JP2003058639A - Device, method, and program for prescription mediation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device, a method, and a program for prescription mediation which can make up a prescription and mediate the prescription to a pharmacy that a patient desires. SOLUTION: The device is equipped with a prescription information reception part 11 which receives prescription information sent from medical facilities, a medicine-preparing pharmacy information gathering part 12 which receives and gathers medicine-preparing pharmacy information sent from a plurality of medicine-preparing pharmacies, a medicine-preparing pharmacy presenting part 13 which extracts medicine-preparing pharmacies capable of preparing medicines according to the prescription information received by the prescription information reception part 11 and the medicine-preparing pharmacy information gathered by the medicine-preparing pharmacy information gathering part 12 and presents the extracted medicine-preparing pharmacies to the patient, and a medicine preparation request part 14 which receives information specifying a medicine-preparing pharmacy selected out of the presented medicine-preparing pharmacies from the patient and sends the prescription information to the medicine-preparing pharmacy specified with the information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prescription mediation device, a prescription mediation method, and a prescription mediation program for mediating information on a prescription issued by a medical institution to a dispensing pharmacy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in order to respond to the sophistication of medical care, subdivision of specialty, and diversification of medicines, the division of medicines has been promoted for the purpose of proper use of medicines and the ratio of out-of-hospital prescriptions issued to outpatients has increased. ing.

[0003] Usually, after a patient waits for a long time at a medical institution, after finishing the medical examination and completing accounting, an out-of-hospital prescription or an in-hospital prescription is issued based on the patient's choice, but the patient selects the out-of-hospital prescription. In many cases, it takes a considerably long time to receive the prescription, select the desired dispensing pharmacy for the patient, go to the dispensing pharmacy, hand over the prescription, and finally receive the medication.

Therefore, in order to shorten the time until the patient receives the medicine prescribed in the out-of-hospital prescription, the medicine is received by transmitting the prescription to a desired dispensing pharmacy using a facsimile installed in a medical institution. There are cases where measures such as shortening the time until are taken.

[0005]

However, prior transmission of a prescription by facsimile for the purpose of shortening the waiting time at the dispensing pharmacy requires a facsimile number input error,
In some cases, it may be necessary to make an inquiry to a medical institution due to a poor identification of prescription content due to a transmission error, a poor reading of image information during communication to the dispensing pharmacy side, or the like. As a result, the patient may have to wait for the prescription to be brought to the dispensing pharmacy before starting the dispensing, which often does not lead to elimination of the waiting time.

Further, when the facsimile machine itself installed in the medical institution is crowded, a waiting time for the turn of the facsimile becomes necessary.

[0007] Also, patients often do not have the means to know which pharmacy to receive the drug in the earliest and shortest waiting time. Therefore, it is the current situation that the drug dispensing pharmacy is usually selected from the viewpoint of being close to the medical institution and the patient's home or workplace where he / she was examined, and the patient brings the prescription to the dispensing pharmacy and requests the dispensing. is there.

Further, when a doctor prescribes a drug to a patient, a doctor often issues a prescription in excess of the usual dose of the drug. In that case, the dispensary pharmacy may make a question inquiry to the doctor who made the prescription, and in this case, it often takes a long time because an inquiry is made to the doctor under examination, resulting in a patient The drug waiting time becomes longer.

Further, the dispensing pharmacy visited by the patient may not handle the drug described in the prescription, and in that case, wait until the dispensing pharmacy orders the drug or go to another dispensing pharmacy. There is a need.

In view of the above circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a prescription intermediation device, a prescription intermediation method, and a prescription intermediation program that can dispense a prescription and mediate the prescription to a dispensing pharmacy desired by the patient.

[0011]

Means for Solving the Problems A prescription intermediary device of the present invention that achieves the above object receives prescription information relating to a prescription created for a patient, which is transmitted from a medical institution through a communication line. The receiving unit and the dispensing pharmacy information collection unit that receives the dispensing pharmacy information about the dispensing pharmacy sent from each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacies via the communication line, and the communication line from the patient In response to access via the prescription information receiving unit, a dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information based on the patient's prescription information received by the prescription information receiving unit and the dispensing pharmacy information collected by the dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit. The extracted pharmacy presentation section that presents the extracted pharmacy to the patient via the communication line, and the patient who was presented by the pharmacy pharmacy sent via the communication line In addition, it has a dispensing request unit that receives information specifying a dispensing pharmacy selected from the presented dispensing pharmacies and transmits the patient's prescription information to the dispensing pharmacy specified by the information. Is characterized by.

[0012] Here, the prescription information includes patient identification information for identifying a patient, and the prescription intermediary device identifies a new patient transmitted from a new patient via a communication line. When the prescription information including the patient identification information for identifying the new patient is present in the prescription information received by the prescription information receiving unit, the new patient is designated as the prescription information. It is preferable that the intermediation apparatus is provided with a use patient registration unit that registers as a use patient who is permitted to use the intermediary device.

Further, the dispensing pharmacy information includes waiting time information representing a waiting time from reception of a prescription to receipt of a dispensed drug at the dispensing pharmacy. When presenting the pharmacy to the patient, it is also preferable to present the waiting time information regarding the dispensing pharmacy.

