KR20090045540A

KR20090045540A - Hospitol management system using near field radio frequency communication

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Publication number: KR20090045540A
Application number: KR1020070111420A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 조영빈
Original assignee: 엘지이노텍 주식회사
Priority date: 2007-11-02
Filing date: 2007-11-02
Publication date: 2009-05-08
Also published as: KR101428044B1

Abstract

According to one or more exemplary embodiments, a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication may include a patient management device configured to transmit patient information through a first Zigbee device; An employee management device for transmitting employee information through a second Zigbee device; A router which is uniformly installed and coordinated in a hospital and comprises a fourth ZigBee device for receiving and routing the patient information and staff information; And a fifth ZigBee device for receiving patient information and staff information from the fourth ZigBee device, generating a location information of one or more of the patient management device and the staff management device, and processing a hospital operation information. Include.

According to the embodiment, it is possible to efficiently operate the hospital business by identifying the patient and the hospital personnel through the short-range wireless network and the location thereof. In addition, it is possible to determine the location of the patient, and call the staff to provide the patient's location information, patient treatment information, etc., thereby reducing the time required for hospital work and improve the quality of service.

Hospital Management System, Near Field Communication, RFID, Zigbee, Router, Location Tracking

Description

Hospital management system using near field communication {Hospitol management system using near field radio frequency communication}

An embodiment discloses a hospital management system using near field communication.

The hospital has a large number of patients, nurses, doctors and management staff, frequent movement of buildings, and high risk of accidents.

In particular, since hospital duties deal with patients exposed to diseases, expensive equipment, and drugs, access restrictions must be strict, and staff must respond in real time according to the patient's condition. It needs to be managed.

When managers need to check and control the location of personnel in hospitals in real time in terms of management, safety, and security, the conventional methods present a lot of difficulties.

For example, in the conventional method of recording an access book, using an access card, using a telephone call or a call button, and controlling access to a building and managing a task, separate human resources are required and real time management is performed due to space and time constraints. It is impossible to carry out.

Conventionally, a solution for identifying and managing a person's location by using an image photographing device, an image processing system, a mobile communication terminal, and an access card has been provided. However, problems such as troublesome use, difficulty in installation, and high cost have been provided. It exists.

In addition, according to the conventional method, it is difficult to efficiently integrate and manage the work in the hospital because the management services available are local despite the above problems.

The embodiment provides a hospital management system that can identify the location of the patient and staff in real time using short-range wireless communication and process information related to medical treatment / treatment to efficiently operate hospital duties.

Embodiments provide a hospital management system capable of quickly providing medical services and preventing accidents by automatically identifying a location of an employee using near field communication and delivering information related to a patient in real time.

The embodiment provides a hospital management system that processes hospital operation information in real time through short-range wireless communication, and automatically identifies patients to selectively provide hospital operation information.

According to the embodiment, the following effects are obtained.

First, it is possible to efficiently operate hospital tasks by identifying and locating patients and hospital personnel through a short range wireless network.

Second, since it is possible to determine the location of the patient and call the staff to provide the patient's location information, patient treatment information, etc., the time required for hospital work and the quality of service can be improved. Therefore, there is an effect that can improve the treatment rate and prevent medical accidents.

Third, there is an effect that can manage the personnel in the hospital with a minimum number of people, and direct the work.

Fourth, it is possible to identify the patient carrying the tag through the guidance device, such as LCD, electronic signage, kiosk, and can provide the information desired by the patient in real time, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of the hospital user.

With reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating all components of a hospital management system (hereinafter, referred to as a "hospital management system") using short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, a hospital management system according to an embodiment includes a first ZigBee device 120 and an RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag (hereinafter, referred to as a “tag”) 110. , A router 200 having a fourth ZigBee device 210 and a second pager 220, a management computer 300 having a fifth ZigBee device 310, a second ZigBee device 410, and a first pager. Staff management apparatus 400 having a 420, mobile bed management apparatus 500 having a first RFID reader (hereinafter referred to as "first leader") 510 and the third Zigbee device 520, And an information providing terminal 600 having a second RFID reader (hereinafter referred to as a “second reader”) 610 and an image display device 700.

