JP2005141370A - Dispensing process guiding system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display in which processing stage dispensing work is for the prescription of a patient. <P>SOLUTION: In this dispensing system 100 as a dispensing process guiding system, in which processing stages of an accepting terminal 20, a dispensing terminal 30, a medication instructing terminal 40 and an accounting terminal 50 a prescription P is, is specified according to the sensing of a radio transmitter 70 mounted on the prescription P by radio receiving devices 20A, 30A, 40A and 50A. Then, the specified processing process and the acceptance number assigned to each prescription P are displayed through a server 10 on a guide display unit 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a dispensing process guidance system and a dispensing process guidance program.

  Conventionally, prescriptions are given to patients at medical institutions such as hospitals, and patients go to the dispensing pharmacy with the prescriptions, hand the prescriptions to the pharmacy staff, accept their own dispensing, and themselves in the waiting room etc. Waiting for the end of the dispensing, the accounting of the dispensing was completed when the dispensing was completed.

In order to alleviate the burden of the patient waiting for the end of his / her dispensing, a reception number is given to the patient, and the order of the dispensing processing reception number and the reception number where the dispensing is completed are displayed in the waiting room display in the patient's waiting room The structure displayed on a part is considered (for example, refer patent document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-207949

  The dispensing process in the dispensing pharmacy includes, for example, a dispensing reception process, a dispensing process, a dispensing instruction instruction for dispensed medicine, and an accounting process for dispensed medicine. However, in the configuration in which the order of the reception numbers during the above dispensing process and the reception number where the dispensing is completed are displayed, the patient cannot grasp which processing step the dispensing of his / her prescription is in, and the dispensing ends It was difficult to predict the waiting time until the waiting time for dispensing, and there was a possibility that the burden of waiting for dispensing was not sufficiently reduced.

  An object of the present invention is to display which processing step is currently in dispensing for a patient's prescription.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a dispensing process guidance system for guiding a process step currently being processed among a plurality of process steps of dispensing,
A radio wave transmission means that can be attached to each prescription and transmits a unique radio wave,
A plurality of radio wave receiving means corresponding to each of the plurality of processing steps and sensing radio waves transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means within a predetermined area;
An association means for associating the radio wave transmission means attached to each prescription with the identification information of the prescription,
Display means for displaying a processing step corresponding to the radio wave receiving means where the radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means is sensed according to identification information of a prescription associated with the radio wave transmitting means of the radio wave transmitting source. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, the processing step corresponding to the radio wave receiving means in which the radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means is detected is displayed according to the identification information of the prescription associated with the radio wave transmitting means of the radio wave transmitting source. The patient can refer to the dispensing process corresponding to his / her prescription in real time, and can easily grasp to which processing process the dispensing has progressed.

  Further, for example, the display means displays the processing step corresponding to the radio wave receiving means in which the radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means is sensed and the prescription identification information associated with the radio wave transmitting means in association with each other. You may comprise as it does.

Further, for example, for each of the radio wave receiving means, an acquisition means for acquiring a radio wave sensing time of each radio wave transmitting means,
Storage means for storing the sensing time acquired by the acquisition means.

Further, for example, a plurality of function activation means connected to the plurality of radio wave reception means, respectively,
The function activation unit is configured to activate a predetermined function corresponding to a processing step of the radio wave receiving unit when the radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit is detected by the connected radio wave reception unit. Also good.

  According to the present invention, the processing step corresponding to the radio wave receiving means in which the radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means is detected is displayed according to the identification information of the prescription associated with the radio wave transmitting means of the radio wave transmitting source. The patient can refer to the dispensing process corresponding to his / her prescription in real time, and can easily grasp to which processing process the dispensing has progressed.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the apparatus configuration of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, the structure of the dispensing system 100 is shown. FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the server 10. FIG. 3 shows the internal configuration of the reception terminal 20. FIG. 4 shows an internal configuration of the guidance display device 60.

  The dispensing system 100 as the dispensing process guidance system of the present embodiment includes a server 10 as display means, a reception terminal 20 as association means, a dispensing terminal 30, a medication instruction terminal 40, an accounting terminal 50, and radio waves. Radio receiving devices 20A, 30A, 40A, and 50A as receiving means, and a guidance display device 60 as a display means, are provided. The server 10, the receiving terminal 20, the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, the accounting terminal 50, and the guidance display The device 60 is communicatively connected by a communication network N.

