JP2002024406A - Device and method for providing medical information, program storage medium, medical network system and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical network system capable of providing the information of a medical institution corresponding to the request of a patient. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a medical institution information storage means 10 storing the information of registered medical institutions and a medical institution information supply means 7 for reading the information of a medical institution suited to medical institution conditions transmitted from a consultation target side terminal 2 out of the medical institution information storage means 10 on the basis of the relevant medical institution conditions and supplying the information to the consultation target terminal 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a medical information providing apparatus,
The present invention relates to a medical information providing method, a program storage medium, a network medical system, and an information processing apparatus, and is suitably applied to, for example, a network medical system that provides medical information via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to receive a medical examination at a medical institution, a patient has to go to his / her home medical institution or to a medical institution selected according to symptoms using a telephone directory or the like.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in such a way of receiving a medical examination, the medical institution to which the patient has visited is crowded and the patient has to wait for a long time until the medical examination is started, or the medical institution to which the patient has visited cannot take a medical examination due to a break. However, there was a problem that the consultation could not be performed smoothly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a medical information providing apparatus, a medical information providing method, a program storage medium, a network medical system, and the like which can provide information on a medical institution according to a patient's request. An information processing device is proposed.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a medical institution information storing means for storing information of a registered medical institution, and a medical examination information transmitted from a terminal to be examined through a network. Medical institution information supply means for reading information on a medical institution matching the conditions of the medical institution from the medical institution information storage means and supplying the information to the examination target side terminal via the network, based on the condition of the medical institution desired And provided.

[0007] The information of the medical institution that matches the medical institution conditions transmitted from the terminal to be examined is read out from the medical institution information storage means and supplied to the terminal to be examined to provide the information of the medical institution as desired. can do.

[0008] Further, the examination data of the patient obtained by the predetermined examination means provided in the examination target terminal is received from the examination target terminal, and the examination data is transferred to the medical institution side terminal for reproduction. By receiving operation instruction data input by the doctor based on the reconstructed examination data and instructing the operation method of the examination means from the medical institution side terminal and transferring it to the examination target side terminal, A remote consultation mediation means for conducting a remote consultation with the institution terminal via a network is provided.

[0009] By transferring the examination data and the operation instruction data between the examination target terminal and the medical institution side terminal,
Remote examination can be performed by remotely operating the examination means from the medical institution side terminal.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

(1) Principle of Commerce Using the Internet The Internet is a computer network constructed by connecting a number of computers to each other via communication links, and e-mail, Gopher, and WWW are used between the computers. (World Wide Web) and other services can be used to transmit and receive information.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a client PC (Personal Compute
r) A WWW server 301 (also referred to as a web server or a website) that provides various services such as the WWW to 302-1 to 302-N is a web page configured by graphics information such as graphics and images. Is stored on the internal hard disk.

Each resource used on the WWW, such as the WWW server 301 and a web page, is provided by UR, which is an addressing technology for identification on the Internet 300.
L (Uniform Resource Locator) makes it uniquely recognizable.

Therefore, the client PCs 302-1 to 302-N connected to the Internet 300
UTP of a web page desired to be browsed by a predetermined transfer protocol such as TTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)
When the RL is specified by the user, a web page browsing request is made to the WWW server 301 in accordance with the URL.

The client PCs 302-1 to 302-1
2-N receives the web page transmitted from the WWW server 301 as a result of the browsing request to the WWW server 301, and displays the web page on the display unit via a WWW browser stored in advance in the internal hard disk. The web page is displayed so that the user can browse the web page.

Here, the web page is HTML
(HyperText Markup Language) is typical, and the HTML document defining the web page is specified in HTML to specify how to display the web page. A symbol called a reserved tag (reserved word) is included.

Incidentally, the HTML document includes various tags indicating graphics, controls, and other functions, and includes a web page that can be used by the WWW server 301 or another WWW server that requests browsing of the web page. It is also possible to specify a URL as a link destination.

Accordingly, the web page is displayed in the client PC 302 in a display method intended by the provider of the web page.
-1 to 302-N are displayed on the display unit.

Recently, the above-mentioned WWW has been used for electronic commerce using the Internet 300.

In this case, in the WWW server 301,
A web page composed of a product catalog in which products to be sold are listed electronically is prepared, and the web page is sent to client PCs 302-1 to 302-N owned by the customer in response to a browsing request of the customer. Send.

Thus, the client PCs 302-1 to 302-1
302-N displays a web page received from the WWW server 301 via the Internet 300 on a display unit, and as a result, allows a customer to browse a product catalog to be sold.

Client PCs 302-1 to 302-N
Notifies the WWW server 301 via the Internet 300 that the user has specified a desired product on the web page of the product catalog displayed on the display unit.

Upon receiving the request, the WWW server 301 requests customer information from the client PCs 302-1 to 302-N, and the client PCs 302-1 to 302-N.
From N, customer information such as the name of the customer who purchases the product, the credit card number owned by the customer, and the address indicating the delivery destination of the product is received.

Next, upon receiving the above-mentioned customer information, the WWW server 301 transmits a web page for confirming the order of the products to the client PCs 302-1 to 302-N, and confirms the order details to the customer on the web page. And then
Adjust product delivery schedule.

In such electronic commerce using the Internet 300, electronic contents such as music are electronically delivered to the customer via the Internet 300, and the personal information is provided to the customer using a delivery company or the like. By delivering physical goods such as computers,
Electronic commerce for various products can be realized.

Incidentally, as a definition of a web page, in addition to HTML, XML (extensible Markup Lang) is used.
uage), and the XML uses tags in the same way as HTML, but it can express the structure of a sentence and its meaning, and also defines a document type definition (DTD).
nition), attributes such as a hierarchical structure and a data type can be specified for the tag.

Therefore, in the WWW server 301, if the web page is defined using XML, various data for information processing such as an order code, a product code, a unit price, and a quantity stored in a database in advance are used. Since it can be embedded in each tag, it can be used not only for browsing web pages but also for automatically executing information processing such as order calculation using data for information processing embedded in the tag. it can.

(2) First Embodiment (2-1) Overall Configuration of Network Medical System In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a network medical system according to the first embodiment that realizes commercial transactions using the Internet as a whole. A patient PC 2 as a terminal to be examined which is installed in a general home or the like and used by a user who is a patient
And a medical institution PC 3 as a medical institution terminal installed in a medical institution such as a hospital and used by a doctor, and providing medical institution information to the patient PC 2 and between the patient PC 2 and the medical institution PC 3 A medical information management center 4 as a medical information providing device for transferring medical examination data and realizing a network medical service, and a settlement server 5 for electronic settlement of various charges such as consultation charges and medicine charges are mutually connected to the Internet 6.
Connected through.

