JP2001104412A - Portable device for confirming information on patient and wristband type patient information confirming system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems of conventional systems for confirming informations on patients, and to provide a portable device for confirming the informations on the patients which is accurate and has scarcely restrictions on places to be used and users of the device. SOLUTION: A wristband type system for confirming informations on patients has a wristband in which informations related to the patients are stored and a portable device for confirming the informations on the patients provided with a reading means for reading the informations stored in the above wristband, and a display means for displaying attribute informations based on the above read informations.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable patient information confirmation apparatus and a wristband type wristband type patient information confirmation system for confirming a patient and / or confirming a treatment for the patient in a hospital.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In hospitals, there are many situations in which hospital staff needs to confirm information about patients. Specifically, for example, the nurse checks the contents of the examination (time to be examined, items to be checked at the examination, medical conditions, etc.) based on the instructions from the doctor, and determines whether the patient to be treated is the patient. Confirm your identity. When hospital staff confirms whether the patient to be treated is the patient or not, the hospital staff memorizes the patient's face and name and relies on his own memory to determine whether the patient to be treated is the patient. There are many cases where confirmation is made. However, as described above, it is very dangerous because there is a possibility that a mistake is made in a confirmation method that relies on memory. As a confirmation method that does not rely on memory, at the time of treatment, hospital staff calls the patient's name or asks the patient to say his / her name, confirms the name from the patient himself, and that name is the name of the instruction sheet Checking whether the name matches the name of the patient, or writing the name of the patient on the bed used by the patient, and checking that the name matches the name of the instruction .

[0003]

