JP2021125080A - Medical treatment support system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a medical treatment support system that facilitates an early treatment with respect to a patient with a disease regarding sleep.SOLUTION: A medical treatment support system (1) comprises: a first acquisition unit (22) that acquires information including sleep data; a storage unit (23) that stores information on one or more medical institutions; an extraction unit (26) that extracts one or more medical institutions from the medical institution the storage unit (23) has; an evaluation unit (24) that evaluates a sleep state; a determination unit (25) that determines whether it is desirable for a subject to receive a treatment at the medical institution or not; and a first providing unit (27) that provides information on the medical institution the extraction unit extracts, and information including an evaluation result of the sleep state for the subject determined desirable to receive the treatment at the medical institution.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

This disclosure relates to a medical care support system.

In recent years, there is an inspection service that can be performed at home for risk inspection of lifestyle-related diseases and cancer. This test service is a system in which test results can be obtained by enclosing a few drops of body fluid such as blood or urine in a test kit delivered to the applicant's home and returning it to the service provider.

Such an inspection service does not need to be inspected at a medical institution such as a hospital, and the inspection cost is relatively low, so that it is easy for the user to undergo the inspection. Therefore, the user can detect the disease at an early stage and treat the disease at an early stage, and can prevent the disease. Therefore, as the number of users increases, the increase in social medical expenses can be suppressed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a medical care support system for sleep apnea syndrome.

International Publication No. WO2004 / 1000034

With regard to sleep problems, it is difficult to notice that there is a problem unless the family members point out snoring or a temporary stop of breathing, or if there are no subjective symptoms such as feeling strong drowsiness in the daytime. In the medical care support system of Patent Document 1, a user who browses information on a screening test needs to apply for the screening test. With such a support system, only those who are aware that their illness has progressed to some extent and have sleep problems will be tested. Therefore, it cannot be said that the barrier to self-examination is low, and it is difficult to detect sleep-related illnesses at an early stage.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a medical care support system that encourages early treatment of patients with sleep-related illnesses.

The first aspect is a first acquisition unit (22) for acquiring subject information including sleep data related to the subject's sleep, a storage unit (23) for storing information of at least one or more medical institutions, and the above-mentioned storage unit ( An extraction unit (26) that extracts at least one or more predetermined medical institutions from the medical institutions possessed by 23), an evaluation unit (24) that evaluates the sleep state of the subject based on the above sleep data, and the above evaluation. Based on the evaluation result of the sleeping state evaluated by the department (24), the judgment unit (25) determines whether or not it is desirable for the subject to see a medical institution, and the judgment unit (25) provides medical treatment. It is provided with a first providing unit (27) that provides information on the medical institution extracted by the extracting unit and information including the evaluation result of the sleeping state to a subject who is determined to be desirable to receive a medical examination at an institution.

In this aspect, since the subject can confirm information about his / her sleep outside the medical institution, for example, it can lead to early detection of a patient who has no subjective symptom for a sleep-related disease. In addition, when it is determined from the evaluation result of the sleep state that the subject needs to see a medical institution, a list of medical institutions is provided to the subject. Therefore, not only does the subject not have to bother to search for a medical institution that suits him / her, but he / she can receive a medical examination at the medical institution simply by selecting a specific medical institution from the presented medical institution list. As a result, early treatment can be encouraged for patients who have no subjective symptoms of sleep-related illnesses.

In the second aspect, in the first aspect, the extraction unit (26) extracts at least one or more medical institutions from the medical institutions possessed by the storage unit (23) based on the sleep data.

In this aspect, the subject is presented with a list of medical institutions extracted based on the evaluation result of the sleep state, so that the subject can select the medical institution suitable for himself / herself. As a result, it is not necessary to undergo a simple examination at a predetermined medical institution before receiving a medical examination at a specialized medical institution, and the result of the examination by this medical treatment support system can be used as the result of the simple examination. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of consulting at a specialized medical institution and reduce the cost. Subjects will also be more likely to work on treatment for sleep-related illnesses.

In the third aspect, in the first aspect or the second aspect, the subject information includes the subject's whereabouts information, and the extraction unit (26) is based on the information including the subject's whereabouts information. At least one or more medical institutions are extracted from the medical institutions possessed by the memory unit (23).