  The radio wave receiving devices 20A, 30A, 40A, and 50A are connected to the reception terminal 20, the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 in this order. The radio wave receivers 20A, 30A, 40A, and 50A can set different areas (ranges) in which the radio wave transmitter 70 as the radio wave transmitting means can be detected. The radio wave transmitter 70 transmits a weak radio wave having a unique frequency that can identify each radio wave transmitter. In a medical institution such as a hospital, medical equipment such as a pacemaker whose function is degraded or stopped by radio waves is not affected. Therefore, communication from the radio wave transmitter 70 to the radio wave receivers 20A, 30A, 40A or 50A It is limited within a certain range from the radio wave receiver. Hereinafter, a range in which the radio wave transmitter 70 can be detected corresponding to each terminal (each radio wave receiving device) is defined as a sensing area.

  The dispensing system 100 is provided in a dispensing pharmacy. A patient who has completed a medical examination at a medical institution such as a hospital is handed a prescription P to which a radio wave transmitter 70 is attached from a doctor or the like. Then, the patient who brings the prescription P visits the dispensing pharmacy and dispenses the patient at the dispensing pharmacy side.

  The prescription P and the radio wave transmitter 70 are shown as one representative, but are different for each patient. For example, a plurality of radio wave transmitters 70 are prepared in excess of the number of patients that can be dispensed (accepted) at the dispensing pharmacy at the same time. The radio wave transmitter 70 transmits radio waves having a specific frequency that can identify each radio wave transmitter.

  The dispensing process at the dispensing pharmacy sequentially receives a prescription P brought by the patient and accepts a dispensing request, a dispensing step for dispensing based on the prescription P, and a drug information note for the dispensed drug And a medication instruction process for instructing the patient on how to take the medicine, and an accounting process for accounting for dispensing and issuing a receipt for the patient. However, this processing step is an example and is not limited to each processing step. The reception terminal 20, the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 correspond to the reception process, the dispensing process, the medication instruction process, and the accounting process in this order, and are operated by an operator corresponding to each processing process.

  The communication network N is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network), but may include a WAN (Wide Area Network), and includes a telephone line network, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line network, a broadband communication line network, a dedicated line. A configuration including a mobile communication network, a communication satellite line, a CATV (Community Antenna Television) line, an optical communication line, a wireless communication line, and an Internet service provider for connecting them may be used.

  Next, the internal configuration of the server 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The server 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, an operation unit 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a display unit 14, a storage unit 15 as a storage unit, and a communication unit 16. Each unit is connected to the bus 17.

  The CPU 11 centrally controls each unit in the mobile phone 10. The CPU 11 expands a program designated from the system program and various application programs stored in the storage unit 15 in the RAM 13 and executes various processes in cooperation with the program expanded in the RAM 13. The execution subject of this processing is the control unit 111.

  The operation unit 12 includes a keyboard having cursor keys, numeric input keys, various function keys, and the like. The input unit 42 outputs to the CPU 41 a press signal that is pressed by the operator using the keyboard. The operation unit 12 may include a pointing device such as a mouse.

  The RAM 13 has a work area for storing the designated program, input instructions, input data, processing results, and the like, and temporarily stores information. The display unit 14 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), and the like, and performs screen display according to a display signal from the CPU 11.

  The storage unit 15 includes a recording medium (not shown) in which various programs, various data, and the like are stored or writable in advance, and the recording medium is a magnetic or optical recording medium or a nonvolatile memory such as a semiconductor. The CPU 11 is a readable recording medium. Examples of the recording medium include a fixed hard disk and a flash ROM, a CD-RW (CD-ReWritable), a DVD-RAM, a memory card, a portable hard disk, a large-capacity information recording medium using a blue laser, and the like. A portable type that is detachably mounted is used. The storage unit 15 may include a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores a program and the like so as to be readable.

  The communication unit 16 includes a network card for performing communication with an external device.

  Next, an internal configuration of the reception terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The reception terminal 20 includes a CPU 21, an operation unit 22, a RAM 23, a display unit 24, a storage unit 25 as a storage unit, a communication unit 26, a timing unit 27 as an acquisition unit, a communication connection unit 28, And each part is connected to the bus 29. Various processes are executed in cooperation with the CPU 21 and the various programs in the RAM 23, and the main body of the process execution is the control unit 211 as an acquisition unit and a function activation unit.