Further, the above-mentioned dispensing pharmacy information includes geographical information regarding the dispensing pharmacy, and the presenting pharmacy presenting section presents geographical information regarding the dispensing pharmacy when presenting the dispensing pharmacy to a patient. It is also one of the preferable embodiments.

Further, the prescription information includes normal dose excess instruction information indicating that the amount of the drug instructed by the doctor exceeds a predetermined regular dose, and the prescription intermediary device is a dispensing pharmacy. It is also one of the preferable embodiments that it is provided with a usual dose excess instruction information transmitting unit for transmitting the above-mentioned ordinary dose excess instruction information to the dispensing pharmacy in response to an inquiry via the communication line.

Further, the dispensing pharmacy information includes information on the inventory of the drug in the dispensing pharmacy, and the dispensing pharmacy presenting unit selects the dispensing pharmacy based on the inventory information of the drug when extracting the dispensing pharmacy. Extraction is also one of the preferable embodiments.

Further, the prescription information includes dispensation completion information indicating whether or not the dispensation of the medicine in the dispensation pharmacy extracted by the dispensation pharmacy presenting section is completed, and the prescription intermediary device is a patient. It is also one of the preferable embodiments that it is provided with a dispensing completion information transmitting section for transmitting the above-mentioned dispensing completion information to the patient in response to a request from the communication line from the above.

Further, the prescription intermediation method of the present invention which achieves the above object, receives the dispensing pharmacy information on the dispensing pharmacy transmitted from each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacy via the communication line, and obtains the dispensing pharmacy information. Receives the prescription information about the prescription created about the patient that was collected and sent from the medical institution via the communication line, and received the prescription information of the patient according to the access from the patient via the communication line. A dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information is extracted based on the collected dispensing pharmacy information, the extracted dispensing pharmacy is presented to the patient via the communication line, and the dispensing pharmacy is presented. Receives the information that identifies the selected dispensing pharmacy from the presented dispensing pharmacy that was sent from the patient via the communication line, and And transmits the prescription information of the patient toward the pharmacy.

The prescription intermediation program of the present invention which achieves the above object is a prescription intermediation program which is executed in a computer connected to a communication line and causes the computer to operate as a prescription intermediary device for intermediating a prescription. , A prescription information receiving unit that receives prescription information regarding a prescription created for a patient that has been transmitted from a medical institution via a communication line, and has been transmitted from each of a plurality of dispensing pharmacies via a communication line, The prescription of the patient received by the prescription information receiving unit according to the access via the communication line from the patient and the pharmacy information collection unit that receives the pharmacy information on the pharmacy and collects the pharmacy information Dispensing based on the prescription information is possible based on the information and the dispensing pharmacy information collected by the dispensing pharmacy information collecting section. A dispensing pharmacy presentation unit that extracts the dispensing pharmacy and presents the extracted dispensing pharmacy to the patient via the communication line, and a presentation sent from the patient who was presented by the dispensing pharmacy via the communication line And a dispensing requesting unit that receives information specifying a dispensing pharmacy selected from the dispensing pharmacy and sends prescription information of the patient to the dispensing pharmacy specified by the information.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a computer system for operating the prescription intermediary device of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, a computer system 100 in which a prescription intermediary device is formed, and three computer systems 300, 400 connected to the computer system 100 via a communication line 600 are provided.
500 is illustratively shown. The computer system 300 includes, for example, an ordering system on a medical institution side, an electronic medical record system, a medical office system, and the like.
The computer system 400 includes, for example, a WEB (abbreviation of World Wide Web) on the side of a dispensing pharmacy.
A browser, an automatic dispensing system, and the like, and the computer system 500 includes, for example, a WEB browser on the patient side, an electronic mail system, and the like.

The communication line 600 is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network).
k), WAN (Wide Area Network)
A suitable combination of the above can be used.

Next, the hardware configuration of each computer system centering on the computer system 100 in which the prescription intermediation device of this embodiment is formed will be described.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of each computer system centering on the prescription intermediary device of this embodiment.

Here, the computer systems 100, 300, 400 and 500 shown in FIG. 1 and a communication line 600 connecting these computer systems are shown.

In the prescription intermediation apparatus of this embodiment, the prescription intermediation program is installed in the computer system 100, and the other three computer systems 300,
In 400 and 500, respective processing programs for performing operations related to the prescription intermediary device formed in the computer system 100 are installed.

These computer systems 100, 3
For 00, 400, 500, a computer system generally called a workstation or a personal computer is used.

These computer systems 100, 3
00, 400, 500 are CPU (Central Processing Unit), R
Main body 101, 301, 40 in which AM (random access memory), hard disk, communication board, etc. are built in
1, 501, display screens 102a, 302a, 402 according to instructions from the main body units 101, 301, 401, 501.
Display unit 10 for displaying images and character strings on a and 502a
2, 302, 402, 502, computer system 1
Keyboards 103, 303, 403, 503 for inputting user instructions to 00, 300, 400, 500,
By providing an arbitrary position on the display screens 102a, 302a, 402a, 502a, the mouse 104, 304, 404, 504 for inputting an instruction corresponding to the icon or the like displayed at that position at the time of the designation There is.