In this aspect, the subject can be seen at a medical institution near his or her address or near the workplace. This facilitates the subject to treat sleep-related illnesses.

In the fourth aspect, in any one of the first to third aspects, the first acquisition unit (22) acquires the sleep data from the biometric information acquisition sensor installed in the accommodation facility.

In this aspect, the subject can know his / her sleeping state, for example, at a travel destination or a business trip destination. This allows a subject without subjective symptoms to unintentionally recognize that he / she has a sleep-related illness.

The fifth aspect is in any one of the first to fourth aspects.
Further equipped with a second provider (28) that provides selection information
The selection information is information indicating that the first medical institution selected by the operation of the subject is selected from the medical institutions extracted by the extraction unit (26).

In this aspect, it can be recognized that the first medical institution is selected by the subject using this medical treatment support system. Thereby, for example, the first medical institution can be distinguished from the patient who came to see the doctor without using this medical treatment support system.

The sixth aspect is, in the fifth aspect,
A second acquisition unit (29) for acquiring consultation information is further provided, and the consultation information is information indicating that the subject has consulted at the first medical institution.

In this aspect, it can be recognized that the subject using this medical treatment support system has undergone a medical examination at the first medical institution. Thereby, it is possible to distinguish whether or not the patient who visited the first medical institution is a patient who used this medical treatment support system.

The seventh aspect is, in the sixth aspect,
When the first medical institution provides a specific medical device to the subject, the provision information indicating that the specific medical device has been provided to the subject is provided to a business operator handling the specific medical device. A third providing unit (30) is further provided.

In this aspect, the medical device manufacturer can recognize that the company's product has been provided to the subject using this medical treatment support system.

The eighth aspect is in any one of the first to seventh aspects.
The sleep data is information about sleep apnea syndrome.

In this aspect, a patient with unaware sleep apnea syndrome can be detected at an early stage, and early treatment can be promoted.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a medical care support system according to an embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of each device constituting the medical care support system. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of using the medical care support system. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the evaluation results of the sleep state. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a selection screen of a medical institution.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments are essentially preferred examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, or its uses.

-Overall configuration-
The medical care support system (1) of the present embodiment performs risk determination for sleep apnea syndrome (Sleep Apnea Syndrome, hereinafter referred to as SAS), and consults a subject with a high SAS risk at a medical institution. It is a system that encourages sleep apnea. The medical care support system (1) will be specifically described below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the medical care support system (1) includes a server device (20), a measuring device (10), a first communication terminal (40), a second communication terminal (50), and a third communication. Equipped with a terminal (60). The server device (20) communicates by wire with the measuring device (10), the first communication terminal (40), the second communication terminal (50), and the third communication terminal (60) via the communication network (6). Perform wireless communication.

<measuring device>
The measuring device (10) corresponds to the biometric information acquisition sensor. The measuring device (10) has a microphone (11). The microphone (11) is externally connected to the measuring device (10). Mike (11) is installed unrestrained with people.

The measuring device (10) is installed in the guest room of Hotel H, which is an accommodation facility. The measuring device (10) is a device that digitizes the sound collected from the surroundings of the measuring device (10) via the microphone (11) and extracts data including the biological sound of the subject from the data. Biological sounds include the subject's sleeping breath (breathing sounds) and snoring. The measuring device (10) has a first control unit (13), a first communication unit (14), a first storage unit (15), and an acoustic processing unit (17).

The first control unit (13) includes a microcomputer and a memory device (specifically, a semiconductor memory) for storing software for operating the microcomputer, and controls the operation of the measuring device (10). ..

The sound processing unit (17) is connected to the microphone (11) and converts the sound input from the microphone (11) into data. The sound processing unit (17) extracts the acoustic data of the biological sound from the converted acoustic data. The acoustic data of the biological sound corresponds to the sleep data related to the subject's sleep.

The first storage unit (15) stores sleep data digitized by the sound processing unit (17).

The first communication unit (14) transmits sleep data to the server device (20).

<Server device>
The server device (20) includes a second control unit (21), a second storage unit (23), a first acquisition unit (22), an evaluation unit (24), a determination unit (25), an extraction unit (26), and a first unit. It includes one providing unit (27), a second providing unit (28), a second acquisition unit (29), and a second communication unit (31).