  The CPU 21, operation unit 22, RAM 23, display unit 24, storage unit 25, and communication unit 26 are the same as the CPU 11, operation unit 12, RAM 13, display unit 14, storage unit 15, and communication unit 16 of the server 10. The description is omitted to avoid it. The timer unit 27 acquires the current time and outputs it to the CPU 21. The communication connection unit 28 is connected to the radio wave receiving device 20A through a cable or the like, receives information from the radio wave receiving device 20A, and outputs the information to the CPU 21.

  Moreover, the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 are the same as the medication terminal 20, and a description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication. Although not shown, the dispensing terminal 30 includes a CPU 31, an operation unit 32, a RAM 33, a display unit 34, a storage unit 35, a communication unit 36, a timing unit 37, a communication connection unit 37, a bus 38, and a control unit 311. The medication instruction terminal 40 includes a CPU 41, an operation unit 42, a RAM 43, a display unit 44, a storage unit 45, a communication unit 46, a timing unit 47, a communication connection unit 48, a bus 49, and a control unit 411. The accounting terminal 50 includes a CPU 51, an operation unit 52, a RAM 53, a display unit 54, a storage unit 55, a communication unit 56, a timing unit 57, a communication connection unit 58, a bus 59, and a control unit 511. However, the medication instruction terminal 40 and the accounting terminal 50 each include a printing unit (not shown) for printing medicinal information notes and accounting receipts.

  Next, the internal configuration of the guidance display device 60 will be described with reference to FIG. The guidance display 60 includes a CPU 61, an operation unit 62, a RAM 63, a display unit 64, a storage unit 65, and a communication unit 66, and each unit is connected to a bus 67. Various processes are executed in cooperation with the CPU 21 and various programs in the RAM 23, and the main body of the process execution is the control unit 611.

  The CPU 61, the RAM 63, and the communication unit 66 are the same as the CPU 11, the RAM 13, and the communication unit 16 of the server 10, and a description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication. The operation unit 62 includes various adjustment buttons and outputs an input operation signal to the CPU 61. The display unit 64 is a large-screen display unit provided in a waiting room or the like where a patient at a dispensing pharmacy waits during dispensing, and includes, for example, a plasma display, an LCD, an EL (ElectroLuminescent) display, and the like. The storage unit 65 includes a ROM that stores various data and various programs.

  Next, information stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10 and information stored in the storage unit 25 of the reception terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the management information file 151 stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10. FIG. 6 shows the configuration of the association file 152 stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10. FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the sensing time file 251 stored in the storage unit 25 of the reception terminal 20.

  FIG. 5 shows a management information file 151 that stores information received from each terminal in the server 10. The management information file 151 is stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10. The management information file 151 includes a process name 1511 as each processing process name of dispensing, a reception number 1512 for identifying each received prescription, and a radio wave transmitter 70 in the sensing area of each terminal corresponding to the process name 1511. It has items of a sensing time 1513 indicating a time during which (prescription P) is continuously sensed, and a dispensing number 1514 as the quantity of the dispensed medicine.

  FIG. 6 shows an association information file 152 that stores association information between the reception number and frequency received from the reception terminal 20 in the server 10 and each prescription P. The association information file 152 is stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10. The association information file 152 includes items of a reception number 1521, a frequency 1522 that senses the radio wave transmitter 70 corresponding to the reception number 1521, and a prescription number 1523 that identifies the prescription P corresponding to the reception number 2511.

  FIG. 7 shows a sensing time file 251 that stores the sensing time in the sensing area at the reception terminal 20. The sensing time file 251 is stored in the storage unit 25 of the reception terminal 20. The sensing time file 251 includes items of a reception number 2511 and a sensing time 2512 of the radio wave transmitter 70 corresponding to the reception number 2511. In the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50, the sensing time file 251 is stored in the storage unit in the same manner as the reception terminal 20.

  Next, the operation of the dispensing system 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows a sensing area setting process executed in each terminal. FIG. 9 shows a reception process executed at the reception terminal 20. FIG. 10 shows a sensing time management process executed in each terminal. In FIG. 11, the process related process performed in the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction | indication terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 is shown. FIG. 12 shows information management processing executed in the server 10.

  With reference to FIG. 8, a sensing area setting process for setting a sensing area that can sense the radio wave transmitter 70 in each terminal will be described. Within the dispensing pharmacy, the work areas of the reception process, the dispensing process, the medication instruction process, and the accounting process vary in size depending on the nature of each work and the floor plan of the building. For this reason, the range of the sensing area that can be sensed by the radio wave transmitter 70 is set in each radio wave receiving device of each terminal according to each work area.