The patient PC 2 and the medical institution PC 3
Are present in plurality, respectively, but FIG. 2 shows only one for convenience of explanation.

In the PC 2 on the patient side, a display unit 2B, a keyboard 2C, a CCD camera 2D as imaging means, a microphone 2E as sound collecting means, and a printer 2F as printing means are connected.

The patient-side PC 2 is a general personal computer, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit),
Hard disk drive, RAM (Random Access Memo)
ry), a display, and the like, and the CPU reads out a program from the hard disk drive, loads the program on the RAM, and executes the program in response to an operation input input via the keyboard 2C, thereby realizing various functions. Has been made. The patient PC 2 transmits and receives data to and from the medical institution PC 3, the medical information management center 4, and various servers and personal computers connected to the Internet 6 via the Internet 6 according to the web browser program. The displayed data is displayed on the display unit 2B.

Similarly, a display unit 3B and a keyboard 3C are connected to the medical institution PC3. The medical institution side PC 3 is a general personal computer similar to the patient side PC 2, and according to the web browser program read from the hard disk drive, the patient side PC 3.
2, medical information management center 4, and the Internet 6
Sends and receives data to and from various servers and personal computers connected to the
The received data is displayed on the display unit 3B.

In the medical information management center 4,
Management server 7 for managing the entire medical information management center 4
Network interface 8 for making a network connection via the Internet 6, a personal medical record database 9 for managing various personal information such as a user's name, age, address, weight, blood type, etc. as a personal medical record, and a network medical system 1. A registered medical institution database 10 as a medical institution information storage unit for managing registered medical institution information, and a drug information database 11 for managing information on drugs prescribed in the network medical system 1
Are connected to each other via a LAN (Local Area Network) 12.

The management server 7 is a general server computer, and is a CP that controls the entire server computer.
U, a hard disk drive storing various programs and data, a RAM, and the like.

Then, the management server 7 reads the medical service program from the hard disk drive and loads it on the RAM, and executes the program.
And a remote consultation with the medical institution via the Internet 6 according to the user's request, and further deliver the medicine prescribed as a result of the remote consultation to the user by a courier service, Thus, the network medical system 1 has constructed a completely new business model on the Internet 6 for the purpose of providing highly convenient network medical services to users.

(2-2) Processing Procedure of Network Medical System Next, the patient PC in the network medical system 1
2. The processing between the medical institution side PC 3 and the management server 7 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

That is, in the medical service processing procedure shown in FIG. 3, the CPU of the patient PC 2 enters from the start step of the routine RT1 and moves to step SP1.

In step SP1, when the user inputs the URL of the medical information management center 4 according to the web browser program, the CPU of the patient PC 2 transmits a connection request to the medical information management center 4 in response to the input. Then, the process proceeds to the next step SP2.

On the other hand, the management server 7 of the medical information management center 4 always executes a medical service program in the service providing time zone, and waits for a connection request from the patient PC 2.

That is, the CPU of the management server 7 enters from the start step of the routine RT2 and moves to step SP21 according to the medical service processing procedure shown in FIG. Upon receiving the connection request from the patient PC 2 in step SP21, the CPU of the management server 7 establishes a connection with the patient PC 2 in response thereto, and further logs in the user to log in to the network medical system. The screen data of the screen is transmitted to the patient PC 2.

The CPU of the patient PC 2 executes step SP2
When the screen data of the login screen is received, the login screen 100 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed in the web browser screen of the display unit 2B based on the screen data.

On the log-in screen 100, a name input area 100A for inputting a user's name, a password input area 100B for inputting a password, and when the user uses the network medical system 1 for the first time (ie, at the first consultation). Password re-entry area 100 for re-entering the password and registering the password
C and a transmission button 100D for confirming the input information and transmitting it to the management server 7 are provided.

Then, in step SP3, when the name and password are entered on the login screen 100 and then the send button 100D is clicked, the CPU of the patient PC 2 uses the entered name and password as personal identification information as a management server. 7

The CPU of the management server 7 proceeds to step SP2
In step 2, when the personal identification information is received from the patient PC 2, the personal medical record database 9 is accessed, and whether the user indicated by the personal identification information is registered in the personal medical record database 9, that is, whether the user has been re-examined Judge.

If a positive result is obtained in step SP22, this indicates that the user indicated by the personal identification information has been registered in the personal medical record database 9 and that the user is to be re-examined. The CPU moves to step SP26.

On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP22, this means that the user indicated by the personal identification information is not registered in the personal medical record database 9, and that the user is the first consultation. The CPU of the management server 7 proceeds to step SP23, creates a new personal chart for the user, and registers it in the personal chart database 9. At this point, various information on the personal medical record is blank.

Then, in step SP24, the CPU of the management server 7 converts the screen data of the chart input screen for the user to input various information of the personal chart into the patient PC 2.
Send to

The CPU of the patient PC 2 executes step SP4
When the screen data of the chart input screen is received, the chart input screen 11 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed on the display unit 2B.

On the chart input screen 110, the name,
A personal information input field 110A for inputting personal information such as age, address, weight, blood type, and the like, and a transmission button 100D for confirming the input personal information and transmitting it to the management server 7 are provided.

Then, at step SP5, the CPU of the patient PC 2 clicks the send button 110D after the personal information is entered on the chart creation screen 110,
The input personal information is transmitted to the management server 7.

The CPU of the management server 7 executes step SP2
In step 5, when the personal information is received from the PC 2 on the patient side, the personal chart database 9 is accessed, and the received personal information is entered in the personal chart.
Is updated, and the routine goes to the next step SP26.

The CPU of the management server 7 executes step SP2
In step 6, the user transmits to the patient PC 2 screen data of a symptom report screen for selecting a department to be examined and inputting symptoms.

The CPU of the patient PC 2 determines in step SP6
When the screen data of the symptom report screen is received in, the first symptom report screen 120 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit 2B based on the screen data.

On the first symptom report screen 120, a consultation department display section 120A indicating a consultation department that can be consulted by the network medical system 1 and a consultation request for designating a consultation department (a consultation desired department) for which a consultation is desired. Department designation part 120B,
A decision button 120D for deciding a department desired to be examined is provided.

