JP2006075512A - System and method for managing modality - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a modality managing system for efficiently performing a pre-inspection processing (preparation) and a post-inspection processing relative to an inspecting apparatus, and to provide a modality managing method. <P>SOLUTION: The modality manager 1 of the modality managing system 100 establishes the inspection plan of a patient, based on inspection reservation information which is previously kept in the inspection reservation information DB 61 of a hospital information system, or the like, and doctor-in-charge schedule and status information on the inspecting apparatus 52 which are supplied via a network 2 from equipment control parts 4 which are arranged in a doctor terminal 51 of the doctor in charge and the inspecting apparatus 52. Then, the modality manager 1 previously supplies processing request information, which is generated based on an established inspection plan, to the equipment control parts 4, so as to automatically perform the pre-inspection-processing (preparation) before starting a medical inspection by the doctor and the post-inspection-processing after the medical inspection. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a modality management system and a modality management method, and more particularly, to a modality management system and a modality management method for developing an examination plan based on examination reservation information of a patient.

  Today, when taking a medical examination or examination in a relatively large hospital, the outpatient for the first visit tells the health care professional about examination reservation information such as the patient name, desired medical treatment subject and desired appointment time at the reception desk. The inspection reservation information is registered by inputting the above data into the inspection reservation system. On the other hand, the doctor inputs the next examination reservation from the nearest terminal device (order system) based on the examination result or examination result of the outpatient who he has examined, and the examination reservation information inputted from this terminal device is also described above. Registered in the inspection reservation system.

That is, the examination reservation performed by the first visit patient and the examination reservation performed by the doctor for the outpatient are managed in the examination reservation system, and the examination in each laboratory is performed in the examination reservation information supplied from the examination reservation system via the network. Based on. At this time, in a large-scale hospital, examinations by a plurality of doctors are performed in parallel in each of many clinical subjects, and one patient may register examination reservations for a plurality of medical subjects. . And in such a case,
There is a possibility that a duplicate reservation with another medical subject in the same patient or a duplicate reservation with another patient in the same medical subject may be performed.

For such problems, for example, examination reservation information for other diagnostic subjects of the same patient, which is centrally managed in the hospital information system, and examination reservation information of other patients in the same diagnosis subject, are used. Is entered into the examination reservation system, and this examination appointment information is compared with other clinical courses already registered in the examination appointment system or examination appointment information in other patients, so that A method has been proposed in which duplicate reservations with other patients and duplicate reservations with other patients in the clinical course are prevented in advance (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-162064

  By the way, conventionally, when a medical examination is performed based on an examination plan formulated by an examination reservation system, for example, in an image diagnosis using a medical image diagnostic apparatus such as an X-ray CT apparatus, a power supply to be performed before starting the examination Time, hardware warm-up (warming up), software activation, and system check including failure analysis, etc. take a lot of time. I couldn't get started.

  In addition, since there was no periodic supply of information regarding the status of the inspection device and the schedule of the doctor in charge for the examination reservation system for formulating the examination plan, it took a lot of time to formulate the examination plan, and the doctor in charge When the schedule and the state of the inspection apparatus change, it is impossible to change the examination plan corresponding to the doctor schedule in charge and the state of the inspection apparatus after the change in a short time. And the countermeasure of the method of patent document 1 is not taken with respect to the problem of such a conventional test | inspection reservation system.

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and its purpose is to formulate a suitable examination plan in a short time based on examination reservation information, a schedule of a doctor in charge and state information of an examination apparatus. It is another object of the present invention to provide a modality management system and modality management method capable of automatically performing various preparations for an examination room or an examination apparatus based on the examination plan prior to examination.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the modality management system of the present invention according to claim 1 includes an action information storage unit storing action information corresponding to an inspection apparatus and an inspection method, and a doctor related to examination reservation information of a patient. An inspection plan formulation means for formulating an inspection plan based on action information read from the action information storage means based on at least one of the schedule and the usage schedule of the target inspection device and the inspection reservation information; and Request information generating means for generating processing request information for controlling the selected inspection apparatus based on the inspection plan, and inspection apparatus control means for controlling the operation of the inspection apparatus based on the processing request information It is characterized by that.

