JP2007025760A - System and method for medical information management - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively use electronic information representing handwriting-input medical information. <P>SOLUTION: In a system 200 for medical information management, an electronic pen 12 acquires medical information data input to a form 10 by handwriting. A figure area specification part 62 specifies a figure area defined by a figure that figure data included in the medical information data, based upon the acquired medical information data. A comment area specification part 64 specifies a comment area at a specified position in the specified figure area. A comment data specification part 70 specifies comment data inputted into the comment area by handwritten in the acquired medical information data. A storage part 44 relates and stores the acquired medical information data and specified comment data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical information management system and a medical information management method, and more particularly to a medical information management system and a medical information management method for handling medical information input by handwriting.

In the medical field, conventionally, medical information such as findings and diagnostic information is generally written on a paper chart. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic medical charts that digitize the contents described in medical charts using a personal computer are rapidly spreading along with technological innovation in medicine. However, the medical information includes a schema that is graphic information, and it is not easy to input it using, for example, a keyboard or a mouse. For this reason, for example, in Patent Document 1, data indicating the contents written on a paper is obtained by filling in a specific paper with an electronic pen, and processing such as verification that the patient is correct is performed on the obtained data. A medical information input system performed by a server has been proposed. Also, for example, in Patent Document 2, data indicating the contents entered on a sheet is obtained by filling in a specific sheet with an electronic pen and registered in a database. A management system has been proposed.
JP 2004-30257 A JP 2004-54375 A

  In Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, there is disclosed a technique for acquiring data indicating the contents written on a paper by filling in a specific paper with an electronic pen, and performing a registration process on the acquired data. However, a technique for further using such data is not disclosed. For this reason, development of a technique for more effectively using electronic information representing medical information is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object thereof is to effectively use electronic information representing medical information input by handwriting.

  In order to solve the above problems, a medical information management system according to an aspect of the present invention includes medical information data acquisition means for acquiring medical information data input by handwriting, and medical information data based on the acquired medical information data. The graphic area specifying means for specifying the graphic area defined by the graphic indicated by the graphic data included in the graphic data, the comment area specifying means for specifying the comment area at a predetermined position with respect to the specified graphic area, and Comment data specifying means for specifying comment data handwritten in the comment area of the medical information data; and medical information storage means for storing the acquired medical information data and the specified comment data in association with each other. .

  According to this aspect, the medical information data representing the medical information input by handwriting and the comment data specified from the medical information data can be associated, and the comment data is effectively used in a state in which the comment data is associated with the medical information data. Can do.

  The medical information management system of this aspect may further include lead line data specifying means for specifying lead line data indicating a lead line connecting the graphic area and the comment area in the medical information data. The comment data specifying means may specify the comment data drawn by the lead line and input by handwriting among the medical information data based on the specified lead line data. According to this aspect, it is possible to effectively use the comment drawn by the lead line and entered as electronic information.

  Another aspect of the present invention is also a medical information management system. The medical information management system of this aspect shows medical information data acquisition means for acquiring medical information data input by handwriting, and a graphic area defined by a graphic preliminarily represented in an input area in which medical information data is input by handwriting Graphic area storage means for storing graphic area data; comment area specifying means for specifying a comment area at a predetermined position with respect to the graphic area indicated by the stored graphic area data; Comment data specifying means for specifying comment data input by handwriting, and medical information storage means for storing the acquired medical information data and the specified comment data in association with each other. According to this aspect, medical information can be effectively used as electronic information even when medical information is input in handwriting on a sheet on which a figure is represented in advance.

  A graphic area identification data storage means for storing graphic area identification data for identifying the graphic area indicated by the graphic area data may be further provided. The medical information storage means may store the acquired medical information data and graphic region identification data in association with each other based on the position where the comment data is input by handwriting. According to this aspect, even when medical information is handwritten and input on a sheet on which a graphic is represented in advance, identification data such as the name of the graphic region represented in advance that is the target of the comment data is associated with the medical information data. The medical information input by handwriting can be effectively used as electronic information.

  The image processing apparatus may further include partial area storage means for storing partial area data indicating a partial area included in the graphic area, and partial area identification data storage means for storing partial area identification data for identifying the partial area indicated by the partial area data. . The medical information storage means may store the acquired medical information data and the partial region identification data in association with each other based on the position where the comment data is input by handwriting. According to this aspect, even when the medical information is handwritten and input on the paper on which the graphic is represented in advance, the identification data such as the name of the partial area of the graphic represented in advance that is the target of the comment data is the medical information data. The medical information input by handwriting can be used effectively as electronic information.

  Note that any combination of the above-described constituent elements, or those obtained by replacing the constituent elements and expressions of the present invention with each other between a computer program and a recording medium storing the computer program are also effective as an aspect of the present invention. .

  According to the medical information management system and the medical information management method of the present invention, electronic information representing medical information input by handwriting can be used effectively.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiments”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
Before specifically describing the embodiment of the present invention, a medical information management system according to this embodiment will be briefly described first. First, the user manually inputs medical information on the paper 10 using the electronic pen 12. The medical information management system according to the present embodiment acquires the medical information entered on the paper 10 as medical information data, and based on the acquired medical information data, graphic data included in the medical information data in the paper indicates A graphic area defined by the graphic is specified. Further, a comment area at a predetermined position with respect to the specified graphic area is specified. Of the acquired medical information data, the comment data input by handwriting in this comment area is specified, and the acquired medical information data and the specified comment data are associated and stored in the storage means.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a medical information management system 200 according to the first embodiment. The medical information management system 200 includes an electronic pen 12, a workstation 30, a server 40, and the like.

  In the medical information management system 200, when a user inputs handwriting on the paper 10 using the electronic pen 12, the electronic pen 12 can sequentially acquire the contents entered on the paper 10. Therefore, the paper 10 functions as an input medium in which medical information data is input by handwriting, and the electronic pen 12 functions as a data acquisition unit that acquires the content input on the paper 10 as data. The electronic pen 12 includes a pen unit 14, a pressure sensitive unit 16, a camera unit 18, a processing unit 20, a storage unit 22, a transmission unit 24, and the like.