After the desired department is designated by the desired department designation section 120B, the CPU of the patient PC 2 presses the enter button 1
When 20D is clicked, a second symptom report screen 130 (FIG. 7) corresponding to the designated department to be examined is displayed on display unit 2B.

On the second symptom report screen 130, a subjective symptom selecting section 130A for selecting a subjective symptom from the subjective symptom examples prepared in advance according to the examination contents of the department to be examined.
And a subjective symptom input unit 130B for inputting other subjective symptoms in a free text format, and a transmission button 13 for confirming the selected and input subjective symptoms and transmitting the same to the management server 7
0D is provided.

When the subjective button is clicked after the subjective symptom is selected or input in the subjective symptom selecting section 130A and the subjective symptom input section 130B in step SP7, the CPU of the patient PC 2 clicks the send desired department and the subjective awareness. The symptom is transmitted to the management server 7 as report information.

The CPU of the management server 7 proceeds to step SP2
In 7, when the report information is received from the patient's PC 2, the personal chart database 9 is accessed, the report information is entered in the personal chart, the personal chart database 9 is updated, and the routine proceeds to the next step SP28.

The CPU of the management server 7 proceeds to step SP2
8, the screen data of the medical institution selection screen for the user to select the medical institution desired to be examined is displayed on the patient side PC 2.
Send to

The CPU of the patient PC 2 determines in step SP8
When the screen data of the medical institution selection screen is received at
A first medical institution selection screen 140 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 2B based on the screen data.

On the first medical institution selection screen 140, there are provided a medical institution selecting section 140A for specifying the location of the medical institution to be examined and a decision button 140D for fixing the location of the specified medical institution. I have.

When the determination button 140D is clicked after the location of the medical institution desired to be examined is specified in the medical institution selecting section 140A, the CPU of the patient PC 2 further narrows down the location of the medical institution to be examined. A second medical institution selection screen 150 (FIG. 9) for designating by the user is displayed on the display unit 2B.

On the second medical institution selection screen 150, a location selection section 150A for specifying the location of the medical institution to be examined in a pull-down menu format, and a location for the medical institution are determined and transmitted to the management server 7. Is provided.

When the transmission button 150D is clicked after the location of the medical institution is selected by the location selection section 150A in step SP9, the CPU of the patient PC 2 manages the location of the selected medical institution as selection information. Send it to server 7.

The CPU of the management server 7 proceeds to step SP2
In 9, upon receiving the selection information from the patient side PC 2, the registered medical institution database 10 is accessed, and a medical institution suitable for the user matching the selection information is extracted.
Based on this, the screen data of the examination method designation screen for designating the medical institution to be consulted and the examination method is displayed on the patient PC.
Send to 2.

The CPU of the patient PC 2 executes step SP1.
When the screen data of the consultation method designation screen is received at 0, the consultation method designation screen 160 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 2B based on the screen data.

The medical examination method designation screen 160 displays the medical institution suitable for the user's request and the medical examination status of the medical institution (whether it is possible to receive a medical examination immediately, in a waiting state, or outside the consultation time). A selected medical institution display section 160A for specifying a desired medical institution is provided. Further, when the help button 160H is clicked on the consultation method designation screen 160, detailed information such as the address, telephone number, and consultation time of each medical institution is displayed.

Thus, the network medical system 1
In, the user operates the patient PC 2 to connect to the medical information management center 4, and according to various selection screens transmitted from the medical information management center 4 and displayed, selects a desired medical institution location, a department to be examined, and the like. Just type,
Medical institution information suitable for the user's desire can be extracted from the registered medical institution database 10 of the medical information management center 4 and presented to the user.

For this reason, according to the presented medical institution and the consultation status, the user selects, for example, a medical institution that can receive a consultation immediately even if it is a little distant when he / she wants to have a medical examination as soon as possible, Even if you have a waiting time due to mild symptoms, you can select the nearest medical institution, such as selecting a nearby medical institution, and receive a medical examination.

Further, in the network medical system 1, the medical institution designated by the user from the presentations on the consultation method designation screen 160 is performed on the Internet 6.
, And a remote consultation (hereinafter, referred to as a remote consultation) for performing a consultation by auscultation or visual inspection via the Internet 6 can be performed.

That is, on the medical examination method designation screen 160, a direct medical examination button 160B for making a medical appointment for directly going to the medical institution designated by the selected medical institution display section 160A and receiving a remote medical examination. Remote check button 160C is provided.

After specifying the medical institution on the selected medical institution display section 160A, the user clicks the direct medical examination button 160B or the remote medical examination button 160C according to the desired medical examination method.

The CPU of the patient PC 2 executes step SP1.
In 1, when the reservation button 160B or the remote examination button 160C is clicked after the medical institution is designated on the selected medical institution display section 160A, the designated medical institution and the examination method are transmitted to the management server 7 as designation information.

The CPU of the management server 7 proceeds to step SP3
In step 1, upon receiving the designation information from the patient PC 2,
It is determined whether or not the user wants a remote consultation based on the specified information.

If a negative result is obtained in step SP31, this means that the user wants to consult directly, and the CPU of the management server 7
The process proceeds to P32, where the reservation information of the user of the patient PC 2 is transmitted to the medical institution PC 3 of the medical institution designated by the user, and the process proceeds to step SP42 (FIG. 11) to end the process.

On the other hand, if an affirmative result is obtained in step SP31, this indicates that the user wants a remote consultation.
The PU proceeds to step SP33 (FIG. 11), and transmits an examination request for starting remote examination to the medical institution-side PC 3 of the medical institution designated by the user.

In the medical institution side PC3, the web browser program is always executed during the consultation time zone, and starts from the start step of the routine RT3 shown in FIG. 11 and moves to step SP51. And medical institution PC
3 in step SP51.
In response to the request, the display unit 3B displays that a request for a remote consultation has been made on the display unit 3B. When the doctor approves the request, a consultation consent signal indicating that the remote consultation has been accepted is given. It is transmitted to the management server 7.

Upon receiving the consultation consent signal in step SP34, the CPU of the management server 7 accesses the personal chart database in response to the signal, and
The personal information about the user of C2 is extracted and transmitted to the medical institution side PC3 as patient information.

The CPU of the medical institution side PC 3 determines in step S
When the patient information is received from the management server 7 in P52, a remote medical examination start screen 170 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed based on the patient information.