The tag 110, the first leader 510, and the second leader 610 perform RFID communication through the first network 10, and the first Zigbee device 120 and the second Zigbee device 410. The third ZigBee device 520, the fourth ZigBee device 210, and the fifth ZigBee device 310 perform ZigBee communication through the second network 20.

The configuration and connection relationship of each component of the hospital management system according to the embodiment are as follows.

First, the patient management apparatus 100 is a tag type device which is issued to a patient and is portable when received, and the tag 110 transmits patient information together with tag identification information.

Since the tag 110 is a passive tag and can be transplanted / modified by the proximity of the reader, the patient information can be easily recorded in the tag 110 when the patient management apparatus 100 is issued to the patient. Can be.

The first Zigbee device 120 is used to transmit patient information through the second network 20 and track the location of the patient.

In an embodiment, the first ZigBee device 120, the second ZigBee device 410, and the third ZigBee device 520 may be provided as a reduced function device (RFD), and the fourth ZigBee device 210 may be an FFD ( Full Function Device).

In addition, the fifth ZigBee device 310 is provided as a personal area network (PAN) coordinator.

The RFD, FFD, and PAN coordinator will be described later with reference to FIG. 2.

The first zigbee device 120 may communicate with the fifth zigbee device 310 via the fourth zigbee device 210.

Second, the employee management device 400 is a tag-type device that is issued and portable to hospital personnel such as nurses and doctors, and transmits employee information along with Zigbee identification.

Unlike the patient management device 100, the employee management device 400 is a device that is continuously used once issued, and thus does not need to include a tag 110 to facilitate upgrading of information.

The second ZigBee device 410 is connected to the management computer 300 using a wired transmission technology such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter) when a change of employee information is required, Information can be ported.

The second ZigBee device 410 may communicate with the fifth ZigBee device 310 via the fourth ZigBee device 210 and is used to track the location of the employee.

In addition, the second ZigBee device 410 is connected to the first pager 420, the patient transfer information, staff call information, etc. transmitted by the management computer 300 through the fifth ZigBee device 310, the first pager. 420 may be provided to the employee.

The patient transfer information, employee call information, and the like may be transmitted to the second ZigBee device 410 via the fourth ZigBee device 210.

That is, the management computer 300 may know the location of the employee through the second ZigBee device 410, and call the employee through the first pager 420 and instructs the work, the first pager 420 ) May be implemented as, for example, an audio device, a liquid crystal display (LCD), or the like, and is small and portable with the second ZigBee device 410.

Third, the mobile bed management apparatus 500 is a device attached to the bed to move the patient when the operation or examination of the patient uncomfortable operation.

The first reader 510 receives patient information from the tag 110 of the patient management apparatus 100 carried by the patient, and the third zigbee device 520 transmits the patient information to the fifth zigbee device 310. do.

Thus, the management computer 300 can track which patients are moving on the moving bed.

In this case, the router 200 installed in the examination room or the operating room receives the patient transfer information from the management computer 300 and notifies the patient transfer information through the second pager 220 so that the hospital staff may proceed with preparation for examination or surgery in time. Can be.

The third zigbee device 520 may communicate with the fifth zigbee device 310 via the fourth zigbee device 210.

Fourth, the router 200 performs a function of routing data between the patient management apparatus 100, the employee management apparatus 400, the mobile bed management apparatus 500, and the fifth Zigbee apparatus 310, and manages a computer. The 300 may track the positions of the ZigBee devices 100, 400, and 500 that have communicated with the fourth ZigBee device 210 according to the installation information of the fourth ZigBee device 210.

In an embodiment, the fourth ZigBee device 210 is regularly arranged on the ceiling of the hospital corridor, treatment room, examination room, hospital, medical office, laboratory, medicine room, waiting room, material room, toilet, cafeteria, etc., the management computer 300 may coordinate the installation area of the fourth Zigbee device 210 and map it to a map.

Therefore, the management computer 300 may track and manage the location of the patient management device 100, the staff management device 400, or the mobile bed management device 500 that communicates with the fourth Zigbee device 210. .

In addition, the fourth ZigBee device 210 is connected to the second pager 220, the patient transfer information, staff call information, etc. transmitted by the management computer 300 through the fifth ZigBee device 310, the second pager. It may be provided to the employee through 220.

