JP2007305003A - Information management device, information management method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information management device, an information management method, and a program which improve operability for button selection and increase a display area for management information by reducing the number of buttons to be displayed and enable a user to visually easily confirm a period of a date button compressed, on the basis of a position of a period button in a button group arranged in time series and edit summary information in a prescribed period to enhance usefulness of information and easily display desired summary information by association with the period button and are superior in convenience to reduce the labor and time required for information search. <P>SOLUTION: An information management device 1 includes a storage device 2 wherein prescribed management information and dates are stored in association with each other, a display device 4, an input device 3, and a central processing unit 5 for general control, and a button group display processing means configured to display a plurality of date buttons between two selected date buttons with one period button in a button display area. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention stores electronic medical record information, maintenance records and inspection records of vehicles, etc., management information such as system operation diaries and maintenance records, household accounts, etc. in association with dates such as the examination date and inspection date, and can be used as appropriate. The present invention relates to an information management apparatus and an information management method for managing the program and a program for executing the method on a computer.

  Conventionally, an electronic medical chart system is used as an information management apparatus for managing medical examination information (electronic medical chart information) created by a doctor and stored as electronic data in a storage device such as a hard disk device. Such an electronic medical record system is a system constructed by using a general-purpose computer or the like, creates a data file for each patient, stores medical examination information created for each medical examination as computerized data, and is a user (doctor) In general, those displayed on a display screen in units of pages or scrolled to display on the display screen. In particular, what is displayed in units of pages can be used as if it were similar to a conventional paper chart, so it is easy to use.

However, if a patient's treatment period is long and the visit date increases or the patient is examined almost daily due to hospitalization, the examination information is usually stored on a day-by-day basis. To grasp the diagnosis results and test results, display past medical charts one page at a time from the first page on the display screen, or scroll the entire display little by little to find the necessary information while looking It was necessary, and the work of grasping past examination information was extremely complicated and took a lot of time. At this time, it is not necessary to look through all the past medical records, but it is only necessary to check important matters and related items. However, to find important items and related items, it is necessary to display one page at a time or scroll little by little. It was cumbersome and time consuming.
In order to solve such a conventional problem, there is an electronic medical record system filed by the present applicant, which is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  The electronic medical record system described in Patent Literature 1 is specified by a user on at least one of the left and right sides of a display screen that displays a medical record sheet (information displayed as a sheet on the screen, that is, electronic medical record information). Display means for displaying date buttons for calling and displaying the medical record sheet corresponding to the date in order of date is provided. According to this electronic medical record system, since each medical record sheet is associated with a date button, a user (for example, a doctor) selects a desired medical record sheet from a number of medical record sheets by simply selecting the date button. It can be called and displayed easily and quickly, reducing the labor for searching important items and related items, and shortening the time. In addition, the search of the contents is facilitated by changing the color and shape of the date button in accordance with the contents of the corresponding medical record sheet (for example, different colors for each department).

Further, as a conventional electronic medical chart system, there are one disclosed in Patent Document 2 as a “medical information display terminal” and one disclosed in Patent Document 3 as a “medical support device”.
In Patent Document 2, in a medical information terminal device that displays a list of dates and medical contents in correspondence with each other, “PAST” is displayed at the left end of the date display unit, and “FUTURE” is displayed at the right end on the same screen. It describes that the medical treatment contents that could not be displayed are compressed and displayed.

  According to Patent Document 3, in a medical assistance device having an electronic medical record function, a period for creating a summary of medical records is specified by a user's operation input, and based on setting conditions from medical data in the designated period It describes that a predetermined record is extracted and a summary of the period is displayed.

JP 2000-48107 A JP 2003-132144 A JP 2004-272825 A

However, the above conventional techniques have the following problems.
(1) In the electronic medical record system disclosed in Patent Document 1, the number of examination days increases when the patient's examination period becomes longer or the patient is hospitalized, resulting in an increase in the number of date buttons displayed on the display screen. To display the necessary information, you must search for the desired information while selecting the date buttons one by one and displaying the medical record sheet. As the date buttons increase, it takes time and effort to search, It had the subject that it was difficult to search within the limited examination time.
(2) In order to display a large number of date buttons in a limited display area, the date buttons must be made smaller or partially hidden so that the display screen becomes difficult to see. Had.
(3) The medical record sheet must contain the medical examination information without omission, so the amount of information to be stored increases. If past medical charts are displayed one page at a time, the amount of information required increases and the time and effort required for searching is increased. Although time increases, in order not to cause misjudgment and accidents, it is not possible to select examination information and there is no way to reduce time and effort.

(4) The medical information display terminal of Patent Document 2 simply displays the date corresponding to the implementation date of the medical treatment contents in a calendar format and displays a mark in a frame corresponding to the implemented medical treatment item. However, important information such as findings and treatment contents is not displayed, and eventually, there is a problem that medical record information must be referred to in order to obtain necessary and sufficient information for examination and complicated work is required. It was.
(5) In addition, since the marks are simply displayed together within the frame of the medical care items that have been performed even during the compressed period, that is, the display form has been changed, the summary information is edited and displayed based on user instructions. Had the problem of not being able to do.
(6) Since the compression display period is automatically set according to the size of the monitor screen, it is not possible to compress and display an arbitrary period at the discretion of the user, and a display form in which information can be easily managed for each user Cannot be taken properly, and there is a problem of lack of convenience.

(7) Since the medical assistance device of Patent Document 3 compares the difference in medical information for each reception date within a predetermined period and automatically summarizes based on the presence or absence of the difference, patient complaints, symptoms, findings, etc. Information that cannot be digitized or symbolized cannot be summarized, and there is a problem that summary information such as numerical values and symbols alone is not sufficient for grasping the patient's past medical record information at the time of examination.
(8) In addition, since summarization simply extracts medical information based on a predetermined condition (presence / absence of difference), it is merely extraction of information and merely changes the display form of stored information. Does not increase the usefulness of information. In other words, it does not contain any doctor's subjective information (findings, etc.) at all, is not sufficient for grasping past diagnoses, etc., and appropriately adopts a summary information display form that makes it easy for individual doctors to manage information. The problem was that it was not useful as information and lacked usability.
(9) Moreover, the information extracted and changed in the display form as described above is not storable, and the user must input the operation one by one every time the information whose display form is changed is displayed. It has the problem of lacking in convenience.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and is a plurality of date buttons displayed on the screen (a rectangular area or the like displayed on the screen, and a predetermined signal is input to the CPU when selected. Among them, any date button specified by the user can be compressed and displayed as a period button, and the number of buttons displayed can be reduced to improve the operability of button selection for information search. The management information display area can be widened, and it is easy to visually confirm which period of the date button has been compressed based on the position of the period button in the time-series button group, which the user desires. Management information can be easily searched, and summary information of management information for a predetermined period can be easily edited based on a user's instruction to increase the usefulness of the information and make it correspond to a period button for special operations. Information management apparatus and information management excellent in convenience that can easily display desired summary information without performing it, reduce the time and effort required for information search without reducing the accuracy of grasping information It is an object to provide a method and a program for causing the method to be executed on a computer.

In order to solve the above problems, the information management apparatus of the present invention has the following configuration.
The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a storage device in which predetermined management information and a date are stored in association with each other, a display device, an input device, and a central processing unit that controls the entire system. The processing device is selected based on button group display processing means for displaying a plurality of date buttons corresponding to each date of the management information in a button display area on the screen of the display device in chronological order, and input from the input device Management information display means for displaying management information corresponding to the date of the date button in the management information display area on the screen of the display device, wherein the central processing unit receives input from the input device. Based on the start date / end date selection determination means for determining whether or not two date buttons corresponding to the start date and end date of the compression target period are selected, and whether a compression instruction is input based on an input from the input device or not Compression instruction input determination means for determining, and compression period record additional registration for additionally registering a compression period record having the dates of two date buttons selected as start date data and end date data when it is determined that a compression instruction has been input The button group display processing unit has a configuration in which a plurality of date buttons between two selected date buttons are compressed into one period button and displayed in the button display area.

This configuration has the following effects.
(1) Among a plurality of date buttons displayed on the screen, the user simply selects two date buttons to be compressed with the input device, and compresses the plurality of date buttons between the two specified date buttons. Can be displayed as one period button, the number of displayed buttons can be reduced to improve the operability of button selection, and the management information display area can be widened, and the user can search for desired management information. Easy to do.
(2) Since the date button of an arbitrary period can be compressed by the user's judgment, it can be displayed as appropriate so that it can be easily viewed by each user and information can be easily searched.
(3) Since the period buttons are displayed while maintaining the time series order in the middle of the date button group matrix displayed in the time series order, the user selects which period of all the date buttons is compressed by the position of the period button. You can easily confirm based on.
(4) If a means for returning a period button to a plurality of corresponding date buttons based on an input from the input device is provided, it can be restored only by selecting a desired period button. Release can be done with a simple operation.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is the information management device according to claim 1, wherein the central processing unit displays summary information corresponding to a period button selected based on an input from the input device A summary information display means for displaying in a summary information display area on the screen of the apparatus is provided.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the following operation is provided.
(1) By displaying the summary information of the management information included in the predetermined period (compression target period), the user can easily grasp the whole or summary of the management information for the period from the summary information, and from the summary information to the period If it can be determined that there is no necessary information, it is not necessary to view the management information for that period page by page, and unnecessary labor and time can be saved.
(2) It is possible to display summary information for a corresponding predetermined period simply by selecting a period button. Since the period and the summary information correspond to each other, the user can determine which period of summary information the position of the period button. Can be easily confirmed, and information can be accurately and easily understood.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is the information management device according to claim 2, wherein the central processing unit includes summary editing processing means for editing summary information, and the summary editing processing means includes a display device. Summary edit window display means for displaying a summary edit window having an edit area on the screen, edit area input display processing means for inputting and displaying information in the edit area based on input from the input device, and input to the edit area And a summary information registering means for registering the information as summary information.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the second aspect, the following operation is provided.
(1) The summary information of the management information for a predetermined period can be easily edited based on the user's instruction, the edited summary information can be stored (registered) in association with the period, and the user can use the period button on the input device. The corresponding summary information can be displayed easily and quickly simply by selecting.
(2) Since the summary information of an arbitrary period can be edited at the user's discretion, the information of the information can be extracted by extracting the important information or the information judged necessary in the period and adding the user's subjective information etc. Usefulness can be enhanced, and summary information can be created and displayed as appropriate so that it is easy for individual users to view and search for information.