  The modality management system of the present invention according to claim 2 is based on the modality management manager that formulates an examination plan based on the examination reservation information of the patient and the operation of the examination apparatus used for the medical examination of the patient. The modality management manager includes action information storage means in which action information corresponding to an inspection device, an inspection method, and the like is stored in advance, and a doctor's schedule and target related to the inspection reservation information. Inspection plan formulation means for formulating an inspection plan based on action information read from the action information storage means based on at least one of the usage schedules of the inspection apparatus and the inspection reservation information, and the inspection selected in the inspection plan Process request information for controlling the apparatus is generated based on the inspection plan. Quest information generating means, wherein the device control means has inspection apparatus control means for controlling the operation of the inspection apparatus based on the processing request information generated by the request information generation means of the modality management manager. It is said.

  On the other hand, in the modality management method of the present invention according to claim 9, the examination plan formulation unit corresponds to the examination appointment information and at least one of a doctor's schedule related to the examination appointment information of the patient and a use schedule of the target examination apparatus. A step of formulating a test plan based on action information in a medical test, and a step of generating a request information for controlling a test device selected in the test plan based on the test plan. The inspection apparatus control unit includes a step of supplying the processing request information to the inspection apparatus and performing control for executing pre-examination processing prior to examination by a doctor.

  According to the present invention, when a medical examination is performed using an examination apparatus, various examination pretreatments (preparations) for the examination room or the examination apparatus are automatically performed based on a previously established examination plan. And work efficiency is greatly improved.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The first feature of the embodiment of the present invention to be described below is examination reservation information stored in advance in a hospital information system and the like, and a schedule of doctors or examination technicians (hereinafter collectively referred to as doctors). It is to formulate an inspection plan based on the use schedule or state information of the inspection apparatus.

  In addition, the second feature of the present embodiment is that a medical examination by a doctor is performed by supplying processing request information generated based on the examination plan to an examination room or an examination apparatus installed in the examination room in advance. It is to automatically execute a pre-inspection process for an inspection apparatus or an inspection room before the start.

(System configuration)
The configuration of the modality management system in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the modality management system, and FIGS. 2 and 8 are block diagrams showing the configurations of the modality management manager and the device control unit provided in this modality management system.

  The modality management system 100 in FIG. 1 formulates an examination plan based on, for example, examination reservation information stored in advance in a hospital information system, a doctor's schedule, and an examination schedule of an examination apparatus installed in the hospital, A modality management manager 1 that generates request information for executing an examination based on the established examination plan, and an input unit for inputting a patient name of the patient, a test plan development start command, and the like to the modality management manager 1 5 is provided.

  Further, the modality management system 100 supplies a control signal for executing an inspection plan to each of the inspection devices 52-1 to 52-N installed in the inspection rooms 53-1 to 53-N in the hospital, Furthermore, the apparatus control units 4-1 to 4-N for reading out information (hereinafter referred to as state information) regarding the operation state of the inspection apparatuses 52-1 to 52-N and the inspection rooms 53-1 to 53-N are provided. Power control units 3-1 to 3-N for controlling ON / OFF of the installed power supply are provided.

  The modality management manager 1, the device control units 4-1 to 4 -N, and the power supply control units 3-1 to 3 -N are transmitted via a transmission unit, a reception unit, or a transmission / reception unit described later provided in each unit. Connected to the network 2.

  The modality management manager 1 of the modality management system 100 is connected to the hospital information system, and is stored in advance in the examination reservation information database 61, the patient information database 62, and further the examination history information database 63 of this hospital information system. It is possible to read out examination reservation information, patient information, examination history information, and the like at any time. The patient information includes age, sex, height, weight, medical subject, examination target site, and the like.

  Further, the modality management manager 1 is a terminal device or personal portable information terminal device owned by a plurality of doctors via the network 2 (hereinafter collectively referred to as doctor terminals) 51-1 to 51-M. It is connected to the.

  Next, the modality management manager 1 shown in FIG. 2 supplies the action information database 11 in which action information set in advance for the examination object and the examination apparatus is stored, and the examination reservation information database 61 of the hospital information system. Based on the examination schedule information, the doctor's schedule supplied via the state management unit 13 described later, the state information of the inspection apparatus, and the action information supplied from the action information database 11 described above, An inspection plan formulation unit 12 for updating and an inspection plan storage unit 14 for storing the created or updated inspection plan are provided.

