30, a connection request (S8) is made from the server 30 to the hospital information management system 10, and if the connection is successful, (S10 ) Subsequent processing is performed.

  Further, when the registration unit 124 of the server 30 recognizes that the registration of information is successful in the hospital information management system 10, it registers the same information as the information successfully registered in the hospital information management system 10 in its temporary DB 40. (S13) Used as backup data as required.

  Further, when the registration unit 124 of the server 30 receives the notification of completion of main registration, the registration unit 124 notifies the PDA 70 via the status providing unit 126 of the completion of main registration indicating that the main registration of information is successful in the hospital information management system 10. Transmit (S14). Upon receiving the main registration completion notification, the reception processing unit 106 of the PDA 70 disconnects the line with the PDA 70 server 30 (S15). Also, when the reception processing unit 106 of the PDA 70 receives the notification of completion of the main registration, the status information 172 displayed is withdrawn, and the information temporarily registered with the nurse who is the user is finally registered in the hospital information management system 10. Notify that.

  In (S6), if the registration completion notification in (S14) cannot be received even after a predetermined time, for example, 30 seconds have elapsed after the PDA 70 receives the provisional registration completion notification from the server 30 in (S6), the reception processing unit 106 of the PDA 70 Determines that the current registration has failed, performs the registration error processing as described above, alerts the user, and tries information registration again. As a cause of the registration error, there is a case where communication is unstable, and a large amount of temporary registration is performed in the server 30 and a large amount of main registration waiting occurs.

  As described above, even when it takes time to register information between the server 30 and the hospital information management system 10, the server 30 notifies the PDA 70 of completion of provisional registration, so that the server 30 Regardless of the status of information registration between the hospital information management system 10 and the hospital information management system 10, information registration by the PDA 70 can be performed. As a result, in principle, the nurse who is the user can perform an input operation of the PDA 70 regardless of the status of the main registration process in the hospital information management system 10.

  The present invention has been described based on the preferred embodiments. This embodiment is an exemplification, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the combination of each component and each processing process, and such modifications are also within the scope of the present invention. . For example, in the embodiment, the configurations shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and the like are examples, and any configuration that can realize the same function can be changed as appropriate, and the same effect can be obtained. The configuration shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 shows functional blocks and can be changed as long as similar functions can be realized, and equivalent functions can be realized by hardware or software. Thus, similar effects can be obtained. The display screen of the PDA 70 is also an example, and it goes without saying that it can be changed as appropriate.

  In the present embodiment, a mobile terminal device has been described as an example of the terminal device. However, even when information is registered from the PC 60, provisional registration is performed and main registration is performed in the background as in the present embodiment. By doing so, an effect similar to that of the present embodiment can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the information management system 1 including the terminal device is used for the management of the hospital information has been described as an example. However, the access is concentrated on the host system by a plurality of terminal devices, so that the terminal device If a delay occurs, it can be applied to any information management other than hospital information, and the same effect as this embodiment can be obtained.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of the information management system containing the terminal device, intermediate | middle system, and high-order system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram explaining the structure of the portable terminal device contained in the information management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram explaining the structure of the server contained in the intermediate system of the information management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the display screen at the time of use of the terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the display screen following the display screen of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the display form of the status information displayed on PDA which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the processing sequence in the information management system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information management system, 10 Hospital information management system, 12 Hospital information management server, 14 Master DB, 16 LAN, 20 Nursing support system, 30 Server, 40 Temporary DB, 50 Access point, 60 PC, 70 PDA, 72 Display input part 74 reading unit, 100 CPU, 102 input control unit, 104 registration request unit, 106 reception processing unit, 108 registration confirmation unit, 110 storage unit, 112 transmission / reception unit, 114 power control unit, 120 CPU, 122 request reception unit, 124 Registration unit, 126 status providing unit, 128 transmitting / receiving unit, 130 transmitting / receiving unit.

Claims (10)

An input unit that can accept input from the user;
An input control unit for providing the input unit to a user;
A registration request unit that provides a registration request for information input in the input unit to a host system;
A reception processing unit that receives a reply to the registration request from the higher system;
A registration confirmation unit for confirming information registration in the host system;
Including
The input control unit
When the registration request unit provides a registration request to the host system, the provision of the input unit is stopped. When the reception processing unit receives a notification of completion of provisional registration of the information from the host system, the input unit is provided. Resume
When the acceptance processing unit receives a notification of completion of the main registration of the information from the host system, the registration confirmation unit executes a confirmation process of information registration.   The reception processing unit displays status information indicating that processing is in progress when receiving the notification of completion of temporary registration, and withdraws the status information when receiving notification of completion of main registration. Item 1. The terminal device according to Item 1.   The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the reception processing unit changes a display form of the status information according to the number of completion notifications when receiving a plurality of completion registration completion notifications.   4. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the reception processing unit prohibits power-off of the terminal device during display of the status information. 5.   5. The registration processing according to claim 1, wherein the reception processing unit performs a registration error process when the completion registration is not received within a predetermined time after the provisional registration completion notification is received. The terminal device described in 1.   The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the terminal device is a terminal device that records a nursing action. A request receiving unit for receiving a registration request for information requested from the terminal device;
A registration unit that performs a registration operation on the registration request received by the request reception unit;
A status providing unit that provides the terminal device with a registration operation status of the registration unit;
Including
When the registration unit accepts the registration request, the registration unit performs temporary registration in the registration unit, and performs a main registration request to the host system.
The status providing unit provides a provisional registration completion notification to the terminal device when the registration unit performs provisional registration, and receives a notification of successful registration in response to the main registration request from the host system. An information management device characterized in that a notification of completion of main registration is provided.   The said registration part can perform several temporary registration with respect to the said terminal device, and when the said main registration is performed, withdraws the said corresponding temporary registration. Information management device. Furthermore, it has an information storage unit,
9. The information management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein when the registration unit receives a main registration completion notification from the host system, the registration unit registers contents registered in the host system in an information storage unit. A terminal device for requesting registration of information;
An intermediate system for temporarily registering information in response to a registration request for information on the terminal device;
A host system for main registration of information from the terminal device via the intermediate system;
An information management system including
The terminal device
An input unit that can accept input from the user;
An input control unit for providing the input unit to a user;
A registration request unit that provides the intermediate system with a registration request for information input in the input unit;
A reception processing unit that receives a reply to the registration request from the intermediate system;
A registration confirmation unit for confirming information registration in the intermediate system;
Including
The intermediate system is
A request accepting unit that accepts a registration request requested from the terminal device;
A registration unit that performs a registration operation on the registration request received by the request reception unit;
A status providing unit that provides the terminal device with a registration operation status of the registration unit;
Including
The input control unit stops providing the input unit when the registration request unit provides a registration request to the request receiving unit of the intermediate system, and the reception processing unit temporarily receives the information from the status providing unit of the intermediate system. Upon receipt of the registration completion notification, the provision of the input unit is resumed, and when the reception processing unit receives the main registration completion notification of the information from the host system via the intermediate system status provision unit, An information management system, wherein a registration confirmation unit removes the provisional registration and executes an information registration confirmation process.

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