  The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is the information management device according to claim 3, wherein the summary editing processing means displays all or predetermined item information included in the compression target period corresponding to the period button. An item display window display means for displaying as an item display window on the screen of the apparatus is provided.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the third aspect, the following operation is provided.
(1) When editing the summary information, the user can easily and accurately edit the summary information while referring to the item information included in the compression target period.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the information management device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the button group display processing means includes a plurality of dates displayed in the button display area. Among the buttons or period buttons, a blank period between adjacent date buttons or period buttons is displayed between adjacent date buttons or period buttons or on a boundary line.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of any one of claims 1 to 4, the following operation is provided.
(1) When a user selects a date button or a period button for searching for necessary information, the user can make a selection while referring to an empty period, and the time and effort for searching for information can be reduced.
(2) Since the user can select the start date and the end date of the compression target period by referring to the empty period, the user can select the date button when compressing the date button with a long empty period as a delimiter. The previous and next date buttons can be easily searched and selected, and the operation of compressing the date buttons can be easily performed.

  The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention is the information management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the management information is electronic medical record information and the date is an examination date. is doing.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of any one of claims 1 to 5, the following operation is provided.
(1) Since it is possible to compress the date button of an arbitrary period (predetermined disease treatment period, hospitalization period, pregnancy period, etc.) and to edit summary information of the period at the discretion of the user doctor, the patient's past medical history The date button is compressed based on the history and hospitalization history, etc., and the comprehensive judgment and summary information for that period can be edited to create a quick information search. Information can be searched and diagnosed accurately in a short time.
(2) By displaying the summary information of the electronic medical record information for a predetermined period, the doctor can easily grasp the patient's complaints and symptoms, findings, test results, treatment contents, etc. of the patient from the summary information. If it can be determined from the summary information that there is no information necessary for the current examination during that period, it is not necessary to view the electronic medical record information for that period one page at a time, and unnecessary labor and time can be saved.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a plurality of date buttons corresponding to each date of the management information stored in the storage device in association with the date are displayed in the button display area on the screen of the display device in chronological order. Information comprising: a button group display processing step to be displayed; and a management information display step for displaying management information corresponding to the date of the date button selected based on an input from the input device in a management information display area of the display device A start method and end date selection determination step for determining whether or not two date buttons corresponding to a start date and an end date of a compression target period are selected based on an input from an input device, and an input device A compression instruction input determination step for determining whether or not a compression instruction has been input based on an input from, and dates of two date buttons selected when it is determined that a compression instruction has been input A compression period record additional registration step of additionally registering a compression period record having start date data and end date data. Subsequently, in the button group display processing step, a plurality of date buttons between two selected date buttons are set to 1 It has a configuration in which it is compressed into one period button and displayed in the button display area.

This configuration has the following effects.
(1) Among a plurality of date buttons displayed on the screen, the user simply selects two date buttons to be compressed with the input device, and compresses the plurality of date buttons between the two specified date buttons. Can be displayed as one period button, the number of displayed buttons can be reduced to improve the operability of button selection, and the management information display area can be widened, and the user can search for desired management information. Easy to do.
(2) Since the date button of an arbitrary period can be compressed by the user's judgment, it can be displayed as appropriate so that it can be easily viewed by each user and information can be easily searched.
(3) Since the period buttons are displayed while maintaining the time series order in the middle of the date button group matrix displayed in the time series order, the user selects which period of all the date buttons is compressed by the position of the period button. You can easily confirm based on.
(4) If a means for returning a period button to a plurality of corresponding date buttons based on an input from the input device is provided, it can be restored only by selecting a desired period button. Release can be done with a simple operation.

  The invention according to claim 8 of the present invention is the information management method according to claim 7, wherein the summary information corresponding to the period button selected based on the input from the input device is displayed on the screen of the display device. A summary information display step for displaying in the summary information display area is provided.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the seventh aspect, the following operation is provided.
(1) By displaying the summary information of the management information included in the predetermined period (compression target period), the user can easily grasp the whole or summary of the management information for the period from the summary information, and from the summary information to the period If it can be determined that there is no necessary information, it is not necessary to view the management information for that period page by page, and unnecessary labor and time can be saved.
(2) It is possible to display summary information for a corresponding predetermined period simply by selecting a period button. Since the period and the summary information correspond to each other, the user can determine which period of summary information the position of the period button. Can be easily confirmed, and information can be accurately and easily understood.

  The invention according to claim 9 of the present invention is the information management method according to claim 8, comprising a summary edit processing step for editing the summary information, and the summary edit processing step is edited on the screen of the display device. A summary editing window display step for displaying a summary editing window having a region; an editing region input display processing step for inputting and displaying information in the editing region based on an input from an input device; and a summary of information input to the editing region A summary information registration step for registering as information.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the eighth aspect, the following operation is provided.
(1) The summary information of the management information for a predetermined period can be easily edited based on the user's instruction, the edited summary information can be stored (registered) in association with the period, and the user can use the period button on the input device. The corresponding summary information can be displayed easily and quickly simply by selecting.
(2) Since the summary information of an arbitrary period can be edited at the user's discretion, the information of the information can be extracted by extracting the important information or the information judged necessary in the period and adding the user's subjective information etc. Usefulness can be enhanced, and summary information can be created and displayed as appropriate so that it is easy for individual users to view and search for information.

  The invention according to claim 10 of the present invention is the information management method according to claim 9, wherein the summary edit processing step displays all or predetermined item information included in the compression target period corresponding to the period button. An item display window display step for displaying an item display window on the screen of the apparatus is provided.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of the ninth aspect, the following operation is provided.
(1) When editing the summary information, the user can easily and accurately edit the summary information while referring to the item information included in the compression target period.

  The invention according to claim 11 of the present invention is the information management method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein a plurality of dates displayed in the button display area in the button group display processing step. Among the buttons or period buttons, a blank period between adjacent date buttons or period buttons is displayed between adjacent date buttons or period buttons or on a boundary line.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of any one of claims 7 to 10, the following operation is provided.
(1) When a user selects a date button or a period button for searching for necessary information, the user can make a selection while referring to an empty period, and the time and effort for searching for information can be reduced.
(2) Since the user can select the start date and the end date of the compression target period by referring to the empty period, the user can select the date button when compressing the date button with a long empty period as a delimiter. The previous and next date buttons can be easily searched and selected, and the operation of compressing the date buttons can be easily performed.

  The invention according to claim 12 of the present invention is the information management method according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the management information is electronic medical record information and the date is an examination date. is doing.

With this configuration, in addition to the operation of any one of claims 7 to 11, the following operation is provided.
(1) Since it is possible to compress the date button of an arbitrary period (predetermined disease treatment period, hospitalization period, pregnancy period, etc.) and to edit summary information of the period at the discretion of the user doctor, the patient's past medical history The date button is compressed based on the history and hospitalization history, etc., and the comprehensive judgment and summary information for that period can be edited to create a quick information search. Information can be searched and diagnosed accurately in a short time.
(2) By displaying the summary information of the electronic medical record information for a predetermined period, the doctor can easily grasp the patient's complaints and symptoms, findings, test results, treatment contents, etc. of the patient from the summary information. If it can be determined from the summary information that there is no information necessary for the current examination during that period, it is not necessary to view the electronic medical record information for that period one page at a time, and unnecessary labor and time can be saved.

  A program according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention has a configuration for causing a computer to execute each step of the information management method according to any one of the seventh to twelfth aspects.

This configuration has the following effects.
(1) The information management method according to any one of claims 7 to 12 can be executed at an arbitrary place and at an arbitrary time by simply causing the general-purpose computer to read the program.

As described above, according to the present invention, the following advantageous effects can be obtained.
According to the invention of claim 1,
(1) Start date / end date selection determination means for determining whether or not two date buttons corresponding to the start date and end date of the compression target period are selected, and a compression instruction for determining whether or not a compression instruction is input Input determination means, and compression period record additional registration means for additionally registering a compression period record having dates of two date buttons selected as start date data and end date data when it is determined that a compression instruction has been input. The button group display processing means compresses the plurality of date buttons between the two selected date buttons into one period button and displays it in the button display area, so that the plurality of date buttons displayed on the screen are displayed. The user selects only two date buttons to be compressed with the input device, and compresses a plurality of date buttons between the two specified date buttons to generate one period button. The number of buttons displayed can be reduced to improve the operability of button selection, and the management information display area can be widened, so that the user can easily search for desired management information. An information management device with excellent performance can be provided.
(2) Since the date button for an arbitrary period can be compressed at the user's discretion, it can be displayed as appropriate so that it is easy to see for each user and the information can be easily searched, and it is possible to respond to the user's request in detail, and it is easy to use. An apparatus can be provided.
(3) Since the period buttons are displayed while maintaining the time series order in the middle of the date button group matrix displayed in the time series order, the user selects which period of all the date buttons is compressed by the position of the period button. It is possible to provide an information management device that can be easily confirmed based on the above.