On the remote consultation start screen 170,
Basic information such as the patient's name and age, an information display section 170A on which the reported symptoms at the time of this consultation are displayed, and a medication information button 170B for displaying past medication information,
A remote camera activation button 170C for performing a visual examination using the CCD camera 2D of the patient PC 2;
A remote stethoscope activation button 170D for performing auscultation using the second microphone 2E as a stethoscope is provided.

The doctor operating the medical institution side PC 3
The consultation method is determined based on the information about the patient displayed on the information display section 170A, and the remote camera activation button 170C or the remote stethoscope activation button 1 is determined as necessary.
Press 70D.

The CPU of the medical institution side PC 3 determines in step S
When the remote camera activation button 170C or the remote stethoscope activation button 170D is pressed in P53, a remote operation request for remotely operating the CCD camera 2D or the microphone 2E of the patient PC 2 is sent to the management server 7 in response to this. Send.

The CPU of the management server 7 determines in step SP3
In step 5, when a remote operation request is received from the medical institution side PC3, the process proceeds to step SP36, and screen data of a remote examination screen for transmitting a doctor's examination instruction from the medical institution side PC3 to the user is transmitted to the patient side PC2.

The CPU of the patient PC 2 executes step SP1.
2, when screen data of the remote examination screen is received from the management server 7, based on the screen data, FIG.
Is displayed on the display unit 2B.

On the remote examination screen 180, a doctor's operation instruction of the CCD camera 2D or the microphone 2E (such as listening to the heart sound by applying the microphone 2E to the chest, or photographing the affected part with the CCD camera 2D for visual inspection) is displayed. Is done.

Further, in step SP13, the CPU of the patient PC 2 compresses the image data picked up by the CCD camera 2D and the sound data picked up by the microphone 2E by a predetermined compression method, and transmits the data as consultation data via the Internet. In step SP14, the consultation data processing application is transmitted to the management server 7 in step SP14.

The CPU of the management server 7 determines in step SP3
In 7, when the consultation data is received from the patient PC 2, it is transferred to the medical institution PC 3.

Then, the CPU of the medical institution side PC 3 expands the consultation data received from the management server 7 in step SP54, reproduces it as image data and audio data, and makes the doctor recognize it.

Thus, in the network medical system 1, the operation instruction by the doctor operating the medical institution side PC 3 is transmitted to the user of the patient side PC 2 via the management server 7 as a remote consultation mediating means, and based on the operation instruction. Medical data obtained by the user through the medical institution
By playing back at C3, even when the patient is in a remote location, the patient can be examined as if he were in front of the doctor.

Further, in this network medical system 1, if the doctor determines that medication is necessary as a result of the remote consultation, the prescribed medication is sent by courier according to the request of the user of the patient PC2. The prescription is printed by the printer of the patient PC 2, and the medicine can be purchased at the pharmacy nearest to the user.

That is, the CPU of the medical institution side PC 3
In step SP55, when an instruction to issue a prescription is input by the doctor, the management server 7 is requested to provide screen data of a prescription issuance screen for issuing a prescription.

In response to this, in step SP38, the CPU of the management server 7 accesses the medicine information database to extract medicine information necessary for prescription, and transmits the medicine information to the medical institution side PC 3 together with the screen data of the prescription issuance screen.

The CPU of the medical institution side PC 3 determines in step S
In P56, based on the received screen data, FIG.
Is displayed on the display unit 3B.

On the prescription issuing screen 190, a medicine selecting section 190A for selecting a medicine to be prescribed based on the medicine information extracted from the medicine information database and an issue button 190D for deciding the selected medicine are provided. Is provided.

After the doctor selects a medicine required for treatment using the medicine selecting section 190A, the doctor clicks the issue button 190D to determine the medicine.

The CPU of the medical institution PC 3 determines in step S
In P57, when the issue button 190D is clicked after the medicine is selected in the medicine selection unit 190A, the prescription data describing the prescribed medicine is transmitted to the management server 7 in response thereto, and the process proceeds to step SP58. The process ends.

The CPU of the management server 7 executes step SP3
In step 9, when the prescription data is received from the medical institution side PC 3, the prescription data in the personal chart database 9 is updated based on the prescription data, and in step SP40, the prescription data and the medicine for the user to select a method for receiving the medicine are updated. The screen data of the payment method selection screen and the payment selection screen for selecting the payment method of the examination fee and the medicine fee are transmitted to the patient PC 2.

The CPU of the patient PC 2 executes step SP1.
5, the medicine receiving method selection screen 20 shown in FIG.
0 is displayed on the display unit 2B.

On the medicine receiving method selection screen 200, a list of medicines prescribed by the doctor is displayed, and the prescribed medicines are sent by courier service, or a prescription is printed by the printer 2F and the nearest medicine is printed. A selection unit 200A for selecting whether to purchase at a pharmacy and a decision button 200D for deciding the selected medicine receiving method are provided.

The CPU of the patient PC 2 is provided with a selection unit 200A.
When the OK button 200D is clicked after the medicine receiving method is selected in step 2, a payment method selection screen 210 shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the display unit 2B in response to this.

On the payment method selection screen 210, a selection unit 210A for selecting the payment method of the consultation fee and the drug fee from four methods of “bank debit”, “card payment”, “pay at the pharmacy”, and “pay to the courier service”. A decision button 210D for deciding the selected payment method is provided.

The CPU of the patient PC 2 is provided with a selection unit 210A.
When the OK button 210D is clicked after the payment method has been selected in step 2, the medicine receiving method information and the payment method information are transmitted to the management server 7 in response to this.

Then, in step SP17, the CPU of the patient-side PC 2 enters a prescription (when a drug is purchased at a pharmacy).
Alternatively, a log-off screen 22 shown in FIG. 17 after printing a home delivery copy (in a case where the medicine is to be sent by a home delivery service) using the printer 2F.
0 is displayed, and the routine proceeds to step SP18 and ends the process.

On the other hand, the CPU of the management server 7
In P41, when the medicine receiving method information and the payment method information are received from the patient PC 2, the medicine sending process and the settlement process are performed in response.

That is, when the home delivery service is specified in the medicine receiving method information, the CPU of the management server 7 as the prescription medicine sending means sends a contracted pharmacy (not shown) contracted by the network medical system 1 to the contracted pharmacy (not shown). Transmits the prescription data and the shipping instruction, and sends the medicine prescribed by the doctor to the patient's PC2.
Of users are sent by courier.

If “payment from bank” or “card payment” is specified in the payment method information, the CPU of the management server 7 transmits the consultation fee information and the medicine fee information to the payment server 5, and Then, the user is settled by the method specified by the user, and the process proceeds to step SP42 to end the process.