  Here, the sensing area setting process executed by the receiving terminal 20 among the terminals will be described as a representative, but the sensing area setting process executed by the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 is the same. is there. In the reception terminal 20, triggered by the input of a sensing area setting instruction from an operator (reception person) via the operation unit 22, the CPU 21 appropriately reads the sensing area setting program stored in the storage unit 25 and reads the RAM 23. The sensing area setting process is executed in cooperation with the CPU 21 and the sensing area setting program in the RAM 23. The subject of this processing execution is the control unit 211, and the same applies to the processing in the receiving terminal 20 below.

  First, the setting input of the range of the sensing area by the user is received via the operation unit 22 (step S11). For example, the setting is input from the radio wave receiver 20A such as a radius of 2 meters. Then, sensing area information including the range of the sensing area input in step S11 is created and stored in the storage unit 25 (step S12), and the sensing area setting process is ended. When the radio wave transmitter 70 is actually sensed, the sensing area information stored in the storage unit 25 is read and transmitted to the radio wave receiving device 20A, and the sensing area in the radio wave receiving device 20A is set.

  The sensing area setting process is executed only once at the time of initial introduction of each terminal and each radio wave receiving apparatus, but may be configured to be executed when the sensing area is changed by changing the dispensing process. .

  Next, with reference to FIG. 9, a reception process in which the receptionist receives a prescription P brought by the patient at the reception terminal 20 and receives the prescription P in association with the reception number and the radio wave transmitter 70 will be described. The reception process corresponds to the reception process of the dispensing process. The patient brings the prescription P handed over to the medical institution that has received the medical examination, and hands the prescription P to the receptionist of the dispensing pharmacy. The receptionist switches on the radio wave transmitter 70 to transmit the radio wave and pastes it on the prescription P.

  Then, in the reception terminal 20, triggered by the reception process execution instruction input from the reception person via the operation unit 22, the CPU 21 appropriately reads out the reception process program stored in the storage unit 25 and expands it in the RAM 23. The reception process is executed in cooperation with the CPU 21 and the reception process program in the RAM 23.

  First, the receipt number for the prescription P brought is set (step S21). For example, the serial numbers of all accepted prescriptions are automatically set as the reception number. The reception number is preferably a number that can be easily identified by the patient. For example, the reception number is reset at the end of the daily dispensing operation.

  Then, the prescription number described in the prescription P and the frequency of the radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitter 70 attached to the prescription P, which are input by the acceptor via the operation unit 22, are received (step S22). . The prescription number is a number for identifying a prescription. For example, different prescriptions do not have the same number. Further, the frequency does not become the same value in different radio wave transmitters 70. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which acquires automatically the frequency corresponding to the said identification number by inputting the identification number of the electromagnetic wave transmitter 70. FIG.

  Then, the reception number set in step S21 is associated with the prescription number and frequency input in step S22 (step S23). Since the number of radio wave transmitters 70 is limited, the same frequency may be associated with different reception numbers or different prescription numbers.

  Then, the reception number set in step S21 and the prescription number and frequency input in step S22 are stored in the storage unit 25 as association information (step S24). Then, the association information is transmitted to the server 10 via the communication unit 26 and the communication network N (step S25), and the reception process is terminated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 10, a sensing time management process for managing the sensing time of each radio wave transmitter (each prescription P) corresponding to its own sensing area in each terminal will be described. The radio wave transmitter 70 is attached to the prescription P, and the prescription P is sequentially used in the reception process, the dispensing process, the medication instruction process, and the accounting process. In the process, the prescription P passes through each sensing area of the reception terminal 20, the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 in order.

  Here, the sensing time management process executed by the reception terminal 20 among the terminals will be described as a representative, but the sensing time management process executed by the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 is the same. is there. In the reception terminal 20, the CPU 21 is stored in the storage unit 25, triggered by a new reception from a state where the sensing signal of the radio wave transmitter 70 is not received from the radio wave receiving device 20 </ b> A via the communication connection unit 28. The detected sensing time management program is appropriately read out and expanded in the RAM 23, and the sensing time management process is executed in cooperation with the CPU 21 and the sensing time management program in the RAM 23.

  In the reception terminal 20, when the radio wave transmitter 70 is switched on when pasting on the prescription P, the trigger is triggered. In the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50, the trigger is that the prescription P on which the radio wave transmitter 70 is pasted enters the sensing area of its own process from outside each sensing area. In the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50, the association information is received from the server 10 via the communication network N and stored in the storage unit by executing an information management process described later in the server 10. It is assumed that the reception number, frequency, and prescription number of the prescription P for which reception has been completed are readable.