However, even if the above-described confirmation method is adopted, the patient does not always know his / her own name, and he / she can say his / her name orally. However, it cannot always be said that accurate confirmation can be made. Also, the method of matching based on the name on the bed is not perfect considering various situations such as multiple patients with the same last name and patients are not necessarily sleeping on their own bed. I can't say. There are many other situations where hospital staff must check information about patients. Specifically, for example,
Among the hospitalized patients, various patients are hospitalized, and there are many patients who can walk freely on their own despite their severe medical condition. In such a situation, it is fully conceivable that the patient suddenly falls in a place different from the ward where the patient is hospitalized, for example, in a shop or restaurant. In such a case, a nearby hospital staff urgently performs a treatment for the patient, but the hospital staff cannot know information on the patient, such as a medical condition or allergy, on the spot. Therefore, the patient asks for the name and ward, etc. and urgently inquires about the ward, or if there is room, transports the patient to the ward. It is not always possible to ask the hospital staff correctly, so there is a possibility that the hospital staff may hear information of a different patient from the ward in charge due to a mistake in the hospital staff or a good mistake by the patient. As described above, in hospitals, there are many situations in which hospital staff must confirm information about patients.However, it is difficult to confirm whether the information to be confirmed belongs to the patient. Many rely on reports from hospitals and the memory of hospital staff, and there is a high risk of mistaking information. Mistakes in the information to be confirmed are very dangerous because they result in mistakes in the patient to be treated. The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, eliminates mistaking information, and accurately displays a patient information to be confirmed and a portable patient information confirmation device and a wristband type patient information confirmation system. It is intended to provide.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a portable patient information confirmation apparatus according to the present invention reads out information on a patient from a storage medium mounted on the patient's body or a patient's body. Means, and display means for displaying attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient based on the information read by the reading means. The “medical information” is information related to medical treatment of the patient, such as request information from a doctor regarding treatment for the patient and medical examination information related to medical examination for the patient. Examples of the requested information include an X-ray and a blood test. , Injection, infusion, the content and date of surgery, etc., and the examination information includes, for example, examination items such as body temperature measurement, blood measurement, pulse measurement, respiration rate measurement, and the execution time of each examination. . The “attribute information” is unique information other than the medical information of the patient, for example, name, age, ID number, date of birth, gender, height, weight, doctor in charge, medical department, blood type, Allergies, infections, hospitalization dates,
Contact information. Furthermore, the information to be displayed preferably includes collation information that can be collated with the information on the patient described in the chart or instruction sheet of the facility using the portable patient information confirmation device. it can.
In this way, by including the collation information that can be collated with the information on the patient described in the medical chart or instruction sheet, the hospital staff can treat the patient when performing treatment on the patient based on the medical chart or instruction sheet. Whether or not it matches the medical record or the instruction sheet can be confirmed based on the displayed information. Since the information displayed on the display means is displayed based on the storage medium mounted on the patient's body or the information read from the patient's body, the information is definitely the patient's information. Therefore, by performing collation based on this accurate information, it is possible to significantly reduce the risk of a patient mistaking. Further, the information on the patient read by the reading means may include at least a part of the attribute information and / or the medical treatment information of the patient to be displayed. Further, the information on the patient read by the reading means is included with patient identification information capable of identifying a patient, and the portable patient information confirmation device can be wired and / or wirelessly.
It may be configured to be connectable to an external storage medium, so that attribute information and / or medical information of the patient can be called from the external storage medium based on the patient identification information and displayed on the display means. . Still further, the information on the patient read by the reading means includes patient identification information capable of identifying a patient, and the portable patient information confirmation device further stores the attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient. A storage unit may be provided so that attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient can be called from the storage unit based on the patient identification information and displayed on the display unit. In this case, the storage means can be configured to be detachable. In addition, the patient identification information may be an ID number assigned to each patient or a feature amount of the patient's body such as a fingerprint or an iris. Furthermore, the portable patient information confirmation device may be further provided with an operation means capable of inputting information on a patient. In this case, examples of the information regarding the patient to be input include a treatment result and a checkup result for the patient, matters that the hospital staff noticed about the patient, and the like. The wristband-type patient information confirmation system according to the present invention stores information on a patient, and a wristband worn on the patient's body, and the portable patient according to any one of claims 1 to 8. And an information confirmation device.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a portable patient information confirmation apparatus and a wristband type patient information confirmation system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wristband-type patient information confirmation system using a portable patient information confirmation device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal configuration of the portable patient confirmation device. It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example. As shown in the drawing, this wristband type patient information confirmation system
The apparatus includes a wristband A that stores information about a patient and a portable patient information confirmation device B. Wristband A
Is detachably attached to the patient's wrist, and the patient's ID number is printed in the form of a one-dimensional barcode. The portable patient information confirming device B includes the wristband A
Barcode reader B that reads ID numbers stored in
1, a display B2 for displaying patient attribute information and / or medical information for the patient, and a wired or wireless connection to an external storage medium, for example, a host computer for collectively managing patient information in a hospital. An interface B3 for transmitting and receiving information to and from the external storage medium; and, based on the ID number read by the barcode reader B1, attribute information and / or patient information of the patient via the interface B3. And a control device B4 for inputting medical treatment information to the external storage medium and displaying the information on the display B2 in a single portable case. Here, "attribute information"
It is unique information other than the medical information of the patient, for example,
Name, age, ID number, date of birth, gender, height, weight,
The physician in charge, medical department, blood type, allergy, infectious disease, hospitalization date, contact information, etc. Also, "medical information"
Information on requests and examinations from doctors, such as radiographs, blood tests, injections, infusions, request information from doctors on treatments such as the details of surgery and the date and time of surgery, body temperature measurement, blood pressure measurement, pulse measurement, Examination information such as respiratory rate measurement and the like are included. The information to be displayed on the display B2 can be arbitrarily selected from the above-described various attribute information and / or medical treatment information according to a request of a hospital facility or the like.
When selecting the information to be displayed on the display B2, the information can be compared with the information described in a chart or instruction used in an individual facility such as a hospital using the portable patient identification device B. Information (hereinafter referred to as collation information)
Is preferably included as information to be displayed. Specifically, for example, when used in a hospital where the patient's ID number and name are described in a medical chart, instructions, etc., at least one of the ID number and name is included in the information displayed on the display B2. Is preferred. In this way, by including the collation information in the information displayed on the display B2, the hospital staff can check the information on the patient and, when performing any treatment based on the medical chart, the instruction, etc. However, it is possible to check and confirm whether or not the patient is the same as the patient in the medical chart or instruction sheet. Since the information displayed on the display B2 is displayed based on the information read from the wristband worn on the patient's body, it is definitely the patient's information. Therefore, the hospital staff can confirm the identity of the patient based on accurate information, so when the hospital staff confirms the identity based on inaccurate information such as their own memory or self-report of the patient. In comparison, the accuracy of the identity verification can be significantly improved.