Main body 101, 301, 401, 501
Is a floppy disk (not shown) in appearance.
A floppy disk loading port 101a, 301a, 401a, 501a into which a CD-ROM 700 is loaded, a CD-
ROM loading ports 101b, 301b, 401b, 501b
With their loading ports 10 inside them.
1a, 301a, 401a, 501a, 101b, 30
A floppy disk driver and a CD-ROM driver for driving and accessing the floppy disk or CD-ROM 700 loaded from 1b, 401b, and 501b are also incorporated.

FIG. 3 is a hardware configuration diagram of the computer system having the appearance shown in FIG.

In this hardware configuration diagram, the CPU 11
1, RAM 112, hard disk controller 11
3, floppy disk driver 114, CD-ROM
Driver 115, mouse controller 116, keyboard controller 117, display controller 11
8 and a communication board 119 are shown, which are interconnected by a bus 110.

Floppy disk driver 114, CD
As described with reference to FIG. 1, the ROM driver 115 accesses the floppy disk 710 and the CD-ROM 700 loaded from the floppy disk loading opening 101a and the CD-ROM loading opening 101b, respectively. The communication board 119 is connected to the communication line 600.

Further, in FIG. 3, the hard disk 12 accessed by the hard disk controller 113 is shown.
0, a mouse 104 controlled by a mouse controller 116, a keyboard 103 controlled by a keyboard controller 117, and a CRT display 102 controlled by a display controller 118 are also shown.

The computer system 100 described above
CD-ROM 7 in which the prescription intermediation program of the present invention described below is stored in the CD-ROM loading port 101b of
00 is installed and the prescription intermediation program stored in the CD-ROM 700 is installed in the computer system 100, whereby the prescription intermediation apparatus of the present invention is constructed and operated. In addition, the computer system 300,
400-500 CD-ROM loading ports 301b and 401
The CD-ROM 700 in which the processing programs for the respective computer systems are stored is loaded in the b and 501b, and the respective programs are installed in the respective computer systems.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of the prescription intermediary device of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, this prescription intermediary device 1
0 basically comprises a prescription information receiving unit 11, a dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit 12, a dispensing pharmacy presenting unit 13, and a dispensing requesting unit 14.

The prescription information receiving unit 11 connects the computer system 300 (see FIG. 1) of the medical institution to the communication line 60.
The prescription information regarding the prescription created for the patient, which is transmitted via 0, is received.

The dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit 12 receives the dispensing pharmacy information about the dispensing pharmacy transmitted from each of the computer systems 400 of the plurality of dispensing pharmacy via the communication line 600, and collects the dispensing pharmacy information. To do.

The dispensing pharmacy presenting unit 13 collects the patient's prescription information received by the prescription information receiving unit 11 and the dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit 12 according to the access from the computer system 500 of the patient via the communication line 600. A dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information is extracted based on the extracted dispensing pharmacy information, and the extracted dispensing pharmacy is presented to the computer system 500 of the patient via the communication line 600.

The dispensation requesting unit 14 is transmitted from the patient who has been presented by the dispensation pharmacy via the communication line 600,
The information for specifying the dispensing pharmacy selected from the presented dispensing pharmacy is received, and the prescription information of the patient is transmitted to the dispensing pharmacy specified by the information.

Furthermore, the prescription intermediary device 1 of this embodiment
0 is provided with a use patient registration unit 15, a usual dose excess instruction information transmission unit 16, and a dispensing completion information transmission unit 17.

The use patient registration unit 15 receives the patient specifying information for specifying the new patient transmitted from the computer system 500 of the new patient via the communication line 600, and the prescription information receiving unit 11 When the prescription information including the patient identification information for identifying the new patient is present in the prescription information received by, the new patient is registered as a use patient who is permitted to use the prescription intermediary device. It is a thing.

The ordinary dose excess instruction information transmission unit 16 is a communication line 600 from the computer system 400 of the dispensing pharmacy.
In response to the inquiry via the computer, the normal dose excess instruction information indicating that the amount of the drug instructed by the doctor exceeds a predetermined regular dose is displayed on the computer system 400 of the dispensing pharmacy.
Is to be sent to.

The dispensation completion information transmitting section 17 responds to a request from the computer system 500 of the patient via the communication line 600, and the dispensation of the medicine in the dispensation pharmacy included in the prescription information extracted by the dispensation pharmacy presenting section 13 is performed. Is transmitted to the computer system 500 of the patient, which indicates whether or not the procedure is completed.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart showing the prescription intermediation method of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the prescription intermediation method of this embodiment, the dispensing pharmacy information regarding the dispensing pharmacy transmitted from each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacy via the communication line is received, and the dispensing pharmacy is received. Collect information (step S
Along with 1), the prescription information regarding the prescription created for the patient transmitted from the medical institution via the communication line is received (step S2), and received according to the access from the patient via the communication line. A dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information is extracted based on the patient's prescription information and the collected dispensing pharmacy information, and the extracted dispensing pharmacy is presented to the patient via the communication line (step S3 ), The information which specifies the dispensing pharmacy selected from the presented dispensing pharmacy transmitted from the patient who received the presentation of the dispensing pharmacy via the communication line is received (step S4), The prescription information of the patient is transmitted to the dispensing pharmacy specified by (step S5).