The second control unit (21) includes a microcomputer and a memory device (specifically, a semiconductor memory) for storing software for operating the microcomputer, and controls the operation of the server device (20). ..

The first acquisition unit (22) acquires the sleep data regarding the sleep of the subject A transmitted from the measuring device (10) and the subject information regarding the subject A. The subject information includes, for example, the subject's name, gender, age, whereabouts information, and the like. The whereabouts information refers to the subject's home address, work address, home address, and the like.

The second storage unit (23) corresponds to the storage unit. Information on a plurality of medical institutions is stored in the second storage unit (23). Here, the medical institution refers to a general hospital or clinic having an otolaryngology department, a dentistry department, a respiratory department, and the like. In addition, the medical institution may be a clinic specializing in snoring or SAS. Medical institutions are not limited to medical institutions in Japan, but also include foreign medical institutions. In addition, sleep data received from the measuring device (10) is also stored in the second storage unit (23).

The evaluation unit (24) evaluates the sleep state of the subject A based on the sleep data stored in the second storage unit (23). For example, the evaluation unit (24) extracts the number and time of snoring and breathlessness (apnea state) of subject A from the sleep data, and scores the sleep quality of subject A. The evaluation unit (24) selects a comment set according to the score value. Here, the comment includes, for example, advice on sleep of subject A and explanation of SAS risk of subject. In this way, the evaluation unit (24) evaluates the sleep state and creates an evaluation result.

The determination unit (25) determines whether or not it is desirable for the subject A to receive a medical examination at a medical institution based on the evaluation result of the sleep state evaluated by the evaluation unit (24). Strictly speaking, the determination unit (25) collates the information such as the snoring and breath-holding (apnea state) time and the number of times of the subject A extracted from the sleep data with a predetermined criterion for SAS. do. The determination unit (25) determines whether or not to recommend the subject A to be examined at a medical institution based on the collated result.

The extraction unit (26) extracts at least one or more predetermined medical institutions from the medical institutions possessed by the second storage unit (23). When the determination unit (25) determines that it is desirable for the subject A to perform an examination at the medical institution, the extraction unit (26) determines the evaluation result of the sleeping state and the whereabouts information of the subject A. It is a medical institution extracted by the extraction unit (26) from the medical institutions possessed by the second storage unit (23) based on the above. For example, when the determination unit (25) determines that the SAS risk is relatively high, a detailed examination is required, so the extraction unit (26) is a medical institution specializing in SAS treatment that is relatively close to the home address of subject A. Create a list of. On the other hand, when the determination unit (25) determines that the SAS risk is relatively low, the extraction unit (26) is a dental clinic relatively close to the home address of subject A because it can be dealt with simply by wearing the mouthpiece during sleep. Create a list of.

The first providing unit (27) provides the subject with the evaluation result of the sleep state of the subject evaluated by the evaluation unit (24). In particular, for subject A who is judged by the judgment unit (25) to be examined at a medical institution, the first providing unit (27) is the medical treatment which is the information of the medical institution extracted by the extraction unit (26). A list of institutions, evaluation results of sleep status, and subject A will be provided. Strictly speaking, the first providing unit (27) outputs the evaluation result information and the list information of the medical institution to the second communication unit (31), and the second communication unit (31) is the evaluation result information. The list information of the medical institution is transmitted to the first communication terminal (40) owned by the subject A, which will be described later.

The second providing unit (28) provides the selection information to the first medical institution M. The selection information is information indicating that the first medical institution M has been selected by the operation of the subject A from the list of medical institutions extracted by the extraction unit (26). Strictly speaking, the second providing unit (28) outputs the selection information to the second communication unit (31), and the second communication unit (31) outputs the selection information to the first medical institution M, which will be described later. It is transmitted to the second communication terminal (50) of.

The second acquisition unit (29) acquires the consultation information when the subject receives a consultation at the first medical institution M. The consultation information is information indicating that the subject A has consulted at the first medical institution M. Strictly speaking, the second acquisition unit (29) acquires the consultation information received from the second communication terminal (50) described later in which the second communication unit (31) is installed in the first medical institution M.