That is, since the management computer 300 can know the location of the employee through the second ZigBee device 410, call the employee or work through the second pager 220 of the router 200 installed closest to the employee Can be indicated.

The second pager 220 may be implemented as a speaker, a display board, a monitor, or the like.

Fifth, the management computer 300 may be installed in a monitoring room, a reception desk, a central center of a hospital, and may perform functions such as location management of patients, staff, medical service guidance, payment, and medical care scheduling.

The management computer 300 processes wireless communication through the fifth ZigBee device 310 and is connected to the information providing terminal 600 and the image display device 700 by wire to transfer the corresponding data.

The fifth ZigBee device 310 is a coordinator, which manages a second network, collects, statistics, processes, and processes various types of information to transmit and receive.

The management computer 300, the information providing terminal 600, and the image display device 700 may be connected to each other using a wired network such as a UART, the Internet (TCP / IP), a switch hub, a serial / parallel cable, or the like.

Sixth, the information providing terminal 600 may be installed in the form of kiosks (KIOSK) throughout the hospital, receiving data from the management computer 300 to provide services such as medical guidance, hospital facility guidance, storage guidance to the customer to provide.

The second reader 610 communicates with the tag 110 of the patient management apparatus 100 to identify a patient, and accordingly, the information providing terminal 600 may provide a service desired by the patient.

Seventh, the image display apparatus 700 is a kind of electronic display board installed in a reception desk, an examination room, an examination room, a treatment room, a hospital room, etc., and receives the corresponding data from the management computer 300 to receive a reception order, a treatment waiting order, a doctor's information, and a treatment schedule. Information, such as information on the room occupants can be guided.

The configuration of the Zigbee apparatus will be briefly described below.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a network topology that can be formed by a Zigbee device of a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, three Zigbee network topologies are shown, where (a) a diagram illustrates a star network and (b) a diagram illustrates a mesh network. Figure (c) illustrates an example of a cluster tree type network.

In FIG. 2, a Zigbee device labeled "F" means an FFD, a Zigbee device labeled "R" means an RFD, and a Zigbee device labeled "P" means a PAN coordinator.

The first ZigBee devices 120 to the fifth ZigBee devices 310 form a cluster tree network.

The FFD performs functions such as network initialization, node management, and node information storage. The FFD for allowing the remaining Zigbee devices to configure any one of the three networks described above is called a PAN coordinator.

The FFD is a module capable of performing a router function and a coordinator function, and may configure three types of networks, and may communicate with all other FFDs or RFDs.

On the other hand, RFD is a Zigbee device that does not perform the coordinator function, and is a target of coordinating FFD and may configure only a star network.

Since the fourth Zigbee device 210, which is an FFD, is fixed, a frequency channel, a PAN ID, and a network ID may be set, and the fifth Zigbee device 310, which is a coordinator, may be configured by itself and the fourth Zigbee device 210 by setting information of itself and the fourth Zigbee device 210. Manage network connections.

In addition, the first ZigBee device 120 to the third ZigBee device 520 which is an RFD may have a frequency channel and a PAN ID. Accordingly, the RFDs may not communicate with each other, and may communicate with each other through the fourth Zigbee device 210 performing a router function.

The ZigBee devices 120, 410, 520, 210, and 310 process data of a program mounted on a processor chip, that is, data of a network layer S3 (see FIG. 3) and a framework layer S2 (see FIG. 3). It can function as an RFD, FFD, or PAN coordinator depending on the type of program.

3 is a diagram illustrating a protocol stack structure illustrating a data area transmitted and received by a Zigbee device of a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the protocol stack processed by the ZigBee devices 120, 410, 520, 210, and 310 is largely classified into a physical layer (S5), a media access controller (MAC) layer (S4), Network / security layer (S3), the application framework (Application framework) layer (hereinafter referred to as "framework layer") (S2) and the application (Application / Profiles) layer (S1), The PH layer S5 and the MAC layer S4 correspond to the IEEE standard area, the network layer S3 and the framework layer S2 correspond to the regulatory area of Zigbee Alliance, and the application The layer S1 corresponds to a user defined area.

The configuration of a Zigbee device for processing such a protocol stack will be described using the first Zigbee device 120 as an example.