  The pen unit 14 records ink on the paper 10 by ejecting ink when the pen tip is moved against the paper 10. The pressure sensing unit 16 includes a piezoelectric element, is fixed to the pen unit 14, and detects a force and pressure applied to the pen unit 14. When the pen unit 14 is filling in the paper 10, the pen unit 14 is pressed against the paper 10, so that the pressure-sensitive unit 16 detects that the electronic pen 12 is inputting by handwriting. The camera unit 18 reads the dot pattern printed on the paper surface of the paper 10 around the tip of the pen unit 14 by infrared rays.

  A special dot pattern printed with ink containing carbon is formed on the paper 10. The area where the dot pattern is formed serves as an input area where the user inputs medical information using the electronic pen 12. Here, medical information refers to information entered on a form by a doctor or the like. For example, the name of the patient, the name of the doctor in charge, the date of diagnosis, a schema representing an organ figure or an affected part figure, findings, Diagnosis results, lead lines and the like, and citation information such as citation numbers are also included.

  Each dot of the dot pattern printed in the input area is two-dimensionally arranged and printed so that its position can be specified. When handwritten input is performed on the paper 10 with the electronic pen 12, it is first detected by the pressure sensitive unit 16 that handwriting is input with the electronic pen 12. While it is detected by the pressure sensitive unit 16 that the handwriting is input, the camera unit 18 reads the dot pattern of the paper 10. Thereby, the electronic pen 12 can acquire the locus of the tip of the pen unit 14 when handwritten input is performed, and can acquire the contents written on the paper 10 as data. Therefore, for example, when medical information such as a schema, a finding, or a diagnosis result is input by handwriting on the paper 10 with the electronic pen 12, the electronic pen 12 acquires the medical information input by handwriting as medical information data indicating the medical information. can do.

  Each paper 10 has a paper ID. The electronic pen 12 can acquire the paper ID by reading the dot pattern. For this reason, even when data is additionally recorded on the same sheet 10, data indicating the contents previously entered can be easily specified, and the additional data can be easily associated with this data. The paper ID can also be used to specify a form as will be described later.

  The processing unit 20 performs data compression processing and processing such as adding the ID of the electronic pen 12 on the data read by the camera unit 18. The storage unit 22 stores data processed by the processing unit 20. The transmission unit 24 wirelessly transmits information stored in the storage unit 22 to the outside by Bluetooth (registered trademark). The electronic pen 12 has a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface (not shown). For this reason, the electronic pen 12 can also output data to the outside with a USB cable.

  The workstation 30 is arranged in each department such as an examination system such as an endoscope department and a pathology department, a ward system composed of a plurality of wards, and a support system such as a medical accounting department and a drug department. Are connected to each other. In addition, a server 40 (to be described later) is also connected to the network 38, and the workstation 30 in each department can send and receive data to and from the server 40.

  The workstation 30 includes a receiving unit 32, a storage unit 34, an input / output unit 36, and the like. The receiving unit 32 receives data transmitted from the electronic pen 12. The storage unit 34 stores the data received by the receiving unit 32. The input / output unit 36 transmits / receives data to / from the server 40 or the workstation 30 of another department through the network 38. Data received from the electronic pen 12 and stored in the storage unit 34 is output to the server 40 via the network 38 by the input / output unit 36. As described above, the workstation 30 has a function as a data relay unit that receives data from the electronic pen 12 and outputs the data to the server 40.

  The server 40 includes an input / output unit 42, a storage unit 44, an information processing unit 60, and the like. The input / output unit 42 transmits / receives data to / from the workstations 30 of each department through the network 38. Data acquired by the electronic pen 12 is input to the server 40 by the input / output unit 42 via the workstation 30 and the network 38.

  The storage unit 44 stores data input from the workstation 30 by the input / output unit 42. Accordingly, the storage unit 44 functions as a medical information storage unit that stores medical information data. The storage unit 44 not only stores data input from the workstation 30 as described above, but also stores region specifying information 46, organ shape information 48, site region information 50, form information 52, and the like in advance.

  The area specifying information 46 includes relative position information for specifying the position of a comment area with respect to a graphic area of medical information data to be described later. The relative position information may include, for example, information that the comment area is inside the graphic area and information that the comment area is outside the graphic area. When there are a plurality of pieces of relative position information, one or more pieces of relative position information may be set as defaults. The user can select and set any relative position information using a keyboard, mouse, etc. For example, select and set whether the inside of the graphic area is a comment area or the outside is a comment area be able to. The comment area specifying unit 64 described later can specify a comment area based on the setting state of the area specifying information 46.

  The organ shape information 48 includes various types of organ shapes and organ name information indicating the names of these organs. Therefore, the organ shape information 48 can be used as graphic region data indicating a region of a graphic representing the organ. The organ name information can be used as graphic region identification data for identifying a region of a graphic representing the organ. The organ specifying unit 76 described later can use the organ shape information 48 to specify which organ is a schema as handwritten input graphic information.

  The part region information 50 includes information indicating parts of various types of organs, and part name information indicating the names of these parts. Therefore, the part region information 50 can be used as partial region data representing a part region. Further, the part name information can be used as partial region identification data for identifying the region of the part. Identify the region representing the site. As a result, for example, when the hand-drawn schema is identified as one of the organs using the organ shape information 48, the target is extracted from the findings, the affected part figure, the lead line, etc. described inside the organ. It is possible to specify a site that is a location.

  When a doctor or the like inputs medical information by hand, there may be a case where an entry field for entering various medical information on the form 10 or a form in which the shape of an organ is expressed in advance is used. In such a case, form information 52 is stored in the storage unit 44 in order to specify the form entry area and the organ area. The form information 52 includes schema entry area information 54, organ area information 56, and part area information 58.

  When a doctor or the like inputs medical information by handwriting, for example, a patient name field, a doctor name field, and a diagnosis date field, which are areas in which information such as the name of the patient, the name of the doctor in charge, and the date of diagnosis are written on the form 10 In some cases, a form provided with a schema entry field, which is an area for entering a schema separately from these fields, may be used. In order to effectively use medical information, it is preferable to distinguish between comments related to schema and information such as name and date. For this reason, the storage section 44 stores schema entry area information 54 for specifying an area for entering a schema. The information processing section 60 uses this schema entry area information 54 to enter an area for entering a schema. Can be specified.