  In the reception terminal 20, first, the set frequency of the radio wave receiver 20 </ b> A is set, and the radio wave transmitter 70 is received by receiving the sensing signal of the radio wave transmitter 70 from the radio wave receiver 20 </ b> A via the communication connection unit 27 at the set frequency. Is detected (step S31). When step S31 is executed first, the maximum frequency of all radio wave transmitters 70 is set as the set frequency. In the sensing time management process, the set frequency is decreased by a predetermined value from the maximum frequency of all radio wave transmitters 70, reaches the minimum frequency of all radio wave transmitters 70, and returns to the maximum frequency. The process of lowering the set frequency from the maximum frequency to the minimum frequency is defined as one cycle. Further, it is assumed that there is a timing at which the set frequency becomes equal to the frequency of all radio wave transmitters 70 by reducing the set frequency by a predetermined value from the maximum frequency to the minimum frequency in one cycle.

  Then, based on the presence / absence of reception of the sensing signal of the radio wave transmitter 70 in step S31, it is determined whether or not a radio wave having a set frequency has been sensed (step S32). When a radio wave having the set frequency is detected (step S32; YES), the association information stored in the storage unit 25 is referred to, and the reception number associated with the set frequency is recognized (step S33). Then, it is determined whether or not the radio wave transmitter 70 corresponding to the reception number recognized in step S33 has already been detected (step S34).

  If not already sensed (step S34; NO), the current sensed number is incremented by 1 and stored in the RAM 23 (step S35). The number of detections indicates the number of radio wave transmitters 70 that are simultaneously present in the detection area of the process, and the initial value is zero.

  Then, the reception number specified in step S33 is stored in the sensing time file 251 in the storage unit 25, and counting of sensing time corresponding to the set frequency is started (step S36). Specifically, the specified reception number is stored in the reception number 2511 of the sensing time file 251, the current time is acquired by the timer unit 27, and the current time is set as the start time of the sensing time corresponding to the set frequency. And stored in the RAM 23.

  Then, the process name of the own process (here, the reception process) and the reception number recognized in the immediately preceding step S33 are transmitted to the server 10 via the communication unit 26 and the communication network N (step S37). Steps S35 to S37 are steps corresponding to the fact that a new radio wave transmitter 70 (a prescription P with affixed) corresponding to the set frequency has entered the sensing area of the own process.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the set frequency is changed by one cycle or more and the number of senses stored in the RAM 23 is 0 (step S38). If it has already been sensed (step S34; YES), it means that the set frequency corresponds to the radio wave transmitter 70 already in the sensing area of its own process, and the process proceeds to step S38.

  When the set frequency is changed by one cycle or more and the number of detections is 0 (step S38; YES), it means that the radio wave transmitter 70 does not exist in the detection area of its own process, and the detection time management process is ended. When the set frequency is changed by one cycle or more and the number of detections is not 0 (step S38; NO), it means that the radio wave transmitter 70 exists or may exist in the detection area of its own process. The predetermined value is decreased (step S39), and the process proceeds to step S31.

  When the set frequency radio wave is detected (step S32; YES), it is determined whether or not the current set frequency radio wave was detected in the previous cycle (step S40). If no radio wave is detected at the current set frequency in the previous cycle (step S40; NO), it means that the radio wave transmitter 70 of the set frequency is not yet in the detection area of its own process, and the process goes to step S38. To be migrated.

  If radio waves were detected at the current set frequency in the previous cycle (step S40; YES), the radio transmitter 70 at the set frequency was within the sensing area of the process, but newly moved out of the sensing area. Based on the start time of the sensing time in the RAM 23, the sensing time corresponding to the set frequency is calculated and stored in the sensing time file 251 of the storage unit 25 (step S41). Specifically, the start time of the sensing time corresponding to the current set frequency is read from the RAM 23, the current time is acquired by the time measuring unit 27, the difference between the current time and the start time is calculated as the sensing time, The sensing time is stored in the sensing time 2512 of the reception number 5211 corresponding to the set frequency of the sensing time file 251.

  Then, the own process name, the reception number acquired in step S41, and the sensing time are transmitted to the server 10 via the communication unit 26 and the communication network N (step S42). Then, the current sensing number is decremented by 1 and stored in the RAM 13 (step S43), and the process proceeds to step S38.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 11, process related processes for performing various processes related to each process in the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 will be described. Here, the process related process executed by the dispensing terminal 30 will be described as a representative, but the process related process executed by the medication instruction terminal 40 and the accounting terminal 50 is the same.

