JP2003263499A - Prescription transmitting system for dispensing pharmacy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a prescription transmitting system for dispensing pharmacies capable of searching a dispensing pharmacy properly in location and time for a patient, and realizing the same handling as in a regular dispensing pharmacy for the patient even not in the regular dispensing pharmacy. <P>SOLUTION: The system stores the prescription information of a prescription that a patient accepted from a hospital in a data center, etc., and transmits the prescription information to a plurality of dispensing pharmacies proper to the patient. The dispensing pharmacies report the prices and the estimated finishing times of preparation to the data center, and the data center reports the results to the patient. The patient selects a dispensing pharmacy from the results to buy medicine in the desired dispensing pharmacy. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system capable of centrally managing prescription data and allowing a patient to purchase a drug at a desired pharmacy and time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Presently, in hospitals and the like where dispensing pharmacies are installed side by side, a system is realized in which prescription data of patients is acquired by an intranet or the like and automatically dispensed. On the other hand, the division of labor has progressed, and the number of hospitals without dispensing pharmacies has increased,
In such a hospital, a prescription is given to the patient at the time of accounting, and the patient brings the prescription to an arbitrary dispensing pharmacy and has it dispensed. With this division of labor of medicine, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-2
Japanese Patent No. 31151 discloses that prescription information of a patient who has been examined and prescribed by a medical institution is transmitted to a dedicated outpatient dispensing pharmacy desired by the patient in advance, and the dispensing processing is performed at this outpatient dispensing pharmacy based on the prescription information. Has been done. In order to reduce the burden on doctors, prevent imprinting errors, prevent the loss of prescriptions, and shorten the waiting time for patients in connection with such dispensation processing by an out-of-hospital dispensing pharmacy, JP 06-187383 A discloses in advance. The doctor reads the seal imprint with the image reading device and registers it in the file, inputs the doctor and patient codes with the card reader, inputs the prescription order information from the order input device, stores it in a file, and stores this prescription order information. The processing unit edits the doctor information and the patient information extracted from the file using the doctor code and the patient code as keys, and displays them in the outpatient prescription output format, displays this on the order input device, and requests the doctor's confirmation. After that, the imprint extracted from the file is added to the out-of-hospital prescription using the doctor code as a key, and this out-of-hospital prescription output is sent to the out-of-hospital prescription output device installed at the out-of-hospital dispensing pharmacy via the public network. Printing out on a device is disclosed.

As an example of transmitting prescription information to an outpatient dispensing pharmacy through a public line network, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-269298 discloses that the prescription information handed to a patient as a result of medical treatment at a medical institution is transmitted to the outpatient dispensing pharmacy. In addition, using the reading means of the "family pharmacy card" that the patient has,
It is disclosed that a personal medicine dispensing pharmacy selected by a patient is called in advance, and a means for storing and storing data while reading and inputting a prescription is used to receive a facsimile by the personal medicine dispensing pharmacy, thereby performing dispensing based on the prescription data. ing.

[0004]

The system in which an out-of-hospital dispensing pharmacy dispenses a drug based on the prescription data sent from the hospital and the patient purchases the drug at the dispensing pharmacy is performed as described above. However, patients do not always use the same hospital or dispensing pharmacy but may want to purchase the drug near their home or company. There was a problem that I could not receive services like a pharmacy.

Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to find a dispensing pharmacy that is convenient for the patient both in terms of time and place, and further, even if the dispensing pharmacy is not the family dispensing pharmacy, it is applicable to the same patient as the family dispensing pharmacy. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system that can realize the above.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION A dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to the present invention is a registration means for preregistering dispensing pharmacy determination data for determining a dispensing pharmacy suitable for the patient side including personal information of the patient side. And, based on the dispensing pharmacy determination data registered by the registration means, the patient side is a dispensing pharmacy determining means for determining the appropriate dispensing pharmacy to obtain the dispensed drug, and the patient side is from the hospital side. The prescription information of the received prescription is transmitted to the appropriate plurality of dispensing pharmacies, and the dispensing situation information including the price when dispensing is performed based on the prescription information at each dispensing pharmacy and the scheduled dispensing end time Dispensing status information collecting means collected from the dispensing pharmacy and the dispensing status information collected by the dispensing status information collecting means are notified to the patient side, and the dispensing status information on the patient side is notified. Dispensing status information notifying means for prompting the selection of a pharmacy, and obtains information about the dispensing pharmacy selected on the patient side, the dispensing pharmacy selected on the patient side, the patient side going to the dispensing pharmacy It is characterized by comprising a dispensing application means for applying a dispensing application for the drug to be acquired.

The dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system of the present invention is
The dispensing pharmacy determination data for determining the appropriate dispensing pharmacy for the patient side including personal information on the patient side is registered in advance, and the patient side is dispensed based on the registered dispensing pharmacy determination data. Determine the appropriate dispensing pharmacy to obtain the drug, the prescription information of the prescription the patient side received from the hospital side, transmits to the appropriate plurality of dispensing pharmacy, the prescription information in each dispensing pharmacy also The price when dispensing with and the dispensing status information including the scheduled dispensing end time is collected from each of the dispensing pharmacies, the collected dispensing status information is notified to the patient side, and the selection of the dispensing pharmacy on the patient side is performed. Prompt, to obtain information about the dispensing pharmacy selected on the patient side, to the dispensing pharmacy selected on the patient side, the patient side that went to the dispensing pharmacy By applying for dispensing of the drug to be acquired, it becomes possible to find a dispensing pharmacy that is convenient for the patient both in terms of time and place, and the dispensing pharmacy that dispenses the incompatible drug information on the patient side is acquired. Because you can
Even if it is not the family pharmacy, the patient can be treated in the same manner as the family pharmacy.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system of this embodiment, the patient stores the prescription information of the prescription received from the hospital, such as a data center, transmits the prescription information to a plurality of dispensing pharmacy suitable for the patient, the dispensing pharmacy, The price, scheduled discontinuation time is reported to the data center, the data center reports the result to the patient, and the patient selects the dispensing pharmacy from the result and enables the drug to be purchased at the desired dispensing pharmacy. It is a feature.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing the configuration of a dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system of this embodiment. The dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system includes a hospital terminal 4, a center server 3 provided in a data center, a dispensing pharmacy terminal 5, a mobile information terminal 2, and a network 6. The hospital terminal 4 is an information processing device such as a personal computer arranged in each hospital.
The hospital terminal 4 can be connected to the center server 3 via the network 6 and can display data on a screen (for example, a display device such as a display). Further, it has a function of inputting necessary data to the center server 3 via the network 6 as necessary (for example, an input device such as a keyboard or a device for automatically reading characters from a scanner), and can transmit the data. It is possible.

The dispensing pharmacy terminal 5 is an information processing device such as a personal computer arranged in each dispensing pharmacy. The dispensing pharmacy terminal 5 is connected to the center server 3 via the network 6. It is possible to display the data on the screen, change the sound (for example, a beep) that informs that the data has been transmitted, or change the screen. In addition, it is possible to have a device (for example, an input device such as a keyboard) for inputting necessary data to the center server 3 via the network 6 and send the data, if necessary.

The center server 3 provides the patient with the data including prescription information and personal data of the patient, which can be obtained from the hospital terminal 4, and the dispensing pharmacy determination data including the desired area where the dispensing pharmacy is present and the dispensing pharmacy information. An appropriate dispensing pharmacy is determined and sent to the dispensing pharmacy terminal 5. In addition, the price sent from the dispensing pharmacy terminal 5 and the scheduled dispensing end time are held. Further, the price and the scheduled dispensing end time are transmitted to the mobile information terminal 2 owned by the patient to be used.

The portable information terminal 2 is a terminal which allows the patient to recognize and confirm the information at the same time as receiving the information owned by the patient. In this case, the protocol is not specified, but the e-mail protocol is used here. The network 6 is, for example, a network such as the Internet or a communication network based on it.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the center server 3, which is a dispensing pharmacy for determining a dispensing pharmacy suitable for the patient including personal information of the patient, and dispensing pharmacy information such as dispensing pharmacy area information. Based on the judgment data and the registration means 3A for registering the information such as the medicine that the patient does not fit, and the dispensing pharmacy judgment data registered by the registration means 3A, the medicine dispensed by the patient Dispensing pharmacy determining means 3B for determining a proper dispensing pharmacy to obtain the information, and prescription information of the prescription received by the patient from the hospital side, and dispensing by a plurality of appropriate dispensing pharmacy determined by the dispensing pharmacy determining means 3B. Dispensing status information including a price and a scheduled discontinuation end time when the drug is dispensed based on the prescription information in each dispensing pharmacy is transmitted to the pharmacy terminal 5 Dispensing status information collecting means 3C collected from the terminal 5 and the dispensing status information collected by the dispensing status information collecting means 3C are notified to the portable information terminal 2 of the patient, and the portable information terminal 2 informs the patient of the dispensing pharmacy. Dispensing status information notifying means 3D for prompting selection and information on the dispensing pharmacy selected by the patient are obtained from the portable information terminal 2 of the patient, and the dispensing pharmacy selected for the patient is sent to the dispensing pharmacy. Dispensing application means 3E for applying for dispensation of a drug that the patient has visited,
The storage device 3F stores the above-mentioned dispensing pharmacy determination data, patient's personal information, dispensing pharmacy information, dispensing pharmacy area information, and information such as drugs that do not fit the patient's body.

Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a data flow in the dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system of this embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. In the following description, the network 6 is the Internet. A patient who uses this dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system registers personal data, dispensing pharmacy information, and dispensing pharmacy area information in the center server 3 in advance. In FIG. 2, it is assumed that there are two dispensing pharmacy terminals suitable for the patient based on the dispensing pharmacy information and the dispensing pharmacy area information registered by the patient. First, the patient requests the hospital terminal 4 to obtain the prescription information of the patient from the hospital system that uses the medical record information such as the electronic medical record by using the portable information terminal 2 (step S1). The hospital terminal 4 connected to the network 6 and accessible to the center server 3 transmits the prescription information obtained from the hospital system to the center server 3 (step S2). In addition, at this time, the center server 3 is also sent with the information about the convenient time for receiving the medicine designated by the patient from the portable information terminal 2. The center server 3 confirms the person based on the personal data registered in advance in the center server 3 for the patient (step S3), and then the prescription information of the prescription obtained from the system of the hospital for the patient. Is transmitted to the dispensing pharmacy terminals 5 and 5 ′ of all dispensing pharmacy suitable for the patient (step S4, step S4 ′).
All the dispensing pharmacy terminals 5 and the dispensing pharmacy terminals 5'send to the center server 3 the charges when dispensing is performed based on the prescription information and the time data when the dispensing is completed (steps S5 and S5 '). The center server 3 refers to the time data of the completion of the dispensing sent from the dispensing pharmacy terminal at a predetermined time, and creates data to be sent to the patient (step S6). The data to be transmitted to this patient is charge data for each dispensing pharmacy when dispensing is performed based on the prescription information in all the dispensing pharmacies, and the drug specified by the patient is received from the portable information terminal 2. It is the time data that the dispensing is completed at each of the dispensing pharmacies, which is close to the convenient time for. The center server 3 sends the data for each dispensing pharmacy to the portable information terminal 2 of the patient by e-mail (step S7).

The patient selects which dispensing pharmacy is most convenient for dispensing and receiving the drug based on the data distributed by the center server 3 (step S8). the patient,
Information about the dispensing pharmacy selected on the mobile information terminal 2 is transmitted to the center server 3 (step S9). The center server 3 transmits the dispensing application to the dispensing pharmacy selected by the patient (step S10). Then, the patient
After going to the selected pharmacy and presenting a prescription on an actual paper sheet for confirmation, the user pays the price to purchase the medicine.

The hospital terminal 4 is available at www (world
It is possible to connect to the center server 3 using a de web browser. In this case, this dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system can be used simply by preparing a www browser. Further, the center server 3 also has the roles of a www server, a mail server, an application server, and a database. Alternatively, the roles of the www server, the mail server, the application server, and the database may be entrusted to another server to make it appear as the center server 3. That is, the center server 3 may have any configuration as long as it can satisfy the above functions. Further, the dispensing pharmacy terminal 5 may be any one capable of recognizing and confirming at the same time as the reception of information like the portable information terminal 2. In this case, it will be referred to whether the data is transmitted by e-mail or whether there is data periodically transmitted to the center server 3.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure when a patient registers information that a medicine is not fit for the body in the center server 3 from a multifunctional information mobile phone, a mobile information terminal or the like. First, when a patient logs in from the portable information terminal 2 (step S11), the center server 3 confirms the patient's personal data (step S12), and the center server 3 collects the drug incompatibility data that the patient does not agree with.
(Step S13), and the center server will register. The dispensing pharmacy that dispenses the medicine of the patient can obtain the medication incompatibility data registered in the center server 3 and can ensure safety so that the medication to be dispensed is not incompatible with the patient.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
Since the time desired by the patient who purchases and obtains the medicine can be transmitted to the center server 3 at the same time when the prescription is transmitted, the patient can select a dispensing pharmacy at which the dispensing is completed at a time close to the desired time. It is possible to purchase and acquire medicines at the desired time with a minimum waiting time, and it is possible to select a dispensing pharmacy at a location convenient for the patient, which is convenient for the patient both in terms of time and location. There is an effect that it is possible to provide a dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system capable of searching for a good dispensing pharmacy. Also, by registering drug purchase data and drug incompatibility data for each patient,
The pharmacist of the dispensing pharmacy who dispenses can determine the purchase history for each patient and the medicine that does not fit the body, and the dispensing pharmacy that dispenses the medicine of the patient acquires the drug incompatibility data registered in the center server 3. For example, it is possible to provide a drug that does not make the drug to be dispensed incompatible with the patient, and the patient can enjoy the same treatment at any dispensing pharmacy as a regular dispensing pharmacy.