  In addition, when a doctor or the like inputs medical information by hand, for example, a form in which a figure indicating an organ is previously displayed on the paper 10 may be used. In order to effectively use medical information, it is preferable that even in such a case, it is possible to specify which organ a comment such as a finding relates to. For this reason, the storage unit 44 stores organ area information 56 that can be used as graphic area data indicating a graphic area defined by a graphic represented in advance in the input area. The organ region information 56 also includes organ name information that is the name of the organ shown on the sheet 10. This organ name information can be used as graphic region identification data for identifying a graphic region. The organ region information 56 includes information indicating the region of the organ shown in the form. Therefore, when a doctor or the like uses the electronic pen 12 to input medical information in such a form by hand, the organ specifying unit 76 uses the organ region information 56 to specify the region of the organ shown in the form. can do.

  Further, in order to effectively use medical information, it is preferable that it is possible to specify to which part of an organ a comment such as a finding is related even when the above-described form is used. For this reason, the storage unit 44 stores part region information 58 that can be used as partial region data indicating a partial region included in the graphic region. The part region information 58 also includes part name information that is the name of the part represented on the paper 10. This part name information can be used as partial area identification data for identifying a part area. The part region information 58 includes information indicating the region of each part among the organs represented in the form. Therefore, when a doctor or the like uses the electronic pen 12 to input medical information in such a form by handwriting, the part specifying unit 78 may specify which organ or part the comment such as a finding relates to. it can.

  The information processing unit 60 performs predetermined processing on the medical information data acquired by the electronic pen 12 and input through the network 38. The information processing unit 60 includes a graphic region specifying unit 62, a comment region specifying unit 64, a graphic data specifying unit 66, a lead line data specifying unit 68, a comment data specifying unit 70, a comment target specifying unit 74, and the like.

  The graphic data specifying unit 66 specifies graphic data from the input medical information data. For example, if the length of a continuous line input by handwriting is a predetermined value or more, the graphic data specifying unit 66 recognizes graphic data as a line constituting a graphic instead of a line constituting a character. Identify. The graphic area specifying unit 62 specifies a graphic area defined by the graphic from the graphic data specified by the graphic data specifying unit 66. The comment area specifying unit 64 specifies a comment area from the specified graphic area and the area specifying information 46 described above. Thereby, the area where the comment data exists can be specified.

  The lead line data specifying unit 68 specifies lead line data from the medical information data. The lead line data specifying unit 68 is, for example, data of a line having a length equal to or longer than a predetermined length, and medical information data of a line in which one end of the line is located in the graphic area and the other end is located in the comment area, Identified as leader line data. In addition, for example, data of a line having a length equal to or longer than a predetermined length, in which one end portion of the line is closer to the medical information data located in the comment area than a predetermined distance, is extracted. Identify as data. In addition, for example, data of a line having a length equal to or longer than a predetermined length, and medical information data of a line in which one end of the line is located in the graphic area and the other end is located outside the graphic area is specified as the lead line data. To do.

  The comment data specifying unit 70 specifies comment data by specifying data located in the comment area specified by the comment area specifying unit 64 from the medical information data. The comment data specifying unit 70 includes a text conversion unit 72 that converts image data or line segment data into text data. The comment data specifying unit 70 converts the specified comment data into text information by the text conversion unit 72. As a result, the comment data can be easily used.

  The comment target specifying unit 74 specifies to which organ or part a comment such as a finding or a diagnosis result is related. The comment target specifying unit 74 includes an organ specifying unit 76 and a site specifying unit 78. The organ specifying unit 76 refers to the organ shape information 48 stored in the storage unit 44, the organ region information 56 of the form information 52, and the like, and specifies the organ targeted by the comment data. The part specifying unit 78 refers to the part region information 50 and the part region information 58 stored in the storage unit 44 and specifies the part of the organ to which the comment data relates.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed on medical information data by the medical information management system 200 according to the first embodiment.

  First, the user inputs medical information 100 on the paper 10 with the electronic pen 12 (S11). When medical information is input by handwriting on the paper 10, the camera unit 18 reads the dot pattern on the paper 10 and stores it in the storage unit 22 as electronic data. As a result, the electronic pen 12 acquires medical information input by handwriting on the paper 10 as medical information data. The acquired medical information data is transmitted to the workstation 30 at predetermined time intervals or when there is an end of handwriting input, and is input to the server 40 via the workstation 30 and the network 38. The medical information data input to the server 40 is stored in the storage unit 44 (S12). The case where the end of the handwriting input is input means, for example, when a writing completion check or the like is entered in a predetermined area of the paper 10 by the electronic pen 12.

  For example, it is assumed that a doctor manually inputs medical information 100 as shown in FIG. The medical information 100 includes a schema 102 and comments 104 such as findings and diagnosis results. In this figure, the schema 102 includes an organ graphic 102a and an affected part graphic 102b. The organ figure 102a in this figure represents a cross-sectional figure of the stomach, and the affected part figure 102b represents a figure of an affected part of an ulcer formed in the stomach. In addition, a comment 104, which is a finding consisting of the letters “ulcer”, is entered in the organ figure 102a.

  The electronic pen 12 reads the dot pattern printed on the paper 10 when the medical information 100 is input by handwriting on the paper 10. In this way, the electronic pen 12 acquires the medical information 100 including the organ graphic 102a, the affected part graphic 102b, and the comment 104 as medical information data that is electronic information. The acquired medical information data is transmitted to the workstation 30, input to the server 40 via the workstation 30 and the network 38, and stored in the storage unit 44.

