JPH0459394A - Medical card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a doctor to treat a patient properly and to simplify the work of clearing one's accounts by providing a recording part on which medical information is recorded invisibly and an indicating part capable of visibly recording or reversibly erasing required information. CONSTITUTION:When a patient consults a doctor for the first time, a patient's name, a medical facility's name, a prescription, and other medical information are recorded as invisible information on a recording part 4 by a magnetic card reader/writer/eraser 11. Required information out of the information recorded on the recording part 4 are accordingly selected in accordance with an indication capacity to be indicated on an indicating part 3 by a card writer/eraser 12 for the indicating part 3. Every time when the patient receives a medical examination after the first one is completed, an examination date, the content and result of the examination, and a prescribed are added to the recording part 4, and unnecessary information is according selected and erased. Required information out of the information recorded on the recording part 4 are accordingly selected to be indicated on the indicating part 3 by the card writer/eraser 12 for the indicating part 3.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides a medical card that can display the details and results of diagnosis at a medical institution such as a clinic or hospital, and make payment for medical treatment fees. Regarding.

(Conventional Technology) In conventional medical work, medical records are searched based on a patient's name on the patient's name, and medicines are distributed and treatment costs are calculated. This consultation ticket only has the role of identifying the patient. For this reason, in the case of illness or emergency during a travel destination, the doctor in charge cannot easily learn about the patient's past medical history or daily health condition at a medical institution that has not seen the patient before, and can take appropriate medical treatment. There are some things that I can't do. Similar problems may occur at medical institutions where patients are transferred due to moving or studying abroad. In particular, when a patient becomes unconscious and in critical condition due to a traffic accident, it is unclear whether they have allergies (rejection to medicines) or their past medical history. It may not be possible to apply it.

Furthermore, conventionally, medical expenses at medical institutions such as various clinics, clinics, and hospitals have been settled at the counter of the medical institution each time a patient receives a medical examination or recovers.

Because these payments often require small change, errors often occur, causing many inconveniences for both medical institutions and patients.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) An object of the present invention is to enable a doctor to perform appropriate treatment in the event of an emergency or hospital transfer based on a medical card, and to simplify payment and accounting operations.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A medical card of the present invention includes a base material, a recording section formed on the base material and on which medical-related information is recorded in a non-visible manner, and a recording section formed on the base material. , a display section that visually displays desired information among the information recorded in the recording section and can be erased reversibly.

In the present invention, examples of the base material include glass, metal, and plastic. Examples of the recording unit on which medical-related information is recorded invisibly include a magnetic recording medium, an IC memory, an optical recording medium, and the like.

The materials that make up the display section are: Photochromic material that can be reversibly changed into layers with two different absorption wavelength regions depending on the difference in light wavelength; A photochromic material that can be reversibly changed into a cloudy state depending on the difference in heating temperature, that is, an opaque state (second color state), transparent state (first color state) repeatedly, and either state is stably maintained below a specific temperature (Japanese Patent Application No. 136357/1983) ); Electrochromic material based on reversible coloring and fading phenomenon caused by electrochemical redox reaction; Electrophoresis method based on electrophoretic phenomenon of colloidal dispersed particles; <PLZT element based on light absorption and polarization phenomenon by domain alignment : Plasma devices based on a light emission phenomenon caused by rare gas discharge; Electroluminescence devices based on a light emission phenomenon caused by direct electric field excitation of a phosphor; and the like.

In addition to these light-receiving type or light-emitting type display parts, it is possible to appropriately select a display part whose recording or display capacity can be replenished by other methods even if the display part itself does not have a memory effect. For example: lift-off thermal recording materials; phase change recording materials; multiple printing layers are stacked, and the printed characters cannot be erased individually, or when the capacity of the printing layer is full, the layer can be Examples include materials that can be completely peeled off and removed; materials that uniformly cover the printed layer; for example, materials that can be electrostatically developed on the printed layer with white toner and provided as a new material.

Medical-related information includes patient name, medical institution name, department name, age, gender, date of birth, health insurance association name, medical history, blood type, date of medical examination, details and results of medical treatment, prescription, etc. . Furthermore, if the medical card of the present invention is also used as a prepaid card, information on the remaining amount is also included. This information may be encoded. All of this information is recorded invisibly on the recording section, and desired information among them is visibly displayed on the display section.

The arrangement of the display section and the recording section on the base material can be changed in various ways.

The display section and the recording section may be provided on two sides of the base material,
They may be provided on the same surface. The display portion may be provided on the entire surface of the base material, or may be provided on a part of the base material. When the display section and the recording section are provided on the same side of the base material, for example, the magnetic and optical properties of the display section should be selected or the film thickness should be adjusted appropriately so that the display section does not interfere with recording on the recording section. It is preferable to set it to , or to shift the arrangement of both.

Furthermore, a colored member may be provided between the display section and the base material so that the display on the display section becomes clear. It is preferable to provide a protective layer on the display section.