  It is assumed that the operator of the current process has received the prescription P from the previous process in advance. For example, in the dispensing process, the prescription P for which the reception process has been completed is handed over to the dispensing person from the reception person in the reception process. At this time, in the dispensing terminal 30, the CPU 31 is triggered by the fact that the sensing signal of the radio wave transmitter 70 is not received from the radio wave receiving device 30 </ b> A via the communication connection unit 38 as a trigger. The process-related processing program stored in is stored in the RAM 33 as appropriate, and the process-related processing is executed in cooperation with the CPU 31 and the process-related processing program in the RAM 33.

  First, an application program corresponding to its own process is read from the storage unit 35 and activated, and an input of the type of processing scheduled to be executed is received from the operator via the operation unit 34 (step S51). The type of processing is any one of processing related to the prescription P, other processing not related to the prescription P, and completion of all processing. Also, no new application program is moved while the application program is running. And it is discriminate | determined whether the kind of process input in step S51 is a process relevant to the prescription P (step S52).

  When the process is related to the prescription P (step S52; YES), the radio wave of the radio wave transmitter 70 that is closest to the radio wave receiving device 30A among the radio wave transmitters 70 existing in the sensing area of the own process is displayed. Sensing is performed by the radio wave receiver 30A (step S53). For example, the nearest radio wave of the radio wave transmitter 70 is specified based on the intensity of the radio wave received by the radio wave receiving device 30A. Then, it is determined whether or not there is a radio wave sensed in step S53 (step S54).

  If there is no sensed radio wave (step S54; NO), it means that the radio wave transmitter 70 does not exist within the sensing area of its own process, and the process proceeds to step S51. If there is a sensed radio wave (step S54; YES), an acceptance number corresponding to the sensed frequency is determined based on the association information stored in the storage unit 35 (step S55). Then, a prescription-related process using the prescription P to which the radio wave transmitter 70 having the frequency determined in step S55 is pasted is executed (step S56), and the process proceeds to step S51.

  In the dispensing terminal 30, in the prescription-related processing, for example, the dispensing person dispenses with reference to the prescription P, and the input of data related to dispensing by the dispensing person is accepted via the operation unit 32. This data is used, for example, for preparing a dispensing record. Further, the number of medicines dispensed is input as data relating to dispensing, and the number of dispensings and the reception number are transmitted to the server 10 via the communication unit 36 and the communication network N.

  In the medication instruction terminal 40, for example, the prescription-related process is such that the medication instructor refers to the prescription P and accepts input of data for creating a medication information note by the medication instructor via the operation unit 42. A medicine information note is printed from a printing unit (not shown) based on the input data. The medication instructor provides medication instruction to the patient using the printed medication information note. In the accounting terminal 50, prescription-related processing is performed by, for example, an accountant referring to the prescription P, receiving input of data for receipt creation by the accountant via the operation unit 52, and receiving a receipt from a printing unit (not shown). To print. The accountant accounts for the patient using the printed receipt.

  Also, information necessary for prescription-related processing is acquired from the server 10 or read out from the storage unit 35 by using the reception number corresponding to the radio wave transmitter 70 detected in the detection area of the own process as a key. Is done.

  If the process is not related to the prescription P (step S52; NO), it is determined whether or not the type of process input in step S51 is the end of the process (step S57). When the process is finished (step S57; YES), the process related process is finished. If the processing is not finished (step S57; NO), other processing not using the prescription P is executed (step S58), and the process proceeds to step S51.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12, information management processing for managing information by transmitting / receiving information to / from each terminal and transmitting display information to the guidance display 20 in the server 10 will be described. In the server 10, triggered by the start of receiving information from each terminal via the communication network N and the communication unit 26, the CPU 11 appropriately reads out the information management program stored in the storage unit 15 and expands it in the RAM 13. Information management processing is executed in cooperation with the CPU 11 and the information management program in the RAM 13. The subject of this processing execution is the control unit 111.

  First, information is received from each terminal via the communication network N and the communication unit 26 (step S61). The received information includes association information corresponding to step S25 of the reception process, a process name and reception number corresponding to step S37 of the sensing time management process, and a process name and reception number corresponding to step S42 of the sensing time management process. And the sensing time, the reception number from the dispensing terminal 30 corresponding to step S56 of the process-related process, and the number of dispensing cases.