According to invention of Claim 2, in addition to the effect of Claim 1,
(1) By including summary information display means for displaying summary information corresponding to a period button selected based on an input from the input device in a summary information display area on the screen of the display device, it is included in the compression target period. By displaying the summary information of the management information, the user can easily grasp the whole or summary of the management information for the period from the summary information, and if it can be determined from the summary information that there is no necessary information for the period, the period Therefore, it is possible to provide an information management device excellent in the speed of information search that can save unnecessary time and labor.
(2) It is possible to display summary information for a corresponding predetermined period simply by selecting a period button. Since the period and the summary information correspond to each other, the user can determine which period of summary information the position of the period button. Therefore, it is possible to provide an information management apparatus that can be easily confirmed and that can accurately and easily understand information.

According to invention of Claim 3, in addition to the effect of Claim 2,
(1) Summary edit window display means for displaying a summary edit window having an edit area on the screen of the display device; edit area input display processing means for inputting and displaying information in the edit area based on an input from the input device; And summary information registration means for registering the information input in the editing area as summary information, so that the summary information of the management information for a predetermined period can be easily edited based on the user's instruction. It is possible to provide an information management apparatus that can be registered in association with a period, and can easily and quickly display corresponding summary information simply by selecting a period button with the input device.
(2) Since the summary information of an arbitrary period can be edited at the user's discretion, the information of the information can be extracted by extracting the important information or the information judged necessary in the period and adding the user's subjective information etc. It is possible to provide an information management apparatus that can enhance the usefulness and can appropriately generate and display summary information so that it is easy for an individual user to view and information can be easily searched.

According to invention of Claim 4, in addition to the effect of Claim 3,
(1) By providing item display window display means for displaying all or predetermined item information included in the compression target period corresponding to the period button as an item display window on the screen of the display device, the user can edit the summary information. It is possible to provide an information management apparatus capable of easily and accurately editing summary information while referring to item information included in a compression target period.

According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effect of any one of claims 1 to 4,
(1) The button group display processing means includes a plurality of date buttons or period buttons displayed in the button display area, between adjacent date buttons or period buttons, or between adjacent date buttons or period buttons. By displaying the empty period, the user can select the date button or the period button while searching for the necessary information while referring to the empty period, thereby reducing the time and effort for searching for information. An information management apparatus can be provided.
(2) Since the user can select the start date and the end date of the compression target period by referring to the empty period, the user can select the date button when compressing the date button with a long empty period as a delimiter. It is possible to provide an information management device with excellent operability that can easily search for and select date buttons before and after and can easily perform an operation of compressing the date buttons.

According to invention of Claim 6, in addition to the effect of any one of Claims 1 to 5,
(1) The date button is compressed based on the past medical history or hospitalization history of the patient, and the date button is compressed. Comprehensive judgment and summary information for that period can be edited and created to enable quick information search. In addition, it is possible to provide an information management apparatus that is convenient and capable of searching for information within a short period of time even in a short examination time and making an accurate diagnosis in a short time.
(2) Doctors can easily grasp patient complaints, patient symptoms, findings, test results, treatment details, etc. from the summary information during that period, and from that summary information, information necessary for the current examination can be obtained during that period. If it can be determined that there is no information, it is not necessary to view the electronic medical record information for that period one page at a time, and an information management apparatus excellent in the speed of information search that can save unnecessary time and effort can be provided.

According to the invention of claim 7,
(1) Start date / end date selection determination step for determining whether or not two date buttons corresponding to the start date and end date of the compression target period are selected, and a compression instruction for determining whether or not a compression instruction is input An input determination step, and a compression period record additional registration step of additionally registering a compression period record having the dates of the two date buttons selected when it is determined that a compression instruction has been input as start date data and end date data. Subsequently, in the button group display processing step, a plurality of date buttons between the two selected date buttons are compressed into one period button and displayed in the button display area, whereby a plurality of dates displayed on the screen are displayed. By simply selecting two date buttons that the user wants to compress with the input device, multiple date buttons between the two specified date buttons are selected. The button can be compressed and displayed as one period button, the number of buttons displayed can be reduced to improve the operability of button selection, and the management information display area can be widened, so that the user can manage as desired. An information management method for easily searching for information can be provided.
(2) Since the date button for an arbitrary period can be compressed at the user's discretion, it can be displayed as appropriate so that it is easy to see for each user and the information can be easily searched, and it is possible to respond to the user's request in detail, and it is easy to use. A method can be provided.
(3) Since the period buttons are displayed while maintaining the time series order in the middle of the date button group matrix displayed in the time series order, the user selects which period of all the date buttons is compressed by the position of the period button. It is possible to provide an information management method that can be easily confirmed based on the above.

According to the invention described in claim 8, in addition to the effect of claim 7,
(1) A summary information display step of displaying summary information corresponding to a period button selected based on an input from the input device in a summary information display area on the screen of the display device is included in the compression target period. By displaying the summary information of the management information, the user can easily grasp the whole or summary of the management information for the period from the summary information, and if it can be determined from the summary information that there is no necessary information for the period, the period Therefore, it is possible to provide an information management method excellent in the speed of information search that can save unnecessary time and effort without having to look at each management information page by page.
(2) It is possible to display summary information for a corresponding predetermined period simply by selecting a period button. Since the period and the summary information correspond to each other, the user can determine which period of summary information the position of the period button. Therefore, it is possible to provide an information management method that can be easily confirmed and information can be understood accurately and easily.

According to the invention of claim 9, in addition to the effect of claim 8,
(1) A summary edit window display step for displaying a summary edit window having an edit region on the screen of the display device; an edit region input display processing step for inputting and displaying information in the edit region based on an input from the input device; A summary information registration step of registering the information input in the editing area as summary information, so that the summary information of the management information for a predetermined period can be easily edited based on a user instruction, and the edited summary information It is possible to provide an information management method that can be registered in association with a period, and that the corresponding summary information can be displayed easily and quickly only by the user selecting a period button with the input device.
(2) Since the summary information of an arbitrary period can be edited at the user's discretion, the information of the information can be extracted by extracting the important information or the information judged necessary in the period and adding the user's subjective information etc. It is possible to provide an information management method capable of enhancing usability and appropriately creating and displaying summary information so that it can be easily viewed by individual users and easily searched for information.

According to the invention described in claim 10, in addition to the effect of claim 9,
(1) By providing an item display window display step for displaying all or predetermined item information included in the compression target period corresponding to the period button as an item display window on the screen of the display device, the user can edit the summary information. It is possible to provide an information management method capable of easily and accurately editing summary information while referring to item information included in a compression target period.

According to the invention of claim 11, in addition to the effect of any one of claims 7 to 10,
(1) In the button group display processing step, among a plurality of date buttons or period buttons displayed in the button display area, between adjacent date buttons or period buttons or between adjacent date buttons or period buttons on the boundary line By displaying the empty period, the user can select the date button or the period button while searching for the necessary information while referring to the empty period, thereby reducing the time and effort for searching for information. An information management method can be provided.
(2) Since the user can select the start date and the end date of the compression target period by referring to the empty period, the user can select the date button when compressing the date button with a long empty period as a delimiter. It is possible to provide an information management method capable of easily searching and selecting the date buttons before and after and easily performing an operation of compressing the date buttons.

According to the invention of claim 12, in addition to the effect of any one of claims 7 to 11,
(1) The date button is compressed based on the past medical history or hospitalization history of the patient, and the date button is compressed. Comprehensive judgment and summary information for that period can be edited and created to enable quick information search. In addition, it is possible to provide an information management method with excellent convenience that allows information to be searched in time even in a short examination time and can be diagnosed accurately in a short time.
(2) Doctors can easily grasp patient complaints, patient symptoms, findings, test results, treatment details, etc. from the summary information during that period, and from that summary information, information necessary for the current examination can be obtained during that period. If it can be determined that there is no information, it is not necessary to view the electronic medical record information for that period page by page, and it is possible to provide an information management method excellent in the speed of information search that can save unnecessary time and effort.

According to the invention of claim 13,
(1) It is possible to provide a program that allows a general-purpose computer to execute the information management method according to claims 7 to 12 at an arbitrary place and at an arbitrary time, simply by being read by the general-purpose computer.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
(Embodiment 1)
First, the hardware configuration of the information management apparatus in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a device block diagram of the information management device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a data structure diagram showing a record in a patient data file stored in the storage device and its data structure.
In FIG. 1, 1 is an information management device according to the present embodiment, 2 is a storage device such as a hard disk device, 2a and 2b are patient data files stored in the storage device 2, and the patient data file is stored for each patient (patient ID Created) and stored. 3 is an input device having a pointing device such as a keyboard 3a and a mouse 3b, 4 is a display device such as a CRT, 5 is a CPU (central processing unit) for controlling the whole, and an information management method described later by reading a predetermined program Execute each step. Reference numeral 6 denotes a RAM in which data and programs read from the storage device 2 are temporarily stored, and reference numeral 7 denotes a ROM in which programs executed at the time of startup are stored.