  When the medical information data is acquired and stored, first, the graphic data specifying unit 66 specifies the graphic data from the acquired medical information data. The graphic area specifying unit 62 specifies a graphic area defined by the specified graphic in the medical information indicated by the acquired medical information data based on the specified graphic data (S13). For example, in the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 3A, the graphic data specifying unit 66 determines the two lines of medical information data indicating the organ graphic 102a from the length of the line input to the paper 10 and the like. The medical information data indicating the affected part figure 102b entered between the two lines is specified as figure data. Note that the affected part graphic data indicating a plurality of affected part figures may be stored in the storage unit 44. The graphic data specifying unit 66 searches for medical information data similar to the affected part graphic indicated by the affected part graphic data, and if similar medical information data exists, specifies the medical information data as graphic data indicating the affected part graphic. May be. For example, in the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 3A, the graphic data specifying unit 66 displays the affected part graphic 102b when the affected part graphic 102b is similar to the affected part graphic indicated by the affected part graphic data stored in the storage unit 44. It is specified as graphic data indicating the affected area.

  When the region is not closed by the graphic specified by the graphic data specifying unit 66, the graphic region specifying unit 62 specifies the graphic region by complementing a complementary line at the non-closed portion. For example, in the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 3A, the organ figure 102a composed of two lines representing the cross section of the stomach ends with the lines being separated from each other at the inlet and outlet portions of the stomach. For this reason, the graphic area specifying unit 62 complements a complementary line connecting the ends of the two lines in order to specify the graphic area. As a result, the organ figure 102a can be a closed area, and the figure area can be specified.

  When there are a plurality of areas defined by the graphic indicated by the specified graphic data, the graphic area specifying unit 62 specifies all the areas defined by the graphic indicated by the specified graphic data as the graphic area. Further, when these plural areas overlap each other, the plural overlapping areas are specified as one graphic area. When one large area includes the other small area, the large area is specified as a graphic area. For example, in the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 3A, a region is defined by an organ graphic 102a composed of two lines representing the cross section of the stomach and an affected region graphic 102b composed of a graphic representing the affected part of the ulcer. There is an area to be. In the example of FIG. 3A, since the affected part graphic 102 b is included in the organ graphic 102 a, the graphic area specifying unit 62 specifies the organ graphic 102 a as the graphic area 106.

  When the graphic area is specified, the comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the comment area (S14). The comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the position of the comment area with respect to the graphic area based on the setting state of the area specifying information 46 stored in the storage unit 44. In the present embodiment, relative position information in which the inside of the graphic area is a comment area is set in the area specifying information 46. Therefore, the comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the inside of the graphic area as a comment area. For example, in the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 3A, the graphic area 106 is specified as it is as a comment area.

  When the comment area is specified, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies the medical information data located in the area specified as the comment area as comment data (S15). At this time, comment data can be efficiently extracted by excluding medical information data outside the comment area from the comment data. The comment data specifying unit 70 converts the comment data specified by the text conversion unit 72 into text information. For example, in the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 3A, the organ specifying unit 76 indicates the medical information data indicating the comment 104 made up of characters “ulcer”, which is the medical information 100 written in the graphic area 106. Is specified as comment data. The medical information data indicating the characters “ulcer” is converted into text information by the text converter 72.

  When the comment data is identified, the medical information data and the comment data converted into the text information are associated and stored in the storage unit 44 (S16). This makes it possible to effectively use medical information data representing medical information input by handwriting.

  Medical information data and comment data associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 44 can be viewed from the server 40 or the workstation 30 arranged in each department. In this case, a medical chart screen 110 as shown in FIG. 3B is displayed on a display (not shown).

  The medical chart screen 110 includes a medical information screen 112, a comment information screen 114, and the like. On the medical information screen 112, the medical information 100 indicated by the medical information data input to the server 40 is displayed. The medical information screen 112 displays all of the medical information 100 indicated by the input medical information data. For example, a character “ulcer” that is a finding handwritten by a doctor or the like is also displayed on the medical information screen 112 according to a form handwritten. As a result, the same information as the medical information 100 input by handwriting on the paper 10 can be displayed on the medical information screen 112.

  When the medical information 100 is displayed on the medical information screen 112, comment data stored in association with the medical information 100 is displayed on the comment information screen 114. At this time, the comment 104 input by handwriting is displayed on the comment information screen 114 as text information converted into text. For example, a character “ulcer”, which is a finding handwritten by a doctor or the like, is converted into text and displayed on the comment information screen 114. As described above, comments such as findings and diagnosis results are first distinguished from the schema and displayed on the comment information screen 114, so that the comments such as findings and diagnosis results can be confirmed simply by looking at the comment information screen 114. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3B, a person viewing the medical information screen 112 can grasp that the finding is “ulcer” by looking at the comment information screen 114. As a result, the comment can be quickly confirmed, and an efficient medical environment can be provided to a doctor or the like. Further, since the comment information is converted into text information, the comment can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for those who view the comment information screen 114. Since it has been converted into text information, it is possible to easily enlarge the characters of the comment information, change the font and color, etc., and display the comments more clearly.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 4A is a diagram showing the medical information 100 input by handwriting on the paper 10, and FIG. 4B is a chart screen in which the medical information 100 is processed by the medical information management system 200 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state displayed at 110. Note that description of the same parts as in the first embodiment is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, relative position information indicating that the comment area is outside the graphic area is set in the area specifying information 46. For this reason, in the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 4A, the graphic area specifying unit 62 specifies the area defined by the organ graphic 102a as the graphic area 106, as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the outside of the organ graphic 102a as a comment area. In FIG. 4A, the comment 104 is entered outside the organ figure 102a. Therefore, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies medical information data indicating the comment 104 as comment data. The comment data specifying unit 70 performs text conversion on the specified comment data.

  The medical information data is stored in the storage unit 44 in association with the comment data converted into text information. For this reason, when the medical information data is browsed by the server 40 or the workstation 30 of any department, the medical information 100 is displayed on the medical chart screen 110 and the comment information screen 114 is displayed as shown in FIG. The comment data converted into text information can be displayed.

  As described above, comments such as findings and diagnosis results are first distinguished from the schema and displayed on the comment information screen 114, so that the comments such as findings and diagnosis results can be confirmed simply by looking at the comment information screen 114. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4B, a person who has viewed the medical information screen 112 can grasp that the finding is “ulcer” by looking at the comment information screen 114. As a result, the comment can be quickly confirmed, and an efficient medical environment can be provided to a doctor or the like. Further, since the comment information is converted into text information, the comment can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for those who view the comment information screen 114. Since it has been converted into text information, it is possible to easily enlarge the characters of the comment information, change the font and color, etc., and display the comments more clearly. This makes it possible to effectively use medical information data representing medical information input by handwriting.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing performed on medical information data by the medical information management system 200 according to the third embodiment. Since S21 to S23 are the same as S11 to S13 in FIG.