Thus, the network medical system 1
In the above, the medicine dispensed as a result of the remote consultation can be shipped by a courier service, or a prescription can be printed by a printer of the patient PC 2 and the medicine can be purchased at a pharmacy nearest to the user.

(2-3) Operation and Effect of the First Embodiment In the above configuration, the management server 7 of the medical information management center 4 makes the medical institution desired by the user in response to a request from the patient PC 2. A medical institution selection screen for selecting a location and a department to be examined is transmitted to the patient PC 2.

[0109] Then, based on the selection information input via the medical institution selection screen on the patient's PC 2, the management server 7 sends the information of the medical institution matching the patient's request to the registered medical information of the medical information management center 4. It is extracted from the institution database 10 and transmitted to the patient PC 2.

Thus, in the network medical system 1, the user simply inputs a desired medical institution location, a department to be examined, and the like according to various selection screens transmitted from the management server 7 and displayed. Institution information can be obtained.

When the user desires a remote consultation, the management server 7 transfers the operation instruction from the doctor operating the medical institution side PC 3 to the user of the patient side PC 2, and the user responds to the operation instruction. CCD camera 2D
By transferring the image data and audio data obtained by operating the microphone 2E to the medical institution side PC 3, it is possible to realize a remote medical examination for examining a patient in a remote place via the Internet 6.

(3) Second Embodiment (3-1) Overall Configuration of Network System In FIG. 18, reference numeral 400 denotes a network to which a mobile phone MS3 as a terminal to be examined as a whole to which the present invention is applied is connected. 1 shows a system, and base stations CS1 to CS4, which are fixed wireless stations, are installed in cells in which a communication service providing area is divided into a desired size.

The base stations CS1 to CS4 include mobile information terminals MS1 and MS2, which are mobile radio stations, and digital mobile phones MS3 and MS4 with cameras, for example, W-ports.
CDMA (Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access)
It is designed to be wirelessly connected by a code division multiple access method called "data division multiple access system", and to perform high-speed data communication at a maximum data transfer rate of 2 [Mbps] using a frequency band of 2 [GHz]. Has been made.

As described above, the portable information terminals MS1 and MS2
And mobile phones with camera MS3 and MS4
Is capable of high-speed data communication of large-capacity data by the W-CDMA system, so that not only voice communication but also various kinds of data communication such as transmission / reception of e-mail, browsing of a simple homepage, transmission / reception of images, etc. Has been made possible.

The base stations CS1 to CS4 are connected to a public line network INW via a wired line. The public line network INW includes the Internet ITN, many subscriber wired terminals (not shown), a computer network, A company network or the like is connected.

An access server AS of an Internet service provider is also connected to the public line network INW, and the access server AS has a content server TS held by the Internet service provider.
Is connected.

The content server TS provides content such as a simple homepage as a file in, for example, a compact HTML format in response to a request from the subscriber's wired terminal, the portable information terminals MS1 and MS2, and the digital cellular phones MS3 and MS4 with a camera. It has been made to be.

Incidentally, a number of WWW servers WS1 to WSn are connected to the Internet ITN,
Subscriber wired terminal or portable information terminal M according to P protocol
S1, MS2 and digital mobile phone MS with camera
3. The MS 4 can access the WWW servers WS1 to WSn.

Incidentally, the portable information terminals MS1 and MS2 and the digital cellular phones MS3 and MS4 with cameras communicate with base stations CS1 to CS4 (not shown) using a simple transport protocol of 9.6 [Kbps].
WWW server W from S4 via Internet ITN
S1 to WSn are communicated by the TCP / IP protocol.

The management control unit MCU is connected to the public network I
Subscriber wired terminal or portable information terminal MS1, M via NW
S2 and camera-equipped digital mobile phones MS3, MS4
, The subscriber's wired terminal, the portable information terminals MS1, MS2, and the camera-equipped digital cellular phone MS.
3. Authentication processing, charging processing, and the like for the MS 4 are performed.

(3-2) External Configuration of Digital Mobile Phone with Camera Next, the external configuration of the digital mobile phone with camera MS3 to which the present invention is applied will be described.

As shown in FIG. 19, the digital mobile phone with camera MS3 is divided into a display unit 412 and a main body 413 with a center hinge 411 as a boundary, and is formed to be foldable via the hinge 411. Have been.

[0123] A transmitting / receiving antenna 414 is attached to the display unit 412 at the upper left portion so as to be able to be pulled out and stored, and the base station CS3 is connected via the antenna 414.
It is designed to transmit and receive radio waves between and.

The display section 412 is provided with a camera section 415 which is rotatable in an angle range of about 180 degrees at the center of the upper end. The CCD section 416 of the camera section 415 is provided.
Thus, a desired imaging target can be imaged.

Here, when the camera section 415 is positioned by being rotated by approximately 180 degrees by the user, the display section 412 has a speaker 417 provided at the center on the back side of the camera section 415 as shown in FIG. Side, thereby switching to a normal voice call state.

Further, the display unit 412 is provided with a liquid crystal display 418 in front of the display unit 412. The display unit 412 displays a radio wave reception state, a remaining battery level, a destination name and a telephone number registered as a telephone directory, an incoming / outgoing call history and the like. Other, contents of e-mail, simple homepage, CCD camera 416 of camera section 415
Can be displayed.

On the other hand, the main body 413 has “0” on its surface.
There are provided operation keys 419 such as a number key of "9", a call key, a redial key, a call end and power key, a clear key, an e-mail key, etc., and various instructions are inputted using the operation keys 419. Have been made to gain.

The main body 413 is provided with a memo button 420 and a microphone 421 below the operation keys 419. The memo button 420 can record the voice of the other party during a call, and the microphone 421 can be used to record a call. The voice of the user can be collected.

Further, on the main body 413, a rotatable jog dial 422 is provided above the operation key 419.
3 is provided so as to slightly protrude from the surface of the telephone 3, and a scroll operation of a telephone directory list or an e-mail displayed on the liquid crystal display 418 in response to a turning operation on the jog dial 422, a page turning operation of a simple homepage, and the like. Various operations such as an image feeding operation are performed.

For example, the main body 413 operates the liquid crystal display 4 in response to a rotation operation of the jog dial 422 by the user.
A desired telephone number is selected from a plurality of telephone numbers in the telephone directory list displayed at 18 and the jog dial 42 is selected.
When the user presses the button 2 toward the inside of the main body 412, the selected telephone number is determined and the call processing is automatically performed on the telephone number.

