JP2002109046A - Medical reservation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical reservation system for receiving a physical checkup reservation at any time without being controlled by the work system of the persons engaged in the jobs of medical facilities and eliminating the time, labor and cost of returning the certificate of reservation reception to a physical checkup desiring person. SOLUTION: This system is provided with a data base server for managing medical treatment information including physical checkup reservation information, a web server connected through an information network to the data base server and a client terminal connected through a wide area information network to the web server. The web server is provided with a reservation request reception means for receiving a reservation request sent from the client terminal and performing reservation registration, reservation cancellation and reservation confirmation to the medical treatment information according to it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical appointment reservation system for making reservations such as medical checkups and medical examinations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional medical institution, a medical examination reservation such as a medical checkup and a medical examination (here, a reservation is a new reservation /
Reservation cancellation / reservation reference confirmation / reservation change, etc. )
In this case, an application from a medical examination applicant is accepted by mail, telephone, facsimile, or the like, and each time an operator in a medical institution receives a medical examination reservation process.

The procedure of such a medical examination reservation accepting process will be described with reference to FIG.

[0004] In the figure, when a medical examination applicant A applies for a medical examination reservation to a medical institution D, for example, on a predetermined application form of the medical institution D, a medical examination desired date, a medical checkup, a medical examination item such as a medical examination, and the like. , Fill in the necessary information, and transmit it to the reservation clerk B using communication means F such as mail, facsimile or telephone.

[0005] The appointment clerk B operates an appointment system C implemented by a computer system or the like based on the request of the applicant A for a medical examination, and finds that the medical examination item desired by the applicant A is free. Check if there is.

[0006] When there is a vacancy in the medical examination item desired by the medical examination applicant A, the appointment clerk B accepts the medical examination reservation and registers it in the medical examination reservation system C. Search for possible dates.

[0007] Reservation clerk B issues a reservation acceptance certificate E based on the result of the above registration or search, and sends it to communication checkup A using communication means G such as mail or facsimile.

[0008] In a conventional medical institution, a medical examination reservation such as a medical checkup and a medical examination has been made by such a procedure.

[0009]

However, according to the above-described conventional medical examination reservation method, the medical examination reservation reception time is set within the normal business hours of the medical institution (in many cases, the medical examination of the medical institution). Reception hours are limited to 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays. Further, in the medical institution D, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to return the reservation acceptance certificate to the medical examination applicant each time.

The present invention solves the above problems,
A medical appointment system that can accept medical examination appointments at any time, regardless of the work system of the medical institution's business staff, and does not require the trouble and expense of returning the appointment certificate to the medical examination applicant. The purpose is to realize.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a database server which manages medical information including medical appointment information, and the database server is connected to the database server via an information network. A web server connected to the web server and a client terminal connected to the web server via a wide area information network. The web server receives a reservation request sent from the client terminal, and registers a reservation in the medical care information accordingly. , A reservation request receiving means for canceling a reservation and confirming a reservation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a database server that manages medical information including medical appointment reservation information, a web server connected to the database server via an information network, and a wide area information network connected to the web server The web server receives a browsing request sent from the client terminal, reads out information from the medical information in accordance with the browsing request, and displays the request on the client terminal. It is characterized by the following.

[0013] According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first and second aspects are provided.
In the invention described in (1), the web server includes personal authentication means for performing personal authentication for a request sent from the client terminal.

[0014] According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the first and second aspects are provided.
Wherein the client terminal includes a web browser, and is configured to exchange information with the web server via the web browser.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the first and second aspects are provided.
In the invention described in (1), the web server and the client terminal are provided with network protection means for eliminating intrusion of computer viruses and unauthorized intruders.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the first and second aspects are provided.
In the invention described in the above, the wide area information network,
It is characterized by being the Internet.

In the invention described in claim 7, in the invention described in claim 2, the medical treatment information includes medical examination result information, and the browsing request receiving means receives a browsing request sent from the client terminal. Receiving the medical examination information from the medical treatment information and displaying the result on the screen of the client terminal.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a medical reservation system according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a medical institution D is provided with a WWW server 10 and a database server 20, both of which are connected to a local area network LAN (hereinafter simply referred to as L).
Say AN. ). Also, WWW
The server 10 is connected via the Internet N to a client computer (hereinafter, referred to as a client terminal) 30 provided with a WWW (World Wide Web) browser possessed by the medical examination applicant A.