[0007] The portable patient information confirmation device B may preferably be provided with a suitable storage means B5. It is assumed that the portable patient information confirmation device B is installed in a nurse center, for example, and is used so that a nurse carries it when looking around a patient's room from the nurse center. In such a case, at the nurse center,
If the information on the patient in charge of the nurse center is called from the host computer and stored in the storage means, it is not necessary to connect the portable patient information confirmation device B directly to the host computer by wire or wirelessly. The patient information confirmation device B can be used completely off-line, so that the portability of the portable patient information confirmation device B can be improved, and the display speed of information can be increased. Any existing technology can be applied to the reading of information into the storage means.For example, by connecting the portable patient information confirmation device B to the host computer by wire or wirelessly, information can be read from the host computer. Also, a dedicated base connected by wire or wirelessly to the host computer may be provided, information may be read through the dedicated base, and the storage medium may be detachably attached to the portable patient information confirmation device B. Then, the storage medium may be detached from the portable patient information confirmation device B, and the information may be directly read from the host computer or another terminal device into the storage medium. When the storage medium is configured to be detachable from the portable patient information confirmation device B, any existing storage medium, for example, FD, CD-
An R, MD, memory card, or the like may be used as a storage medium. In the case where a dedicated table is provided, the dedicated table has functions of not only receiving information but also transmitting information from the portable patient information confirmation device B and charging the portable patient information confirmation device B. In this case, for example, in this case, charging is performed automatically only by setting the portable patient information confirmation device B on a dedicated table, and reception and transmission are performed, for example, by pressing a reception and transmission button. Can be configured to be performed only when the

Further, the portable patient information confirmation device B can be provided with an appropriate operation means B6. This operation means B6 is provided with a storage means B5 in the portable patient information confirmation device B, and when the storage means stores patient attribute information and / or medical treatment information, an operation such as a search thereof is performed. And the display B2
Can be configured to be able to scroll display information. Furthermore, a configuration may be made so that information regarding the patient can be input via the operation means B6. Examples of the “information about the patient” that can be input via the operation unit B6 include a treatment requested by a doctor and confirmation of completion of a medical examination, and body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiratory rate at the medical examination. With this configuration, it is possible to confirm the end of treatment and medical examination at the site, and to input the contents of the treatment and medical examination on the spot, and to host the information via the interface B3. By being able to send and transfer to the computer, the latest information can be constantly reflected on the host computer, and the progress of the processing requested by the doctor can be checked and managed on the host computer In addition, if necessary, the progress of the treatment can be confirmed on the portable patient information confirmation device side. The need of the force is eliminated an effect that such an input error or transcription errors are reduced. Transmission or transfer of information from the portable patient information confirmation device B to the host computer may be performed by directly connecting the portable patient information confirmation device B and the host computer by wire and / or wirelessly. It may be performed via a terminal device (a personal computer for each ward or the like), or may be performed via the above-described dedicated table.

[0009] Further, the portable patient information confirmation device B comprises:
It can be configured to be connectable to the measuring means such as body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiratory rate by wire and / or wirelessly, so that the measurement result by the measuring means can be directly transferred to the portable patient information confirmation device B. May be configured. With this configuration, it is not necessary to input examination information such as body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, etc., via the operation means, so that there is an effect that input errors are further reduced. In addition, the portable patient information confirmation device B may of course be provided with a means for measuring blood pressure or pulse, or a means for automatically reading the body temperature from an electronic thermometer or the like. In this case,
For example, a sensor unit for measuring blood pressure and / or pulse or the like is configured to be connectable to the portable patient information confirmation device B by wire and / or wirelessly, or a sensor unit for measuring blood pressure and / or pulse or the like is portable. It is configured integrally with the patient information confirmation device B,
The portable patient information confirmation device B may be provided with a calculation unit that calculates a blood pressure and / or a pulse based on a signal obtained from the sensor unit.

The portable patient information confirmation device B is provided with a means capable of issuing a wristband or a label on which information on the patient is printed in the form of a bar code based on the attribute information and / or the medical treatment information. With this configuration, it becomes possible to reflect the latest information in the information of the patient's wristband, and it is also possible to easily issue / reissue the wristband. . In addition, as the latest information to be reflected in the wristband, for example, the progress of the treatment requested by a doctor, and examination information such as body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiratory rate which are regularly measured, etc. No.

