JP2002140428A - Integral control system for associating article management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide various data necessary for management by connecting the computer management system of articles to a series of already existing various computer management systems existing in the same hospital and hotel and so on. SOLUTION: A series of already existing various computer management systems existing in the same hospital and hotel and so on are associated by common management information, and the article information included in the computer management system of articles is defined as the other common management information, and the various computer management systems are associated with the computer management system of the articles.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a computer integrated management system and management method for hotels, hospitals and the like, and relates to an article management system such as inventory management and order management of articles and various types of information management for customers and patients. The system can be comprehensively managed by associating the system with the barcode including the barcode including the barcode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In large hotels, hospitals, and the like,
A plurality of computer management systems such as a computer accounting management system, a computer accounting management system, or a computer-based patient (customer) management system are connected by a large-scale LAN. On the other hand, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-185654, a simple computer integrated management system in which a plurality of computer management systems are combined using a two-dimensional barcode is known.

[0003] The former system is a typical management system having excellent functions, but is very expensive and requires a large amount of expense including its maintenance. Furthermore, it takes a great deal of effort and time to respond to environmental changes. On the other hand, the latter is a method in which existing various management systems are combined by using common management information via a two-dimensional barcode, so that the devices and software of each existing management system can be used as they are, and additional devices can be used. Because the software is integrated in a comprehensive manner, a system capable of comprehensive management can be produced at low cost and by taking advantage of the existing system. In addition, in many cases, there is an advantage that an environment change can be dealt with by improving one of the existing management systems.

[0004]

These conventional integrated management systems are generally separated from the article management system, and cannot perform comprehensive management including articles. Therefore, it was not easy to manage the goods from the cut, and useful data for management could not be obtained.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an article management system and another management system are associated with each other using article information as management information, preferably using a bar code including the common management information. This problem is to be solved by a comprehensive management system and a management method thereof. Preferably, JP-A-11-282988
It is preferable to use a barcode label as described in (1). Since the barcode section contains article information, the article information can be easily taken into the computer system by reading it with a barcode reader.

[0006] A management system other than the article management system is connected to the LAN as described above.
In addition, each management system has a barcode reader,
A barcode printer and a gateway may be added, and a plurality of management systems linked by a barcode may be used. The barcode may be one-dimensional or two-dimensional, but is preferably two-dimensional when a large amount of information is required. Specifically, a hospital will be described below as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to hotels and other computer systems requiring a management system for articles. In hospitals, the effect is remarkable because many types of articles are used.

In a hospital, there are a number of management systems such as a management system in each medical department such as internal medicine and surgery, an examination management system for examination, a pharmacy system, and a medical accounting system such as accounting, which are connected by a LAN. Have been. Alternatively, a barcode (especially 2
Dimensions), the doctor's instructions, for example, the treatment method such as examination means, medication method and the detailed prescription are bar-coded, and the patient carries the bar code. Each management system is interconnected. The information written on the barcode in one management system is used in the next or another management system. The common management information at this time includes the patient I. D.
Generally, (patient attribute) is used.

On the other hand, in an article management system using a bar code, for example, when managing stock of medical materials (medical materials) and order management, an article I.D. D. In some cases, using (article information) and putting it in a barcode, the information can be easily taken out together with related information by a barcode reader. Therefore, by introducing this article management system, it has been found that this article management system and another management system can be combined with the article information as common management information without requiring a large additional device for the other management system. .

[0009]

In the present invention, since the article information is introduced into the integrated management system, for example, the usage status of the article for each patient, the feature of use of the article in each medical department such as internal medicine and surgery, or the article usage for each day of the week. The use characteristics or the characteristics of the use of articles for each doctor can be easily taken out. These data are valuable data for business management. For a more detailed understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described with reference to Examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be used for various applications.

[0010]

1 and 2 show an example of a bar code label 12 used in an article management system.
FIG. 1 is a plan view, and FIG. 2 is a side view in a lateral direction. 1 is a display part, 2 is a bar code part. These parts can be separated by a cutting line 3. This cutting line is called a so-called half-cut, and the display unit 1 and the bar code unit 2 are connected to the cutting line 3.
May be completely cut, or may be easily cut like a dotted line. The example in FIG. 1 is an example in which it is completely separated. These display units 1
The adhesive layer 4 is provided on the back surface of the bar code portion 2 and the bar code portion 2 is attached to the mount 8 via a release layer 5. Mount 8
, A release paper 11 is attached via an adhesive layer 10. Since the release paper 11 is cut along the cutting line 9, the release paper 11 is configured to be easily peelable from the cutting line 9.

The display unit 1 displays information on an article, for example, a delivery destination, a manufacturer name, an article code, an article name, an item, an expiration date, and the like in characters. D. (Article information such as an article name and / or an article code) is included. In this embodiment, the article information is provided on the display unit 1 as a one-dimensional bar code 7. This barcode is unnecessary when manually entering product information into another system, but in a hospital system that has a management system with a barcode reader,
Displaying a barcode is preferable because it saves time and effort for input and prevents erroneous input operations. In addition, when a large amount of information is required, such as the expiration date, a two-dimensional barcode can be used to issue a warning when a barcode reader reads the article at a place where the article is used, Helps prevent misuse. If one-dimensional information amount is sufficient, it is not necessary to use two-dimensional information. However, considering the development potential of the system, 2
It is preferable to keep the dimension.

