JP2007188290A - Medical information provision system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of executing surely personal authentication of a patient, even when consciousness of the patient is not clear, to provide medical information of the patient, in a medical information provision system for providing the medical information of the patient to a medical institute and an emergency medical field, through a computer network. <P>SOLUTION: This medical information provision system for providing the medical information of the patient to the medical institute is provided with a database including the medical information of the patient and biometric authentication information of the patient, a biometric authentication processing part for authenticating biometrically the patient by collating the biometric authentication information of the patient received from the medical institute, with the biometric authentication information of the patient included in the database, and a medical information provision processing part for transmitting the medical information of the patient included in the database, to the medical institute, when the biometric authentication of the patient is successful. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical information providing system that provides medical information of a patient to a medical institution or doctor through a computer network, and more particularly to a system that provides medical information of the patient by performing authentication based on the biological information of the patient. It is.

  Conventionally, a system for sharing medical information and medical records of patients at a plurality of medical institutions using a computer network has been proposed (see Patent Documents 1 to 3). By constructing such a system, even if the patient is in a medical institution other than the one that has been caught, the medical institution obtains the patient's medical information and medical records, thereby obtaining the patient's medical condition and treatment history. Etc., and appropriate measures can be taken. In other words, patients have the advantage of being able to receive appropriate treatment, etc., regardless of the medical institution, and for medical institutions to grasp the patient's medical condition and perform rapid and effective treatment. There is an advantage that becomes possible.

  In recent years, the introduction of electronic medical records has been promoted in the medical industry, and it is thought that medical institutions will widely exchange electronic medical records and patient information using the network system described above. It is done.

JP 2003-67506 A JP 2003-208471 A JP 2005-250807 A

  In the above-described conventional system for sharing medical information and medical records of patients between medical institutions, a usage method in which a person with access authority such as a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, office staff, etc. in the medical field extracts information as necessary Has been taken. For example, the patient's information can be acquired by inputting the patient's name and ID into the system.

  However, there are many cases where the patient's consciousness is not clear in the field of emergency medicine. In such a situation, it is very difficult to identify who the patient is, so the patient's information cannot be retrieved from the system even though urgent action is required. Therefore, there is a problem that doctors cannot take appropriate and prompt treatment.

  On the other hand, in recent years, social demands for protection of personal information such as medical history and medical history of patients held by medical institutions are increasing. In medical institutions that use the above-mentioned conventional system for sharing medical information and medical records of patients among medical institutions, it is actually necessary for those who have access authority such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and office staff in the field. Strict information management needs to be performed to allow access only to the personal information of the patient who is receiving medical care and to prevent leakage of information. As a result, for emergency patients, etc., whose consciousness is not clear, the above system will not be able to perform strict identity verification, even if the identity of the patient can be confirmed temporarily from his / her belongings such as a medical examination ticket or ID card. It is considered that the act of extracting the patient's personal information from the patient should be restricted.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is a medical information providing system that provides medical information of a patient to a medical institution through a computer network, and is appropriate even when the patient's consciousness is unclear. It is an object of the present invention to realize a system capable of reliably performing personal authentication of a patient and providing medical information of the patient in order to perform treatment.

  As a result of diligent research in view of the above-mentioned problem, the present inventor has found that the patient can use the biometric information unique to the patient, such as fingerprints, finger and palm vein patterns, and the iris of the eye, in the medical field. It was conceived that it was possible to construct a system capable of providing medical information of a patient by performing personal authentication promptly and strictly regardless of the condition of the patient.

  That is, the present invention is a system for providing medical information of a patient to a medical institution, the database including the medical information of the patient and the biometric information of the patient, the biometric information of the patient received from the medical institution, The biometric authentication processing unit that biometrically authenticates the patient by collating with the biometric authentication information of the patient included in the database, and the medical information of the patient included in the database when the biometric authentication of the patient is successful The medical information provision system provided with the medical information provision process part which transmits this to the said medical institution is provided. Patient medical information shall be updated regularly or as needed.

  In the medical information providing system according to the present invention, the biometric authentication information of the patient is composed of at least one image data of a patient's fingerprint, a finger or palm vein pattern, and an eye iris. Since these include shapes and patterns unique to each person, they can be used to identify and authenticate individual patients.

  In the medical information providing system according to the present invention, the biometric information of the patient is composed of at least one analysis data of the patient's hair, blood, saliva, tears, urine, and feces. Such a part of human body and secretions contain substances unique to individuals such as DNA, and can be used to identify and authenticate individual patients.

  In the medical information providing system of the present invention, the patient's medical information includes patient physical data, medical history, family history, treatment history, current medical condition, current treatment content, life information (drinking, smoking, allergy, life Information on customs), prescription drugs, and information on at least one of the attending physicians. By providing such medical information to doctors of medical institutions and emergency sites, patients can be treated appropriately and promptly.