In the embodiment described above, a patient ID number is printed on a wristband as a one-dimensional bar code, and based on the patient ID number read from the one-dimensional bar code, the patient ID number is stored in an external and / or internal storage means. , The patient's attribute information and / or medical information is read, but these configurations are not limited to the present embodiment,
Information about the patient is read by the reading means from the storage medium mounted on the patient's body or from the patient's body, and based on the information read by the reading means, the attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient is displayed on the display means. Any configuration may be used as long as it is configured. Specifically, for example, a storage medium (for example, a wristband type) mounted on a patient's body
Alternatively, all the information to be displayed on the display means may be stored, the information may be read by the reading means, and the read information may be displayed on the display means as it is. However, in this case, the storage medium to be worn on the patient's body requires a certain storage capacity,
For example, a two-dimensional barcode, an IC chip, a wireless tag, or the like can be used as a storage medium. In the reading means,
A configuration may be adopted in which a feature amount such as a fingerprint or an iris is read from a patient's body, and based on the feature amount, attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient is read from storage means outside and / or inside the device. Good. With this configuration,
Since the patient does not need to wear the storage medium on the body,
The burden on the patient is further reduced, and the loss of the storage medium is less likely to be damaged. In the above-described embodiment, the reading unit is constituted by a barcode reader. However, it is needless to say that the reading unit is not limited to this embodiment but can be arbitrarily changed according to the reading target. Nor.
For example, when using a wireless tag as a storage medium, an electromagnetic coil for power transfer to the wireless tag, a receiving coil for receiving information transmitted from the wireless tag, a transmitting coil for transmitting write information to the wireless tag, A reading device including a control device for controlling these coils may be provided on the portable patient information confirmation device B instead of the barcode reader. Thus, when a wireless tag is used as a storage medium,
Since the information stored in the wireless tag can be read in a non-contact manner, the reading of the information is facilitated, and it is not necessary to bring the portable patient information confirmation device B into contact with the patient at the time of reading. This has the effect of eliminating discomfort and burden. Further, since the wireless tag can write information in a non-contact manner and has a large storage capacity, information on the presence or absence of confirmation of patient information, information on whether or not a treatment such as a medical check has been performed, and furthermore, Any information such as addition of attribute information and / or medical information can be written to the wireless tag as needed. Therefore, the information on the wristband worn by the patient can always be updated to the latest information. Therefore, when the host computer is not installed, or the host computer is installed, Even when the patient information confirmation device B needs to confirm the patient information at a place where the information cannot be read from the host computer, the portable patient information confirmation device B can always confirm the latest information. Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the display B2 and the operation unit B6 are separately configured, but this is not limited to the present embodiment, and the display B2 is not limited to this embodiment.
May be configured as a so-called touch panel, so that information can be input or operated via a display. Furthermore, the wristband according to the present invention basically means a storage medium that can be worn on a patient's body and can always maintain the correspondence with the patient. Of course, it is possible to use the thing of the form.

[0012]