4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of the first ZigBee device 120 provided in the patient management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first ZigBee device 120 includes an antenna 121, an RF receiving module 122, an RF transmitting module 125, a phase locked circuit (PLL) 123, and a power control circuit. 124, a pulse processing module 126, and a control module 127.

The RF receiving module 122, the RF transmitting module 125, the phase synchronization circuit 123, and the power control circuit 124 are components that process operations corresponding to the PH layer S5 of the Zigbee protocol stack. Determine the structure and network topology.

The RF receiving module 122 and the RF transmitting module 125 process ZigBee identification information, patient information transmitted from the tag 110, and the like into an RF signal and a baseband signal.

The phase synchronization circuit 123 provides an oscillation frequency signal so that the RF receiving module 122 and the RF transmitting module 125 synthesize an intermediate frequency signal, and the power control circuit 124 determines the strength of the received signal and transmits the signal. Function to adjust the power.

The RF receiving module 122 and the RF transmitting module 125 use a DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum), and in the 2.4 GHz band, an offset-quad phase phase shift keying (O-QPSK) modulation scheme having a length of 32 PN codes. In the case of a band below 1 GHz, a Binary Phase-Shift Keying (BPSK) modulation scheme of 15 PN code length is used.

When the MAC (Media Access Controller) processing module 126 finishes the digital processing of the PH layer S5, the MAC process interprets the transmitted data frame structure to approve the frame and detects an error (Error Detection; CRC or Detect whether to retransmit) and handle packet routing.

That is, the pulse processing module 126 is a component that processes an initial hardware network connection, and includes an additional frame structure related to a beacon for time synchronization and a guaranteed time slot (GTS). It provides channel access by Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA-CA).

On the other hand, the control module 127 is the function of the remaining MAC layer (referred to as "Software-MAC" corresponding to the hardware module (Hardware-MAC)), the function of the network layer (S3), the framework layer (S2) The network topology is configured by performing a function of the network, and the digital data is processed by performing a function of the application layer S1.

5 is a data structure diagram schematically illustrating a form of a data packet processed by a Zigbee device of a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, the Zigbee communication data packet includes a preamble D1, a Start of Packet Delimiter (D2), a PHY header (D3), a PHY Service Data Unit (PSD), and the like. D1) means a series of pulse signals that can be interpreted between ZigBee devices to synchronize the transmission timing.

The SPD D2 informs the counterpart ZigBee device that the actual packet data has begun and indicates an analysis point of the PHY header, and the PHY header D3 contains analysis information of the PH layer (physical layer) S5. The PSDU D4 is an area in which routing information and various hospital management information described above are loaded.

Hereinafter, the operation of the hospital management system according to the embodiment will be described according to the type of service.

First, the employee who goes to the hospital wears the staff management device 400, the patient who has completed the reception at the reception desk is issued to wear the patient management device (100).

The staff management device 400 and the patient management device 100 may be worn in the form of a card.

In the case of the patient management apparatus 100, new patient information may be recorded by the issuing reader at the same time of issuing, and the management computer 300 registers the tag 110 identification information and the patient information corresponding thereto in a database. .

Thereafter, when the patient re-visits the hospital, the manager may check the registration of the management computer 300 and may find and issue the patient management apparatus 100 to the patient.

Second, the patient management device issued to the patient can be used for location tracking.

The first zigbee device 120 communicates with the fourth zigbee device 210 of the router 200 installed in each region of the hospital, and the fourth zigbee device 210 is a patient of the first zigbee device 120. The information is transmitted to the fifth Zigbee device 310.

The management computer 300 receiving the patient information from the fifth Zigbee device 310 tracks the position of the patient based on the coordinate information of the fourth Zigbee device 210.

Therefore, the employee can identify and manage whether or not the patient is in a no-access zone, whether or not the room is in the room, whether or not in a different place at the treatment / treatment time.

Third, the patient may use the information providing terminal 600 using the patient management apparatus 100.

When the patient approaches the patient management apparatus 100 to the information providing terminal 600, the tag 110 and the second reader 610 performs RFID communication, the second reader 610 is tagged by the tag identification information After identifying 110, patient information is received.

The information providing terminal 600 provides a user interface such as a touch screen so that a patient can input a desired service type and requests necessary data from the management computer 300.

The information providing terminal 600 configures and displays the data transmitted from the management computer 300 as screen data.

