JP2000148882A - Information management device, information management method, and computer-readable information recording medium recorded with program having information managing function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information management device and method which can easily change functions by only performing the maintenance of standard user interface information on a server computer side and can arbitrarily select the operating environment of a browsing means which reads the interface information, and a computer-readable information recording medium recorded with a program having the above-mentioned information managing function. SOLUTION: An information management device is provided with a browsing means 27 which reads out and writes the information required by a medical institution from and in an information storing means 29 for accumulating and managing the information by reading the standard user interface information 35 which is used for reading out and writing above-mentioned information from and in the storing means 29 and stored in a server computer 23 from the computer 23. The device is also provided with a client computer 25 which is set up in the facility of the medical institution or a related facility.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information management apparatus, an information management method, and a computer-readable information recording medium for recording a program having an information management function for managing information required by a medical institution. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a medical facility such as a hospital, an information management system (hospital information system) for managing medical information is operated. The information management system includes, for example, a medical accounting system for performing medical accounting, an ordering system for managing pharmaceutical orders,
There is a medical treatment support system for supporting medical treatment and a nursing support system for supporting patient nursing. This information management system mainly includes a server computer (hereinafter, referred to as a server) for storing and managing medical information, and writing medical information in a database of the server or searching a database of the server to obtain information of a predetermined purpose. And a terminal device for acquiring the

In this information management system, the above-mentioned terminal device is constituted by dedicated hardware, and once the system is operated, for example, a doctor, a nurse (nurse)
Or, it is difficult to adjust (customize) or the like according to a request of each user such as a clerk who performs office work, or even if possible, the cost is high.

In a conventional information management system, a predetermined computer (a so-called client computer, hereinafter referred to as a client) is provided in place of the above-mentioned terminal device, and is constructed as a so-called client-server type computer system. There is. In such a client-server type computer system,
In many cases, a part of server processing is performed on the client side in order to reduce the processing load on the server. Normal,
The client has a hardware configuration that satisfies the specifications enough to perform such processing.

[0005]

However, in many cases, the client is, for example, a personal computer or the like, and if a user installs and uses software (eg, a word processor) unrelated to the information management system, the information becomes inconsistent. In some cases, the original normal operation of the management system could not be secured. Due to such anxiety, the developer has to investigate and verify the operation guarantee of the information management system in consideration of the influence of a conflict with another software on the client (for example, malfunction due to lack of resources).

For example, when updating the function of the information management system, the update may be completed only on the server side. Usually, the old version of the software in the information management system already installed on the client side is replaced with the new version. You need to reinstall the software one by one.

[0007] Further, the software on the client side in the information management system normally operates on predetermined basic software (OS: Operating System), so that the operating environment is limited. Also, the software on the client side has a high degree of dependence on the operating hardware configuration, and the operating environment is limited.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and the function can be easily changed only by maintaining the standard user interface information on the server computer side. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information management device and an information management method capable of arbitrarily selecting an environment, and a computer-readable information recording medium in which a program having such an information management function is recorded.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided an information storage means for storing and managing information required by a medical institution, and reading of the information from the information storage means. Server computer having standard user interface information for reading and writing, and browsing means for reading the standard user interface information of the server computer and reading and writing the information in the information storage means And a client computer arranged in the facility of the medical institution or in a facility related thereto.

[0010] According to the above configuration, each user operates the screen based on the standard interface information of the server computer read by the browsing means of any client computer, and inputs information required by the medical institution. The standard interface information read by the browsing means causes the information storage means of the server computer to store the information. Further, the user can operate the screen based on the above-described standard interface information, search for information stored in the information storage unit of the server computer, and display the information on the screen based on the standard interface information of the browsing unit.