The database server 20 includes a medical care database 21 in which reservation information for each medical checkup item and medical checkup result information of a patient who has performed a medical checkup, a medical checkup, and the like in the past are stored. Also, this stores authentication information including a patient number, a password, and the like for performing personal authentication of the patient.

The WWW server 10 has a WWW server function, and has a reservation homepage for making a medical examination reservation.

The client terminal 30 has a WWW browser, and specifies the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the reservation homepage of the WWW server 10 using the WWW browser to display the reservation homepage on the screen of the client terminal 30. be able to.

Further, the WWW server 10 and the client terminal 30 are provided with network protection means for eliminating computer viruses and unauthorized intruders entering through the Internet N.

In the medical treatment appointment system having such a configuration, a procedure when the medical checkup applicant A makes a medical checkup appointment will be described below with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, first, a medical examination applicant A designates the URL of the reservation homepage of the WWW server 10 from the WWW browser of the client terminal 30, and displays the reservation homepage on the screen. (Step 1)

FIG. 3 shows an example of a reservation home page displayed on the screen of the client terminal 30 in step 1. At this time, if the medical examination applicant A is a new medical examination applicant who has never made a medical examination reservation at the medical institution D, the new registration icon 41 of FIG. Select using a pointing device such as
Move to step 3. In addition, when the medical examination applicant A is a medical examination applicant who has made a medical examination reservation in the past,
The patient's number, name, date of birth, password, and the like are input to the authentication information input field 42 on the reservation homepage 40, and the input completion icon 43 is selected. (Step 2)

When the new registration icon 41 is selected in step 2, a new registrant home page 50 as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the screen of the client terminal 30. The medical examination applicant A inputs personal information such as name, age / sex, address, date of birth, and password in the authentication information input field 51 on this homepage. Then, the medical examination applicant A selects the input completion icon 52 after the completion of the input, and shifts to step S5. Also, at this time,
The personal information entered here is stored in the database server 2
0, and is stored in the database 21 and used as personal authentication information at the time of the next medical examination appointment. (Step 3)

After the authentication information is input to the authentication information input field 42 on the reservation homepage 40 in step 2 and the input completion icon 43 is selected, the input authentication information is transmitted to the database server 20. Then, it is compared with the authentication information stored in the database 21, and it is determined whether the medical examination reservation can be permitted. At this time, if the authentication is permitted, the process proceeds to step 5, and if the authentication is not permitted, the process returns to step 1. (Step 4)

If a new registration is made in step 3 or if authentication is permitted in step 4, a home page 60 for selecting a reservation item as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the screen of the client terminal 30. . The reservation item selection home page 60 includes a new reservation icon 61, 61 ', a reservation cancel icon 62, 62', a reservation confirmation icon 63, 63 'an examination history display icon 6 for each medical examination item.
4, 64 'are provided, and the medical examination applicant A selects an icon corresponding to a target reservation item from among them. Further, since operations and screen configurations performed after selecting each of the icons are the same even when the medical examination items are different, in the following description, each icon 61 for the medical checkup will be described.
The operation in the case where .about.64 is selected will be described. (Step 5)

When the new reservation icon 61 is selected in step 5, the WWW server 10 displays a new reservation home page 70 as shown in FIG. 6 on the screen of the client terminal 30. At this time, the WWW server 10
The reservation information in the database 21 is read, and a calendar 71 for this month is displayed on the new reservation homepage 70. On this calendar 71, the days with empty medical examinations are colorless, and the days or holidays without empty medical examinations. Is displayed in red. (In the figure, red is represented by a hatched pattern.)
The medical checkup applicant A inputs a desired medical checkup day from the days not displayed in red in the input field 72. The WWW server 10 transmits the desired medical examination date input here to the database server 20 and registers it in the database 21. At this time, the WWW server 10 simultaneously displays, on the screen of the client terminal 30, a certification homepage 80 for certifying that the reservation registration has been completed. On the certification homepage 80 displayed here, the reserved medical examination items, the recognition information of the patient, and the reservation registration date are displayed as shown in FIG. The medical examination applicant A confirms the reservation registration through the certification homepage 80,
End the operation. (Step 7)

When the reservation cancel icon 62 is selected in step 5, the WWW server 10 displays a reservation cancel home page 90 as shown in FIG. The medical checkup applicant A inputs the date on which the medical checkup is canceled in the input field 91 on this homepage. W
The WW server 10 transmits the medical examination cancellation date input here to the database server 20 and cancels the reservation registration in the database 21 corresponding to the date. At this time, WWW
The server 10 simultaneously displays a certification homepage (not shown) for certifying that the reservation cancellation has been completed on the screen of the client terminal 30. The medical examination applicant A confirms the cancellation of the reservation on the certification homepage, and ends the operation. (Step 8)