The main body 413 has a battery pack (not shown) inserted on the back side, and when the call is ended and the power key is turned on, power is supplied from the battery pack to each circuit portion and the main body 413 can operate. Start up in a proper state.

The main body 413 has the main body 413.
A memory stick slot 424 for inserting a detachable memory stick (trademark of Sony Corporation) 423 is provided at the upper part on the left side of the device. When the memo button 420 is pressed, a call to the memory stick 423 can be made. Record the voice of the other party, send e-mail,
A simple homepage is provided so that images taken by the CCD camera 416 can be recorded.

Here, the memory stick 423 is a type of flash memory card developed by Sony Corporation, the present applicant. This memory stick 4
Reference numeral 23 denotes an EEPROM (ElectricallyEr) which is a nonvolatile memory which can be electrically rewritten and erased in a small and thin plastic case having a size of 21.5 × 50 × 2.8 [mm].
A flash memory element, which is a kind of asable and programmable read only memory, is stored.
Various data such as images, sounds, and music can be written and read via the 0-pin terminal.

The memory stick 423 can be used in response to a change in the use of the built-in flash memory due to an increase in capacity or the like.
Adopts a unique serial protocol that can ensure compatibility with the device used, with a maximum writing speed of 1.5 [MB / S]
It achieves high-speed performance with a maximum read speed of 2.45 [MB / S] and secures high reliability by providing an erasure prevention switch.

Therefore, the digital mobile phone M with a camera
S3 is configured so that such a memory stick 423 can be inserted thereinto, so that the memory stick 423 is
, Data can be shared with other electronic devices.

(3-3) Circuit Configuration of Digital Mobile Phone with Camera Next, the circuit configuration of the digital mobile phone with camera MS3 to which the present invention is applied will be described.

As shown in FIG. 21, the camera-equipped digital mobile phone MS3 has a main control section 450 which controls the display section 412 and the main body 413 in an integrated manner.
For the power supply circuit unit 451, the operation input control unit 452,
Image encoder 453, camera interface unit 45
4. The LCD control unit 455, the demultiplexing unit 457, the modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458, and the audio codec 459 are connected to the main bus 46.
0 and connected to each other via the image encoder 4
53, an image decoder 456, a demultiplexing unit 457, a recording / reproducing unit 462, a modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458, and an audio codec 4
59 are connected to each other via a synchronization bus 461.

When the call end and the power key are turned on by the user's operation, the power supply circuit section 451 supplies power to each section from the battery pack to enable the digital portable telephone with camera MS3 to operate. To start.

The main control unit 450 includes a CPU, ROM, and RA.
A control program stored in the ROM is developed in the ROM and executed to control each unit of the digital mobile phone with camera MS3.

The digital mobile phone M with a camera
In step S3, the voice signal collected by the microphone 421 in the voice communication mode is converted into digital voice data by the voice codec 459 based on the control of the main control unit 450, and this is spread-spectrum-processed by the modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458, and the transmission / reception circuit After performing digital-to-analog conversion processing and frequency spreading processing in the section 462, the signal is transmitted via the antenna 414.

Digital mobile phone MS with camera
Numeral 3 amplifies the received signal received by the antenna 414 in the voice communication mode, performs a frequency conversion process and an analog-to-digital conversion process, performs a spectrum despreading process in the modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458, and converts the signal into an analog voice signal by the voice codec 459. Thereafter, this is output via the speaker 417.

Further, a digital mobile phone M with a camera
In step S3, when an e-mail is transmitted in the data communication mode, text data of the e-mail input by operating the operation keys 419 and the jog dial 422 is transmitted to the main control unit 450 via the operation input control unit 452.

The main control section 450 subjects the text data to spread spectrum processing in the modulation / demodulation circuit section 458, performs digital / analog conversion processing and frequency spread processing in the transmission / reception circuit section 462, and then transmits the base station CS 3 via the antenna 414.
Send to

On the other hand, when receiving an electronic mail in the data communication mode, the camera-equipped digital cellular phone MS3 performs a spectrum despreading process on the received signal received from the base station CS3 via the antenna 414 in the modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458. After restoring the original text data with
The electronic mail is displayed on the liquid crystal display 418 via the control unit 455 as electronic mail.

Thereafter, digital mobile phone M with camera
In S3, the electronic mail received in response to the operation of the user can be recorded on the memory stick 423 via the recording / reproducing unit 462.

Digital mobile phone MS with camera
3 transmits image data captured by the CCD camera 416 to the image encoder 4 via the camera interface unit 454 when transmitting image data in the data communication mode.
53.

By the way, digital mobile phone M with camera
In S3, when the image data is not transmitted, the image data captured by the CCD camera 416 can be directly displayed on the liquid crystal display 418 via the camera interface unit 454 and the LCD control unit 455.

The image encoder 453 is a CCD camera 4
The image data supplied from the MPU 16 is, for example, MPEG (Movi)
The image data is converted into encoded image data by performing compression encoding according to a predetermined encoding method such as ng Picture Experts Group 2 or MPEG4, and is transmitted to the demultiplexing unit 457.

At this time, the camera-equipped digital mobile phone MS3 simultaneously outputs the sound collected by the microphone 421 during the image pickup by the CCD camera 416 to the sound codec 459.
Demultiplexer 457 as digital voice data via
To send to.

The demultiplexing section 457 includes the image encoder 45
Coded image data supplied from 3 and audio codec 4
The audio data supplied from 59 is multiplexed by a predetermined method, and the multiplexed data obtained as a result is modulated and demodulated by the modulation / demodulation circuit 45.
Then, the transmission / reception circuit unit 462 performs a digital-to-analog conversion process and a frequency conversion process, and then transmits the data via the antenna 414.

On the other hand, when the digital cellular phone MS3 with a camera receives image data such as a simple homepage in the data communication mode, the antenna 414 is used.
, A modulation / demodulation circuit unit 458 performs a spectrum despreading process on the received signal received from the base station CS3, and sends the resulting multiplexed data to the demultiplexing unit 457.

The demultiplexer 457 separates the multiplexed data into coded image data and audio data, supplies the coded image data to the image decoder 456 via the synchronous bus 461, and Is supplied to the audio codec 459.

The image decoder 456 generates reproduced image data by decoding the encoded image data by a decoding method corresponding to a predetermined encoding method such as MPEG2 or MPEG4, and outputs the reproduced image data via the LCD control unit 455. A simple home page is displayed on the liquid crystal display 418.