Next, the database provided in the prescription intermediary device of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a database provided in the prescription intermediary device of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the prescription intermediary device of this embodiment, a patient database 21, a medical institution database 22, a prescription database 23, a dispensing pharmacy database 24, and a dispensing pharmacy stock medicine database 2 are provided.
5 is provided.

The use patient database 21 has a use patient ID 21_1, a password 21_2, and a birth date 21_.
3, gender 21_4, zip code 21_5, address 21_6,
The medical institution number 21_7, the patient number 21_8, and the email address 21_9 are stored.

The medical institution database 22 has a medical institution number 22_1, a medical institution name 22_2, and a postal code 22_.
3, address 22_4, and telephone number 22_5 are stored.

The prescription database 23 has medical institution number 23_1, patient number 23_2, prescription number 23_3,
Medicine 23_4, excess instruction mark 23_5, usage 23_
6, a comment 23_7, a dispensing pharmacy number 23_8, a reception time 23_9, a scheduled end time 23_10, a printed flag 23_11, and a dispensing completion flag 23_12 are stored.

The dispensing pharmacy database 24 has a dispensing pharmacy number 24_1, a dispensing pharmacy name 24_2, and a postal code 24_.
3, address 24_4, telephone number 24_5, waiting time 24_
6 is stored.

The dispensing pharmacy stock medicine database 25 includes
Dispensing pharmacy number 25_1, drug 25_2, drug effective period 2
5_3 is stored.

Here, the medical institution number 21_7 of the utilization patient database 21, the medical institution number 22_1 of the medical institution database 22, and the medical institution number 23_1 of the prescription database 23 are linked to each other, and the utilization patient database 21 Patient number 21_8 and the patient number 23_2 of the prescription database 23 are linked to each other, and the dispensing pharmacy number 23_8 of the prescription database 23, the dispensing pharmacy number 24_1 of the dispensing pharmacy database 24, and the dispensing pharmacy inventory drug database 25 Dispensing pharmacy number 25_1 is linked to each other.

Next, the operation of the prescription intermediary device of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the prescription intermediary device of this embodiment.

This flowchart is based on the dispensing pharmacy presentation section 1
3 (see FIG. 4), processing for presenting to the patient a dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing, selection of the dispensing pharmacy by the dispensing requesting unit 14 (see FIG. 4), and information for identifying the selected dispensing pharmacy,
It shows the dispensing request processing to the dispensing pharmacy, including the transmission of prescription information to the dispensing pharmacy, and the registration processing of the new patient by the user registration unit 15 (see FIG. 4) as a patient using the prescription intermediary device. .

Prior to the dispensing pharmacy presentation processing by the dispensing pharmacy presentation unit 13, the prescription information receiving unit 11 (see FIG. 4).
From the computer system 300 of the medical institution via the communication line 600 (see FIG. 1),
The reception processing of the prescription information regarding the prescription created for the patient, and the dispensation pharmacy information collecting unit 12 (see FIG. 4) transmitted from the computer system 400 of each of the plurality of pharmacy via the communication line 600,
Dispensing pharmacy information collection processing of receiving dispensing pharmacy information about the dispensing pharmacy and collecting the dispensing pharmacy information is performed.

By these processes, the prescription intermediary device is
The use patient database 21, the medical institution database 22, the prescription database 23, the dispensing pharmacy database 24, and the dispensing pharmacy stock medicine database 2 shown in FIG.
5 is formed.

The operations of the dispensing pharmacy presentation section and the utilization patient registration section of the prescription intermediary apparatus of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

When the prescription intermediary device is activated, necessary information is transmitted from the prescription intermediary device of the computer system 100 (see FIG. 1) to the patient-side computer system 500 via the communication line 600, and FIG. The user input screen 30 shown is displayed (step S31).

The patient who is the user of this prescription intermediary device uses the patient ID input field 30a on the user input screen 30.
And the patient ID and password of the patient are input in the password input field 30b. New registration button 30d if new registration, OK button 30c if not new registration
Is pressed (step S32).

In step S32, the OK button 30c
If is pressed, the process proceeds to step S33, and if the new registration button 30d is pressed, the process proceeds to step S40.

In step S33, the prescription database 23 (see FIG. 6) provided in the prescription intermediary device of the computer system 100 is searched. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a prescription that has not been transmitted to the dispensing pharmacy in the prescription database 23 with respect to the utilization patient ID, and if there is a prescription that has not been transmitted, the process proceeds to step S34 and exists. If not, step S
Proceed to 37.