  The present invention is also a method for providing medical information of a patient to a medical institution using a medical information providing server provided with a database including the medical information of the patient and biometric authentication information of the patient. When the patient's biometric information is received, the patient's biometric information is collated with the patient's biometric information included in the database, and the patient's biometric is successfully authenticated. Includes providing a method including transmitting medical information of the patient included in the database to the medical institution.

  In the medical information providing method of the present invention, the patient biometric information is composed of at least one image data of a patient fingerprint, a finger or palm vein pattern, and an eye iris. Since these include shapes and patterns unique to each person, they can be used to identify and authenticate individual patients.

  In the method for providing medical information according to the present invention, the biometric information of the patient includes at least one analysis data of the patient's hair, blood, saliva, tears, urine, and feces. Such a part of human body and secretions contain substances unique to individuals such as DNA, and can be used to identify and authenticate individual patients.

  In the method for providing medical information of the present invention, the patient's medical information includes patient physical data, medical history, family history, treatment history, current medical condition, current treatment content, life information (drinking, smoking, allergy). , Information on lifestyle habits, etc.), prescription drugs, and information on at least one of the attending physicians. By providing such medical information to doctors of medical institutions and emergency sites, patients can be treated appropriately and promptly.

  The present invention also provides a program for operating a medical information providing server including a database including patient medical information and patient biometric information so as to perform the above method.

  As described above, according to the medical information providing system of the present invention, even when the patient's consciousness is not clear, the patient's medical care can be performed while protecting the personal information by ensuring the personal authentication of the patient. Information can be provided.

  The best mode for carrying out the medical information providing system of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 6 are diagrams illustrating embodiments of the present invention. In these drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same components, and the basic configuration and operation are the same. To do.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a medical information providing system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the present system includes a medical information providing server that holds medical information about a patient and provides the medical information to a medical institution, and a medical institution such as a hospital that receives patient medical information. A medical institution such as a hospital is provided with a computer terminal that can access a medical information providing server through a network.

  Here, medical institutions that can receive provision of medical information of patients in the medical information provision system of the present invention are not limited to hospitals, clinics, emergency medical centers, etc., and emergency patients such as ambulances, emergency helicopters, and hospital ships. It is considered to include groups such as transportation means, disaster rescue teams, and search teams. For groups such as emergency patient transport, disaster rescue teams, and search teams, if equipped with a portable information terminal capable of wireless communication and a portable biometric authentication device (which will be described later), a hospital The system can be used in the same manner as above.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the medical information providing server shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the medical information providing server includes a patient information registration processing unit 201, a patient information reference processing unit 202, a user authentication processing unit 203, a biometric authentication processing unit 204, a network communication processing unit 205, and a patient information database. Including. The patient information database includes patient personal identification data 206, biometric authentication data 207, and medical data 208.

  A patient information registration processing unit 201 illustrated in FIG. 2 performs a process of registering individual identification data, biometric data, and medical data of each patient in a patient information database. This registration process may be performed online from each medical institution, or may be performed directly on the medical information providing server. The patient information reference processing unit 202 performs processing for acquiring the patient personal identification data 206 and the medical data 208 included in the patient information database and transferring them to each terminal in response to a request from each terminal of the medical institution. In performing this process, it is a condition that user authentication and biometric authentication for each patient, which will be described later, are successful. The user authentication processing unit 203 authenticates a user such as a doctor who accesses from each terminal of a medical institution based on user registration information (not shown). The biometric authentication processing unit 204 collates the patient biometric data received from each terminal of the medical institution with the biometric data 207 in the patient information database, and performs biometric authentication of the patient. The network communication processing unit enables communication with each terminal of the medical institution.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of each data 206 to 208 included in the patient information database shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the personal identification data table shown in (a) includes patient individual attribute information, and the biometric data table shown in (b) is biometric authentication data (for example, a fingerprint image) acquired in advance from the patient. Etc.), and the medical data table shown in (c) includes various medical information of the patient. The medical data table is merely an example of medical information that can be provided by the medical information providing system of the present invention, and various other items of medical information may be added as necessary. it can. For example, it is good also as a structure containing the predetermined information item contained in an electronic medical chart by cooperating with the sharing system of an electronic medical chart. It is also possible to provide image data such as an electroencephalogram, an electrocardiogram, and an X-ray photograph as medical information.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a terminal provided in the hospital or the like shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a hospital or the like is equipped with a computer terminal including a biometric authentication device capable of network communication. The biometric device may be, for example, a device that captures a patient's fingerprint, finger or palm vein pattern, eye iris, etc., and analyzes the patient's hair, blood, saliva, tears, urine, feces, etc. Thus, it may be a device that acquires patient-specific DNA information. The acquired biometric data of the patient is transmitted from the terminal to the medical information providing server.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the medical information providing system of the present invention. Hereinafter, as an example, an operation in the case of acquiring medical information of a patient by accessing a medical information providing server from a hospital office terminal will be described.