  Further, the modality management manager 1 includes a schedule management unit 15 that instructs generation of request information based on the examination plan of the patient stored in the examination plan storage unit 14, and request information according to an instruction signal from the schedule management unit 15. The request information generating unit 16 that generates the request information, and the generated request information through the network 2, the doctor terminals 51-1 to 51-M, the device control units 4-1 to 4-N, and the power control unit 3- 1 to 3 -N is provided.

  Further, the modality management manager 1 transmits the request signal regarding the doctor schedule and the state information of the examination apparatus, and receives these information, the doctor terminals 51-1 to 51-M and the device control units 4-1 to 4-N. And a state management unit 13 that generates the request signal and determines whether or not to update the test plan based on the obtained doctor schedule and the status information of the test apparatus.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows action information stored in advance in the above-described action information database 11. For example, in the case of an ultrasonic examination for a circulatory disease, The contents (actions) of each inspection step set in advance for the “ultrasound diagnostic apparatus” of the inspection apparatus and the time required to execute each action are preset based on past experience and the like. Incidentally, a provisional value is initially set for the time required for the ultrasonic inspection in the inspection step 6.

  On the other hand, FIG. 4 shows the examination reservation information supplied from the examination reservation information database 61 of the hospital information system to the examination plan formulation unit 12 of the modality management manager 1. (Or patient ID), examination object, and examination name are registered in advance. In addition, there are “circulatory organ”, “abdomen”, “head”, and the like as the parts to be examined, and “ultrasonic examination”, “X-ray examination”, “X-ray CT examination”, etc. as examinations for these examination objects. In the following, a case where an “ultrasound examination” is performed on the “circulatory organ” of the patient A will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  That is, the power control unit 3-1 in the inspection room 53-1 shown in FIG. 1 and the device control unit 4-1 in the inspection apparatus 52-1 installed in the inspection room 53-1, will be described briefly. In order to do so, each of these units is indicated by an inspection room 53, a power supply control unit 3, an inspection device 52, and a device control unit 4. Similarly, the doctor terminal of the doctor in charge in the doctor terminals 51-1 to 51-M is indicated by the doctor terminal 51.

  Next, for example, FIG. 5 shows a schedule of a doctor in charge stored in a doctor terminal 51 with a doctor ID “0001” connected by wire or wireless via the network 2. Whereabouts) and schedule details are recorded in chronological order. When the doctor in charge schedule is newly set or changed, the doctor in charge adds or updates the schedule at the doctor terminal 51.

  Next, the examination plan formulation unit 12 in the modality management manager 1 of FIG. 2 performs the above examination reservation information, the schedule of the doctor in charge, action information, and other patients stored in the examination plan storage unit 14 described later. The patient's test plan is formulated based on the test plan. In this case, the test plan formulation unit 12 searches for the free time of the test device 52 and the test room 53 from the test plan of another patient supplied from the test plan storage unit 14. Then, the examination plan is formulated in consideration of the vacant time of the examination device 52 and the examination room 53, the vacant time of the doctor in charge, the time required for the examination, and the like.

  Furthermore, when a change occurs in the schedule of the doctor in charge after the above-described examination plan is once formulated, or when a trouble occurs in the examination apparatus 52, the examination plan formulation unit 12 is supplied from the doctor terminal 51. The examination plan is updated based on the changed doctor schedule and the state information of the examination apparatus 52 supplied from the device control unit 4 of the examination apparatus 52.

  FIG. 6 schematically shows an examination plan formulated by the examination plan formulation unit 12 and stored in the examination plan storage unit 14, and includes an examination apparatus, an examination room, a doctor in charge, and an examination date for the examination subject of the patient. Furthermore, the start time of each examination step is determined based on the power-on time of the apparatus set in consideration of the free time of the examination room 53, the doctor in charge, the examination apparatus 52, the time required for the examination step, etc. It is set for each action. However, since the time required for ultrasonic inspection cannot be accurately predicted at this point, the start times of the “data storage”, “data printing”, and “system shutdown” inspection steps have provisional values. Is set.

  Next, the schedule management unit 15 in the modality management manager 1 of FIG. 2 reads the inspection plan stored in the inspection plan storage unit 14, supplies this inspection plan to the request information generation unit 16, and based on this inspection plan. Request generation of requested request information.

  Further, the request information generation unit 16 is requested information (hereinafter referred to as examination request information) supplied to the doctor in charge based on the examination plan supplied from the examination plan storage unit 14 via the schedule management unit 15. ) And request information (hereinafter referred to as processing request information) supplied to the power supply control unit 3 and the device control unit 4 in order to control the examination room 53 and the examination apparatus 52.