(Function) In the medical card of the present invention, medical-related information is inputted and outputted to and from a recording section made of a magnetic recording medium by, for example, a magnetic card reader/writer/eraser, and is input/outputted by a card writer/eraser such as a thermal head. The eraser performs display and erasure on the display section. When the medical card of the present invention is also used as a prepaid card, it is connected to a fee settlement device to settle fees and record and display the remaining amount. If such a medical card is used, a doctor can perform appropriate treatment in the event of an emergency or hospital transfer, and payment and accounting operations can be simplified. Furthermore, by displaying information such as height, weight, and health status (blood pressure, normal body temperature), it will raise awareness of the person's health issues and enable better medical care for an aging society. .

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a medical card according to the present invention. The medical card 1 is provided with a display section 3 on the front side of a base material 2 that can display information in a visible manner and that can be reversibly erased, and a recording section 4 of invisible information on the back side of the base material 2. It has a similar structure.

The record unit 4 stores medical-related information such as patient name, medical institution name, department name, age, gender, date of birth, health insurance association name, medical history, blood type, date of medical examination, details of medical treatment, and results. ,
Prescriptions, etc. are recorded. As shown in FIG. 2, desired information among these medical related information is schematically displayed on the display section 3.

As shown in FIG. 3, the medical card 1 is inserted into the magnetic card reader/writer/eraser 11, the information in the recording section 4 is read, and the information is rewritten as necessary. Also,
The medical card 1 is a card writer/eraser 1 for the display section 3.
2, and the information is displayed and erased on the display section 3. Information is input into the magnetic card reader/writer/eraser 11 and the card writer/eraser 12 for the display section 3 from the keyboard 13 as necessary.

A specific distribution method when the medical card of the present invention is used as a medical record will be explained. When receiving medical treatment for the first time, the magnetic card reader/writer/eraser II records the patient's name, medical institution name, department name, age, gender, date of birth, health insurance association name, past medical history, blood type, etc. Medical related information such as the date of previous medical examination, contents and results of previous medical examination, and prescription are recorded in the recording unit 4 as invisible information. Desired information is appropriately selected and displayed on the display section 3 from among the information recorded in the recording section 4 according to the display capacity by the card writer/eraser 12 for the display section 3 . With the information recorded and displayed in this manner, the card is returned to the patient. Second
After the first visit, each time you receive medical treatment, the magnetic card reader/writer/eraser 11 adds the date of consultation, treatment details and results, and prescription to the recording section 4, and also selectively deletes unnecessary information as appropriate. . On the display 1 section 3, desired information is appropriately selected and displayed from among the information recorded in the recording section 4 according to the display capacity by the card writer/eraser 12 for the display section 3.

By using such a medical card, the following effects can be obtained. Patients themselves can visually check the medical results. In medical institutions that have introduced the system using the medical card of the present invention, in addition to using the display on the display section 3, the information recorded on the recording section 4 that cannot be visually viewed is searched as appropriate to improve the information on previous medical treatment. It is possible to understand in detail. Even in small-scale medical institutions where the system using the medical card of the present invention has not been introduced, the display unit 3
From the display, it is possible to easily understand the patient's health condition, disease name, past treatment information, etc.

Furthermore, if the medical card of the present invention is carried at all times, the following effects can be obtained even if the patient becomes unconscious due to a traffic accident or the like.

The emergency personnel can quickly perform appropriate treatment based on the display on the display unit 3. Even in an emergency hospital, effective treatment can be performed quickly based on the information on the display section 3 and the recording section 4. In addition, by referring the patient to the medical institution where the patient usually receives treatment, more detailed information can be obtained, identification can be easily confirmed, and related parties can be contacted more quickly.

Next, the case where the medical card of the present invention is used as a prepaid card will be explained. When you receive your first medical treatment, insert your card into a magnetic card reader/writer/eraser 11.
Insert the medical fee (for example, 1,500 yen) into Keyboard 1.
3, the remaining amount information in the recording section 4 is rewritten and updated to 8,500 yen, the remaining amount of 8,500 yen is displayed on the display section 3, and the card is returned to the patient. At the time of the second medical treatment, the remaining amount information in the recording section 4 is rewritten and updated by deducting the second medical fee from 8,500 yen, and the remaining amount is rewritten and updated in a visible manner on the display section 3, and the card is transferred to the patient. will be returned to

If a fraudulent card is presented, use a magnetic card reader.
The reader is prevented from being read by the writer/eraser 11, and is required to submit a legitimate card or perform cash processing.

This saves patients the trouble of paying cash each time they receive treatment. In addition, because there is less change coming in and going out at medical institutions, the number of billing errors is greatly reduced.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, by using the medical card of the present invention, a doctor can take appropriate treatment in the case of an emergency or hospital transfer.
In addition, payment and settlement accounting operations can be simplified.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a medical card in an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the display section of the medical card of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a device for recording and displaying information on the medical card of the present invention. 1...Medical card, 2...Base material, 3...Display part,
4... Recording section, 11... Magnetic card reader/writer/eraser, 12... Card writer/eraser for display section, 13... Keyboard. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue 12 Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] a base material, a recording section formed on the base material in which medical-related information is recorded invisibly, and a recording section formed on the base material and visually checking desired information among the information recorded in the recording section. 1. A medical card characterized by comprising a display section that can be displayed on the screen and can be erased reversibly.