In FIG. 2, 8 is a patient record, which has different patient ID data for each patient. A basic information page record 9 includes basic information page ID data 10 and basic information layout data 11. Reference numerals 12a to 12c denote item records, which include item ID data 13, date data 14 of the date when the item was registered (may be date 14 and time), and item name data 15 (for example, gender, maximum blood pressure, etc.) ), Content data 16 (for example, female, 120 mmHg, etc.), display position data 17 (page ID and coordinates etc. of the displayed page) where the item records 12a-12c are displayed, and item records 12a-12c Attribute data 18. The attribute data 18 includes a basic information flag indicating whether or not the item records 12a to 12c are set as basic information, an abnormal value flag indicating whether or not the content data 16 is an abnormal value, Contains various flag data such as important flags.
19a and 19b are page records, which have page ID data 20 of the page and date data 21 of the date when the page was registered. Reference numerals 21a and 21b denote compression period records, which have start date data 23, end date data 24, and summary data 25.

The information management device 1 according to the first embodiment stores electronic medical record information of a large number of patients in the storage device 2, and the user (here, a doctor or the like) inputs an instruction using the input device 3. Based on the above, predetermined information is displayed on the display device 4, or new information is edited and registered. That is, in the first embodiment, information to be managed (management information) is electronic medical record information.
Here, the relationship between the electronic medical record information (management information) and the records and data of the patient data files 2a and 2b will be described with reference to FIG. Electronic medical record information mainly includes basic information, page information, item information, and summary information. The basic information and page information include one or more item information, and the item information includes date data 14, item name data 15 and content data 16 of item records 12a to 12c. The summary information has summary data 25.
A date button and a period button are displayed on the screen of the display device 4 together with basic information and page information. Here, the date button and the period button are areas such as a rectangular shape displayed on the screen, where the date, period, etc. are written, and in some cases, a predetermined color, pattern, mark, etc. are attached and selected ( For example, a predetermined signal is input to the CPU 5 by clicking with the mouse 3b. The date described in the date button corresponds to the date data 14 of the page records 19a and 19b, and the period described in the period button corresponds to the start date data 23 and the end date data 24 of the compressed period records 21a and 21b. .
The patient record 8 and the basic information page record 9 are created together with the creation of the patient data file 2a of the patient when a new patient is examined. The page records 19a and 19b are created for each date on which the patient is examined. The item records 12a to 12c are created together with the creation of the page records 19a and 19b to which the item records 12a to 12c belong, or are created when item information is additionally registered in the page information corresponding to the already created page records 19a and 19a. The compression period records 21a and 21b are created for each additional registration of the compression period in the later-described date button compression processing.

  Each patient data file 2a, 2b of the storage device 2 can be stored in a storage device of another computer device, and can be appropriately read by connecting via a network such as a LAN. Thereby, a plurality of information management devices can be connected by a network to share the patient data files 2a and 2b, and information can be used and managed efficiently.

Next, the function realization means of CPU5 is demonstrated using FIG.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the function realizing means of the CPU 5.
In FIG. 3, 31 is a patient ID input determination means, 32 is a patient data file reading means, 33 is a page record extraction means, 34 is a compression period record extraction means, 35 is a button group display processing means, and 36 is a basic information display means ( Management information display means), 37 is a start date / end date selection determination means, 38 is a compression instruction input determination means, 39 is a compression period record addition registration means, 40 is a cancellation determination means, 41 is a button selection determination means, and 42 is a button marking Means 43, button group division display processing means 44, page information display means (management information display means) 45, summary information display means 45, period button expansion display processing means 47, and summary edit processing means 47. The functions realized by the means 31 to 47 will be described together with the operation of the CPU 5 described later.

With respect to the information management device 1 according to the first embodiment configured as described above, the operation of the CPU 5 will be described below with reference to flowcharts and screen diagrams. In the first embodiment, before the main process (date button compression process described later), the patient data file 2a corresponding to the patient ID input by the user is read into the RAM 6, and the basic information and the plurality of date buttons are read. And processing (pre-processing) for displaying a period button (hereinafter referred to as a button group). First, pre-processing will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the pre-processing, and FIG. 5 is a screen diagram of a basic information screen displayed on the display device 4 by the pre-processing.
In FIG. 5, A is a basic information display area (management information display area) set at the center of the basic information screen, B is a button display area set at the right end of the basic information screen, and C is the left end of the basic information screen. The number of times display area set in the section, D is a command button display area set at the upper left corner of the basic information screen, 51 is a plurality of date buttons displayed in the button display area B, and 52 is in the button display area B The displayed period button, 53 is an empty period displayed as a thick line segment on the boundary line of the upper and lower date buttons 51 or the period button 52, and 54a to 54c are command buttons displayed in the command button display area D. . The command buttons 54a to 54c will be described together with processing based on button selection described later.

  The period button 52 is generated by the compression process of the date button 51 described later. Here, the description will be made assuming that the predetermined date button 51 is already compressed and the period button 52 is generated and registered. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the button display area B, about 280 button groups with 9 columns and 31 rows are displayed from left to right, but the buttons 51 other than the buttons 51 and 52 in the leftmost column are displayed. Since the buttons 51 and 52 on the left are displayed so as to overlap each other, only a part is displayed. The matrix increases as the number of data increases.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a user (here, a doctor or the like) inputs a patient ID from the keyboard 3a, the patient ID input determination means 31 shown in FIG. 3 determines whether or not the patient ID has been input (step S1). If it is determined that the patient data file has been input, the patient data file reading means 32 reads all the records of 2a from the storage device 2 and expands them on the RAM 6 if there is a patient data file 2a corresponding to the input patient ID (step S2). . If not, a new patient data file (eg 2c) and patient record 8 are created. Next, the page record extraction means 33 extracts all the page records 19a, 19b... From the patient data file 2a developed in the RAM 6, and creates a temporary file (page record file) arranged in the date order on the RAM 6 (step S3). An example of an array table of page record files is shown in (Table 1).
Next, the compression period record extraction means 34 extracts all the compression period records 21a, 21b,... From the patient data file 2a expanded on the RAM 6, and creates a temporary file (compression period record file) on the RAM (step). S4). An example of an array table of compression period record files is shown in (Table 2).

Next, the button group display processing means 35 performs button group display processing described later to display the button groups 51 and 52 in the button display area B (step S5, button group display processing step). By displaying the button groups 51 and 52, the user selects one of the buttons 51 and 52 (clicks the mouse 3b) with the input device 3 while viewing the display screen, and receives a predetermined instruction (for example, display of page information). It can be input to the management apparatus 1. Processing based on button selection will be described later. The button group display processing (operation of the button group display processing means 35) in step S5 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing button group display processing.
First, the button display area B (see FIG. 5) is set on the basic information screen (step S7). The button display area B is set at the right end of the basic information screen. The size of the button display area B is automatically set based on the number and size of the date buttons 51 and period buttons 52 to be displayed, the length setting of the overlapping portion, and the like. The
Next, i is set to 1 (step S8), the date data 14 of the i-th (first in this case) page record 19a is extracted from the top of the array in the page record file of (Table 1), and (Table Referring to the compression period record file of 2), the date indicated by the extracted date data 14 is from the start date indicated by the start date data 23 of one of the compression period records 21a, 21b,... To the end date indicated by the end date data 24. It is determined whether it is included in the period (hereinafter referred to as the compression target period) (step S9). If it is determined that the date of the extracted date data 14 is included in any of the compression target periods, it is determined whether or not the date matches the start date of the compression target period (step S10). When it is determined that they match, the start date data 23 and the end date data 24 are extracted from the corresponding compression period record 21a, the display data of the period button 52 in which the start date and the end date are described is generated, and the button display area B (Step S11). Next, i and n (the number of page records in the page record file) are compared (step S12). If i is smaller than n, i is set to i + 1 and the process returns to step S9 (step S13).

When it is determined in step S9 that the date of the extracted date data 14 is not included in any compression target period, display data of the date button 51 in which the date of the extracted date data 14 is written is generated and displayed as a button. Display in area B (step S14) and proceed to step S12.
If it is determined in step S10 that they do not match, the button display is not performed and the process proceeds to step S12.

As described above, the date button 51 display process (step S14) or the period button 52 display process (step S11) is repeatedly performed until i becomes n or more in step S12. The date button 51 or the period button 52 is displayed at the upper left part of the button display area B in the first loop, and in the subsequent loop, it is sequentially adjacent to the lower side of the date button 51 or the period button 52 displayed in the immediately preceding loop. Is displayed. When the button reaches the bottom of the button display area B and cannot be displayed in the same column, it is sequentially displayed in the same manner on the right side of the column.
If i is greater than or equal to n in step S12, then, among the date button 51 or period button 52 displayed in the button display area B, a bold line is placed on the boundary line of the date button 51 or period button 52 adjacent in the vertical direction. The empty period 53 is displayed as a line segment (step S15). For example, on the boundary line between the date button 51 with “08/26 (indicating August 26)” and the date button 51 with “09/27 (indicating September 27)”, A line segment having a length set based on an empty period (32 days) calculated from the date of each date button 51 is displayed. The length of the line on the boundary line between the date button 51 and the period button 52 is set based on a free period calculated from the date of the date button 51 and the start date or end date of the period button 52. . It should be noted that conditions such as the ratio between the free period and the length of the line segment, and the display such as not displaying if the free period is less than 3 days can be set as appropriate.
The process of step S15 is performed and the button group display process is terminated.