When the first medical institution M provides the specific medical device to the subject A, the third providing unit (30) provides the specific medical device to the subject A with the provided information indicating that the specific medical device has been provided to the subject A. Provide to businesses that handle medical equipment. Here, the medical device refers to a medical device used for SAS treatment. Specifically, the medical device refers to a CPAP device used for a treatment (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, hereinafter referred to as CPAP) in which pressurized air is sent from the nose to the airway to widen the airway and prevent apnea during sleep. A business operator that handles medical devices refers to a CPAP device manufacturer that sells CPAP devices. The particular medical device refers to a CPAP device sold by the particular CPAP device maker S. The CPAP device is lent from the first medical institution M to the subject A who needs SAS treatment. The provided information is information indicating that the specific CPAP device has been provided to the subject A by the first medical institution M.

<First communication terminal>
The first communication terminal (40) is a smartphone, personal computer or tablet owned by the subject. The first communication terminal (40) has a third control unit (41), a third communication unit (42), a selection unit (43), a first notification unit (44), and a first operation unit (45).

The third control unit (41) includes a microcomputer and a memory device (specifically, a semiconductor memory) for storing software for operating the microcomputer, and operates the first communication terminal (40). Control.

The third communication unit (42) receives information on the evaluation result of the sleep state of the subject A, information on the list of medical institutions, etc. from the server device (20), and indicates that the first medical institution M has been selected. The selection information, which is the information to be shown, is transmitted to the server device (20).

The first notification unit (44) displays the evaluation result of the sleep state and the search result of the medical institution to the subject A on the display (47) provided in the first communication terminal (40).

The selection unit (43) selects the first medical institution M, which is a medical institution selected from the list of medical institutions, by the operation of the subject A. The information selected by the first medical institution M is output to the third communication unit (42) as selection information.

A touch pad (48) operated by subject A is connected to the first operation unit (45). When the subject A operates the touch pad (48), a predetermined signal is sent from the first operation unit (45) to the third control unit (41). The third control unit (41) controls the first communication terminal (40) according to the predetermined signal.

<Second communication terminal>
The second communication terminal (50) is a personal computer, a tablet, or the like installed in a medical institution stored in the second storage unit (23). The second communication terminal (50) has a fourth control unit (51), a fourth communication unit (52), a second notification unit (53), and a second operation unit (54).

The fourth control unit (51) includes a microcomputer and a memory device (specifically, a semiconductor memory) for storing software for operating the microcomputer, and operates the second communication terminal (50). Control.

The fourth communication unit (52) received the selection information from the server device (20), provided the subject A with the consultation information indicating that the subject A had a consultation at the first medical institution M, and a specific CPAP device. The provided information indicating that the information is sent to the server device (20).

The second notification unit (53) displays the selection information received by the fourth communication unit (52) on the display (55) included in the second communication terminal (50).

A keyboard (56) is connected to the second operation unit (54). When the operator operates the keyboard (56), a predetermined signal is sent from the second operation unit (54) to the fourth control unit (51). The fourth control unit (51) controls the second communication terminal (50) according to the predetermined signal.

<Third communication terminal>
The third communication terminal (60) is a personal computer, a tablet, or the like installed in a CPAP maker. The third communication terminal (60) includes a fifth control unit (61), a fifth communication unit (62), and a third notification unit (63).

The fifth control unit (61) includes a microcomputer and a memory device (specifically, a semiconductor memory) for storing software for operating the microcomputer, and operates the third communication terminal (60). Control.

The fifth communication unit (62) receives the provided information from the server device (20).

The third notification unit (63) displays the provided information on the display (64) included in the third communication terminal (60).

-Flow of consultation-
Next, the flow of use of the medical care support system (1) by the subjects will be described with reference to FIG.

Subject A is a guest at Hotel H. At the time of check-in at Hotel H, subject A is asked to confirm whether or not to use the medical care support system (1). When the intention of the subject A is confirmed, the measuring device (10) is operated by the operation of the subject A (step ST1).
In step ST2, the sound acquisition unit (16) acquires the sound in the room through the microphone (11).

In step ST3, the acoustic processing unit (17) converts the acquired acoustic data into data, and discriminates between the acoustic data derived from the living body and the acoustic data derived from other noise.