  Then, the information received in step S61 is stored in the storage unit 15 (step S62). Specifically, when the received information is association information, the reception number, frequency, and prescription number of the received association information are sequentially stored in the reception number 1521, frequency 1522, and prescription number 1523 of the association information file 152. Is done. When the received information is a process name and a reception number, the received process name and reception number are sequentially stored in the process name 1511 and the reception number 1512 of the management information file 151. When the received information is a process name, a reception number, and a sensing time, the received process name, reception number, and sensing time are sequentially stored in the process name 1511, the reception number 1512, and the sensing time 1513 of the management information file 151. Is done. When the received information is the reception number and the number of dispensing cases, the received reception number and the number of dispensing cases are sequentially stored in the reception number 1512 and the number of dispensing cases 1514 of the management information file 151. However, duplicate information is overwritten with information already stored.

  And it is discriminate | determined whether the display information for showing to the patient displayed on the guidance display device 60 needs to be updated (step S63). Specifically, when the information received in step S61 is one of a process name and a reception number, and a process name, a reception number, and a sensing time, the content of the display information changes. Requires update. When the information received in step S61 is any one of the association information, the reception number, and the number of dispensing cases, the display information does not change, and thus the display information does not need to be updated.

  When the display information needs to be updated (step S63; YES), the display information is created from the management information file 151 stored in step S62 and transmitted to the guidance display 60 via the communication unit 16 and the communication network N ( Step S64). The display information includes, for example, information including a process name 1511 and a reception number for a record in which the sensing time 1513 in the management information file 151 is a flag indicating whether or not each process has been completed. To do. The reception numbers in the display information are arranged in order from the oldest to the newest (priority of processing).

  In the guidance display device 60, the CPU 61 appropriately reads out the display program stored in the storage unit 65 and expands it in the RAM 63, and display processing is executed in cooperation with the CPU 61 and the display program in the RAM 63. The subject of this processing execution is the control unit 611. Based on the display information received via the communication network N and the communication unit 66, the control unit 611 displays the patient reception number for each processing step on the display unit 64. That is, the patient reception number for each processing step is displayed in real time so that the display information can be changed freely. In addition, reception numbers are displayed in order of priority of processing for each processing step.

  Then, it is determined whether or not the information received in step S61 is association information (step S65). When update of display information is not required (step S63; NO), the process proceeds to step S65. When the received information is association information (step S65; YES), the received association information is transmitted to the dispensing terminal 30, the terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50 via the communication unit 16 and the communication network N (step S66). The information management process is terminated. If the received information is not association information (step S65; NO), the information management process is terminated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the process name corresponding to each terminal (radio wave receiving device) in which the radio wave transmitted from radio wave transmitter 70 is sensed, and radio wave transmitter 70 of the radio wave source. Since the reception number for identifying the prescription P associated with the information is displayed on the guidance display device 60, the patient can refer to the processing process corresponding to his / her prescription in real time, and to which processing process the dispensing progresses to now You can easily grasp whether you are out.

  Moreover, since the sensing time of each radio wave transmitter sensed at each terminal is calculated and stored in the management information file 151 of the storage unit 15 of the server 10, the sensing time of each processing step in the management information file 151 is referred to. Thus, the processing time required for each processing step can be managed by regarding the sensing time 1513 of each processing step as the time required for each processing step. For example, if processing time is required for a specific processing step, the cause can be pursued and the processing time can be shortened. Similarly, since the number of dispensings is obtained and stored in the management information file 151 of the storage unit 15 of the server 10, the number of dispensings 1514 for each processing step in the management information file 151 can be managed.

  In addition, when a radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitter 70 is detected in each terminal, an application program that executes a function corresponding to each processing step is started. It is possible to reduce the burden of starting the application program, and to prevent input mistakes for starting.

  In addition, in this Embodiment, although it was the structure which displays the receipt number of each prescription for every process name on the guidance display device 60, it is not restricted to this. For example, each patient has a portable display device having a weak radio wave reception function, and the process name corresponding to each patient's prescription is transmitted from the transmitter of the dispensing pharmacy to each portable display device for display. Good. In this regard, similar to the present embodiment, the reception numbers of all patients in the dispensing may be displayed on each portable display device. Further, for example, the portable display device may be lent out at the time of dispensing acceptance, and the portable display device may be collected from the patient after payment.