  When the button group display process ends, the process proceeds to step S6 as shown in FIG. 4, and the basic information display means 36 sets the basic information display area A at the center of the basic information screen so as to touch the button display area B, The item records 12a to 12c belonging to the basic information are extracted based on the attribute data 18 of the item records 12a to 12c, and the basic information display data in which the item name data 15 and the content data 16 are arranged based on the layout data 11 is generated. And displayed in the basic information display area A (step S6, basic information display step (one of management information display steps)). As shown in FIG. 5, the basic information displayed in the basic information display area A includes, for example, personal information such as a patient's name, date of birth, address, etc., and physical information such as the number of deliveries, blood type, and examination Information, schedule information such as the next visit schedule, history information such as past disease names and events (herein, pregnancy and the like) names and their duration, past history, and the like.

  In the first embodiment, the basic information screen shown in FIG. 5 includes the basic information, the date button 51 and the period button 52, and the number of past treatments by month (in this case, the diagnosis) in the frequency display area C at the left end. The number of times, that is, the number of examination days) can be appropriately displayed as a bar graph. For example, “02/07” indicates July 2002, and the number of treatments in July 2002 is represented by the length of the bar graph below the year.

Next, compression processing (main processing) of the plurality of date buttons 51 displayed in the button display area B will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 5, 7 to 10. By compressing the date button 51, the number of displayed buttons is reduced, the operability of button selection is improved, and the basic information display area A and the like described above are widened to improve the visibility of basic information and the like.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing date button compression processing, FIG. 8 is a screen diagram showing a basic information screen when a date button is selected, and FIG. 9 is a screen diagram showing a basic information screen when a compression instruction is given. FIG. 10 is a screen diagram showing a basic information screen on which a plurality of period buttons are displayed by performing compression processing.
In FIG. 8, 51a is a date button selected as the start date, and 51b is a date button selected as the end date. In FIG. 9, 55 is a right click menu, and 55a and 55b are menu buttons labeled “mark” and “summary creation” in the right click menu 55, respectively. In FIG. 10, 52a to 52e are period buttons.

  As shown in FIG. 7, first, based on the input from the input device 3 by the user, the start date / end date selection determination means 37 shown in FIG. 3 selects the compression target from the date buttons 51 displayed in the button display area B. It is determined whether or not two date buttons 51a and 51b (see FIG. 8) corresponding to the start date and end date of the period have been selected (step S21, start date / end date selection determination step). Note that the user can select the date buttons 51a and 51b by, for example, using the mouse 3b to right-click while placing the cursor on one of the date buttons 51a (or 51b), and select “ This is done by clicking the “Mark” menu button 55a and then clicking the menu button 55a in the same manner for the other date button 51b (or 51a) (see FIG. 9). When the menu button 55a is clicked, a predetermined signal (selection signal) is input to the CPU 5, and the start date / end date selection determining means 37 is a date button 51a corresponding to the start date and the end date when two selection signals are input to the CPU 5. , 51b are selected. When the menu button 55a is clicked, a thick line frame can be displayed on the outer periphery of the date buttons 51a and 51b on which the cursor is placed, or the display color and pattern can be changed. Thereby, it is easy to confirm that the user has already selected, and the operation can be performed smoothly.

  Next, based on the input from the input device 3 by the user, the compression instruction input determination means 38 determines whether or not a compression instruction has been input (step S22, compression instruction input determination step). The compression instruction input operation by the user is performed, for example, by clicking the “summarize” menu button 55b of the right-click menu 55 using the mouse 3b (see FIG. 9). When the menu button 55b is clicked, a predetermined signal (compression instruction signal) is input to the CPU 5, and the compression instruction input determination means 38 thereby determines that a compression instruction has been input.

  If it is determined that a compression instruction has been input, the compression period record addition registration unit 39 newly creates a compression period record 21a and additionally registers it in the patient data file 2a expanded on the RAM 6 (step S23, compression period record addition). Registration step). That is, the compression period record addition registration unit 39 newly generates a compression period ID 22, and uses the date of the start date button 51a selected in step S21 as the start date data 23, and sets the date of the end date button 51b. As the end date data 24, summary data 25 is generated (at this time, summary information has not been registered yet, so it becomes empty summary data 25), and these are additionally registered as compression period records 21a.

  Next, the compression period record extraction unit 34 creates a new compression period record file based on the patient data file 2a in which the compression period record 21a is additionally registered (step S24), and the button group display processing unit 35 displays the button group display. Processing is performed (step S25, button group display processing step), and the compression processing of the date button 51 is terminated. Since the processing of step S24 and step S25 is the same as the processing of step S4 and step S5 (see FIG. 4) described above, description thereof is omitted.

  If no compression instruction is input in step S22, then, based on the input from the input device 3 by the user, the cancellation determination means 40 determines whether or not a cancellation instruction is input (step S26). The input operation of the cancellation instruction by the user is performed, for example, by clicking the “mark” menu button 55a of the date buttons 51a and 51b again. When the menu button 55a is clicked again, a predetermined signal (cancellation instruction signal) is input to the CPU 5, and the cancellation determination means 40 determines that the cancellation instruction is input when the cancellation instruction signal is input. If it is determined in step S26 that a cancel instruction has been input, the compression process of the date button 51 is terminated, and if a cancel instruction has not been input, the process returns to step S22.

  As described above, the plurality of date buttons 51 between the date buttons 51a and 51b are compressed, and one period button 52 is generated and displayed (see FIG. 5). In addition, by repeating the compression process of the date button 51 described above, the date buttons 51 included in a plurality of compression target periods can be sequentially compressed, and a plurality of period buttons 52a to 52e can be displayed (see FIG. 10). . As a result, the number of buttons in the button display area B can be set smaller in the button display area B, so that the basic information display area A can be set wider, as shown in FIG. 5 (when the number of buttons is large). In this way, a part of the basic information is not hidden and displayed, and the basic information can be easily confirmed.

  In the case where the displayed period button 52 is returned to the plurality of date buttons 51 and displayed, that is, the compression processing is canceled, for example, the mouse 3b is used to move the cursor to the period button 52 and select “Summary” from the right-click menu. Click the menu button again. Even when the period button 52 is returned to the plurality of date buttons 51, the generated summary information remains as the summary data 25 in the compression period records 21a and 21b. Therefore, it is not necessary to re-edit the summary information, and the input operation accompanying the compression process can be simplified.

  Moreover, you may provide a start date end date input determination means (not shown) as a function implementation | achievement means of CPU5. The start date / end date input determination means is a means for determining whether or not a start date and an end date have been input based on an input of the input device 3 (for example, input by the keyboard 3a). If it is determined that the date has been input, the process proceeds to step S22 in FIG. 7, and the compression process of the date button 51 is performed as described above by performing the processes of steps S22 to S25. In this case, in step S23, the compression period record additional registration means 39 additionally registers the compression period record 21a with the start date and end date input by the keyboard 3a or the like as the start date data 23 and the end date data 24. . Thus, for example, when the user inputs the start date and end date from the keyboard 3a in the lower frame of “start” and “end” displayed in the upper right part of the basic information display area A in FIG. A period button 52 corresponding to the date and the end date is displayed in the button display area B. Thereby, the user can select and perform input operation according to a situation suitably.

Next, processing based on selection of the date button 51, the period button 52, or the command buttons 54a to 54c displayed on the basic information screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 11 to 14. FIG.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing processing based on button selection.
As shown in FIG. 11, first, based on an input from the input device 3 by the user (for example, a button click with the mouse 3b), the button selection determining means 41 is configured to use the date button 51, the period button 52, or the command buttons 54a to 54c. It is determined which button has been selected (step S31).

If it is determined in step S31 that the date button 51 has been selected, the button marking means 42 adds (marks) marking data to the page record 19a corresponding to the date of the selected date button 51 (step S32). Next, the button group division display processing means 43 performs button group division display processing described later to divide and display the button groups 51 and 52 into the left button display area B1 and the right button display area B2 (step S33, button group). Split display processing step). The button group division display processing (operation of the button group division display processing means 43) in step S33 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing button group division display processing, FIG. 13 is a screen view of a page information screen on which page information is displayed after button group division display processing, and FIG. 14 is a summary after button group division display processing. It is a screen figure of the summary information screen on which information was displayed.
In FIG. 13, B1 is the left button display area set at the right side of the page information screen frequency display area C, B2 is the right button display area set at the right edge of the page information screen, and E is the left button display area B1. Is a page information display area (management information display area) set between the right button display area B2 and the right button display area B2. In FIG. 14, F is a summary information display area set between the left button display area B1 and the right button display area B2.

  In FIG. 12, first, the left button display area B1 and the right button display area B2 are set on the page information screen (step S41). Next, the display target area of the date button 51 and the period button 52 is set to the left button display area B1 (step S42). Next, i is set to 1 (step S43), the date data 14 of the i-th (here, the first) page record 19a from the top of the array in the page record file of (Table 1) described above is extracted, and Referring to the compression period record file in Table 2, it is determined whether or not the date indicated by the extracted date data 14 is included in the compression target period of any one of the compression period records 21a, 21b... (Step S44). . If it is determined that the date of the extracted date data 14 is included in any of the compression target periods, it is determined whether or not the date matches the start date of the compression target period (step S45). If it is determined that they match, the start date data 23 and the end date data 24 are extracted from the corresponding compression period record 21a, and the display data of the period button 52 in which the start date and the end date are written is generated as a display target area. It is displayed in the set area (here, the left button display area B1) (step S46).