At this time, the audio codec 459 simultaneously
After converting the audio data into an analog audio signal, this is output as a reproduced audio of the simplified homepage via the speaker 417.

Also in this case, similarly to the case of the electronic mail, the digital cellular phone with camera MS3 can record the received image data of the simple homepage on the memory stick 423 via the recording / reproducing unit 462 by the operation of the user. is there.

In addition to the above configuration, the digital mobile phone with camera MS3 includes a medical information management center (not shown) and a medical institution PC connected to the Internet ITN, similarly to the patient PC 2 in the first embodiment. (Not shown) to sequentially display screens similar to those shown in FIGS. 4 to 10, 13, and 15 to 17.
Similarly to the embodiment, the medical institution information suitable for the user's request is received from the medical information management center and displayed. Remote consultations can be performed between

(3-4) Operation and Effect of Second Embodiment In the above configuration, the digital mobile phone with camera MS3 performs data communication with the medical information management center and the medical institution side PC. As in the first embodiment, medical institution information suitable for the user's request is received and displayed from the medical information management center, and further, a remote examination is performed between the medical institution side PC using the CCD camera 416 and the microphone 421. I do.

According to the above configuration, the display of medical institution information and the remote medical examination can be performed using the digital mobile phone with camera MS3 always carried by the user, so that the user suddenly becomes ill during commuting or traveling. Even in the case of emergency, you can access the medical information management center on the spot and receive a medical examination at the nearest medical institution or receive a remote medical examination at your local medical institution on the spot, further improving convenience Network medical services can be provided.

(4) Other Embodiments In the above-described first and second embodiments, the network medical system for humans has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Animals such as livestock and livestock may be examined.

In the first and second embodiments, the name and location of the medical institution are displayed as the medical institution information. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be displayed. In this case, the location of the medical institution can be reliably recognized by the user, and the convenience of the network medical system 1 can be further improved.

In the first embodiment described above,
The respective CPUs of the patient PC 2, the medical institution PC 3, and the management server 7 perform the above-described processing according to a program stored in the hard disk drive in advance. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various program storage media are used. The above-described processing may be performed by storing a program in the PC 2 and installing the program in the patient PC 2, the medical institution PC 3, and the management server 7 using the program storage medium.

As described above, examples of the program storage medium for installing the above-described program in the patient PC 2, the medical institution PC 3, and the management server 7 so that the program can be executed are, for example, a floppy disk, a DVD-ROM,
The present invention may be realized not only by package media such as (Digital Video Disc-Read Only Memory) but also by a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk in which a program is temporarily or permanently stored. As a means for storing a program in these program storage media, a wired or wireless communication medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting may be used, and the program is stored via various interfaces such as a router or a modem. You may do it.

Similarly, in the second embodiment, the CPU of main control section 450 of digital mobile phone with camera MS3 performs the above-described processing in accordance with the control program stored in the ROM in advance. The present invention is not limited to this, and the above-described processing may be performed by storing a program in various program storage media and installing the program in the digital mobile phone with camera MS3 using the program storage medium.

As described above, examples of the program storage medium for installing the above-described program in the digital mobile phone with camera MS3 to make it executable can be, for example, a floppy disk, a DVD-ROM (Digita).
l It may be realized not only by a package medium such as a Video Disc-Read Only Memory) but also by a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk in which a program is temporarily or permanently stored. As a means for storing a program in these program storage media, a wired or wireless communication medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting may be used, and the program is stored via various interfaces such as a router or a modem. You may do it.

[0165]

As described above, according to the present invention, the information of the medical institution which meets the medical institution conditions transmitted from the terminal to be examined is read from the medical institution information storage means and supplied to the patient side terminal. It is possible to provide the patient with information on a medical institution suitable for the request.

Further, by transferring the medical examination data and the operation instruction data between the medical examination side terminal and the medical institution side terminal, it is possible to remotely operate the medical examination means from the medical institution side terminal to perform a remote medical examination.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the principle of electronic commerce using the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the overall configuration of the network medical system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a medical service processing procedure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a login screen of the network medical system.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a chart input screen.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first symptom report screen.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second symptom report screen.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a first medical institution selection screen.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a second medical institution selection screen.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a consultation method designation screen.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a medical service processing procedure;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a remote consultation start screen.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a remote examination screen.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating a prescription issuing screen.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating a medicine receiving method selection screen.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating a payment method selection screen.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a logoff screen of the network medical system.

FIG. 18 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a network medical system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram illustrating an external configuration of a digital mobile phone with a camera.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram illustrating the display unit when the camera unit is rotated.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a digital mobile phone with a camera.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Internet medical system 2. Patient P
C, 3 ... PC for medical institution, 4 ... Medical information management center, 5 ... Payment server, 6 ... Internet, 7 management server, 8 ... Network interface, 9 ...
Personal medical record database, 10: Registered medical institution database, 11: Drug information database, 12: LA
N, 300: Internet, 301: WWW server, 301-1 to 301-N: Client PC, 4
00: Network system, MS1, MS2: Portable information terminal, MS3, MS4: Digital mobile phone with camera, CS1 to CS4: Base station, INW: Public line network, 414: Antenna, 415: Camera Department,
416: CCD camera, 417: Speaker, 421
…… Microphone, 423 …… Memory stick, 4
50: main control unit, 451: power supply circuit unit, 452:
Operation input control unit, 453 ... Image encoder, 454 ...
… Camera interface unit, 455 LCD control unit 456 image decoder 457 demultiplex unit
458: Modulation / demodulation circuit section, 559: Voice codec,
460: Main bus, 461: Synchronous bus, 462
... Recording and playback unit.