  When the graphic area is specified, the comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the comment area (S24). In the present embodiment, relative position information indicating that the comment area is outside the graphic area is set in the area specifying information 46. Therefore, the comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the outside of the specified graphic area as a comment area. For example, in the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 6A, the graphic area specifying unit 62 specifies the area defined by the organ graphic 102a as the graphic area 106 as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the outside of the organ graphic 102a as a comment area.

  When the comment area is specified, the lead line data specifying unit 68 specifies lead line data (S25). The lead line data specifying unit 68 specifies data of lines having a length equal to or longer than a predetermined length, and data of lines in which both ends of the line are located in the graphic area and the comment area, as lead line data. . For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6A, one end of the lead line 108 is located inside the graphic area 106 and the other end is located in the comment area outside the graphic area 106. Therefore, the lead line data specifying unit 68 specifies the lead line 108 as lead line data.

  When the leader line data is specified, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies the comment data (S26). The comment data specifying unit 70 uses, as comment data, medical information data indicating medical information that is located in the comment area and is located close to a predetermined distance or less with respect to one end of the lead line indicated by the specified lead line data. Identify. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6A, the comment 104 is written outside the organ graphic 102a and is located close to a predetermined distance or less with respect to one end of the lead line. Therefore, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies medical information data indicating the comment 104 as comment data. The text conversion unit 72 performs text conversion on the specified comment data.

  The comment data converted into the medical information data and the text information are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 44 (S27). For this reason, when the medical information data is browsed by the workstation 30 of any department, the medical information 100 is displayed on the medical chart screen 110 and the comment information screen 114 is displayed as in the example shown in FIG. The comment data converted into text information can be displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 6B, the character “ulcer” is displayed as text information on the comment information screen 114 as comment data.

  As described above, comments such as findings and diagnosis results are first distinguished from the schema and displayed on the comment information screen 114, so that the comments such as findings and diagnosis results can be confirmed simply by looking at the comment information screen 114. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6B, a person who has viewed the medical information screen 112 can recognize that the finding is “ulcer” by looking at the comment information screen 114. As a result, the comment can be quickly confirmed, and an efficient medical environment can be provided to a doctor or the like. Further, since the comment information is converted into text information, the comment can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for those who view the comment information screen 114. Since it has been converted into text information, it is possible to easily enlarge the characters of the comment information, change the font and color, etc., and display the comments more clearly. Thereby, even when the medical information inputted by hand includes a lead line, it is possible to effectively use the medical information data representing the medical information.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 7A is a diagram showing the medical information 100 input by handwriting on the paper 10, and FIG. 7B is a chart screen in which the medical information 100 is processed by the medical information management system 200 according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state displayed at 110. Note that a description of the same parts as those in the above-described embodiment is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, relative position information is set in the area specifying information 46 to indicate that the comment area is outside the graphic area. In the example of the medical information 100 shown in FIG. 7A, the graphic area specifying unit 62 specifies an area defined by the organ graphic 102a as the graphic area 106. Therefore, the comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the outside of the organ graphic 102a as a comment area.

  Further, the lead line data specifying unit 68 specifies lead line data of the lead line 108 from the medical information data as in the third embodiment. The comment data specifying unit 70 first specifies medical information located close to a predetermined distance or less as the citation information with respect to the end of the lead line. Here, the text conversion unit 72 converts all of the medical information data located in the comment area including the citation information into text information. Among these, medical information data having the same text information as the text information of the citation information at the beginning of the series of text information is searched. If such medical information data exists, the medical information data excluding the medical information data indicating the medical information located at the end of the lead line is specified as comment data.

  For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7A, medical information of the letter “A” is entered at a location close to a predetermined distance or less with respect to one end of the lead line 108. For this reason, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies the character “A” as the citation information 104a. The text conversion unit 72 converts the medical information data of these medical information into text information, and searches for medical information data that first includes the letter “A”. Here, the medical information of the letter “A ulcer” is entered in the comment area. Since “A ulcer” first includes the letter “A”, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies “ulcer” by removing “A” from the medical information data “A ulcer” as comment data.

  The comment data specifying unit 70 performs text conversion on the specified comment data. The storage unit 44 stores medical information data and comment data converted into text information in association with each other. For this reason, when the user views the medical information data using the workstation 30 of any department, the medical information 100 is displayed on the medical chart screen 110 as shown in FIG. The comment data converted into text information can be displayed at 114. In the example shown in FIG. 7B, the text “ulcer” is displayed as text information on the comment information screen 114 as comment data.

  As described above, comments such as findings and diagnosis results are first distinguished from the schema and displayed on the comment information screen 114, so that the comments such as findings and diagnosis results can be confirmed simply by looking at the comment information screen 114. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 7B, a person who has viewed the medical information screen 112 can grasp that the finding is “ulcer” by looking at the comment information screen 114. As a result, the comment can be quickly confirmed, and an efficient medical environment can be provided to a doctor or the like. Further, since the comment information is converted into text information, the comment can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for those who view the comment information screen 114. Since it has been converted into text information, it is possible to easily enlarge the characters of the comment information, change the font and color, etc., and display the comments more clearly. This makes it possible to effectively use the medical information data representing the medical information even when the medical information input by handwriting has a lead line and further has a quoted comment.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing processing performed on medical information data by the medical information management system 200 according to the fifth embodiment. Note that a description of the same parts as those in the above-described embodiment is omitted.

  First, the user inputs the medical information 100 by handwriting on the paper 10 with the electronic pen 12 (S31). Thereby, the electronic pen 12 acquires the medical information 100 input by handwriting on the paper 10 as medical information data. The acquired medical information data and paper ID are input to the server 40 via the workstation 30 and the network 38. The medical information data input to the server 40 is stored in the storage unit 44 (S32).