  FIG. 7 is a specific example of the request information generated by the request information generation unit 16, FIG. 7A shows inspection request information, and FIG. 7B shows processing request information. That is, the examination request information in FIG. 7A is for notifying the doctor in charge of the date and place of the examination plan formulated by the examination plan formulation unit 12 of the modality management manager 1, and the examination date and examination start time. Inspection request information including information such as an inspection room is generated. On the other hand, in the processing request information shown in FIG. 7B, the action content for the inspection device 52 and the time when the action occurs are set, and further, the inspection room 53 indicating the transmission destination of the processing request information, or not shown. Information of the inspection device 52 is added as incidental information.

  Next, the transmission unit 18 in the modality management manager 1 in FIG. 2 supplies the examination request information generated by the request information generation unit 16 to the doctor terminal 51 of the doctor in charge via the network 2 and similarly. The processing request information generated by the request information generation unit 16 is supplied to the power control unit 3 in the examination room 53 and the device control unit 4 in the examination apparatus 52 via the network 2.

  On the other hand, the state management unit 13 periodically requests the doctor terminal 51 and the device control unit 4 for the latest doctor schedule and the state information of the examination apparatus 52 via the transmission / reception unit 17 and the network 2, and this request signal Accordingly, the information supplied from the doctor terminal 51 and the device control unit 4 is stored in a storage circuit (not shown). And, for example, when the doctor's schedule is changed due to the response to the emergency patient or when an unexpected trouble occurs in the inspection device 52, the time required for each inspection step is further compared to the initial predicted value. If the information is significantly different, the information is supplied to the inspection plan formulation unit 12 to request an update of the inspection plan.

  Further, the transmission / reception unit 17 supplies a request signal from the state management unit 13 to the doctor terminal 51 and the device control unit 4 via the network 2, and the assigned doctor schedule and the device control unit 4 supplied from the doctor terminal 51. The status information of the inspection device 52 supplied from is received and supplied to the status management unit 13.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the power control unit 3 of the modality management system 100 turns on / off the power in the examination room 53 based on the processing request information supplied from the transmission unit 18 of the modality management manager 1 via the network 2. Control.

  Similarly, the device control unit 4 in FIG. 1 controls the operation of the inspection apparatus 52 before or after the inspection based on the processing request information supplied from the transmission unit 18 of the modality management manager 1 via the network 2. .

  As shown in FIG. 8, the device control unit 4 receives processing request information supplied from the modality management manager 1 via the network 2 and a request signal for requesting status information of the inspection device 52 (hereinafter referred to as a status information request signal and Based on the processing request information, the reception content determination unit 42 for determining the processing request information and the status information request signal for the reception signal obtained by the reception unit 41, and the processing request information. A hardware control unit 43 and a software control unit 44 that control the operation of the inspection device 52 and detect the state of the inspection device 52 are provided.

  Further, the device control unit 4 periodically reads out the state information of the inspection device 52 from the hardware control unit 43 and the software control unit 44 and stores the read out state information in the state information database 46. The transmitter 47 supplies the read status information or the status information once stored in the status information database 46 to the modality management manager 1 via the network 2.

  Then, when the received signal obtained in the receiving unit 41 is the processing request information supplied from the transmitting unit 18 of the modality management manager 1, the received content determining unit 42 converts the processing request information to the hardware control unit 43 and This is supplied to each software control unit 44. Next, the hardware control unit 43 that has received the supply of the processing request information collects patient information, performs system check, and data for the examination device 52 based on the action items of the processing request information shown in FIG. Control such as storage and data printing is performed, and similarly, the software control unit 44 performs control such as software activation, system check, and software upgrade.

  On the other hand, when the reception signal obtained in the reception unit 41 is a state information request signal supplied from the transmission / reception unit 17 of the modality management manager 1, the reception content determination unit 42 supplies this request signal to the transmission unit 47. The transmission unit 47 requests the state information management unit 45 to supply the requested state information to the modality management manager 1.

  Next, the state information management unit 45 periodically reads out the state information of the inspection device 52 from the hardware control unit 43 and the software control unit 44 and stores them in the state information database 46 as described above. When the state information request signal is received from the state management unit 13 of the modality management manager 1, the latest state information is read from the state information database 46, and the transmission unit 47, the network 2, and the transmission / reception unit of the modality management manager 1 17 is supplied to the state management unit 13 via 17.