Claims (26)

[Claims] 1. A medical institution information storage means for storing information of a registered medical institution, and a medical institution of the medical institution, which is transmitted from a terminal to be examined through a network, based on a condition of the medical institution which desires the medical institution. A medical institution providing means for reading out information on medical institution meeting the condition from the medical institution information storage means and supplying the information to the medical examination target terminal via the network. 2. The medical institution information supply means according to claim 1, wherein said medical institution information supply means supplies information on a medical institution which can meet a condition of said medical institution and can be examined at present to said examination target side terminal. Medical information providing device. 3. The medical information according to claim 1, wherein said medical institution information supply means supplies medical examination waiting time information at a medical institution adapted to the conditions of said medical institution to said medical examination target side terminal. Providing device. 4. Receiving medical examination data of a medical examination target obtained by predetermined medical examination means provided in said medical examination target terminal from said medical examination target terminal, and transmitting said medical examination data to a medical institution terminal via said network. Transfer and playback, and receive, via the network, operation instruction data, which is input by a doctor based on the played back diagnosis data and instructs an operation method of the diagnosis means, from the medical institution side terminal via the network. 2. The medical device according to claim 1, further comprising a remote consultation intermediary means for performing a remote consultation via the network between the consultation-side terminal and the medical institution side terminal by transferring to the subject-side terminal. Medical information providing device. 5. The medical information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said examination means is an imaging means, and said examination data is image data taken by said imaging means. 6. The medical information providing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said examination means is sound collecting means, and said examination data is voice data collected by said sound collecting means. 7. A prescription information input by a doctor based on the result of the remote consultation and indicating a prescription drug for the subject to be examined is received from the medical institution side terminal, and the prescription drug is received based on the prescription information. 5. The medical information providing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a prescription medicine sending means for sending the medicine to a consultation target. 8. A prescription information input by a doctor based on the result of the remote consultation and indicating a prescription for the subject to be examined is received from the terminal at the medical institution and transferred to the terminal at the subject to be examined. The medical information providing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a prescription printing unit that prints a prescription based on the information by a printing unit connected to the terminal to be examined. 9. A medical institution condition receiving step of receiving a condition of a medical institution desiring a medical examination transmitted from a medical examination side terminal via a network, and a medical institution information storage means storing information of the registered medical institution A medical institution information reading step of reading information of a medical institution that meets the conditions of the medical institution received from the medical institution information transmitting step of transmitting the read out information of the medical institution to the examination target side terminal via a network A method for providing medical information, comprising: 10. The medical institution information transmitting step according to claim 9, wherein the medical institution information transmitting step transmits information of a medical institution that can meet a condition of the medical institution and can be examined at present to the examination target side terminal. Medical information provision method. 11. The medical information according to claim 9, wherein the medical institution information transmitting step transmits, to the medical examination side terminal, consultation waiting time information at a medical institution that meets conditions of the medical institution. Delivery method. 12. A consultation data receiving step of receiving consultation data of a consultation object obtained by a predetermined consultation means provided in said consultation target terminal from said consultation target terminal, and transmitting said received consultation data to a medical institution. A consultation data transfer step of transferring and replaying to the side terminal via the network, and a doctor input based on the replayed consultation data,
An operation instruction data transfer step of receiving operation instruction data for instructing an operation method of the examination means from the medical institution side terminal via a network and transferring the operation instruction data to the examination target side terminal. 9. The method for providing medical information according to item 9. 13. The medical information providing method according to claim 12, wherein said examination means is an imaging means, and said examination data is image data taken by said imaging means. 14. The medical information providing method according to claim 12, wherein said medical examination means is sound collecting means, and said medical examination data is voice data collected by said sound collecting means. 15. A prescription information receiving step of receiving, from the medical institution side, prescription information instructing a prescription drug for the subject to be examined, and a prescription for sending the prescription drug to the subject based on the received prescription information. The medical information providing method according to claim 9, further comprising a medicine sending step. 16. A prescription information receiving step of receiving, from the medical institution side terminal, prescription information for instructing a prescription drug for the examination target, transferring the received prescription information to the examination target side terminal,
10. The medical information providing method according to claim 9, further comprising a prescription printing step of printing a prescription based on the prescription information by a predetermined printing unit connected to the medical examination target terminal. 17. A medical institution condition receiving step of receiving a condition of a medical institution desiring a medical examination transmitted from a medical examination side terminal via a network, and a medical institution information storage means storing information of the registered medical institution A medical institution information reading step of reading information of a medical institution that meets the conditions of the medical institution received from the medical institution information transmitting step of transmitting the read out information of the medical institution to the examination target side terminal via a network A program storage medium for causing an information processing apparatus to execute a program characterized by comprising: 18. The medical institution information transmitting step according to claim 17, wherein the medical institution information transmitting step is adapted to transmit information of a medical institution which can meet a condition of the medical institution and can be examined at present to the terminal to be examined. Program storage medium. 19. The program storage according to claim 17, wherein the medical institution information transmitting step transmits, to the medical examination target terminal, consultation waiting time information at a medical institution suitable for the condition of the medical institution. Medium. 20. A consultation data receiving step of receiving consultation data of a consultation object obtained by a predetermined consultation means provided in the consultation target terminal from the consultation target terminal, and transmitting the received consultation data to a medical institution. A consultation data transfer step of transferring and replaying to the side terminal via the network, and a doctor input based on the replayed consultation data,
An operation instruction data transfer step of receiving operation instruction data for instructing an operation method of the examination means from the medical institution side terminal via a network and transferring the operation instruction data to the examination target side terminal. 18. The program storage medium according to claim 17. 21. The program storage medium according to claim 20, wherein said examination means is imaging means, and said examination data is image data taken by said imaging means. 22. The program storage medium according to claim 20, wherein said diagnosis means is sound collection means, and said diagnosis data is voice data collected by said sound collection means. 23. A prescription information receiving step of receiving, from the medical institution side, prescription information indicating a prescription drug for the medical examination target, and a prescription for sending the prescription medicine to the medical examination target based on the received prescription information. 18. The program storage medium according to claim 17, comprising a medicine sending step. 24. A prescription information receiving step of receiving, from the medical institution side terminal, prescription information for instructing a prescription drug for the medical examination target; transferring the received prescription information to the medical examination side terminal;
18. The program storage medium according to claim 17, comprising: a prescription printing step of printing a prescription based on the prescription information by a predetermined printing means connected to the medical examination target terminal. 25. An examination target terminal for inputting information for examination, and medical institution information storage means connected to the examination target terminal via a network and storing information on registered medical institutions. A medical information providing device, wherein the medical information providing device receives a condition of a medical institution that desires a medical examination transmitted from the medical examination target terminal via the network, and receives the medical institution information from the medical institution information storage unit. A network medical system characterized by reading information on a medical institution that meets the above-mentioned conditions of the medical institution, and transmitting the read information on the medical institution to the examination target side terminal. 26. An input means for inputting a condition of a medical institution for which medical examination is desired, a transmitting means for transmitting the input condition of the medical institution to a predetermined medical information providing apparatus via a network, and the medical information providing Information processing apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives medical institution information that is transmitted from a device via a network and that meets the medical institution conditions; and a display unit that displays the received medical institution information. apparatus.