In step S34, the dispensing pharmacy presenting section 13 of the prescription processing device 10 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 4 causes the prescription information of the patient received by the prescription information receiving section 11 and the dispensing pharmacy information collecting section 12 to operate. Based on the collected dispensation pharmacy information, the dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information, that is, the pharmacy handling the drug at the previously used pharmacy, the pharmacy near the medical institution, or the pharmacy near the patient's home is extracted. By transmitting information such as pharmacy name, waiting time, address, and telephone number to the computer system 500 on the patient side, the information is displayed on the dispensing pharmacy presentation screen 3
5 is presented to the user.

The selection button 35 of the desired dispensing pharmacy from the dispensing pharmacies displayed on the dispensing pharmacy presentation screen 35 by the user.
When a or the MAP button 35b is pressed, control is transferred to the prescription intermediary device of the computer system 100, and it is determined which button on the dispensing pharmacy presentation screen 35 has been pressed (step S36).

If the result of determination in step S36 is that the MAP button 35b has been pressed by the patient in use, a map of the dispensing pharmacy is created based on the address information of the dispensed pharmacy, and this is used by the computer system on the patient side. 500
, And display on the screen, the return button 35 is pressed to return to the dispensing pharmacy presentation screen 35.

As a result of the determination in step S36, when the selection button 35a is pressed by the patient to be used, the scheduled dispensation end time is calculated from the selected pharmacy pharmacy name, the reception time, and the current estimated waiting time. Is transmitted to the computer system 500 on the patient side, and the scheduled dispensing end time display screen 38 is displayed (step S37).

The dispensation end scheduled time display screen 38 displays at which dispensation pharmacy the patient's prescription is being dispensed and when the dispensation end is scheduled. When the user presses the end button 38a, all the processing ends. When the latest information button 38b is pressed, the latest information about the scheduled dispensing end time at the time of the pressing is retrieved and the latest information is displayed on the scheduled dispensing end time display screen 38.

On the other hand, when the new registration button 30d is pressed in step S32, the new registration screen 40 is displayed in step S40. On the new registration screen 40, the medical institution number is input in the medical institution number input field 40a, the patient number is input in the patient number input field 40b, the prescription number is input in the prescription number input field 40c, and the E-ma
When the OK button 40e is pressed after the E-mail address is input in the il address input field 40d, control is transferred to the prescription intermediary device of the computer system 100, and the combination of the input medical institution number, patient number, and prescription number. Is determined in the prescription database 23 (step S41). That is, the use patient registration unit 15 of the prescription intermediary device 10 of the present embodiment shown in FIG.
Patient specifying information for specifying the patient in the prescription information received by the prescription information receiving unit 11 by receiving the patient specifying information for specifying the patient transmitted from the new patient via the communication line. When there is prescription information including "", the password registration screen 43 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the patient-side computer system 500. When the password input field 43a of the password registration screen 43 and the password input in the password re-input field 43b match, this patient is registered as a use patient who is permitted to use the prescription intermediation device 10.

As a result of the determination in step S41, if the combination does not exist, the screen returns to the new registration screen 40.

Next, the processing in the computer system 400 (see FIG. 1) on the dispensing pharmacy side related to the prescription intermediary apparatus of this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are flowcharts of processing in the computer system on the dispensing pharmacy side.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the dispensing pharmacy-side computer system 400 displays a dispensing pharmacy number input screen 50 based on the information transmitted from the prescription intermediary device of the computer system 100. When the dispensing pharmacy number and password of the dispensing pharmacy are entered in the dispensing pharmacy number entry field 50a and the password entry field 50b of the dispensing pharmacy number input screen 50 and the OK button 50c is pressed,
The information is transmitted to the prescription intermediary device of the computer system 100.

In the prescription intermediary device, the dispensing request section 14 (see FIG. 1) is based on the dispensing pharmacy number entered at the dispensing pharmacy.
The prescription database 23 (see FIG. 6) in which the prescription information transmitted to the dispensing pharmacy is recorded is searched, and the reception time of the prescription transmitted to the dispensing pharmacy, patient name, medical institution name, printing state, dispensing state Etc. are displayed on the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53. Further, on the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53,
A print button 53d, a waiting time setting button 53e for instructing a waiting time, and a waiting time input field 53f for inputting a waiting time are provided.

When the computer operator on the dispensing pharmacy side selects desired information from the prescription information displayed on the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53 and presses the inquiry button 53a (step S54), the selection is made. The content of the prescription is transmitted from the computer system 100 to the computer system 400 on the dispensing pharmacy side and displayed on the prescription content display screen 56 (step S55).

On the prescription content display screen 56, a print button 56a and a return button 56b are provided together with the content of the selected prescription, and when the print button 56a is pressed, it is displayed on the prescription content display screen 56. After the prescription content is printed on the printer of the computer system 400 on the dispensing pharmacy side, the display returns to the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53.
When the return button 56b is pressed, the display returns to the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53.

When the prescription information in the prescription database 23 is marked with the excess instruction mark 23_5, after the prescription amount of the medicine on the prescription content display screen 56,
The phrase "[usual dose overdose]" is displayed to indicate that a prescription that exceeds the normal dose has been instructed.