  When the status information management unit 45 receives the above request signal and the latest status information does not exist in the status information database 46, the status information management unit 45 sends the status of the inspection device 52 from the hardware control unit 43 and the software control unit 44. Information is directly read and supplied to the state management unit 13.

  FIG. 9 shows a specific example of the state information stored in the state information database 46 of the device control unit 4. The power ON / OFF, various software before execution / during execution / end of execution, patient information Status information such as pre-collection / during / collection complete, pre-inspection of ultrasonic inspection / inspection / inspection end, pre-printing / printing / printing end of printer, CD-R pre-save / pre-save / save end Saved.

  Next, the input unit 5 of the modality management system 100 shown in FIG. 1 includes an input device such as a keyboard, a trackball, a joystick, and a mouse, a display panel, and various buttons. The input unit 5 inputs a formulation start command for the patient name and examination plan of the patient. Instead of inputting the patient name, the patient name “patient A” of the patient can be selected from the plurality of patient names displayed on the display panel using the input device.

(Development of inspection plan and execution procedure)
Next, the procedure for formulating and executing the inspection plan in the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Prior to the development of the examination plan, the state management unit 13 in the modality management manager 1 of the modality management system 100 sends a doctor schedule to each of the doctor terminals 51-1 to 51-M via the transmission / reception unit 17 and the network 2. The supply is periodically requested, and the latest doctor schedule supplied is stored in a storage circuit (not shown) (step S1 in FIG. 10).

  When the examination plan is formulated, the medical staff in the hospital inputs the patient name “patient A” of the patient for whom the examination plan is formulated, using an input device provided in the input unit 5 of the modality management system 100. After that, an inspection plan development start command is input (step S2 in FIG. 10).

  The examination plan formulation unit 12 of the modality management manager 1 that has received the input signal of “patient A” reads the examination reservation information (see FIG. 4) stored in the examination reservation information database 61 of the hospital information system, and then the action The action information corresponding to the inspection object “circulatory organ” and the inspection name “ultrasound inspection” indicated in the inspection reservation information is read out from a plurality of action information stored in advance in the information database 11.

  The examination plan formulation unit 12 reads out a doctor schedule of a doctor capable of performing an ultrasonic examination of a circulatory disease from a plurality of doctor schedules stored in the storage circuit of the state management unit 13, and further stores the examination plan. The examination plan of another patient stored in the unit 14 is read out. Based on this examination plan and doctor schedule, the available time of the examination apparatus 52 and the doctor in charge is searched (step S3 in FIG. 10).

  Next, an examination plan (see FIG. 6) is formulated based on the free time information and action information (see FIG. 3) in the “ultrasound diagnostic apparatus” read from the action information database 11 and stored in the examination plan storage unit 14. (Step S4 in FIG. 10).

  When the formulation of the examination plan is completed, the schedule management unit 15 of the modality management manager 1 reads out the patient examination plan stored in the examination plan storage unit 14 and supplies it to the request information generation unit 16. Request the request information generation unit 16 to generate request information.

  On the other hand, the request information generation unit 16 that has received the request information generation request from the schedule management unit 15, based on the examination plan of the patient supplied from the schedule management unit 15, the examination request information for the doctor in charge, the examination room 53, and Processing request information for controlling the inspection device 52 is generated (step S5 in FIG. 10).

  In addition, the request information generation unit 16 adds the patient information and examination history information of the patient supplied from the patient information database 62 and examination history information database 63 of the hospital information system to the above-described processing request information. Accordingly, it is added to the above-described inspection request information.

  Next, the transmission unit 18 transmits the examination request information generated by the request information generation unit 16 to the doctor terminal 51 of the doctor in charge via the network 2, and the doctor in charge determines the examination date and time by this examination request information. And information on the inspection location and the like are obtained (step S6 in FIG. 10).

  Further, the transmission unit 18 supplies the processing request information described above to the power supply control unit 3 in the examination room 53 via the network 2 (step S7 in FIG. 10). And the power supply control part 3 which received process request information controls the power supply in the test room 53 to an ON state based on the information regarding the power supply control in this process request information (step S8 of FIG. 10).