In the bar code section 2, at least information common to the above-mentioned article information stored in the bar code section 7 is stored in the bar code section 6. In addition, information necessary for a festival to be ordered is also stored in the bar code section 6. Is in. Of course, character information such as a product name which is required at a minimum is also displayed outside the barcode 6 of the barcode section 2.

The bar code label 12 is attached to an article with an adhesive layer 10 after the release paper 11 is peeled off when the article is delivered to a hospital. The goods supplier manages the logistics with this barcode. Therefore, preferably when or before the goods are delivered to the goods supplier,
It is desirable that the barcode label 12 be attached to the article.

The articles delivered to the hospital are stored in a stock place and moved to a place of use, for example, an examination room when necessary. At this time, if inventory management is performed at the inventory location, the barcode is read by a reader when the goods are taken out, and is introduced into the inventory management system. When the ordering procedure is being performed at this stock location, the barcode portion 2 is peeled off and attached to the ordering sheet via the adhesive layer 4. When the ordering procedure is performed at the place of use, the barcode portion 2 is peeled off at the place of use and is similarly attached to the order sheet.

An order can be easily placed by reading a plurality of bar codes affixed to this sheet with a reader, and the order can be easily placed by sending this form or directly online without using the form. Is done. When this article is used, the display unit 1 is peeled off from the backing sheet 8,
It is attached to the treatment slip of the patient via the adhesive layer 4.

[0016] When the patient has been accepted at the hospital, he or she generally receives a treatment slip. The patient moves to the required place in the hospital together with the treatment slip. For example, when a doctor makes a diagnosis and goes to an examination room to receive an examination as a result of a doctor's diagnosis, the treatment slip is brought to the examination room. In the inspection room,
When there is a laboratory management computer system, the bar code reader attached to the article to be used as described above is used to read the used article information into the system. At this time, if a bar code including patient attributes (eg, patient name and / or patient code / number) is attached to the treatment slip by a physician in a diagnostic room, the information is also included in the system. Will be introduced.

As a result, the article information and the patient attribute information are combined, so that the examination room management system is combined with the article management system and can be shared (combined) with another system (for example, a diagnostic room management system). FIG. 3 schematically shows this state. 13 is an article management system, 14 is a laboratory management system, 15 is a medical accounting system, 16, 17, and 18 are gateways, and different devices, software, and the like. In order to make the systems 13 to 15 common, for example, this is an apparatus for converting to a text system. 1
Numerals 9, 21, and 23 are preferably bar code readers capable of reading two dimensions, and numerals 20, 22, and 24 are preferably bar code printers capable of two-dimensional printing.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a treatment slip for a patient. A treatment slip 25 has a barcode sticking section in addition to the conventional character section 29. For example, 26 is a patient attribute and ordering system stuck by a doctor. This is a barcode section that contains application information. Preferably, the paper used for the barcode printer has a configuration such as a barcode printout paper via a release layer and an adhesive layer on a mount as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the printed barcode is , Is peeled off from the backing paper and is attached to the treatment slip via the adhesive layer.

The systems 14 and 15 are linked by the patient attributes in the barcode. In this example, from the flow of the treatment slip, that is, the patient goes to the examination room after the initial diagnosis with the doctor, and after the patient has completed all necessary treatments such as examinations, etc. Since it is common to go to the accounting section at the end for accounting, the treatment slip goes to the examination room after diagnosis, and after completing the examination, moves to the medical accounting, so the treatment slip Information including patient attributes and article information are included, and it can be said that the article information and patient attributes are combined in both systems 14 and 15 since they can be introduced simultaneously. On the other hand, the system 13
And 14 or systems 13 and 15 are linked by article information.

The bar code 27 contains article information. For example, the display unit 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is peeled off at the place of use and attached to a treatment slip. In the case where the system 15 is, for example, an ordering system, it generally goes to the ordering station after diagnosis and then to the examination room, so that no article information is introduced at the ordering station and the systems 14 and 15
Are linked only by patient attributes. Barcode 2
Reference numeral 8 denotes a case where the bar code portion of the output from the bar code printer 22 of the examination room system 14 is affixed to the treatment slip in the case of this example.

In the present invention, the article management system manages the entry and exit of articles and / or inventory and / or order by a computer.
Consists of a barcode reader and a computer.
In the case of a hospital, it manages medical materials, which are used in hospitals, including not only various medicines, syringes, packaging materials, but also daily necessities such as office supplies and food for meals. It is intended for any article that does. This article management system is intended to be created for the purpose of managing all or some of these medical materials. In the case of a hotel, it is a computer system that manages articles (eg, office supplies, towels, toiletries, etc.) used in the hotel.