Inquiry button 53 on the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53
If any button other than a, that is, the print button 53d or the waiting time setting button 53e is pressed, step S
63, it is determined whether or not the waiting time setting button 53e is pressed. If the waiting time setting button 53e is pressed, the waiting time input in the waiting time input field 53f is the waiting time 24_6 of the dispensing pharmacy database 24. After the registration, the display returns to the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53. If the result of determination in step S63 is that the wait time setting button 53e has not been pressed, that is, if the print button 53b or the dispensing button 53c has been pressed, step S57.
Proceed to.

In step S57, the dispensing pharmacy display screen 5
In 3, it is determined whether or not the print button 53b is pressed,
When the print button 53b is pressed, the corresponding prescription content is output to the printer on the dispensing pharmacy side, and the preprinted flag 23_11 of the prescription information in the prescription database 23 is output.
After updating, the screen returns to the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53.

If the result of determination in step S57 is that the print button 53b has not been pressed, step S5
8, it is determined whether or not the dispensing button 53c is pressed on the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53 (step S58), and if the dispensing button 53c is not pressed, the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53 is returned to, and the determination in step S58 is performed. As a result, when the dispensing button 53c is pressed down, the dispensing completion flag 23_12 of the prescription information in the prescription database 23.
Next, it is determined whether or not the email address 21_9 is registered in the utilization patient database 21 (step S60). If the email address 21_9 is registered, the prescription content is electronically addressed to the email address. After sending by mail, the display returns to the dispensing pharmacy display screen 53.
As a result of the determination in step S60, email address 2
Dispensing pharmacy display screen 53 when 1_9 is not registered
Return to. If the result of determination in step S58 is that the dispensing button 53c has not been pressed, the dispensing pharmacy display screen 5
Return to 3.

FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of the prescription intermediation program of this embodiment.

The prescription intermediation program 70 of this embodiment
Is executed in the computer 100 connected to the communication line 600 (see FIG. 1),
The prescription information is operated as a prescription intermediary device for mediating a prescription, and as shown in FIG. 10, prescription information for receiving prescription information about a prescription created for a patient, which is transmitted from a medical institution through a communication line. Receiver 7
1 and a dispensing pharmacy information collection unit 72 that receives the dispensing pharmacy information about the dispensing pharmacy transmitted from each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacy via the communication line and collects the dispensing pharmacy information, and communication from the patient According to the access via the line, based on the prescription information of the patient received by the prescription information receiving unit 71 and the dispensing pharmacy information collected by the dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit 72, dispensing can be performed based on the prescription information. The pharmacy is extracted, and the dispensing pharmacy presenting unit 73 that presents the extracted dispensing pharmacy to the patient via the communication line and the patient who has been presented by the dispensing pharmacy has transmitted via the communication line.
Dispensing request unit 74 that receives information specifying a dispensing pharmacy selected from the presented dispensing pharmacy and transmits the prescription information of the patient to the dispensing pharmacy specified by the information.
And have.

The prescription intermediation program 70 described above
Is the computer system 10 shown in FIGS.
The prescription intermediary device 10 (see FIG. 4) described above is installed on the computer system 100 by being installed on the computer system 100.

Various aspects of the present invention will be additionally described below.

(Supplementary Note 1) Via a communication line from each of a plurality of dispensing pharmacies, and a prescription information receiving unit that receives prescription information about a prescription created for a patient transmitted from a medical institution via the communication line. The dispensation pharmacy information collection unit that receives the dispensation pharmacy information about the dispensation pharmacy that has been transmitted and collects the dispensation pharmacy information, and the prescription information reception unit according to the access from the patient via the communication line. A dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information is extracted based on the received prescription information of the patient and the dispensing pharmacy information collected by the dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit, and the extracted dispensing pharmacy is passed through the communication line. It is selected from the dispensing pharmacy presentation section that presents to the patient afterwards, and the dispensing pharmacy that has been presented via the communication line from the patient who was presented by the dispensing pharmacy. Receive information identifying the dispensing pharmacy,
A prescription intermediary device comprising: a prescription information requesting unit that transmits prescription information of the patient to a prescription pharmacy specified by the information.

(Supplementary Note 2) The prescription information includes the patient identification information for identifying the patient, and the patient identification information for identifying the new patient transmitted from the new patient via the communication line. When there is prescription information including patient specifying information for specifying the new patient in the prescription information received by the prescription information receiving unit,
The prescription intermediary device according to appendix 1, further comprising a use patient registration unit that registers the new patient as a use patient who is permitted to use the prescription intermediary device.

(Supplementary Note 3) The dispensing pharmacy information includes waiting time information representing waiting time from reception of a prescription to receipt of a dispensed drug at the dispensing pharmacy, and the dispensing pharmacy presenting section When presenting a dispensing pharmacy to a patient, it also presents waiting time information regarding the dispensing pharmacy.

(Supplementary Note 4) The dispensing pharmacy information includes geographical information about the dispensing pharmacy, and when presenting the dispensing pharmacy to the patient, the dispensing pharmacy presenting unit also presents geographical information about the dispensing pharmacy. The prescription intermediary device according to appendix 1, wherein the prescription intermediary device is an item.