Next, it is determined whether or not the corresponding compression period record 21a is marked (step 47). Here, the case where the date button 51 is selected is described, and since any one of the page records 19a, 19b... Is marked, it is determined that the corresponding compression period record 21a is marked. However, as will be described later, when the period button 52 is selected, the same button group division display processing is performed, so that the case where it is determined that the marking has been performed will also be described.
When it is determined that the corresponding compression period record 21a is marked, the display target area of the date button 51 and the period button 52 is set to the right button display area B2 (step S48). Next, i and n (number of page records in the page record file) are compared (step S49). If i is smaller than n, i is set to i + 1 and the process returns to step S44 (step S50). If it is determined in step S47 that the marking has not been made, the process proceeds to step S49.

If it is determined in step S44 that the date of the extracted date data 14 is not included in any compression target period, display data of the date button 51 in which the date of the extracted date data 14 is written is generated and displayed as a button. Display in area B (step S51). Next, it is determined whether or not the corresponding page record 19a is marked (step 52). If it is determined that the page record 19a is marked, the display target areas of the date button 51 and the period button 52 are displayed. The right button display area B2 is set (step S53), and the process proceeds to step S49. If it is determined in step S52 that the marking has not been made, the process proceeds to step S49.
If it is determined in step S45 that they do not match, the button display is not performed and the process proceeds to step S49.

As described above, the date button 51 (step S51) or the period button 52 (step S46) is repeatedly displayed until i becomes n or more in step S49. The date button 51 or the period button 52 is displayed at the upper left part of the left button display area B1 in the first loop, and is adjacent to the lower part of the date button 51 or the period button 52 displayed in the previous loop in the subsequent loop. Displayed sequentially. When the marked date button 51 or period button 52 is displayed, the display target area is set to the right button display area B2, and in the next loop, the date button 51 or period button 52 is located at the upper left of the right button display area B2. In the subsequent loops, the date buttons 51 or the period buttons 52 displayed in the immediately preceding loop are sequentially displayed adjacently.
If i is greater than or equal to n in step S49, then the empty period 53 is displayed on the boundary line of the displayed date button 51 or period button 52 (step S54). Since the process of step S54 is the same as the process of step S15 (see FIG. 6) described above, a description thereof will be omitted.
The process of step S54 is performed, and the button group division display process is terminated.

  When the button group split display process is completed, as shown in FIG. 11, the page information display means 44 is located between the left button display area B1 and the right button display area B2 and in the center of the page information screen. E (see FIG. 13) is set, and item records 12a to 12c belonging to the marked page record 19a are extracted based on the display position data 17, and display data of page information is generated and displayed in the page information display area E. (Step S34, page information display step (one of management information display steps)). As shown in FIG. 13, the page information displayed in the page information display area E includes, for example, an ultrasound image, liver function test information, kidney function test information, and prescription. The date button 51 corresponding to the date of the displayed page information is displayed at the end of the button groups 51 and 52 displayed in the left button display area B1 by the button group split display process described above. It is easy for the user to confirm the information and the date.

  If it is determined in step S31 that the period button 52 has been selected, the button marking means 42 adds (marks) marking data to the compression period record 21a corresponding to the compression target period of the selected period button 52 (step S35). ). Next, the button group division display processing means 43 performs the above button group division display processing (the same processing as step S33) to divide the button groups 51 and 52 into the left button display area B1 and the right button display area B2. It is displayed (step S36). Next, the summary information display means 45 sets the summary information display area F (see FIG. 14) between the left button display area B1 and the right button display area B2 in the center of the page information screen, and also displays the compression period. The summary data 25 of the record 21a is extracted and display data is generated and displayed in the summary information display area F (step S37, summary information display step). As shown in FIG. 14, the summary information displayed in the summary information display area F includes, for example, text data.

  If it is determined in step S31 that the command buttons 54a to 54c have been selected, processing based on commands corresponding to the command buttons 54a to 54c is performed (step S38). When the command button 54a described as “diagnosis” is selected, the processing in steps S5 and S6 in FIG. 4 is performed, and the basic information screen is displayed (see FIG. 5). When the command button 54b described as “previous” is selected, the processing of steps S33 and S34 in FIG. 11 is performed, and the page information corresponding to the latest date is displayed among the above-described page information. When the command button 54c described as “today” is selected, a page information editing screen or the like is displayed, and new page information (unedited page information) is displayed.

In the summary information screen in which summary information is displayed in the summary information display area F in step S37 described above, period button expansion display processing can be performed. The period button expansion display process displays only the period button 52 selected in step S31 in the left button display area B1 and corresponds to the date included in the compression target period of the period button 52 selected in the right button display area B2. This is a process of displaying only the plurality of date buttons 51 to be performed. Hereinafter, the period button expansion display processing (operation of the period button expansion display processing means 46) will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a period button expansion display process, and FIG. 16 is a screen view showing a summary information screen subjected to the period button expansion display process.
As shown in FIG. 15, first, the left button display area B1 and the right button display area B2 are set on the page information screen (step S61). Next, the period button 52 selected in step S31 is displayed in the left button display area B1 (step S62). Next, i is set to 1 (step S63), and the date data 14 of the i-th (here, the first) page record 19a from the top of the array in the page record file of (Table 1) described above is extracted. With reference to the compression period record file of (Table 2), it is determined whether or not the date indicated by the extracted date data 14 is included in the compression target period of the compression period record 21a corresponding to the selected period button 52 ( Step S64). If it is determined that the date of the extracted date data 14 is included in the compression target period, the corresponding date button 51 is displayed in the right button display area B2 (step S65). Next, i and n (number of page records in the page record file) are compared (step S66). If i is smaller than n, i is set to i + 1 and the process returns to step S64 (step S67).

  As described above, the date button 51 is repeatedly displayed (step S65) until i becomes n or more in step S66, and the period button 52 is displayed in the left button display area B1 and included in the compression target period. All date buttons 51 are displayed in the right button display area B2 (see FIG. 16). When i becomes n or more in step S66, the period button expansion display process is terminated.

Further, the summary information can be edited on the summary information screen in which the summary information is displayed in the summary information display area F in step S37 described above. Hereinafter, summary editing processing (operation of summary editing processing means 47) will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, display processing of the summary editing window and the item display window will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 17A is a functional block diagram showing the function implementation means of the summary edit processing means 47, FIG. 17B is a data structure diagram showing the data structure of the item record, and FIG. 18 shows the summary edit processing. FIG. 19 is a screen view of a summary edit screen in which a summary edit window and an item display window are displayed. FIG. 20 is a screen of the summary edit screen showing a state in which only important item information is displayed in the item display window. FIG.
In FIG. 17A, 471 is summary edit window display means, 472 is item display instruction determination means, 473 is item display window display means, 474 is edit area input display processing means, 475 is summary information registration instruction determination means, 476 Is summary information registration means, and 477 is cancellation instruction determination means.
In FIG. 17B, 57 is an item record. The attribute data 18 of the item record 57 includes completed flag data 58 indicating whether the corresponding item information has been input or not input (details will be described later) and important flag data 59 indicating whether the item information is an important item. .
19 and 20, 61 is a summary edit window, 62a to 62c, 63 are command buttons displayed at the top of the summary edit window 61, 64 is an edit area of the summary edit window 61, 65 is an item display window, 66 Is a unit display area in the item display window 65, 67 is a date display section, 68 is an item name display section, 69 is a content display section, and 70 and 70 'are scroll bars.

  As shown in FIG. 18, first, the summary edit window display means 471 outputs the display data of the summary edit window 61 which has been set and stored in advance to the display device 4 and displays it on the summary edit screen (step S71, summary edit window display). Step). The summary editing window 61 may be displayed so as to overlap a part of the summary information screen, or may be displayed on the entire screen. Next, based on the input from the input device 3 by the user, the item display instruction determination unit 472 determines whether or not an item display instruction has been input (step S72). The user inputs an item display instruction by, for example, clicking on the command buttons 62a to 62c displayed in the summary edit window 61 with the mouse 3b to the CPU 5 with predetermined signals (all item display instruction signal, important item display instruction signal, This is performed by inputting an input important item display instruction signal). When the signal is input to the CPU 5, the item display instruction determination unit 472 determines that an item display instruction is input.

  If it is determined that the item display instruction has been input, the item display window display means 473 is included in the compression target period (the compression target period of the period button corresponding to the summary information that is the target of the summary editing process) from the patient data file 2a. The date data 14, item name data 15 and content data 16 of all or predetermined item records 57 are extracted and listed to generate display data of the item display window 65, which is output to the display device 4 and output to the summary editing window 61. Display on the side (step S73, item display window display step). As shown in FIG. 19, a plurality of item display areas 66 arranged in the vertical direction are set in the item display window 65, and each item display area 66 corresponds to the date data 14 in the date display section 67 in the upper left column. The item name (inspection item name, etc.) corresponding to the item name data 15 is displayed on the item name display section 68 in the lower left column, and the item display section 69 in the right column displays that name corresponding to the content data 16. The contents of the item are displayed.