In step ST4, the acoustic processing unit (17) stores the subject's sleep data, which is acoustic data derived from the living body, in the first storage unit (15).

In step ST5, the first communication unit (14) transmits the sleep data of the subject A to the server device (20).

In step ST6, the first acquisition unit (22) acquires the subject information and the sleep data of the subject A received from the first communication unit (14), and stores the sleep data in the second storage unit (23). do. Subject information is provided by subject A, for example, at hotel H check-in, and is input to the first acquisition unit (22) by an employee of hotel H.

In step ST7, the determination unit (25) determines whether it is desirable for the subject A to undergo a SAS test at a medical institution based on the sleep data. If it is determined that it is desirable to have a SAS test, the process proceeds to step ST8. If it is determined that the SAS examination is unnecessary, the process proceeds to step ST9.

In step ST8, the extraction unit (26) extracts one or more from the medical institutions stored in the second storage unit (23) based on the sleep data and the subject information, and creates a list information of the medical institutions.

In step ST9, the evaluation unit (24) creates an evaluation result of the sleep state based on the sleep data of the subject A.

In step ST10, the first provider (27) transmits information indicating the evaluation result of the sleep state to the smartphone (40) of the subject A. When the extraction unit (26) extracts one or more medical institutions in step ST8, in addition to the information indicating the evaluation result of the sleep state, the list information of the medical institutions is also transmitted to the smartphone (40) of the subject A.

In step ST11, the first notification unit (44) causes the display (47) of the smartphone (40) of the subject A to display the evaluation result screen (70) as shown in FIG. At the top of the evaluation result screen (70) is a graph (71) showing the number of apneas and sleep depth measured over time, a sleep score calculated based on a predetermined standard (72), and sleep. A comment (73) about the status is displayed. Further, the first button (74) and the second button (75) are displayed at the lower part of the evaluation result screen (70). The first button (74) is a button that displays advice for improving the sleep state on the display when tapped. The second button (75) is a button for displaying a screen on which the first medical institution M can be selected when tapped.

When the second button (75) is tapped by the operation of the subject A, the search screen (80) of the medical institution is displayed as shown in FIG. At the top of the search screen (80), a selection button (81) is displayed that allows you to select the medical institution's conditions regarding the location. The selection button (81) is composed of a "search by current location" button (81a), a "search by area" button (81b), and a "search by nearest station" button (81c). When any one of the selection buttons (81) is selected by the operation of subject A, a list of medical institutions corresponding to the selected conditions and each medical institution's list are displayed at the bottom of the search screen (80). Search results (83) indicating the "vacancy" status of daily reservations are displayed. Subject A selects one medical institution from the medical institutions displayed in the search result (83) and makes an appointment for consultation.

In step ST12, the selection unit (43) selects the first medical institution M selected by the operation of the subject A. For example, in FIG. 5, when one medical institution is selected from the search result (83) of the medical institution by the operator, the selection unit (43) selects the medical institution as the first medical institution M.

In step ST13, the third communication unit (42) transmits selection information indicating that the first medical institution M has been selected by the subject A to the server device (20).

In step ST14, the server device (20) receives the selection information transmitted from the subject A's smartphone (40).

In step ST15, the server device (20) transmits the selection information to the second communication terminal (50) of the first medical institution M.

In step ST16, when the fourth communication unit (52) receives the selection information, the second notification unit (53) displays the content selected by the first medical institution by the subject A on the display of the second communication terminal (50). indicate. At this time, the display (55) of the second communication terminal (50) displays the subject information of the subject A, the date and time of the visit of the subject A, the evaluation result of the sleep state, and the like.

In step ST17, when the subject A consults at the first medical institution M, the fourth communication unit (52) transmits the consultation information indicating that the subject A has consulted at the first medical institution M to the server device (20). do. Further, when the first medical institution M provides the CPAP device of the specific CPAP maker S to the subject A, the fourth communication unit (52) provides the provided information indicating that the CPAP device has been provided to the subject A. Send to server device (20).

In step ST18, the server device (20) confirms the consultation information, the consultation information, and the provided information transmitted from the first medical institution M.