[0011]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention,
Although various technically preferable limits are given, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these modes unless otherwise specified in the following description.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an information management apparatus as a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The information management system 1 (information management device) is operated, for example, in a medical facility (medical institution) such as a hospital or in a facility related thereto, and has medical related data (information required by the medical institution). (Hospital information system) for accumulating and managing data. 1, the information management system 1 includes, for example, a server computer 23 (server), at least one or a plurality of client computers 25 (clients) as browsing means, and a network 37 for connecting these. The information system 1 is, for example, a so-called web system type client / server type computer system. The server 23 and the client 25 are respectively provided with predetermined basic software (O
S: Operating System) is operating.

The network 37 includes, for example, a predetermined cable (for example, 10BASE-T or the like) connected to each of the server 23 and the client 25 and a LAN (Local Area Network) connected to, for example, a router.
k) Connection type. It goes without saying that the network 37 may be in a form in which data communication is performed partially or entirely by wireless communication, or a form in which communication is performed using, for example, the Internet.

The server computer 23 includes, for example, a database 29 as information storage means, interface software 31 (hereinafter referred to as I / F software) as input means, and a user interface server 33 (hereinafter referred to as UI server) as communication control means. Call) and user interface data 3 as a standard interface
5 (hereinafter referred to as UI data).

The database 29 is a type of database software (so-called middleware) for storing and managing data. The I / F software 31 is, for example, C
GI (Common Gateway Interface)
ce). The I / F software 31 is software for writing and reading data with the database 29 and exchanging data with the UI server 33.

The UI server 33 is, for example, an HTTP (Hy
perText TransferProtocol)
And a so-called HTTP server which performs communication with the client 25, and controls data communication with the client 25.

The UI (User Interface) data 35 (standard user interface information) is HTML (Hy) as an example of standard format data.
per Text Markup Language)
Is the data described in.

The client 25 is located in the vicinity of a patient to be treated or a caregiver of the patient, for example, in a facility of a medical institution or a facility related thereto. The client 25 has browser software 27 (browser). The browser 27 is also referred to as browsing software, and is software for reading the UI data 35 of the server 23 and displaying the contents of the UI data 35 on the display unit 5 (described later) of FIG. The browser 27 is, for example, U
It is set so that the I data 35 is read.
A display screen (not shown) is displayed based on the I data 35. The browser 27 sequentially reads, for example, a plurality of UI data 35 prepared by a user operation. Therefore, the browser 27 performs a screen display according to the operation of the user.

The browser 27 is provided in correspondence with the operating environment of various OSs and the like, and the format of the UI data 35 to be read is standardized. Therefore, since the browser 27 operates on various OSs, the client 25 may be any device as long as an operating environment in which the browser 27 operates is set.
That is, the user can select a desired operating environment (OS or the like). The client 25 is not limited to a hardware configuration as a predetermined operating environment, but may be one selected by a user. Therefore, the client 25 can be realized by an inexpensive device.

Also, since the browser 27 usually requires less system resources when operating, the information management system 1 can operate even if other software or the like is installed in the client 25 and used simultaneously. There is no hindrance. Furthermore, since the environment of the client 25 in which the above-described browser 27 operates is provided only with functions that are generally provided in today's computers, settings can be easily performed without necessarily requiring specialized knowledge. Specifically, the client 25
Assuming that the OS is already installed, the operating environment can be set only by installing the browser 27 (when not preinstalled) and setting the network environment. That is, there is no need to install special software created specially in the client 25.

Further, the information management system 1 allows the UI on the server 23 to be changed even when the function of the client 25 is changed.
Only the data 35 needs to be changed. This is because the browser 27 of the client 25 automatically reads the UI data 35 whose function has been changed. Therefore, when the function of the information management system 1 is changed, the UI data 35
, It is easy to perform maintenance such as changing functions.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the server 23 of FIG. The server 23 is, for example, a computer capable of high-speed processing (a so-called personal computer may be used). Note that the client 25 is also the server 23
For example, a computer or a device equivalent thereto (for example, an information terminal device) is almost the same as the above, but since the configuration is almost the same, only the server 23 will be described below.

The server 23 is, for example, the computer 21. The computer 21 has a central processing unit (CP)
U) and the like, a main unit 21 a having a control unit, a disk device 13 and a display unit 5 provided on the main unit 21 a, preferably a pointing device 3 and a keyboard 11.