For example, the information providing terminal 600 is the medical information, such as the medical treatment time, the schedule of the doctors, the waiting schedule of the treatment, the medical treatment guide information, the type of facility in the hospital, the location, information on the facility, such as the use time guide, parking lot location , Parking status, parking time, parking guide information such as parking payment, payment guide information related to storage, prescription guide information and the like can be provided on the screen.

Fourth, when the patient is lying on the mobile bed, the tag 110 of the patient management device 100 transmits the patient information to the first reader 510 of the mobile bed management device 500, the third zigbee device 520 ) Transmits the patient information and the first leader identification information to the fifth Zigbee device 310 via the fourth Zigbee device 210.

Thus, the management computer 300 can track which patient uses which mover and where on the mover.

The management computer 300 may check the treatment / treatment schedule of the patient and instruct the second pager 220 of the router 200 to prepare for the treatment / surgery / testing according to the current position.

The management computer 300 transmits patient transfer information, employee call information, patient processing information, etc. to the fourth ZigBee device 210 through the fifth ZigBee device 310 and is connected to the fourth ZigBee device 210. The second pager 220 converts the transmitted information into multimedia information and provides the same.

The second pager 220 processes the information transmitted from the fourth ZigBee device 210 into data such as voice, text, and screen, and converts the data into a driving signal.

Patient transfer information, employee call information, patient treatment information, etc., which are converted into driving signals, may be provided through output devices such as speakers, electronic displays, LCDs, and alarms.

Fifth, the image display apparatus 700 receives the corresponding data from the management computer 300 and guides the reception waiting sequence, the treatment waiting sequence, the doctor information, the treatment schedule information, the room occupant status information, and the like.

That is, the image display apparatus 700 is a device that provides a real-time status of the use of the place is installed in a specific place, rather than identifying the patient, staff, visited persons and provide differentiated information.

For example, the patient can check his or her order in the office, and the visitor can check the room and easily find the room. In addition, the patient can check the prescription waiting order in front of the medicine room.

Sixth, the management computer 300 to identify the location of the patient, the staff, the use status of each place of the hospital, and schedules the hospital service.

The management computer 300 will be described later with reference to FIG. 8.

6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of the tag 110 provided in the patient management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, the tag 110 includes a tag antenna 111, a reception demodulation unit 112, a power supply unit 113, a transmission modulator 114, a tag control unit 115, and a tag memory 116. The tag antenna 111 receives an information request signal from the first reader 510 or the second reader 610 through a wireless channel or receives the patient information and the tag identification information processed by the transmission modulator 114. Send.

The power supply unit 113 is a device for supplying power to the reception demodulation unit 112, the tag control unit 115 and the transmission modulator 114.

Tag 110 according to the embodiment is a passive tag using a UHF signal having a frequency band of about 400MHz ~ 900MHz, the oscillator circuit of the power supply 113 from the first reader 510 or the second reader 610 It generates the transmission signal by oscillating the transmitted energy signal.

The reception demodulation unit 112 demodulates the information request signal into digital data and transmits it to the tag control unit 115. The tag control unit 115 analyzes the code of the demodulated information request signal to provide tag identification information and patient information. Create In addition, the tag controller 115 includes a communication protocol to control wireless communication.

The tag memory 116 stores the information code system, and the tag control unit 115 generates tag identification information using the information code system. The information code system includes header information, reader identification information, error correction information, tag identification information, and patient. Information and the like.

The transmission modulator 114 modulates the digital signal generated by the tag controller 115 into an RF signal.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of the first reader 510 included in the mobile bed management apparatus 500 according to the embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, the first reader 510 includes a reader antenna 511, a demodulator 512, a transceiver 513, a modulator 514, a reader controller 515, and a reader memory 516. The reader control unit 515 is provided with a communication protocol to control RFID communication, and transmits an information request signal to the tag 110.

The reader control unit 515 is connected to the third Zigbee device 520 and delivers the patient information interpreted as digital data.

A code analysis system is recorded in the reader memory 516 like the tag memory 116, and the reader controller 515 may use the code analysis information in the reader memory 516.

The reader antenna 511 transmits an information request signal or receives tag information through a wireless channel.