In step ST19, the third provider (30) transmits the provided information to the third communication terminal (60) of the specific CPAP maker S.

In step ST20, when the fifth communication unit (62) receives the provided information, the third notification unit (63) displays the content indicating the provided information on the display (64) of the third communication terminal (60). At this time, information such as the product number, model, and rental period of the CPAP device lent to the subject A is displayed on the display (64) of the third communication terminal (60).

-Features of the embodiment (1)-
The medical care support system (1) of the present embodiment has a first acquisition unit (22) that acquires subject information including sleep data related to the subject's sleep, and a second storage unit (22) that stores information of at least one or more medical institutions. 23), the extraction unit (26) that extracts at least one or more predetermined medical institutions from the medical institutions possessed by the second storage unit (23), and the sleep state of the subject are evaluated based on the above sleep data. Based on the evaluation unit (24) and the evaluation result of the sleep state evaluated by the evaluation unit (24), a determination unit (25) that determines whether or not it is desirable for the subject to see a medical institution. First provision that provides information on the medical institution extracted by the extraction unit (26) and information including the evaluation result of the sleep state to the subjects who are judged by the determination unit (25) to be examined at a medical institution. It has a part (27).

Here, sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a disease in which breathing is stopped intermittently during bedtime. Patients with SAS cannot get enough sleep because they stop breathing during sleep. As a result, he feels strong drowsiness during the daytime, and the number of accidents that occur during drowsy driving is becoming more serious.

In addition to having no subjective symptoms, a definitive diagnosis of SAS requires a sleep test called sleep polygraphy, which involves hospitalization for about two nights. This sleep polygraphy requires the attachment of various sensors to each body position of the subject in order to acquire various biological information during sleep. Therefore, the spread of definitive diagnosis of SAS has not progressed, and it is estimated that there are 4 to 5 million SAS patients in Japan, but only about 400,000 are being treated, and many potential SAS patients. Has been left unattended.

In recent years, there are simple test kits that can be tested at home and a system in which an application is made via the Internet and the test device is sent to the home, and the barriers to receiving SAS tests are relatively low. However, since the subject needs to apply for the test by himself / herself, the SAS has no subjective symptoms, and the SAS patient who is not conscious of taking the SAS test cannot be expected to take the test by himself / herself. Therefore, at present, early detection and early treatment of potential SAS patients have not progressed.

On the other hand, according to the feature (1) of the present embodiment, since the sleep state can be evaluated for a subject who does not have a subjective symptom of SAS, it is possible to lead to early detection of a patient who does not have a subjective symptom of SAS.

In addition, if the sleep status assessment results urge the subject to visit a medical institution, a list of medical institutions is provided to the subject. Therefore, not only does the subject not have to bother to search for a medical institution that suits him / her, but he / she can receive a medical examination simply by selecting a specific medical institution from the presented medical institution list. As a result, the barrier to being examined at a medical institution is lowered, and early treatment can be encouraged for SAS patients.

In addition, the subject can be made aware of SAS simply by showing the subject an evaluation result that the risk of SAS is relatively high or the subject is prone to SAS. As a result, it can lead to the prevention of SAS.

-Characteristics of the embodiment (2)-
In the medical treatment support system (1) of the embodiment, the extraction unit (26) extracts at least one or more medical institutions from the medical institutions possessed by the second storage unit (23) based on the sleep data.

According to this feature (2), the subject is presented with a list of medical institutions extracted based on the evaluation result of the sleep state. Since the subject can select the appropriate medical institution for himself / herself, the subject can receive appropriate treatment at the medical institution.

In addition, the time from receiving the primary examination to receiving the medical examination at the target medical institution can be shortened, and the cost for diagnosis can be suppressed. As a result, the subject is more likely to engage in SAS treatment.

-Characteristics of the embodiment (3)-
In the medical care support system (1) of the embodiment, the subject information includes the subject's whereabouts information, and the extraction unit (26) has the second storage unit (23) based on the information including the subject's whereabouts information. Extract at least one medical institution from the medical institutions.

According to this feature (3), the subject can be examined at a medical institution near his / her address or at his / her workplace. As a result, the barrier to seeing a doctor at a medical institution can be lowered, and the subject can easily work on SAS treatment.