  In FIG. 5, first, a doctor or the like inputs a user ID password and transmits it to a medical information providing server at a hospital office terminal. Here, it is preferable that doctors and the like can access this system not only through the hospital where they belong, but also through external institutions (regardless of domestic or overseas). The medical information providing server performs user authentication by the user authentication processing unit 203 and notifies the hospital office terminal whether access is permitted or not. A user such as a doctor who is permitted to access acquires biometric authentication data of a patient using a biometric authentication device, and transmits this to a medical information providing server from a hospital office terminal. The medical information providing server performs biometric authentication of the patient by the biometric authentication processing unit 204. When the biometric authentication of the patient is successful, the patient information reference processing unit 202 acquires the patient's medical information included in the patient information database and transmits it to the hospital office terminal. The hospital office terminal displays the received medical information of the patient on the monitor screen. An example of a screen displaying patient medical information is shown in FIG. Thus, a doctor or the like who has received the medical information of the patient can perform an appropriate treatment on the patient. After a doctor or the like performs treatment, it is preferable to feed back information related to the treatment content from the hospital office terminal to the medical information providing server.

  The biometric data of the patient acquired using the biometric authentication device is, for example, image data obtained by imaging a fingerprint, but this image data is not transmitted to the medical information providing server as it is, but instead of the image data. It is also possible to improve the efficiency of communication by extracting and transmitting feature amounts. In this way, an appropriate method may be determined in advance for the exchange of biometric data between the medical information providing server and the terminal of the medical institution.

  Although the medical information providing system of the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these. A person skilled in the art can make various changes and improvements to the configurations and functions of the invention according to the above-described embodiments or other embodiments without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  The medical information providing system of the present invention is realized by an OS, an application, a database, a network system, and the like built on hardware resources including a CPU, a memory, an auxiliary storage device, a display, and an input device of a server computer and a client computer. Since the information processing of personal authentication based on patient's biometric information and provision of patient's medical information is specifically realized by using the above hardware resources, It falls under the concept and can be used in industries such as medical information provision.

  It should be noted that according to the current regulations of medical law, doctor law, etc., from the viewpoint of protecting personal information of patients, it is necessary that the medical information providing system is mainly a medical institution, but the technical idea of the present invention is It is not limited to this form.

1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall configuration of a medical information providing system of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows roughly the internal structure of the medical information provision server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the personal identification data, the biometric authentication data, and medical data which are contained in the patient information database shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the terminal with which the disease clinic etc. which are shown in FIG. 1 were equipped. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the medical information provision system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displays a patient's medical information in the terminal of a medical institution.

Explanation of symbols

201 Patient Information Registration Processing Unit 202 Patient Information Reference Processing Unit 203 User Authentication Processing Unit 204 Biometric Authentication Processing Unit 205 Network Communication Processing Unit 206 Personal Identification Data 207 Biometric Data 208 Medical Data

Claims (9)

A system for providing medical information of a patient to a medical institution,
A database containing patient medical information and patient biometric information;
A biometric authentication processing unit that biometrically authenticates a patient by collating patient biometric information received from a medical institution with patient biometric information included in the database;
When the biometric authentication of the patient is successful, a medical information provision processing unit that transmits the medical information of the patient included in the database to the medical institution;
Medical information provision system with   The medical information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the biometric information of the patient includes at least one image data of a patient's fingerprint, a finger or palm vein pattern, and an eye iris.   The medical information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the biometric authentication information of the patient includes at least one analysis data of the patient's hair, blood, saliva, tears, urine, and stool.   The medical information of the patient includes information on at least one of the patient's physical data, medical history, family history, treatment history, current medical condition, current treatment content, life information, prescription drug, and attending physician. The medical information provision system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein A method for providing medical information of a patient to a medical institution using a medical information providing server including a database including medical information of the patient and biometric authentication information of the patient,
Receive patient biometric information from a medical institution,
By verifying the received biometric information of the patient and the biometric information of the patient included in the database, the patient is biometrically authenticated,
If the biometric authentication of the patient is successful, the method includes transmitting medical information of the patient included in the database to the medical institution.   6. The method of claim 5, wherein the patient biometric information comprises at least one image data of a patient fingerprint, finger or palm vein pattern, and eye iris.   6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the biometric information of the patient comprises at least one analysis data of the patient's hair, blood, saliva, tears, urine, and stool.   The medical information of the patient includes information on at least one of the patient's physical data, medical history, family history, treatment history, current medical condition, current treatment content, life information, prescription drug, and attending physician. 8. A method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that:   The program which operates the medical information provision server provided with the database containing a patient's medical information and patient's biometric information so that the method of any one of Claim 5 to 8 may be performed.

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