The transceiver 513 processes the tag identification information and the patient information in the form of an RF signal and converts it into a baseband signal, and the information request signal generated by the reader controller 515 is converted into an intermediate frequency signal through the modulator 514. When converted into, it is converted into an RF signal and transmitted to the reader antenna 511.

The demodulator 512 demodulates the signal processed patient information and tag identification information into digital data and transmits the demodulated data to the reader control unit 515.

8 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of a management computer 300 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 8, the management computer 300 includes a location tracking module 320, a payment module 330, an information processing module 340, a D / B management module 350, and an image I / F (interface) module. 360, the control module 370 includes a database (D / B; DataBase) 380, and a user interface 390.

The database 380 includes patient reception information, coordinate information of the fourth Zigbee device 210, map information, matching information, medical care information, facility guide information, parking guide information, payment guide information, prescription guide information, patient transfer information. Stores employee call information, patient treatment information, room status information, and employee / patient location information.

When the location tracking module 320 transmits the information of the fourth ZigBee device 210 from the fifth ZigBee device 310, the position tracking module 320 may be configured to have a fourth position based on coordinate information, map information, and matching information of the fourth ZigBee device 210. The first Zigbee device 120, the second Zigbee device 410, and the third Zigbee device 520 communicating with the Zigbee device 210 are identified, and location information is generated.

The location information is generated periodically and recorded in a database in real time.

The recorded location information may be used as movement information of the patient or staff.

The payment module 330 compares the patient reception information with the location information of the patient to check whether the patient has actually received the treatment / treatment and generates payment information.

The information processing module 340 is provided to the second caller 220 of the router 200, the first caller 420 of the employee management device 400, the information providing terminal 600, and the image display device 700. Information to be extracted is extracted from the database 380 and data packets are constructed according to the destination.

The data packet configured as described above may be transmitted to the employee management apparatus 400, the router 200, the information providing terminal 600, and the image display apparatus 700 through the fifth Zigbee apparatus 310 or the wired network.

For example, treatment guide information, facility guide information, parking guide information, payment guide information, prescription guide information, etc. information can be delivered to the information providing terminal 600, the treatment guide information, prescription guide information, sick room Status information and the like may be transmitted to the image display apparatus 700.

In addition, the employee call information, patient transfer information, patient treatment information, etc. may be transferred to the second pager 220 of the router 200 or the first pager 420 of the employee management device 400.

The user interface 390 modifies the data recorded in the database 380 or the type of data transmitted to the employee management apparatus 400, the router 200, the information providing terminal 600, and the image display apparatus 700. In case of selecting or modifying information related to hospital operation, various guide information, etc., a screen for inputting information is provided, and the input data is transferred to the D / B management module 350 or a module for processing the corresponding algorithm.

For example, the user interface 390 may include an operation means such as a touch screen, a button, a keyboard, and the like.

When each module requests data, the D / B management module 350 controls data input / output of the database 380 and processes writing / modification / deletion of data.

The image I / F module 360 configures a format of data to be provided to the image display apparatus 700 to meet the screen standard, and transfers the configured data to the driving circuit of the image display apparatus 700.

The control module 370 is connected to the fifth ZigBee device 310 converts the ZigBee data into interpretable digital data, and transfers the converted data to each component module.

In addition, the control module 370 includes a kernel to provide an interface with each module, to process an interrupt, and to assign a request processing time and an operation order so that each module operates sequentially.

9 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed by the information providing terminal 600 according to an embodiment.

FIG. 9A illustrates an initial touch screen when the patient contacts the patient management apparatus 100 with the information providing terminal 600, and FIG. 9B illustrates medical care guide information and prescription guide information. It is an example of the provided screen.

In addition, (c) is a diagram illustrating the facility guidance information displayed by the information providing terminal 600, (d) is a diagram illustrating a guide screen for outputting payment information, prescription information, and the like to the printer.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments, which are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains do not depart from the essential characteristics of the present invention. It will be appreciated that various modifications and applications are not possible that are not illustrated above. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the present invention can be modified. And differences relating to such modifications and applications will have to be construed as being included in the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the overall components of a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication according to an embodiment.

Figure 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the components of the first ZigBee device provided in the patient management device according to the embodiment.

6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the components of a tag provided in the patient management apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of a first reader included in a mobile bed management apparatus according to an embodiment; FIG.