As described above, the portable patient information confirmation apparatus according to the present invention displays information to be displayed based on a storage medium mounted on the patient's body or information read from the patient's body. Therefore, accurate information about the patient can be displayed without mistaking information to be displayed. In addition, by displaying accurate "attribute information and / or medical information" regarding the patient, the hospital staff can use any time without using documents such as medical records.
It is possible to confirm the identity, medical condition, etc. of the patient anywhere. Furthermore, by displaying accurate "medical information" on the patient, the hospital staff can perform treatments such as medical examinations based on the medical information, so that the hospital staff can identify patients to be treated. Problems such as mistakes do not occur. In addition, even when hospital staff performs some kind of treatment on a patient based on a document such as a medical chart, the hospital staff may determine that the patient is a patient of the document such as a medical chart based on accurate “attribute information and / or medical treatment information”. Since it is possible to perform identity verification as to whether or not the identity is the same, compared to the case where identity verification is performed based on inaccurate information, such as memory of hospital staff or declarations from patients, etc. There is an effect that the accuracy of confirmation can be significantly improved. Further, by configuring at least a part of the attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient to be displayed by the information read by the reading unit, the read information can be used without waste. Specifically, for example, the storage medium mounted on the patient's body includes all the attribute information and / or medical information to be displayed, and the display unit displays the read information as it is. In this case, there is no need to provide the portable patient confirmation device with storage means for storing patient attribute information, medical information, and the like, and means for externally inputting such information. This has the effect of simplifying the configuration and eliminating any restrictions on the place of use. Further, by configuring a part of the attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient to be displayed by the information read by the reading unit, for example, the internal storage unit storing the information to be displayed or an external storage medium can be used. Even when the information cannot be read, it is possible to display the minimum information on the display means. Further, the information about the patient read by the reading means, to include patient identification information capable of identifying a patient individual,
The portable patient information confirmation device is configured to be connectable to an external storage medium by wire and / or wirelessly, and based on the patient identification information, the attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient from the external storage medium. Can be called and displayed on the display means, the amount of information to be read by the reading means can be reduced. For example, when a storage medium mounted on the patient's body is used, a one-dimensional bar It becomes possible to use an inexpensive storage medium such as a code, and further, it is possible to extract a feature amount such as a fingerprint or an iris from a patient's body. In the latter case, there is no need to attach the storage medium to the patient's body, so that problems such as failure of the storage medium can be eliminated and the burden on the patient can be reduced. Further, the information on the patient read by the reading means includes patient identification information capable of identifying a patient, and the portable patient information confirmation device further stores the attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient. Comprising storage means, based on the patient identification information, from the storage means,
By configuring so that attribute information and / or medical information of the patient can be called and displayed on the display means, the portable patient information confirmation device can be used off-line, and the effect is obtained. In the storage means,
If only information of necessary patients (specifically, for example, patients in a ward or a ward in charge of a nurse using a portable patient information confirmation device) is stored, the information is stored in the storage device. Since the amount of information can be minimized, the storage device can be downsized, and as a result, the portable patient information checking device itself can be downsized. Further, the portable patient information confirmation device is provided with operating means to provide information on the patient, for example, confirmation of the completion of the treatment requested by the doctor, body temperature at the time of examination,
By making it possible to input blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, etc., it is possible to confirm the end of treatment on site and to input treatment details and examination results on the spot. If it is possible to reduce forgetting to input, input errors, and transcription errors, and if the information can be reflected on the host computer, the latest information can always be reflected on the host computer. As a result, the progress of the treatment requested by the doctor can be confirmed and managed by the host computer, and if necessary, the progress of the treatment can be confirmed on the portable patient information confirmation device side. This has the effect of being able to do so.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wristband-type patient information confirmation system using a portable patient information confirmation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the portable patient information confirmation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A wristband B portable patient information confirmation device B1 barcode reader B2 display B3 interface B4 control device B5 storage means B6 operation means

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A reading means for reading information about a patient from a storage medium mounted on the body of the patient or from the patient's body, and based on the information read by the reading means, attribute information and / or medical treatment information of the patient. And a display means for displaying a message. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information on the patient read by the reading means includes at least a part of the attribute information and / or the medical treatment information of the patient to be displayed.
An apparatus according to claim 1. 3. The information on a patient read by the reading means includes patient identification information capable of identifying a patient, and the portable patient information confirmation device is connected to an external storage medium by wire and / or wirelessly. The apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein attribute information and / or medical information of the patient is called from an external storage medium based on the patient identification information and can be displayed on the display means. 2
An apparatus according to claim 1. 4. The information on a patient read by the reading means includes patient identification information capable of identifying a patient, and the portable patient information confirmation device further stores patient attribute information and / or medical treatment information. 2. A storage means for reading out attribute information and / or medical information of the patient from the storage means based on the patient identification information and displaying the information on the display means. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said storage means is configured to be detachable. 6. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the patient identification information is an ID number assigned to each patient or a feature amount of the patient's body such as a fingerprint or an iris. The described device. 7. The portable patient information confirmation device further comprises:
The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an operation unit capable of inputting information on a patient. 8. A wristband which stores information about a patient and is worn on the patient's body, and a portable patient information confirmation device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Wristband type patient information confirmation system.