When the reservation confirmation icon 63 is selected in step 5, a reservation confirmation homepage 100 as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the screen of the client terminal 30. The medical examination applicant A can check the registered medical examination reservation date from this homepage. For example, on the reservation confirmation homepage 100 shown in the figure, the calendar 101 for this month is displayed, and the dates on this calendar are displayed in red for the registered medical examination reservation days. The medical examination applicant A confirms the medical examination appointment date using the certification homepage 80 and ends the operation. (Step 9)

In step 5, an inspection history display icon 64 is displayed.
Is selected, the WWW server 10 displays an inspection history display home page 110 as shown in FIG. At this time, the WWW server 10 checks the medical examination applicant A entered up to step 4.
The search result information of the database 21 is searched using the personal information of the user as a keyword, and the homepage 1 for displaying the inspection history
A list 111 of examination histories performed by the medical examination applicant A in the past is displayed on 10. The medical examination applicant A selects a history to be browsed from among them, and the WWW server 10
Retrieves the corresponding inspection result from the database 21 of the database server 20 and displays it in the inspection result field 112 of the inspection history display homepage 110. The applicant A for the medical check-up
The inspection result displayed in the step (b) is browsed, and the operation ends. (Step 10)

In the medical appointment system of the present invention, it is possible to make a medical appointment appointment using a WWW server with such a configuration, so that the medical appointment system is not affected by the work system of the medical institution. In addition, it is possible to make a medical examination reservation at any time, and to realize a medical reservation system that does not require the labor and cost of returning a certificate of the reception of the reservation to a candidate for medical examination.

The inspection result displayed in the inspection result field 112 is displayed on the screen of a WWW browser unlike a report written on paper so far. Thus, for example, it is possible to provide various information to a user, such as reproduction of a heart sound and reproduction of a video image photographed by a stomach camera.

The foregoing description has been directed to specific preferred embodiments for the purpose of describing and illustrating the invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes many more modifications without departing from the spirit thereof.
This includes deformation.

[0037]

As is apparent from the above description,
According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. According to the inventions set forth in claims 1 to 6, it is possible to accept a medical check-up at any time without being affected by the working system of the business staff of the medical institution, and to provide a certificate of the reservation reception to the medical check-up applicant. It is possible to realize a medical reservation system that does not require return labor and cost.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, unlike a medical examination report described on paper, the medical examination report is displayed on the screen of a WWW browser. Various information can be provided to the user, such as reproduction of a heart sound and reproduction of a video image captured by a stomach camera. This leads to improvement of services for users of the medical institution, and can add value to the medical examination at the medical institution.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the medical appointment system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the medical reservation system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a procedure of a conventional medical examination reservation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 WWW server 20 Database server 21 Medical treatment database 30 Client terminal A Applicant for medical examination B Reservation clerk C Medical treatment reservation system D Medical institution E Certificate F, G Communication means

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A database server for managing medical information including medical examination appointment information, a web server connected to the database server via an information network, and a client connected to the web server via a wide area information network Medical reservation, wherein the web server receives a reservation request sent from a client terminal, and further comprises a reservation request receiving means for performing reservation registration, reservation cancellation, and reservation confirmation in the medical information according to the request. system. 2. A database server for managing medical information including medical examination appointment information; a web server connected to the database server via an information network; and a client connected to the web server via a wide area information network. A medical server, wherein the web server receives a browsing request sent from a client terminal, reads information from the medical treatment information in accordance with the browsing request, and displays the information on the client terminal. system. 3. The medical appointment system according to claim 1, wherein the web server includes personal authentication means for performing personal authentication for a request sent from the client terminal. 4. The medical appointment system according to claim 1, wherein the client terminal includes a web browser, and is configured to exchange information with the web server via the web browser. 5. The medical appointment system according to claim 1, wherein the web server and the client terminal have network protection means for preventing a computer virus or an unauthorized intruder from entering. 6. The medical appointment system according to claim 1, wherein said wide area information network is the Internet. 7. The medical information includes medical examination result information, and the browsing request receiving means receives a browsing request sent from the client terminal, and reads the medical examination result information from the medical information in accordance with the browsing request. The medical reservation system according to claim 2, wherein the medical reservation system is configured to be displayed on a screen of the client terminal.