8 is a block diagram schematically illustrating components of a management computer according to an embodiment.

9 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed by the information providing terminal according to the embodiment.

Claims

A patient management device for transmitting patient information through the first Zigbee device;

An employee management device for transmitting employee information through a second Zigbee device;

A router which is uniformly installed and coordinated in a hospital and comprises a fourth ZigBee device for receiving and routing the patient information and staff information; And

And a fifth ZigBee device for receiving patient information and staff information from the fourth ZigBee device, including a management computer for generating location information of at least one of the patient management device and the staff management device, and processing hospital operation information. Hospital management system using a short-range wireless communication that includes.

The method of claim 1,

The patient management apparatus includes an RFID tag that processes tag identification information and patient information and transmits patient information to the first Zigbee device.

And a mobile bed management device including a first RFID reader for receiving patient information from the RFID tag and a third Zigbee device for transmitting patient information received from the RFID reader.

The management computer is a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication for generating location information of the mobile bed management device.

The method of claim 2,

The first Zigbee device, the second Zigbee device, the third Zigbee device is provided as a reduced function device (RFD),

The fourth Zigbee device is provided as a Full Function Device (FFD),

The fifth Zigbee device is a hospital management system using a short-range wireless communication is provided with a personal area network (PAN) coordinator.

The method of claim 2,

The management computer generates patient transfer information by using the patient information and the position information of the mobile bed management device, generates patient treatment information by the patient transfer information, the patient transfer information, the patient treatment information, the staff call information Transmit at least one of the information to the second Zigbee device,

The employee management device includes a first pager connected to the second Zigbee device,

The first pager is a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication to output one or more information of the patient transfer information, patient processing information, staff call information as multimedia data.

The method of claim 2,

The management computer generates patient transfer information by using the patient information and the location information of the mobile bed management device, generates patient treatment information by the patient transfer information, the patient transfer information, the patient treatment information, the staff call information Transmit at least one of the information to the fourth Zigbee device,

The router includes a second pager connected to the fourth Zigbee device,

The second pager is a hospital management system using short-range wireless communication to output one or more information of the patient transfer information, patient processing information, staff call information as multimedia data.

The method of claim 1,

The management computer includes coordinate information, map information and matching information of the coordinate information and map information corresponding to the installation region of the fourth Zigbee device,

Hospital management system using short-range wireless communication to generate the location information of the ZigBee device in communication with the fourth ZigBee device based on the coordinate information, map information, matching information.

The method of claim 2,

A second RFID reader for receiving patient information from the RFID tag, Hospital management system using a short-range wireless communication including an information providing terminal for receiving the hospital operation information corresponding to the patient information from the management computer to provide to the patient .

The method of claim 1, wherein the information providing terminal

Hospital management system using short-range wireless communication that provides hospital operation information, including one or more of medical treatment information, facility information, parking information, payment information, prescription information.

The method of claim 1,

And a video display device connected to the management computer to receive hospital operation information and provide the transferred hospital operation information to a patient.

The image display apparatus of claim 1,

A hospital management system using short-range wireless communication that provides hospital operation information including at least one of a reception waiting sequence, a treatment waiting sequence, a doctor's information, a doctor's schedule information, and a patient's room information.

The computer of claim 1, wherein the management computer is

Coordinate information, map information, matching information, treatment guide information, facility guide information, parking guide information, payment guide information, prescription guide information, patient transfer information, staff call information, patient treatment information, and ward of the fourth Zigbee device A database for managing at least one of status information and employee / patient location information; And

Short-range wireless communication including a location tracking module for generating the location information in real time when the information of the fourth Zigbee device is transmitted from the fifth Zigbee device, and creating the movement information of the patient or the staff based on the generated location information in real time. Hospital management system.

12. The computer of claim 11, wherein the management computer is

Hospital management system using a short-range wireless communication including a payment module for determining whether to use the service based on the patient reception information and the location information of the patient recorded by the administrator to generate payment information.

12. The computer of claim 11, wherein the management computer is

In order to modify the data of the database, to select the type of data to be provided to the patient, the patient, or to modify the hospital operation information and guidance information, provides an interface for inputting information, and transmits the input information to the database Hospital management system using short-range wireless communication including a user interface.