  Furthermore, the transmission unit 18 supplies the processing request information to which the patient information and examination history information of the patient are added to the reception unit 41 of the device control unit 4 via the network 2. On the other hand, in the reception unit 41 of the device control unit 4, in addition to the processing request information supplied from the transmission unit 18, state information periodically supplied from the state management unit 13 of the modality management manager 1 via the transmission / reception unit 17 Request signals are mixed and received.

  Therefore, the reception unit 41 supplies the reception signal received via the network 2 to the reception content determination unit 42, and the reception content determination unit 42 receives the reception signal from the transmission unit 18 of the modality management manager 1. If it is confirmed that the information is processing request information, the processing request information is supplied to each of the hardware control unit 43 and the software control unit 44 (step S9 in FIG. 10).

  Next, the hardware control unit 43 that has received the processing request information supplies power to the examination device 52, inputs patient information, based on the action items of the processing request information (see FIG. 7B). Control of pre-inspection processing such as system check is performed, and similarly, the software control unit 44 controls pre-inspection processing such as software activation, system check, and software version upgrade (step S10 in FIG. 10).

  When inputting patient information, patient information and examination history information of the patient added to the processing request information are stored in a storage circuit (not shown) of the examination apparatus 52.

  When the preparation for the ultrasonic examination in the examination room 53 is completed by the procedure described above, the doctor in charge enters the examination room 53, referring to the patient information and examination history information already input to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, An ultrasonic examination is performed on the patient (step S11 in FIG. 10). Then, when the ultrasonic examination is completed, the doctor in charge leaves the examination room 53 after pressing the examination end button provided on the operation panel of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

  At this time, the state information management unit 45 of the device control unit 4 detects the state of the inspection end and updates the state information of the ultrasonic inspection in the state information database 46.

  On the other hand, the status information request signal periodically supplied from the status management unit 13 of the modality management manager 1 via the transmission / reception unit 17, the network 2, and the reception unit 41 of the device control unit 4 is determined by the received content determination unit 42. Then, the transmission unit 47 that has been sent to the transmission unit 47 and has received this request signal requests the state information management unit 45 for the state information of the inspection device 52. Then, the state information management unit 45 reads the requested latest state information from the state information database 46 and supplies it to the transmission unit 47.

  Then, the state information transmitted from the transmission unit 47 is supplied to the state management unit 13 via the network 2 and the transmission / reception unit 17 of the modality management manager 1.

  Next, the state management unit 13 detects the inspection end time based on the state information supplied from the state information management unit 45 of the device control unit 4 (step S12 in FIG. 10), and is preliminarily determined as this inspection end time. Compare inspection end times in different inspection plans. If there is a large difference (step S13 in FIG. 10), the inspection plan formulation unit 12 is notified of the actual inspection end time, and an instruction signal for updating the inspection plan is supplied. .

  Based on the sent examination end time and the examination plan of the patient stored in the examination plan storage unit 14, the examination plan formulation unit 12 performs actions after the examination, that is, data storage, data printing, system shutdown. Etc., and a new inspection plan is formulated (step S14 in FIG. 10).

  Thereafter, the inspection apparatus 52 is controlled based on the updated inspection plan by the same procedure as described above. That is, the request information generation unit 16 of the modality management manager 1 generates processing request information based on the updated inspection plan, and supplies it to the reception unit 41 of the device control unit 4 via the transmission unit 18 and the network 2.

  On the other hand, if there is no significant difference between the actual inspection end time and the inspection end time in the inspection plan prepared in advance (step S13 in FIG. 10), the inspection plan is not updated and is based on the first inspection plan. The processing request information already generated is supplied to the receiving unit 41 of the device control unit 4 via the transmission unit 18 and the network 2.

  Next, the reception signal obtained by the reception unit 41 is supplied to each of the hardware control unit 43 and the software control unit 44 after it is confirmed that the reception content determination unit 42 is processing request information. Then, the hardware control unit 43 and the software control unit 44 that have received the processing request information, based on the action items after the inspection in the processing request information, after data storage, data printing, and system shutdown, etc. Processing is controlled (step S15 in FIG. 10). When the control of the inspection apparatus 52 by the device control unit 4 is completed, the power supply control unit 3 controls the power supply of the inspection room 53 to be in an OFF state (step S16 in FIG. 10).