The computer 21 includes, for example, a disk device 13 that can at least read data from the information recording medium 15. The information recording medium 15 is, for example, a compact disk (CD-ROM) or a flexible disk (floppy disk (registered trademark)).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed electrical configuration example of the computer shown in FIG. Computer 21
Are the control unit 9, the display unit 5, the storage unit 17, and the disk device 1.
3 and an external storage unit 19, preferably a pointing device 3 and a keyboard 11.

The control unit 9 is connected to, for example, the display unit 5, the storage unit 17, the disk device 13, and the external storage unit 19, and is preferably connected to the pointing device 3 and the keyboard 11. The control unit 9 controls the above-described connected blocks. The control unit 9 stores software in an external storage unit 19 such as a hard disk, and when necessary, for example, a RAM (Rand).
om Access Memory) is used as a work area to execute processing work.

The display unit 5 is, for example, a CRT (Cath
(Ray Tube) or a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The pointing device 3 is an operation unit of the computer 21 such as a mouse.

The keyboard 11 is an operating means of the computer 21 provided for inputting and operating, for example, characters and the like on the computer 21. In the server 1, for example, the keyboard 11 and the pointing device 3 are not essential.

The information management system 1 is configured as described above. Next, the operation (information management method) will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts each showing an operation example of the information management system 1. In FIGS. 4 and 5, it is assumed that the time elapses from the top to the bottom.

Data Input Processing FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for inputting data to the client 25 shown in FIG. The user is a person who operates the client 25 of the information management system 1, for example, a doctor, a nurse (nurse), or a clerk who performs paperwork. The user selects a desired menu from a menu or the like displayed on the browser 27 displayed on the display unit 5 of the client 25 in FIG. 2 (screen selection step ST1). The browser 27 of the client 25 communicates with the server 23 via the network 37 (hereinafter referred to as the network 37).
Is omitted.) A data input screen read request is made. The UI server 33 of the server 23 transmits the UI data 35 (display screen data) to the client 25. The browser 27 reads the UI data 35 and displays a data input screen (not shown) based on the UI data 35 (display step ST2).

The user inputs desired input data to predetermined items on the displayed data input screen. The client 25 transmits the input data to the UI server 33 of the server 23 (data input step ST3a). UI server 3
3 starts a predetermined I / F software 31 according to the input data (starting step ST4), and transfers the input data to the I / F software 31. The I / F software 31 causes the database 29 to write and update input data, and the database 29 performs writing and update processing (update step ST5).
a).

The database 29 stores the updated error code (including, for example, display data) as an I / O code.
Return to F software 31. Also, the I / F software 31 has a UI
This error code is returned to the server 33. The UI server 33 transmits the display data as updated data to the browser 27 of the client 25. The browser 27 reads and displays the display data (display step ST6a).

The data search process Figure 5 is a flowchart showing a process example to retrieve the data from the client 25 of FIG. The screen selection step ST1 and the display step ST2 are the same as those in FIG. The user inputs desired search data (data serving as a key at the time of search) into predetermined items on the displayed data input screen. The client 25 transmits the search data to the UI server 33 of the server 23 (data input step ST3b). The UI server 33 activates predetermined I / F software 31 corresponding to the search data (activation step ST4), and delivers the search data to the I / F software 31. The I / F software 31 delivers the search data to the database 29, and the database 29 performs a search process (search step ST5b).