The signal input to the CPU 5 differs depending on which of the command buttons 62a to 62c is used to input the item display instruction in step S72, and the item display window 65 displayed in step 73 is also different. Each will be described below.
When the command button 62a labeled “all display” is clicked, an all item display instruction signal is input to the CPU 5, and all the item records 57 included in the compression target period are extracted in step S73. Here, since there is usually so much item information that it cannot be displayed in the item display window 65, the item display window 65 is set to scroll display, and all item information is sequentially displayed by the user operating the scroll bar 70 ( (See FIG. 19).

When the command button 62b labeled “important display” is clicked, an important item display instruction signal is input to the CPU 5, and is set as an important item in the item record 57 included in the compression target period in step S73. An item record 57 is extracted. Whether or not an item is an important item is set for each item record 57 based on the important flag data 59 of the item record 57. If there are too many important items to be displayed in the item display window 65, the item display window 65 is set to scroll display as described above.
The important item information is sequentially displayed (see FIG. 20).

  When the command button 62c labeled “Summary display” is clicked, an uninput important item display instruction signal is input to the CPU, and is set as an important item in the item record 57 included in the compression target period in step S73. The item record 57 that has been input and has not yet been input is extracted. Whether or not there is no input is set for each item record 57 based on the completed flag data 58 of the item record 57. The display of the item display window 65 in this case will be described later together with the description of the completed flag data 58.

Next, the editing area input display processing (operation of the editing area input display processing means 474) in step S74 (editing area input display processing step) when the item display window 65 of important items is displayed in step S73 will be described with reference to FIGS. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the edit area input display processing, FIG. 22 is a screen view of the summary edit screen showing a state in which item information is input to the edit area of the summary edit window, and FIG. 23 is the edit area of the summary edit window. It is a screen figure of the summary edit screen which shows the state which input the several item information to.
22 to 23, reference numerals 66a to 66e denote item display areas, and reference numeral 71 denotes a completed mark display portion.
As shown in FIG. 21, it is first determined whether any item display area 66a in the item display window 65 is selected based on an input from the input device 3 by the user (step S78). If it is determined that any item display area 66a has been selected, the date data 14, item name data 15 and content data 16 of the compression period record 57 corresponding to the selected item display area 66a are extracted and text data is extracted. It is generated and input (displayed) in the editing area 64 of the summary editing window 61 (step S79). As a result, the date, item name, and content indicated by the symbol X are displayed in the editing area 64 as shown in FIG. Next, the completion flag data 58 of the compression period record 57 corresponding to the selected item display area 66a is set as input (step S80), and the completion mark ( Here, the character “Done”) is displayed (step S81), and the edit area input display process is terminated. As shown in FIG. 23, the edit area input display process described above is sequentially performed on the plurality of item display areas 66b to 66e, whereby each date, item name, and content indicated by the symbol Y are displayed. A done mark is displayed on the done mark display portion 71 of the selected item display areas 66b to 66e.

Here, the completed flag data 58 and the completed mark will be described, and the display of the item display window 65 when the command button 62c is clicked will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 24 is a screen view of a summary editing screen showing a state where a completed mark is displayed in a plurality of item display areas of the item display window, and FIG. 25 shows a state where only uninput important item information is displayed in the item display window. It is a screen figure of a summary edit screen.
As described above, in addition to the case where the completed flag data 58 is set as input and the completed mark is displayed by the edit area input display process, the completed mark display portion 71 'is selected (clicked with the mouse 3a) as shown in FIG. ), The completed flag data 58 is set to be input and the completed mark is displayed. In addition, if the done mark display portion 71 ′ on which the done mark is displayed is selected (clicked), the done flag data 58 can be set to the non-input and the done mark can be deleted. Then, as shown in FIG. 25, when the command button 62c labeled “Summary display” is clicked, an item record that is set as an important item and not set (that is, the finished mark is not displayed). 57 is extracted and displayed in the item display window 65 as uninput important item information. As a result, the user selects item information to be summarized from all item information displayed in the item display window 65 or a large number of important item information, displays the selected item information on the summary editing window 61, and further, as indicated by reference sign Z. It is possible to create highly useful summary information by inputting the findings with the keyboard 3a or the like. Then, item information that is no longer required to be displayed in the item display window 65 because it has been summarized, or item information that is determined to be unnecessary even if not summarized, is not displayed in the item display window 65 as being input. Thus, the summary editing screen can be simplified to increase the speed and ease of information search.

The summary information registration process after the summary information is edited as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 26 is a screen diagram showing a summary information screen in which summary information is registered.
As shown in FIG. 18, when the editing area input display process in step S74 is completed, based on the input from the input device 3, the summary information registration instruction determination unit 475 determines whether or not a summary information registration instruction has been input. (Step S75). For example, when a user inputs a registration instruction, a predetermined signal (summary information registration instruction signal) is input to the CPU 5 by clicking the command button 63 labeled “OK” in the summary editing window 61 with the mouse 3b. Is done. When the signal is input to the CPU 5, the summary information registration instruction determination unit 475 determines that the registration instruction is input.

  If it is determined that the registration instruction has been input, the summary information registration unit 476 registers the text data displayed in the editing area 64 of the summary editing window 61 as the summary data 25 in the corresponding compression period record 21a (see FIG. 2). (Step S76, summary information registration step), the summary editing process ends. If it is determined in step S75 that the registration instruction is not input, the cancellation instruction determination unit 477 determines whether the cancellation instruction is input based on an input from the input device 3 by the user (for example, a click on a cancellation button (not shown)). If it is determined that it has been input, the summary editing process is terminated. If no cancel instruction has been input, the process returns to step S72.

  In the present embodiment, the information management apparatus 1 uses electronic medical record information created and recorded by a doctor as management information to be managed, such as basic information and page information, and uses an examination date as a corresponding date. However, the management information and date are not limited to this, for example, maintenance records and inspection records of vehicles etc. in repair shops, system operation diaries and maintenance records in chemical product manufacturing plants, It can be used to manage various information periodically recorded and updated, such as a household account book and diary at home.

As described above, each step of the information management apparatus 1 and the information management method in the present embodiment is configured, and thus has the following operations.
(1) Patient ID input determination means 31 for determining whether or not a patient ID has been input, and all records of the patient data file 2a corresponding to the patient ID input when determined to have been input from the storage device 2 A patient data file reading means 32 for reading and developing on the RAM 6; a page record extracting means 33 for extracting all page records 19a, 19b... From the expanded patient data file 2a and creating a page record file; The compression period record extraction means 34 that extracts all the compression period records 21a, 21b,... From the patient data file 2a and creates a compression period record file, and each page information by referring to the page record file and the compression period record file. A plurality of date buttons 51 and period buttons 52 corresponding to dates The button group display processing means 35 displayed in the button display area B on the screen of the display device in time series order and the basic information display area A are set, and item records 12a to 12c belonging to the basic information are extracted, and the layout data 11 With the basic information display means 35 for displaying the basic information in which the item name data 15 and the content data 16 are arranged based on the basic information display area A, the user simply inputs the patient ID from the input device 3. A plurality of date buttons 51 and period buttons 52 can be displayed in the button display area B, and basic information can be displayed in the basic information display area A.
(2) Start date / end date selection determining means 37 for determining whether or not the two date buttons 51a and 51b corresponding to the start date and the end date of the compression target period are selected, and whether or not a compression instruction is input. Compression instruction input determination means 38 for determining, and addition of a compression period record for additionally registering a compression period record having the dates of two date buttons selected as start date data and end date data when it is determined that a compression instruction has been input And a button group display processing unit 35 compresses a plurality of date buttons 51 between two selected date buttons 51a and 51b into one period button 52 and displays the compressed button in the button display area B. Thus, the user simply selects two date buttons 51a and 51b to be compressed by the input device 3 among the plurality of date buttons 51 displayed on the screen. A plurality of date buttons 51 between two designated date buttons 51a and 51b can be compressed and displayed as one period button 52, and the number of displayed buttons is reduced to improve the operability of button selection. In addition, the management information display area can be widened, and the user can easily search for desired management information. In particular, the date button 51 can be compressed based on the past medical history or hospitalization history of the patient and the date button 51 can be compressed, and comprehensive judgment and summary information for that period can be edited to create a quick information search. In addition, information can be searched in time even with a short examination time, and accurate diagnosis can be made in a short time.

(3) By providing means for returning the period button 52 to the corresponding plurality of date buttons 51 based on the input from the input device 3, the date button can be restored only by selecting the desired period button 52. 51 can be compressed and released by a simple operation.
(4) The button group display processing means 35 includes the date adjacent to or between the adjacent date buttons 51 or period buttons 52 among the plurality of date buttons 51 or period buttons 52 displayed in the button display area B. By displaying the vacant period 53 between the button 51 or the period button 52, the user can select the date button 51 or the period button 52 with reference to the vacant period 53 when searching for the necessary information, Time and effort for searching for information can be reduced. In addition, since the user can select the date button 51 of the compression target period with reference to the empty period 53 when selecting the date button 51, the operation of compressing the date button 51 can be easily performed.
(5) Based on the input from the input device 3 by the user, the button selection determination means 41 for determining which of the date button 51, the period button 52, or the command buttons 54a to 54c is selected, and the date button 51 are selected. Button marking that marks the page record 19a corresponding to the date of the selected date button 51, and marking the compression period record 21a corresponding to the period of the selected period button 52 when the period button 52 is selected. The means 42 and the button group 51, 52 before the marked date button 51 or period button 52 among the button groups 51, 52 are displayed in the left button display area B1 on the screen of the display device 4 in chronological order, Button group 51, 52 after date button 51 or period button 52 marked Button group division display processing means 43 to be displayed in the right button display area B2 in the column order, and a page information display area E and a page for extracting data of predetermined item records 12a to 12c and displaying them in the page information display area E By providing the information display means 44 and the summary information display means 45 for setting the summary information display area F and extracting the predetermined summary data 25 and displaying it in the summary information display area F, the user can select a desired date button 51. Alternatively, only by selecting the period button 52, the page information of the date corresponding to the buttons 51, 52 or the summary information of the corresponding period can be displayed on the screen of the display device 4, and the date, the compression target period, the page information, Since the summary information corresponds, the user can easily grasp the detailed information from the page information of the date, and the summary information of which period Can be easily confirmed by the position of the period button, and the entire page information and overview of the period can be easily grasped from the summary information, and if it can be determined from the summary information that there is no necessary information for the period, There is no need to view page information page by page, and unnecessary labor and time can be omitted.