(Supplementary Note 5) The prescription information includes normal dose excess instruction information indicating that the amount of the drug instructed by the doctor exceeds a predetermined regular dose, and a communication line from the dispensing pharmacy. 6. The prescription intermediary device according to appendix 1, further comprising: a normal dose excess instruction information transmission unit that transmits the normal dose excess instruction information to the dispensing pharmacy in response to an inquiry via.

(Supplementary Note 6) The dispensing pharmacy information includes drug inventory information in the dispensing pharmacy, and the dispensing pharmacy presentation unit extracts the dispensing pharmacy based on the inventory information of the drug when extracting the dispensing pharmacy. The prescription intermediary device according to appendix 1, wherein the prescription intermediary device extracts a pharmacy.

(Supplementary Note 7) The prescription information includes dispensing completion information indicating whether or not the dispensing of the drug in the dispensing pharmacy extracted by the dispensing pharmacy presentation section is completed, and the communication line from the patient. Upon request via
The prescription intermediary device according to appendix 1, further comprising a dispensing completion information transmitting unit that transmits the dispensing completion information to the patient.

(Supplementary Note 8) The dispensing pharmacy information about the dispensing pharmacy transmitted from each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacy via the communication line is received, and the dispensing pharmacy information is collected, and the communication line is transmitted from the medical institution. Based on the received prescription information of the patient and the collected pharmacy information according to the access from the patient via the communication line, the prescription information about the prescription created about the patient transmitted via Then, a dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information is extracted, the extracted dispensing pharmacy is presented to the patient via a communication line, and the patient who is presented by the dispensing pharmacy sends via the communication line. The information that specifies the dispensing pharmacy selected from the received dispensing pharmacy is received, and the prescription information of the patient is transmitted to the dispensing pharmacy specified by the information. A prescription mediation method characterized by the above.

(Supplementary Note 9) A prescription intermediation program executed in a computer connected to a communication line to operate the computer as a prescription intermediary device for intermediating a prescription, which is transmitted from a medical institution via the communication line. The prescription information receiving unit that receives the prescription information about the prescription that has been created for the patient, and the dispensing pharmacy information about the dispensing pharmacy that has been transmitted from each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacy via the communication line, Dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit that collects the dispensing pharmacy information, and prescription information of the patient received by the prescription information receiving unit and the dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit according to access from the patient via the communication line Based on the extracted dispensing pharmacy information, a dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information is extracted, and the extracted dispensing pharmacy is connected via a communication line. Therefore, the dispensing pharmacy presentation section to present to the patient and the dispensing pharmacy selected from the presented dispensing pharmacy transmitted from the patient who has been presented by the dispensing pharmacy via the communication line are specified. A prescription intermediation program, comprising: a dispensing request unit that receives information and sends the patient's prescription information to a dispensing pharmacy specified by the information.

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As described above, according to the prescription intermediation device, the prescription intermediation method, and the prescription intermediation program of the present invention, the waiting time until the patient receives the drug dispensed at the dispensing pharmacy based on the prescription is shortened. can do.

Further, it is possible to request the dispensing of the prescription by selecting the dispensing pharmacy desired by the patient from the dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription.

Further, when the amount of the drug instructed by the doctor exceeds the predetermined regular dose, the number of inquiries from the dispensing pharmacy to the doctor is reduced, and the service to the patient can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a computer system for operating a prescription intermediary device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of each computer system centering on the prescription intermediary device of the present embodiment.

3 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computer system having the appearance shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of a prescription intermediary device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart showing a prescription intermediation method of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a database included in the prescription intermediary device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation of the prescription intermediary device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of processing in a computer system on the side of a dispensing pharmacy.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of processing in the computer system on the dispensing pharmacy side.

FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of a prescription intermediation program of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Prescription Intermediary Device 11 Prescription Information Receiving Section 12 Dispensing Pharmacy Information Collecting Section 13 Dispensing Pharmacy Presenting Section 14 Dispensing Requesting Section 15 Utilizing Patient Registration Section 16 Ordinary Dose Excess Information Information Transmitting Section 17 Dispensing Completion Information Transmitting Section 21 Utilizing Patient Database 21_1 Utilizing Patient ID 21_2 Password 21_3 Date of birth 21_4 Gender 21_5 Postal code 21_6 Address 21_7 Medical institution number 21_8 Patient number 21_9 Email address 22 Medical institution database 22_1 Medical institution number 22_2 Medical institution name 22_3 Postal code 22_4 Address 22_5 Telephone number 23 Prescription database 23_1 Medical institution Number 23_2 Patient number 23_3 Prescription number 23_4 Drug 23_5 Excess instruction mark 23_6 Usage 23_7 Comment 23_8 Dispensing pharmacy number 23_9 Reception time 23_10 Scheduled end time 2 _11 Printed flag 23_12 Dispensing completion flag 24 Dispensing pharmacy database 24_1 Dispensing pharmacy number 24_2 Dispensing pharmacy name 24_3 Zip code 24_4 Address 24_5 Phone number 24_6 Wait time 25 Dispensing pharmacy inventory drug database 25_1 Dispensing pharmacy number 25_2 Drug 25_3 Drug effective period 30 User Input screen 30a Use patient ID input field 30b Password input field 30c OK button 30d New registration button 35 Dispensing pharmacy presentation screen 35a Selection button 35b MAP button 38 Dispensing scheduled end time display screen 38a End button 38b Latest information button 40 New registration screen 40a Medical Institution number input field 40b Patient number input field 40c Prescription number input field 40d E-mail address input field 40e OK button 43 Password registration screen 43a Password input field 43b Password re-input field 50 Dispensing pharmacy number input screen 50a Dispensing pharmacy number input field 50b Password entry field 50c OK button 53 Dispensing pharmacy display screen 53a Inquiry button 53b Print button 53c Dispensing button 53d Print button 53e Wait time setting button 53f Wait time input Column 56 Prescription content display screen 56a Print button 56b Back button 70 Prescription intermediary program 71 Prescription information receiving section 72 Dispensing pharmacy information collecting section 73 Dispensing pharmacy presentation section 74 Dispensing request section 100,300,400,500 Computer system 101,301,401 , 501 Main body 101a, 301a, 401a, 501a Floppy disk loading port 101b, 301b, 401b, 501b CD-R
OM loading port 102, 302, 402, 502 Display unit 102a, 302a, 402a, 502a Display screen 103, 303, 403, 503 Keyboard 104, 304, 404, 504 Mouse 110 Bus 111 CPU 112 RAM 113 Hard disk controller 114 Floppy disk driver 115 CD-ROM driver 116 Mouse controller 117 Keyboard controller 118 Display controller 119 Communication board 120 Hard disk 600 Communication line 700 CD-ROM 710 Floppy disk

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A prescription information receiving unit for receiving prescription information about a prescription created for a patient, which is transmitted from a medical institution via a communication line, and transmitted from each of a plurality of dispensing pharmacies via the communication line. Received the pharmacy information about the pharmacy,
Dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit that collects the dispensing pharmacy information, and collects by the patient prescription information received by the prescription information receiving unit and the dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit according to access from the patient via the communication line The dispensing pharmacy presenting section that extracts the dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information based on the extracted dispensing pharmacy information and presents the extracted dispensing pharmacy to the patient via the communication line, and the presentation of the dispensing pharmacy Receiving the information specifying the dispensing pharmacy selected from the presented dispensing pharmacy transmitted from the receiving patient via the communication line, and directing the patient to the dispensing pharmacy specified by the information. And a prescription intermediation device for transmitting prescription information of the prescription intermediation device. 2. The prescription information includes patient identification information for identifying a patient, and receives the patient identification information for identifying the new patient transmitted from a new patient via a communication line. Then, if the prescription information received by the prescription information receiving unit includes prescription information including the patient identification information for identifying the new patient, the new patient is not allowed to use the prescription intermediation device. The prescription intermediary device according to claim 1, further comprising a use patient registration unit for registering as a permitted use patient. 3. The dispensing pharmacy information includes waiting time information representing a waiting time from the reception of a prescription at the dispensing pharmacy to the receipt of a dispensed drug, and the dispensing pharmacy presentation unit includes a dispensing pharmacy. The prescription intermediary device according to claim 1, wherein when the pharmacy is presented to the patient, waiting time information regarding the dispensing pharmacy is also presented. 4. Receiving the dispensing pharmacy information regarding the dispensing pharmacy transmitted from each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacies via the communication line, collecting the dispensing pharmacy information, and transmitting the information from the medical institution via the communication line. Receive the prescription information about the prescription created for the patient sent by
According to access from the patient via the communication line, a dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the received prescription information of the patient and the collected dispensing pharmacy information is extracted, and the extracted dispensing pharmacy is extracted. Is presented to the patient via the communication line, and the information that identifies the selected dispensing pharmacy from the presented dispensing pharmacy sent from the patient who received the presentation from the dispensing pharmacy via the communication line And transmitting the prescription information of the patient to the dispensing pharmacy specified by the information. 5. A prescription intermediation program executed in a computer connected to a communication line, for operating the computer as a prescription intermediary device for intermediating a prescription, which is transmitted from a medical institution via the communication line. In addition, the prescription information receiving unit that receives the prescription information about the prescription created for the patient, and the dispensing pharmacy information about the dispensing pharmacy transmitted from each of the plurality of dispensing pharmacy via the communication line,
Dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit that collects the dispensing pharmacy information, and collects by the patient prescription information received by the prescription information receiving unit and the dispensing pharmacy information collecting unit according to access from the patient via the communication line The dispensing pharmacy presenting section that extracts the dispensing pharmacy capable of dispensing based on the prescription information based on the extracted dispensing pharmacy information and presents the extracted dispensing pharmacy to the patient via the communication line, and the presentation of the dispensing pharmacy Receiving the information specifying the dispensing pharmacy selected from the presented dispensing pharmacy transmitted from the receiving patient via the communication line, and directing the patient to the dispensing pharmacy specified by the information. And a prescription intermediation program for transmitting prescription information of the prescription.