The database 29 returns the search result to the I / F software 31. Also, the I / F software 31 returns this search result to the UI server 33. UI server 33
Transmits the search result to the browser 27 of the client 25. The browser 27 reads and displays the search result (display step ST6b).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an individual user can access the browser 2 of any client computer 25.
The user operates the screen based on the UI data 35 of the server 23 read into the server 7 and inputs information required by the medical institution. The UI data 35 read by the browser 27 causes the database 29 of the server 23 to store the information.
In addition, the user can operate the screen based on the UI data 35 described above, search information stored in the database 29 of the server 23, and display the information on the screen based on the UI data 35 of the browser 27. As described above, the information management system 1 according to the present embodiment can easily change the function of the nursing support system 1 simply by maintaining the UI data 35 on the server 23 side, and read the UI data 35 on the client 25 or the like. The operating environment of the browser 27 can be arbitrarily selected.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The information management system 1 described above, when accessing the server 23 from the client 25,
For example, user management such as inputting a user ID (IDentification) or a password may be performed. Further, the information management system 1 may perform user management for each job type such as a doctor, a nurse (a nurse), a clerk, and the like in addition to the user ID. Thereby, security of the information management system is ensured. In the above description, the information management system 1 is a so-called web system type and uses the UI data 35 in the HTML format. However, the information management system 1 is not limited thereto, and may be dynamic.
HTML format, a programming language for networks such as the Internet (for example, JAVA which is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems), SMIL
(Synchronized Multimedia
Integration Language), XML
(EXtensible Markup Langua
ge), SGML (Standard General)
It can also be realized by the size markup language. Further, the program for executing the functions of the information management system 1 described above may be, for example, in a form recorded for each function in the information recording medium 15 of FIG. Software (program) having the function of the information management system 1 stored in the information recording medium 15
Can be installed on the client 25 or the server 23. It goes without saying that the software for implementing the information management system 1 may include a plurality of functions among the above-described various functions or may be in a divided form. The information handled in the above information management system 1 includes nursing information for nursing care of patients, accounting information related to medical affairs, prescription information related to medicines, information related to usage, information related to inventory management, and personal information of patients. Alternatively, it may include a combination of any of these.
In the above description, the client 25 is exemplified as a computer, for example, but may be a terminal device having a function equivalent thereto.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The functions can be easily changed simply by maintaining the standard user interface information on the server computer side.
Provided are an information management device and an information management method capable of arbitrarily selecting an operation environment of a browsing means for reading standard user interface information, and a computer-readable information recording medium recording a program having such an information management function. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an information management device as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view showing an example of the appearance of a server 23 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary block diagram showing a detailed electrical configuration example of the computer shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing for inputting data to the client in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for searching data from the client in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... information management system (information management device), 23 ...
· Server (server computer), 25 ··· Client (client computer, browsing means), 27 ·
..Browser (browsing means), 29 ... database (information storage means), 31 ... I / F software (input / output means), 33 ... UI server (communication control means), 35
..User interface data (standard user interface information), 37 ... Network

Claims (10)

[Claims] An information storage means for storing and managing information required by a medical institution, and standard user interface information for reading and writing the information in the information storage means. And a browsing unit for reading the standard user interface information of the server computer and reading and writing the information in the information storage unit, and the server computer has the server computer and the medical institution. An information management device, comprising: a client computer arranged in a facility. 2. The server computer, comprising: a communication control unit for controlling communication with a browsing unit of the client computer; and information required by the medical institution communicated by the communication control unit. 2. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an input / output unit for performing reading and writing with respect to the storage unit. 3. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information required by the medical institution is nursing information for performing nursing. 4. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information required by the medical institution is medical-related accounting information. 5. The information management device according to claim 1, wherein the information required by the medical institution is prescription information related to medicine. 6. The information required by the medical institution is information relating to a method of using a drug.
An information management device according to item 1. 7. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information required by the medical institution is a medicine-related inventory management method. 8. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information required by the medical institution is personal information of a patient. 9. Standard user interface information for reading and writing the information stored in the information storage means for storing and managing information required by the medical institution is stored in the facility of the medical institution. Alternatively, the information is read by a browsing unit arranged in a facility related thereto, and the information is read or written in the information storage unit by the browsing unit. 10. A standard user interface information for reading and writing the information stored in an information storage means for accumulating and managing information required by a medical institution, in a facility of the medical institution. Or a computer-readable program which reads a program having an information management function of reading and writing the information in the information storage means by reading the information into a browsing means arranged in a facility related thereto. Possible information recording medium.