(6) Summary edit window display means 471 for displaying the summary edit window 61 having the edit area 64 on the summary information display screen of the display device 4, and information is input to the edit area 64 based on the input from the input device 3. By providing edit area input display processing means 474 to display and summary information registration means 476 for registering information input (displayed) in edit area 64 as summary information, page information for a predetermined period based on a user instruction The summary information can be easily edited based on the information, the edited summary information can be registered in association with the period, and the summary information for any period can be edited at the user's discretion. The usefulness of information can be enhanced by extracting information that is judged to be useful and adding subjective information of the user. Create a legible appropriate summary information so as to facilitate the search of information can be displayed.
(7) By providing item display window display means 473 for displaying all or predetermined item information included in the compression target period corresponding to the period button 52 as the item display window 65 on the screen of the display device 4, summary information When editing, the user can easily and accurately edit the summary information while referring to the item information included in the compression target period.

  As described above, the present invention stores electronic medical record information, maintenance records and inspection records of vehicles, etc., management information such as system operation diaries and maintenance records, household accounts, etc., in association with dates such as examination dates and inspection dates. The present invention relates to an information management apparatus and an information management method for managing information so that it can be used as appropriate, and a program for executing the method on a computer. In particular, according to the present invention, a plurality of information displayed on a screen are displayed. A date button (a rectangular area or the like displayed on the screen, and a predetermined signal is input to the CPU when selected) is compressed as a period button by compressing an arbitrary date button specified by the user. The number of displayed buttons can be reduced, the operability of button selection for information search can be improved, and the management information display area can be increased. , Which period of the date button is compressed can be easily visually confirmed based on the position of the period button in the time-series button group, and the user can easily search for desired management information. The summary information of the management information for a predetermined period can be easily edited based on the information, the usefulness of the information is enhanced, and it can be displayed appropriately without any special operation by associating it with the period button, and the information is grasped It is possible to provide a convenient information management apparatus and information management method that can reduce the time and effort required for information search without reducing the accuracy of the program, and a program for executing the method on a computer. .

Device block diagram of information management device in Embodiment 1 Data structure diagram showing records and data structure in patient data file stored in storage device Functional block diagram showing CPU function realization means Flow chart showing pre-processing Screen view of the basic information screen displayed on the display device by pre-processing Flow chart showing button group display processing Flow chart showing date button compression processing Screen diagram showing the basic information screen when selecting the date button Screen diagram showing the basic information screen when instructing compression Screen view showing the basic information screen with multiple period buttons after compression processing Flow chart showing processing based on button selection Flow chart showing button group split display processing Screen view of page information screen with page information displayed after button group split display processing Screen shot of summary information screen showing summary information after button group split display processing Flow chart showing period button expansion display processing Screen diagram showing the summary information screen that has been expanded and displayed for the period button (A) Functional block diagram showing function realizing means of summary editing processing means (b) Data structure diagram showing data structure of item record Flowchart showing summary editing process Screen shot of the summary edit screen showing the summary edit window and item display window Screen shot of the summary edit screen showing only the important item information displayed in the item display window Flow chart showing edit area input display processing Screen shot of the summary edit screen showing the item information entered in the edit area of the summary edit window Screen shot of the summary edit screen showing the state where multiple items of information have been entered in the edit area of the summary edit window Screen shot of the summary edit screen showing the completed mark displayed in the multiple item display areas of the item display window Screen shot of the summary edit screen showing the state in which only the unentered important item information is displayed in the item display window A screen showing the summary information screen where the summary information is registered

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information management apparatus 2 Memory | storage devices 2a, 2b Patient data file 3 Input device 3a Keyboard 3b Mouse 4 Display apparatus 5 CPU (central processing unit)
6 RAM
7 ROM
8 Patient record 9 Basic information page record 10 Basic information page ID data 11 Layout data 12a-12c Item record 13 Item ID data 14 Date data 15 Item name data 16 Content data 17 Display position data 18 Attribute data 19a, 19b Page record 20 pages ID data 21a, 21b Compression period record 22 Compression period ID data 23 Start date data 24 End date data 25 Summary data 31 Patient ID input determination means 32 Patient data file reading means 33 Page data extraction means 34 Compression period data extraction means 35 Button group Display processing means 36 Basic information display means 37 Start date / end date selection determination means 38 Compression instruction input determination means 39 Compression period data addition registration means 40 Cancellation determination means 41 Button selection determination means 42 Button marking means 43 Button group division display processing means 44 Page information display means 45 Summary information display means 46 Period button expansion display processing means 47 Summary edit processing means 51, 51a, 51b Date buttons 52, 52a-52e Period buttons 53 Free periods 54a To 54c command button 55 right click menu 55a, 55b menu button 57 item record 58 completed flag data 59 important flag data 61 summary edit window 62a to 62c, 63 command button 64 edit area 65 item display window 66 item display area 67 date display section 68 Item name display section 69 Contents display section 70, 70 'Scroll bar 71 Completed mark display section A Basic information display area B Button display area B1 Left button display table area B2 Right button display area C Count display Pass D command button display area E page information display area F summary information display area

Claims (13)

A storage device in which predetermined management information and a date are stored in association with each other; a display device; an input device; and a central processing unit that controls the entire system, wherein the central processing unit includes each date of the management information. Button group display processing means for displaying a plurality of date buttons corresponding to the button in the button display area on the screen of the display device in chronological order, and corresponding to the date of the date button selected based on the input from the input device A management information display means for displaying the management information in a management information display area on a screen of the display device,
The central processing unit is a start date / end date selection determination unit that determines whether two date buttons corresponding to a start date and an end date of a compression target period are selected based on an input from the input device; A compression instruction input determining means for determining whether or not a compression instruction is input based on an input from the input device; and starting dates of the two date buttons selected when it is determined that the compression instruction is input A compression period record additional registration means for additionally registering a compression period record having date data and end date data,
The button group display processing means compresses a plurality of the date buttons between the two selected date buttons into one period button and displays it in the button display area.   The central processing unit includes summary information display means for displaying summary information corresponding to the period button selected based on an input from the input device in a summary information display area on a screen of the display device. The information management apparatus according to claim 1. The central processing unit includes summary editing processing means for editing the summary information,
The summary edit processing means displays summary edit window display means for displaying a summary edit window having an edit area on the screen of the display device, and inputs and displays information in the edit area based on an input from the input device. 3. The information management apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising editing area input display processing means and summary information registration means for registering the information input to the editing area as the summary information.   The summary editing processing means includes item display window display means for displaying all or predetermined item information included in a compression target period corresponding to the period button as an item display window on the screen of the display device. The information management apparatus according to claim 3.   The button group display processing means includes the adjacent date buttons or the boundary buttons between the adjacent date buttons or the period buttons among the plurality of date buttons or the period buttons displayed in the button display area. 5. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an empty period between the period buttons is displayed.   6. The information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the management information is electronic medical record information, and the date is an examination date. A button group display processing step for displaying a plurality of date buttons corresponding to each date of the management information associated with the date and stored in the storage device in a button display area on the screen of the display device in chronological order; and an input device A management information display step for displaying the management information corresponding to the date of the date button selected based on the input from a management information display area of the display device, and an information management method comprising:
A start date / end date selection determination step for determining whether two date buttons corresponding to a start date and an end date of a compression target period are selected based on an input from the input device; and an input from the input device A compression instruction input determination step for determining whether or not a compression instruction has been input based on the start date data and start date data and end date data for the dates of the two selected date buttons when it is determined that the compression instruction has been input A compression period record additional registration step for additionally registering a compression period record having
Subsequently, in the button group display processing step, the plurality of date buttons between the two selected date buttons are compressed into one period button and displayed in the button display area.   The summary information display step of displaying summary information corresponding to the period button selected based on an input from the input device in a summary information display area on a screen of the display device. 8. The information management method according to 7. A summary editing process step for editing the summary information;
The summary edit processing step includes a summary edit window display step for displaying a summary edit window having an edit area on the screen of the display device, and information is input and displayed in the edit area based on an input from the input device. 9. The information management method according to claim 8, further comprising: an editing area input display processing step; and a summary information registration step of registering the information input to the editing area as the summary information.   The summary editing processing step includes an item display window display step for displaying all or predetermined item information included in a compression target period corresponding to the period button as an item display window on the screen of the display device. The information management method according to claim 9.   In the button group display processing step, among the plurality of date buttons or the period buttons displayed in the button display area, the adjacent date buttons or The information management method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein an empty period between the period buttons is displayed.   The information management method according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the management information is electronic medical record information, and the date is an examination date. A program for causing a computer to execute each step of the information management method according to any one of claims 7 to 12.