  The storage unit 44 stores a reference table in which a sheet ID is associated with a form representing a predetermined organ figure. When the medical information data acquired by the electronic pen 12 is stored in the storage unit 44, the graphic area specifying unit 62 first specifies a form from the paper ID and this reference table (S33). The storage unit 44 stores various forms of schema entry area information 54, organ area information 56, and part area information 58 as form information 52.

  In the present embodiment, for example, medical information can be entered on a form on which a printed graphic 120 as shown in FIG. 9 is printed in advance. In this form example, the printed graphic 120 includes a diagram of the human lung and bronchus. A first organ region 122a, which is an organ region of the lung, is defined from the lung diagram. Further, a second organ region 122b, which is a bronchial organ region, is defined from the bronchial view. In this form example, the first organ region 122a, which is a lung organ region, is further divided into a plurality of regions. In this form example, the first organ region 122a includes a first region region 124a indicating the upper lobe of the left lung, a second region region 124b indicating the lower lobe of the left lung, and a third region indicating the upper lobe of the right lung. The region is divided into a region 124c, a fourth region 124d indicating the right middle lobe of the right lung, and a fourth region 124d indicating the lower lobe of the right lung. The organ region information 56 of the form information 52 includes information indicating the region of the first organ region 122a that is the lung region and information indicating the region of the second organ region 122b that is the region of the bronchus.

  When the form is specified, the comment data specifying unit 70 acquires the organ region information 56 corresponding to the form from the form information 52 stored in the storage unit 44, and specifies the graphic region. In the present embodiment, relative position information indicating that the comment area is inside the graphic area is set in the area specifying information 46. Therefore, the comment area specifying unit 64 specifies the inside of the specified graphic area as a comment area (S34).

  When the comment area is specified, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies the medical information data located in the comment area as comment data (S35). The identified comment data is converted into text information by the text converter 72. In the example shown in FIG. 10A, a comment 104 made up of handwritten characters “tumor” is entered in the first organ area 122a, which is a comment area. Therefore, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies medical information data indicating the comment 104 as comment data. The medical information data indicating the identified comment 104 is converted into text information “tumor” by the text conversion unit 72.

  When the comment data is specified, the organ specifying unit 76 specifies the organ in which the comment is written from the position of the comment data (S36). The organ specifying unit 76 determines in which organ area the specified comment data is located based on the position of the comment data specified as the organ area included in the organ area information 56, and the comment is entered. Identify organs. In the example shown in FIG. 10A, the comment 104 is located in the first organ region 122a indicating the “lung” region. Therefore, the organ specifying unit 76 specifies the organ information of the medical information data indicating the comment 104 as “lung”.

  Moreover, the site | part specific part 78 pinpoints a site | part from the position of comment data (S37). The part specifying unit 78 determines which part of the organ part the specified comment data is located from the position of the comment data specified as the part of the part of the organ included in the part region information 58, and comment Identify the part of the organ marked with. In the example shown in FIG. 10A, the comment 104 is located in the first part region 124a indicating the “left upper lobe of the lung”. Therefore, the part specifying unit 78 specifies the part information of the medical information data indicating the comment 104 as “upper left lobe part”.

  When the organ and the organ part are specified from the position of the comment data, the storage unit 44 stores the medical information data, the comment data, the organ information, and the part information in association with each other (S38). When browsing the information by the server 40 or the workstation 30 of any department, the medical information 100 is displayed on the medical chart screen 110 and the text information is displayed on the comment information screen 114 as shown in FIG. The converted comment data, organ information, and part information can be displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 10B, the comment information screen 114 displays the text “tumor” as comment data, “lung” as organ information, and “left upper lobe” as part information as text information. .

  As described above, comments such as findings and diagnosis results are first distinguished from the schema and displayed on the comment information screen 114, so that the comments such as findings and diagnosis results can be confirmed simply by looking at the comment information screen 114. As a result, the comment can be quickly confirmed, and an efficient medical environment can be provided to a doctor or the like. Further, since the comment information is converted into text information, the comment can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for those who view the comment information screen 114. Since it has been converted into text information, it is possible to easily enlarge the characters of the comment information, change the font and color, etc., and display the comments more clearly. In addition, since organ information and part information related to the comment are also displayed, the comment can be viewed in a state associated with the organ or part by looking at the comment information screen 114. For this reason, the details of the medical information 100 can be grasped by looking at the comment information screen 114. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 10B, a person viewing the medical information screen 112 can grasp the diagnosis result that there is a tumor in the upper lobe of the left lung by looking at the comment information screen 114. In this way, it is possible to effectively use medical information data representing medical information input by handwriting using the paper 10 on which the figure of the organ is printed in advance.

(Sixth embodiment)
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing performed on medical information data by the medical information management system 200 according to the sixth embodiment. S41 to S44 are the same as S31 to S34 in FIG.

  When the graphic area and the comment area are specified, the lead line data specifying unit 68 specifies lead line data from the medical information data (S45). The lead line data specifying unit 68 pulls out medical information data of a line having a length equal to or longer than a predetermined length and having one end of the line located in the graphic area and the other end located in the comment area. Specify as line data. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, one end of the lead line 108 is positioned inside the first organ region 122a identified as the graphic region, and the other end is a comment region, that is, the first organ region 122a and the second organ region 122a. It is located outside the organ region 122b. Therefore, the lead line data specifying unit 68 specifies the lead line 108 as lead line data.

  When the leader line data is specified, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies the comment data (S46). As described above, the comment data specifying unit 70 stores medical information data indicating medical information that is located in the comment area and that is close to a predetermined distance from one end of the lead line indicated by the specified lead line data. Specify as comment data. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, the comment 104 is entered outside the comment area, that is, the first organ area 122a and the second organ area 122b. The comment 104 is located close to a predetermined distance or less with respect to one end of the lead line 108. Therefore, the comment data specifying unit 70 specifies medical information data indicating the comment 104 as comment data. The text conversion unit 72 performs text conversion on the specified comment data.

  When the comment data is specified, the organ specifying unit 76 specifies an organ to be commented from the position of the end of the lead line (S47). In the present embodiment, the organ specifying unit 76 compares the organ region included in the organ region information 56 with the position of the end of the lead line indicated by the specified lead line data. Thus, it is determined in which organ region the leader line indicated by the identified leader line data is located, and the organ to be commented is identified. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, the end of the lead-out line 108 is located inside the first organ region 122a indicating a lung organ. Therefore, the organ specifying unit 76 specifies that the organ that is the target of the comment 104 located near the other end of the lead line 108 is “lung”.