The other management system, which is different from the article management system, performs various kinds of management other than the article by a computer, and at least one of the management systems includes at least a barcode reader and a computer. Are preferred. For hospitals, ordering systems, surgery management systems, medical accounting systems,
Various systems such as a pharmacy management system, a document management system, and a canteen management system. In the case of a hotel, it is an accounting system, an accounting system, a reservation management system, and the like. Preferably, each management system includes at least a barcode reader and a computer.

The article information includes an article name, an article code, and / or
Alternatively, the type of the article is used, and the article code is used in the above embodiment. In addition, the common management information means information that is required in common by both systems in order to connect a plurality of systems. The information other than the article management information is other than the article information. In the embodiment, the patient attribute is used. In the case of a hotel, customer information is an example.

When a plurality of articles are contained in one package, a bar code label is attached to the package, and the number of bar codes in the package is equal to or greater than the number of articles. A label is included, or a display portion (the remaining portion obtained by removing the barcode portion) is attached to each of a plurality of articles. Alternatively, a bar code label (a child label having the size of the display unit) only for the display unit is bundled with the same number or more than the number of articles. In the case of bundling, for example, when taking out the article, it is attached to the article, and when the article is used, the display section is peeled off and attached, for example, to the patient's treatment slip.

In general, when a plurality of articles are included in one package, the amount of use is large.
Generally, it is performed for each package, and there is an advantage of easy management. When the package is opened, the barcode portion is attached to the order sheet when the package is opened. It is efficient to peel off the bar code part.

In the hospital example, the bar code labels can be color coded to distinguish between those with insurance points and those without, with pink and pink for insurance points.
Others are easily distinguished by being white. In addition, by inserting the information of the target / non-target into the barcode, when reading the barcode of the article affixed to the patient's treatment slip with a reader and performing medical accounting,
More efficient. In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which a plurality of computer management systems are connected by a barcode including a patient attribute attached to a treatment slip carried by a patient, but it is apparent that the present invention can also be applied to a management system connected by a LAN. It is. In this case, a barcode reader and an interface to the management system are required in at least a management system that preferably handles article information among the management systems.

[0027] The present invention relates to a comprehensive management system and a management method, as described above, in which article information is related as common management information via a barcode to the article management system and other information systems. Things.
In the present invention, preferably, the other management system comprises a plurality of systems, and is associated with each other by a barcode including information other than the article information as common management information.

[0028] More preferably, the article information is medical material information, the article management system is a medical material management system, and the other management system includes at least a medical accounting system. In the system of the above embodiment, the barcode 7 is one-dimensional.
On the other hand, this may be a two-dimensional barcode. Furthermore,
The bar code for connecting the medical material management system and the medical accounting system is one-dimensional, and the connection between the medical accounting system and other management systems, for example, an ordering system, requires a two-dimensional bar code in terms of the amount of information. preferable.
In this case, it is preferable that the one-dimensional barcode includes article information, and the two-dimensional barcode includes a patient attribute.

Preferably, the other management system is obtained by adding a barcode reader, a barcode printer and a gateway to various existing management systems. Another invention is a novel barcode label, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in which a display portion and a barcode portion are arranged in parallel along a cutting line, have an adhesive layer on the back surface, and a release layer. A bar code label that is attached to a mount via an adhesive layer, and a release paper is attached to the opposite side of the mount via an adhesive layer, the display unit including a first bar code, and the bar code unit including a second bar code. And a bar code label characterized by including a bar code.

Preferably, the first barcode is a one-dimensional barcode and the second barcode is a two-dimensional barcode. This barcode label is desirably color-coded depending on whether it is an insurance score target or not. When an item without a barcode label is received, both the display and the barcode are displayed in characters such as non-standard or non-constant products (or colored in a color that is easy to distinguish). A plurality of barcode labels are prepared so that the barcodes contain the information to that effect, and affixed to the articles to distinguish the articles to be managed from the others and operate each management system. It is also preferable to do so.

[0031]

According to the present invention, an article management system and other management systems can be easily and inexpensively associated with each other, and article information is introduced into the other management systems. Data processing becomes possible. Furthermore, in order to be able to utilize the existing system, it is possible to add a partial device (for example, a barcode reader and / or a barcode printer and / or a gateway) and to add a minimum amount of software if necessary. In particular, if the user already owns a system linked by a bar code, no additional equipment is required for the other systems. The effect of using this existing management system is significant. There is no need to recreate the software used, and the device can be used as it is.

As an example of the useful data processing, when focusing on an article, which department is most used,
With regard to the amount, when focusing attention on a patient, information on which article the patient needs most is obtained, so that efficient management is possible. Also, the new barcode label enables the useful system simply and easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a novel barcode label.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the barcode label of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an integrated management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a treatment slip used in the embodiment of FIG.

[Details of code]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display part 2 Barcode part 4 Adhesive layer 5 Release layer 8 Mount 10 Adhesive layer 11 Release paper 13 Article management system 14 Inspection management system 15 Medical management system 25 Treatment slip

Claims (2)

[Claims] An article management system wherein a plurality of computer management systems associated with first management information and an article computer management system are associated with article information as second management information. Related management system. 2. The computer integrated management system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of computer management systems are related via a first barcode including the first management information, and the computer management system of the article is connected to the plurality of computer management systems. Is related by a second barcode including the second management information.