  In the present embodiment, the weak radio wave communication is performed between the radio wave transmitter 70 and the radio wave receivers 20A, 30A, 30A, and 40A. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be configured by optical communication such as infrared communication such as IrDA (InfraRed Data Association).

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the prescription was described on the paper, it is not restricted to this. For example, a prescription may be displayed on electronic paper. The electronic paper is a display device that can display display information by inputting display information and can hold the display information for a certain time after the power is turned off. In addition, a radio wave transmitter may be integrally provided on the electronic paper.

  In the present embodiment, each radio wave transmitter 70 transmits a radio wave having a natural frequency. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the radio wave transmitters 70 may transmit radio waves having the same frequency, and the radio waves may be generated so as to include identification data for identifying the radio wave transmitters 70. In this case, if radio waves are received only when each radio wave transmitter 70 passes a specific position (for example, on the reception desk in each process), interference can be prevented.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, although it was the structure which attaches each radio wave transmitter 70 to the prescription P, it is not restricted to this. For example, it is good also as a structure which attaches each radio wave transmitter 70 to a medicine calendar. Since the medicine calendar is a write-once type, it is necessary to take out from the shelf or return to the shelf during each process, which is particularly effective in preventing loss of the medicine calendar. In addition, the reception number may be provided separately at each terminal in each processing step.

  Moreover, it is needless to say that the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each component of the dispensing system 100 according to the present embodiment can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1 is a configuration diagram of a dispensing system 100. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a server 10. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a reception terminal 20. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a guidance display device 60. 3 is a configuration diagram of a management information file 151 stored in a storage unit 15 of the server 10. FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an association file 152 stored in the storage unit 15 of the server 10. FIG. It is a block diagram of the sensing time file 251 memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 25 of the reception terminal 20. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the sensing area setting process performed in each terminal. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a reception process executed in the reception terminal 20. It is a flowchart which shows the sensing time management process performed in each terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the process related process performed in the dispensing terminal 30, the medication instruction | indication terminal 40, and the accounting terminal 50. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing information management processing executed in the server 10.

Explanation of symbols

100 Dispensing System 10 Server 20 Reception Terminal 60 Information Display 11, 21, 61 CPU
111, 211, 611 Control unit 12, 22, 62 Operation unit 13, 23, 63 RAM
14, 24, 64 Display unit 15, 25, 65 Storage unit 16, 26, 66 Communication unit 17, 29, 67 Bus 27 Timing unit 28 Communication connection unit 20A, 30A, 40A, 50A Radio wave receiver 30 Dispensing terminal 40 Reception terminal 50 accounting terminal 70 radio wave transmitter N communication network P prescription

Claims (5)

A dispensing process guidance system for guiding a processing process currently being processed among a plurality of processing processes of dispensing to a patient,
A radio wave transmission means that can be attached to each prescription and transmits a unique radio wave,
A plurality of radio wave receiving means corresponding to each of the plurality of processing steps and sensing radio waves transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means within a predetermined area;
An association means for associating the radio wave transmission means attached to each prescription with the identification information of the prescription,
Display means for displaying a processing step corresponding to the radio wave receiving means where the radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means is sensed according to identification information of a prescription associated with the radio wave transmitting means of the radio wave transmitting source. Dispensing process guidance system characterized by that.   The display means displays a processing step corresponding to a radio wave receiving means in which a radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitting means is sensed and identification information of a prescription associated with the radio wave transmitting means in association with each other. The dispensing process guide system according to claim 1. Acquisition means for acquiring the radio wave sensing time of each radio wave transmission means for each radio wave reception means;
The dispensing process guidance system according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing the sensing time acquired by the acquisition means. A plurality of function activation means to which the plurality of radio wave reception means are respectively connected;
The function activation unit activates a predetermined function corresponding to a processing step of the radio wave receiving unit when the radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmission unit is sensed by the connected radio wave reception unit. The dispensing process guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A radio wave transmitting means that can be attached to each prescription and that transmits a specific radio wave, and a plurality of radio wave receiving means that correspond to a plurality of processing steps, respectively, and that detect a radio wave transmitted from each of the radio wave transmitting means within a predetermined area; In a computer provided in a system comprising
A function for associating radio wave transmission means attached to each prescription with the identification information of the prescription,
A function of displaying a processing step corresponding to a radio wave receiving unit in which a radio wave transmitted from the radio wave transmitting unit is detected according to identification information of a prescription associated with the radio wave transmitting unit of the radio wave transmitting source;
Dispensing process guidance program for realizing.

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