  When the organ is identified from the position of the end of the leader line, the part identifying unit 78 identifies the part from the position of the end of the leader line (S48). In the present embodiment, the organ specifying unit 76 compares the organ region included in the part region information 58 with the position of the end of the lead line indicated by the specified lead line data. Accordingly, it is determined in which part region the lead line indicated by the specified lead line data is located, and the part to be commented is specified. In the example shown in FIG. 12A, the end of the lead-out line 108 is located inside the first part region 124a indicating the left upper lobe of the lung. Therefore, the part specifying unit 78 specifies that the organ that is the target of the comment 104 located in the vicinity of the other end of the lead line 108 is the “left upper lobe”.

  When the organ and part to be commented are specified, the storage unit 44 stores the medical information data in association with the comment data, the organ information, and the part information (S49). When browsing the information by the server 40 or the workstation 30 of any department, the medical information 100 is displayed on the medical chart screen 110 and the text information is displayed on the comment information screen 114 as shown in FIG. The converted comment data, organ information, and part information can be displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 12B, the comment information screen 114 displays “tumor” as comment data, “lung” as organ information, and “left upper lobe” as part information as text information. .

  As described above, comments such as findings and diagnosis results are first distinguished from the schema and displayed on the comment information screen 114, so that the comments such as findings and diagnosis results can be confirmed simply by looking at the comment information screen 114. As a result, the comment can be quickly confirmed, and an efficient medical environment can be provided to a doctor or the like. Further, since the comment information is converted into text information, the comment can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for those who view the comment information screen 114. Since it has been converted into text information, it is possible to easily enlarge the characters of the comment information, change the font and color, etc., and display the comments more clearly. In addition, since organ information and part information related to the comment are also displayed, the comment can be viewed in a state associated with the organ or part by looking at the comment information screen 114. For this reason, the details of the medical information 100 can be grasped by looking at the comment information screen 114. Thus, by specifying an organ or a part from medical information input by handwriting, it is possible to effectively use medical information data representing the medical information input by handwriting. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 12B, a person viewing the medical information screen 112 can grasp the diagnosis result that there is a tumor in the upper lobe of the left lung by looking at the comment information screen 114. In this way, even when a form in which an organ figure is printed in advance is used and a comment is entered using a leader line, medical information data representing medical information input by handwriting can be used effectively. .

(Seventh embodiment)
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing processing performed on medical information data by the medical information management system 200 according to the seventh embodiment. Since S51 to S55 are the same as S11 to S15 in FIG.

  When a schema is input by hand on the paper 10 with the electronic pen 12, the graphic data specifying unit 66 specifies the schema input by handwriting as graphic data. The organ specifying unit 76 specifies the organ represented by the handwritten input schema from the specified graphic data and the organ shape information 48 stored in the storage unit 44 (S56). In the present embodiment, the organ specifying unit 76 compares the shape of the graphic indicated by the specified graphic data with the shape of the organ indicated by various organ shape data included in the organ shape information 48. Of the organ shapes indicated by the organ shape data included in the organ shape information 48, the shape closest to the shape of the figure indicated by the specified figure data is specified as the organ indicated by the figure data.

  In the example shown in FIG. 14A, an organ figure 102a indicating the shape of the stomach is input on the paper 10 by handwriting. First, the graphic data specifying unit 66 specifies the organ graphic 102a as graphic data from the length of the line or the like. The organ specifying unit 76 compares the shape of the organ graphic 102 a with the shape of the organ indicated by the organ shape data included in the organ shape information 48. The organ shape information 48 includes organ shape data indicating the shape of the stomach, and the organ specifying unit 76 specifies that the organ indicated by the organ figure 102a is the stomach.

  Further, the part specifying unit 78 specifies a part to be commented in the schema input by handwriting from the specified graphic data and the part region information 50 stored in the storage unit 44 (S57). In the present embodiment, the part specifying unit 78 refers to the part region information 50 for the region of the part of the organ specified by the organ specifying unit 76. The part specifying unit 78 specifies the part in which the specified comment data is written from the position of the specified comment data and the region of the part indicated by the part region data included in the part region information 50. Thereby, when a schema and a comment are input by handwriting, the part which is the object of the comment is specified.

  In the example shown in FIG. 14A, since the organ is specified as the stomach by the organ specifying unit 76, the site specifying unit 78 refers to the stomach region area information. The part specifying unit 78 uses the position where the comment 104 including the characters “ulcer” is input by handwriting and the part region information of the stomach included in the part region information 50, so that the comment 104 is the cardia, stomach, and pyloric part of the stomach. It is specified in which part region such as. In the example shown in FIG. 14A, since the comment 104 is located in the stomach body part, the part identifying unit 78 identifies that the comment 104 is written in the stomach body part.

  When the organ and the part are specified, the medical information data is stored in the storage unit 44 in association with the comment data, the organ information indicating the specified organ, and the part information indicating the specified part (S58). When browsing the information by the server 40 or the workstation 30 of any department, the medical information 100 is displayed on the medical chart screen 110 and the text information is displayed on the comment information screen 114 as shown in FIG. The converted comment data, organ information, and part information can be displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 14B, the comment information screen 114 displays the characters “ulcer” as comment data, “stomach” as organ information, and “gastric body” as part information as text information.

  As described above, comments such as findings and diagnosis results are first distinguished from the schema and displayed on the comment information screen 114, so that the comments such as findings and diagnosis results can be confirmed simply by looking at the comment information screen 114. As a result, the comment can be quickly confirmed, and an efficient medical environment can be provided to a doctor or the like. Further, since the comment information is converted into text information, the comment can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for those who view the comment information screen 114. Since it has been converted into text information, it is possible to easily enlarge the characters of the comment information, change the font and color, etc., and display the comments more clearly. In addition, since organ information and part information related to the comment are also displayed, the comment can be viewed in a state associated with the organ or part by looking at the comment information screen 114. For this reason, the details of the medical information 100 can be grasped by looking at the comment information screen 114. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 14B, a person who has viewed the medical information screen 112 can grasp the diagnosis result that there is an ulcer in the stomach body by looking at the comment information screen 114. Thus, by specifying an organ or a part from medical information input by handwriting, it is possible to effectively use medical information data representing the medical information input by handwriting.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and an appropriate combination of the elements of each embodiment is also effective as an embodiment of the present invention. Various modifications such as design changes can be added to each embodiment based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, and embodiments to which such modifications are added can also be included in the scope of the present invention. Here are some examples.