In the above embodiment, the patient carries a prescription on paper, but the prescription information may be stored in a portable storage medium such as an IC card as a paperless system. If a means such as displaying a bar code on the screen of the mobile phone and performing authentication is used, an ID card or the like becomes unnecessary. At the moment, the price cannot be changed by the dispensing pharmacy side as a part of the service under the law, but the price is decided by the dispensing pharmacy side and the information convenient to the patient is selected by the patient side by providing the information to the center server 3. It is also possible to do so. Also,
A function of displaying the position of the dispensing pharmacy on the mobile information terminal 2 may be added in cooperation with the position information system or the like. Further, the information of the medicine and the like may be registered in the center server 3 and the way of taking and various precautions may be transmitted to the portable information terminal 2 and the like.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, registration means for previously registering dispensing pharmacy determination data for determining a dispensing pharmacy suitable for the patient side, including personal information of the patient side, and the registration means. Based on the dispensing pharmacy determination data registered by means, the patient side of the dispensing pharmacy determination means to determine the appropriate dispensing pharmacy to obtain the dispensed drug, the patient side of the prescription received from the hospital side Prescription information is transmitted to the appropriate plurality of dispensing pharmacies, and the dispensing situation information including the price when the dispensing is performed based on the prescription information at each dispensing pharmacy and the scheduled dispensing end time is collected from each dispensing pharmacy. Dispensing status information collecting means and a dispensing status for notifying the patient side of the dispensing status information collected by the dispensing status information collecting means and for prompting the patient side to select a dispensing pharmacy Acquiring information about the information notifying means and the dispensing pharmacy selected on the patient side, to the dispensing pharmacy selected on the patient side, a dispensing application for the drug acquired by the patient side going to the dispensing pharmacy Since it is configured to be equipped with a dispensing application means to perform, it becomes possible for the patient to find a dispensing pharmacy that is convenient in terms of time and place, and the dispensing pharmacy that dispenses the incompatible drug information on the patient side Since the information can be obtained, there is an effect that it is possible to realize the same treatment for a patient as in the case of the family dispensing pharmacy even if the family dispensing pharmacy is not the family dispensing pharmacy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a center server of the dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a data flow in the dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a procedure when a patient registers information that a medicine is not suitable for the body in a dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to an embodiment of the present invention from a multifunctional information mobile phone, a mobile information terminal or the like to a center server. It is a sequence diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 ... Center server, 3A ... Registration means, 3B ... Dispensing pharmacy determination means, 3C ... Dispensing status information collecting means, 3D
…… Dispensing status information notification means, 3E …… Dispensing application means, 3
F: Storage device.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system, in which the patient obtains a dispensed drug based on the patient's prescription information at the dispensing pharmacy, and determines an appropriate dispensing pharmacy for the patient including personal information of the patient. Registration means for pre-registering the dispensing pharmacy determination data for, and based on the dispensing pharmacy determination data registered by the registration means, the patient side determines the appropriate dispensing pharmacy to obtain the dispensed drug Dispensing pharmacy determination means, the patient side prescription information of the prescription received from the hospital side, transmitted to the appropriate plurality of dispensing pharmacy, the price when performing dispensing based on the prescription information in each dispensing pharmacy, Dispensing status information collecting means for collecting dispensing status information including scheduled dispensing end time from each dispensing pharmacy, and the dispensing status collected by the dispensing status information collecting means A notification of the information to the patient side, and a dispensing status information notifying means for urging the patient side to select a dispensing pharmacy, and information about the dispensing pharmacy selected on the patient side, and the dispensing selected on the patient side. A dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system, comprising: a dispensing application means for submitting to a pharmacy a dispensing application for a drug acquired by the patient who has visited the dispensing pharmacy. 2. The dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the registration means registers incompatible drug information on a drug that does not fit the body of each patient. 3. The dispensing status information collecting unit confirms the patient based on the personal information of the patient registered by the registering unit, and then the prescription information of the prescription obtained from the hospital terminal for the patient is appropriate. 3. The dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to claim 2, wherein the system transmits the information to a plurality of dispensing pharmacy. 4. The dispensation status information collecting means transmits the prescription information that can be obtained from the hospital terminal to the appropriate plurality of dispensing pharmacies in response to a request made from the portable information terminal on the patient side to the hospital. The dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to claim 3. 5. The dispensing pharmacy determination means is a desired area for the dispensing pharmacy, the dispensing pharmacy determination data including the dispensing pharmacy information, and a convenient time for receiving the drug designated by the patient side from a mobile information terminal. The dispensing pharmacy prescription transmission system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the appropriate dispensing pharmacy is determined on the basis of the information about.