(Inspection plan update procedure)
Next, the procedure for updating the inspection plan in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. However, the same procedures as those shown in FIG. 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  For example, even after the initial inspection plan is formulated and the inspection request information and the processing request information are generated in steps S4 and S5 in FIG. 10, the state management unit 13 of the modality management manager 1 The latest doctor schedule is periodically requested to the doctor terminal 51 via the network 2. In accordance with this request signal, the doctor terminal 51 supplies the latest schedule of the doctor in charge to the state management unit 13 via the network 2 and the transmission / reception unit 17 of the modality management manager 1.

  Similarly, the state management unit 13 supplies a signal for requesting the state information of the inspection device 52 to the reception content determination unit 42 via the transmission / reception unit 17, the network 2, and the reception unit 41 of the device control unit 4. The received content determination unit 42 confirms that the received signal is a status information request signal, and supplies it to the transmitting unit 47. Then, the transmission unit 47 requests the state information management unit 45 to supply the state information of the inspection apparatus 52 to the modality management manager 1.

  On the other hand, the state information management unit 45 reads the latest state information of the inspection device 52 directly from the hardware control unit 43 and the software control unit 44 or from the state information database 46, and transmits the transmission unit 47, the network 2, and the modality management manager 1. Is supplied to the state management unit 13 via the transmission / reception unit 17 (step S21 in FIG. 11).

  Next, when a significant change is found in the obtained latest doctor schedule or state information of the inspection device 52 (step S22 in FIG. 11), the state management unit 13 changes the inspection plan formulation unit 12 In addition to supplying the latest information, there is an instruction to update the inspection plan. Then, the inspection plan formulation unit 12 updates the inspection plan according to this instruction signal (step S23 in FIG. 11), and the request information generation unit 16 further processes the processing request information and the inspection request information based on the updated inspection plan. Is updated (step S24 in FIG. 11).

  Then, the updated examination request information is sent to the doctor terminal 51 of the doctor in charge, and the updated processing request information is sent to the hardware control unit 43 of the power supply control unit 3 and the device control unit 4 according to the same procedure as described above. This is supplied to the software control unit 44 (steps S6, S7 and S9 in FIG. 11).

  According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the pre-inspection processing and the post-inspection processing in the inspection device or the inspection room are automatically performed by controlling the inspection device or the inspection room based on the inspection plan prepared in advance. be able to. Accordingly, since the doctor in charge can start a medical examination for the patient immediately after entering the examination room, the examination efficiency and work efficiency are greatly improved, and the burden on the doctor in charge is reduced.

  In addition, since the examination plan is formulated and updated based on examination reservation information, the schedule of the doctor in charge, and also the usage schedule and status information of the examination apparatus, an accurate examination plan can always be established.

  In addition, the schedule information of the doctor in charge and the status information of the testing device are constantly collected, and the test plan is automatically updated based on this information, so sudden changes and troubles have occurred in the schedule of the doctor in charge and the status of the testing device. Even in such a case, it is possible to update to a suitable inspection plan in a short time.

  On the other hand, according to the above-described embodiment, it becomes easy to control the power-on time and the operation time of the apparatus to the minimum necessary, and thus not only contributes to energy saving but also improves safety.

  In addition, since system check, failure analysis, and inspection simulation can be automatically and efficiently performed in the pre-inspection processing, a medical inspection using an inspection apparatus set under optimum conditions is possible.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention has been described, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned Example, It can change and implement. For example, in the above-described embodiment, when regularly collecting the schedule information of the doctor in charge and the status information of the inspection device 52, the doctor terminal 51 and the device control unit 4 request these information from the status management unit 13. Although the case where it supplies to the said state management part 13 based on the signal was described, the terminal 51 for doctors and the apparatus control part 4 may supply the said information to the state management part 13 voluntarily.

  In addition, in order to search for the free time of the inspection apparatus when the inspection plan is formulated, in the above-described embodiment, the inspection plan of another patient stored in the inspection plan storage unit 14 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the available time of the examination apparatus may be searched from examination reservation information of a plurality of patients stored in the medical information system.

  Further, the request information generation unit 16 in the above-described modality management manager 1 creates an examination notification signal, and supplies the examination notification signal to the doctor terminal 51 of the doctor in charge a predetermined time before the examination is started. Also good.

  By the way, when the examination plan is updated with the state information of the examination apparatus 52, it is necessary to supply the updated examination contents to the doctor terminal 51 of the doctor in charge. In such a case, it is desirable to notify the doctor in charge that the examination plan has been updated by the buzzer sound of the doctor terminal 51, blinking of the lamp, or further pop-up display.