  The medical information management system 200 may acquire medical information data indicating medical information input by handwriting with a scanner. In this case, the paper functions as an input medium, the paper surface functions as an input area, and the scanner functions as medical information data acquisition means. In addition, the medical information management system 200 may acquire medical information data indicating medical information input by handwriting using a graphic tablet, a digitizer, or a tablet PC capable of input to a screen. In this case, each of these devices functions as an input medium and medical information data acquisition means, and the input surface and screen of these devices function as an input area. Thereby, the medical information input by handwriting can be easily acquired as medical information data.

It is a figure showing the whole medical information management system composition concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process implemented with respect to medical information data by the medical information management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. In the medical information management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment, it is a figure which shows the example by which the medical information data input by handwriting on the paper was processed, (a) is a figure which shows the medical information input by handwriting on the paper (B) is a figure which shows the medical information etc. which were displayed on the medical chart screen. (A) is a figure which shows the medical information input by handwriting on the paper, (b) is a figure which shows the state by which medical information was processed by the medical information management system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment, and was displayed on the medical chart screen It is. It is a flowchart which shows the process implemented with respect to medical information data by the medical information management system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the medical information input by handwriting on the paper, (b) is a figure which shows the state by which medical information was processed by the medical information management system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment, and was displayed on the medical chart screen It is. (A) is a figure which shows the medical information input by hand on the paper, (b) is a figure which shows the state by which medical information was processed by the medical information management system which concerns on 4th Embodiment, and was displayed on the medical chart screen It is. It is a flowchart which shows the process implemented with respect to medical information data by the medical information management system which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the paper used in the medical information management system which concerns on 5th Embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the medical information input by handwriting on the paper, (b) is a figure which shows the state by which medical information was processed by the medical information management system which concerns on 5th Embodiment, and was displayed on the medical chart screen It is. It is a flowchart which shows the process implemented with respect to medical information data by the medical information management system which concerns on 6th Embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the medical information input by handwriting on the paper, (b) is a figure which shows the state by which medical information was processed by the medical information management system which concerns on 6th Embodiment, and was displayed on the medical chart screen It is. It is a flowchart which shows the process implemented with respect to medical information data by the medical information management system which concerns on 7th Embodiment. (A) is a figure which shows the medical information input by handwriting on the paper, (b) is a figure which shows the state by which medical information was processed by the medical information management system which concerns on 7th Embodiment, and was displayed on the medical chart screen It is.

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  10 sheets, 12 electronic pens, 30 workstations, 40 servers, 44 storage units, 46 area specifying information, 48 organ shape information, 50 part area information, 52 form information, 54 schema entry area information, 56 organ area information, 58 parts Area information, 62 figure area specifying part, 64 comment area specifying part, 66 figure data specifying part, 68 leader line data specifying part, 70 comment data specifying part, 72 text converting part, 74 comment target specifying part, 76 organ specifying part, 78 site identification unit, 100 medical information, 122 organ region, 124 site region, 200 medical information management system.

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Medical information data acquisition means for acquiring handwritten medical information data;
Graphic area specifying means for specifying a graphic area defined by a graphic indicated by graphic data included in the medical information data based on the acquired medical information data;
Comment area specifying means for specifying a comment area at a predetermined position with respect to the specified graphic area;
Comment data specifying means for specifying comment data handwritten in the comment area among the acquired medical information data;
Medical information storage means for associating and storing the acquired medical information data and the specified comment data;
A medical information management system comprising: Of the medical information data, further comprising a lead line data specifying means for specifying lead line data indicating a lead line connecting the graphic area and the comment area,
The comment data specifying means specifies comment data drawn out by the leader line and input by handwriting out of the medical information data based on the identified leader line data. The medical information management system described. Medical information data acquisition means for acquiring handwritten medical information data;
Graphic area storage means for storing graphic area data indicating a graphic area defined by a graphic represented in advance in an input area where medical information data is input by handwriting;
Comment area specifying means for specifying a comment area at a predetermined position with respect to the graphic area indicated by the stored graphic area data;
Among the medical information data, comment data specifying means for specifying the comment data input by handwriting in the comment area;
Medical information storage means for associating and storing the acquired medical information data and the specified comment data;
A medical information management system comprising: A graphic area identification data storage means for storing graphic area identification data for identifying a graphic area indicated by the graphic area data;
The medical information storage means stores the acquired medical information data and the graphic region identification data in association with each other based on a position where the comment data is input by handwriting. Medical information management system. A partial area storage means for storing partial area data indicating a partial area included in the graphic area; and a partial area identification data storage means for storing partial area identification data for identifying the partial area indicated by the partial area data;
The medical information storage means stores the acquired medical information data and the partial area identification data in association with each other based on a position where the comment data is input by handwriting. The medical information management system described. Acquiring handwritten medical information data;
Identifying a graphic region defined by the graphic indicated by the graphic data included in the medical information data based on the acquired medical information data;
Identifying a comment area at a predetermined position relative to the identified graphic area;
Of the acquired medical information data, the step of identifying the comment data input by handwriting in the comment area;
Storing the acquired medical information data and the specified comment data in association with each other;
A medical information management method comprising: Acquiring handwritten medical information data;
Storing graphic area data indicating a graphic area defined by a graphic represented in advance in an input area where medical information data is input by handwriting;
Identifying a comment area at a predetermined position relative to a graphic area indicated by the stored graphic area data;
Of the medical information data, specifying the comment data input by handwriting in the comment area;
Storing the acquired medical information data and the specified comment data in association with each other;
A medical information management method comprising:

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