  Although the modality management system 100 in the above-described embodiment has been described as being configured independently of the hospital information system, it may be configured as a part of the hospital information system.

The block diagram which shows the whole structure of the modality management system in the Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the modality management manager in the Example. The figure which showed typically the action information stored in the action information database of the Example. The figure which shows the specific example of the examination reservation information used in the Example. The figure which shows the specific example of the charge doctor schedule used in the Example. The figure which showed typically the inspection plan formulated in the inspection plan formulation part of the Example. The figure which shows the specific example of the request information produced | generated in the request information production | generation part of the Example. The block diagram which shows the structure of the apparatus control part in the Example. The figure which shows the status information of the test | inspection apparatus preserve | saved in the status information database of the Example. The flowchart which shows the procedure of preparation and execution of the test | inspection plan in the Example. The flowchart which shows the update procedure of the inspection plan in the Example.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Modality management manager 2 ... Network 3 ... Power supply control part 4 ... Equipment control part 5 ... Input part 11 ... Action information database 12 ... Inspection plan formulation part 13 ... State management part 14 ... Inspection plan storage part 15 ... Schedule management part 16 Request information generator 17 Transmission / reception unit 18 Transmission unit 41 Reception unit 42 Received content determination unit 43 Hardware control unit 44 Software control unit 45 State information management unit 46 State information database 47 Transmission unit 51 ... Doctor's terminal 52 ... Examination device 53 ... Examination room 61 ... Examination reservation information database 62 ... Patient information database 63 ... Examination history information database 100 ... Modality management system

Claims (9)

Action information storage means storing action information corresponding to the inspection device and inspection method;
Based on the action information read from the action information storage means based on at least one of the schedule of the doctor or engineer related to the examination reservation information of the patient and the usage schedule of the target examination apparatus and the examination appointment information, the examination plan is formulated. An inspection plan formulation means,
Request information generating means for generating processing request information for controlling the inspection apparatus selected in the inspection plan based on the inspection plan;
A modality management system comprising inspection device control means for controlling the operation of the inspection device based on the processing request information. A modality management manager that formulates an examination plan based on patient examination reservation information, and an apparatus control means for controlling the operation of the examination apparatus used for the patient's medical examination based on the examination plan,
The modality management manager
Action information storage means in which action information corresponding to an inspection device, an inspection method, etc. is stored in advance;
An examination plan for formulating an examination plan based on action information read out from the action information storage means based on at least one of a doctor's schedule and a usage schedule of a target examination apparatus related to the examination appointment information and the examination appointment information A formulating means;
Request information generating means for generating processing request information for controlling the inspection apparatus selected in the inspection plan based on the inspection plan;
The device control means includes
A modality management system comprising inspection device control means for controlling the operation of the inspection device based on the processing request information generated by the request information generation means of the modality management manager.   The inspection apparatus control means controls, based on the processing request information, the operation of the inspection apparatus before and after the examination when the doctor in charge performs a medical examination using the examination apparatus. The modality management system according to claim 1 or 2.   A state management means for periodically collecting at least one of the schedule of the doctor in charge and the state information of the inspection device and determining whether or not to update the inspection plan based on the obtained information, and formulating the inspection plan 3. The modality management system according to claim 1, wherein the means updates the inspection plan based on a determination result by the state management means.   The modality management system according to claim 2, wherein the device control means is connected to the modality management manager via a network.   Power supply control means for controlling the power supply in the inspection room where the inspection apparatus is installed, and the request information generation means generates processing request information for controlling the power supply of the inspection room based on the inspection plan. The modality management system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above.   The request information generating means generates test request information to be supplied to an information terminal of a doctor in charge connected via a network based on the test plan. Modality management system.   The modality management system according to claim 1, wherein the inspection apparatus control unit controls hardware and software in the inspection apparatus based on the processing request information. A step of formulating a test plan on the basis of at least one of a doctor's schedule related to a patient's test reservation information and a use schedule of a target test device and action information in a medical test corresponding to the test reservation information; ,
A request information generating unit generating processing request information for controlling the inspection device selected in the inspection plan based on the inspection plan;
A modality management method comprising a step in which an inspection device control unit supplies the processing request information to the inspection device, and performs control for executing pre-examination processing prior to examination by a doctor.

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