-Characteristics of the embodiment (4)-
In the medical care support system (1) of the embodiment, the first acquisition unit (22) acquires sleep data from the biometric information acquisition sensor installed in the accommodation facility.

According to this feature (4), for example, a subject can know his / her sleeping state at a travel destination or a business trip destination. As a result, the subject who has no subjective symptom of SAS can unintentionally recognize that he / she is SAS. This makes it possible to detect an unaware SAS patient.

-Characteristics of the embodiment (5)-
The medical care support system (1) of the embodiment further includes a second providing unit (28) that provides selection information, and the selection information is obtained by the operation of a subject from the medical institutions extracted by the extraction unit (26). 1 Information indicating that the medical institution M has been selected.

According to this feature (5), the first medical institution M can recognize that it was selected by the subject who used the present medical care support system (1). This makes it possible to distinguish patients who have come to the clinic without using this medical care support system (1).

In addition, it is possible to provide a predetermined service to a subject who has come to see a doctor using this medical care support system (1). Predetermined services include, for example, discounts on CPAP device rental fees, free addition of treatment options, and the like. This makes it possible to encourage the subject to receive a medical examination at a medical institution.

-Characteristics of the embodiment (6)-
The medical care support system (1) of the embodiment further includes a second acquisition unit (29) for acquiring medical examination information, and the medical examination information is information indicating that the subject has undergone a medical examination at the first medical institution M.

According to this feature (6), it can be recognized that the subject who used the medical treatment support system (1) received a medical examination at the first medical institution M. Thereby, it is possible to distinguish whether or not the patient who visited the first medical institution M is a patient who used the present medical care support system (1).

It is possible to recognize that the subject using the medical treatment support system (1) has selected the first medical institution M and the subject has undergone a medical examination at the first medical institution M. As a result, it is possible to monitor from the discovery of the SAS patient to the treatment, and to encourage the non-examined subject to see the patient.

-Characteristics of the embodiment (7)-
In the medical care support system (1) of the embodiment, when the first medical institution M provides the specific medical device to the subject, the provided information indicating that the specific medical device is provided to the subject is provided. It further includes a third provider (30) that provides the specific medical device to a business operator.

According to this feature (7), the CPAP device maker S can recognize that the subject using the present medical care support system (1) is provided with the company's product (product sold by the company). The CPAP device manufacturer can check the sales status and usage status of its products. As the present medical care support system (1) is used and the number of unaware SAS patients found increases, the number of uses of the CPAP device increases.

<< Other Embodiments >>
In the above embodiment, the configuration may be as follows.

The extraction unit (26) may extract, for example, a medical institution input from the outside, in addition to the medical institution possessed by the second storage unit (23).

The extraction unit (26) may extract the medical institution from the second storage unit (23) without being based on the whereabouts information of the subject.

In addition to the sleep data, the first acquisition unit (22) may acquire at least one of the temperature information and the humidity information in the room where the subject is sleeping.

As the sleep data, in addition to the acoustic data of the subject's breath sounds and snoring, acoustic data such as the subject's heart sounds, cough, bruxism, body movement (turning over, scratching, etc.), and sleeping talk may be used.

The test targeted by this medical care support system (1) may be any sleep-related illness and is not limited to SAS. For example, the evaluation unit (24) evaluates the subject's mental stress state from sleep-talking, evaluates the subject's respiratory system from the coughing sound, evaluates the subject's oral condition from the bruxism sound, and the body. The skin condition of the subject may be evaluated from the scratching sound. In addition, the judgment unit (25) can detect various diseases such as sleep breathing disorders (for example, shallow breathing, fast breathing, pain, etc.), restless legs syndrome, and asthma, in addition to SAS, from the subject's sleeping breath (breath sounds). The subject may determine the risk.

The measuring device (10) does not have to be a device that collects sound and converts it into data. For example, it may be a device arranged between the bedding table and the mattress, or a device using radar. Such a device measures a subject's heartbeat, body movements derived from breathing during sleep, and the like. The measured heartbeat and body movements derived from respiration are converted into sleep data.

The measuring device (10) may be a combination of a device that collects sound and a device that measures a subject's heartbeat, body movements derived from breathing during sleep, and the like. As a result, since a plurality of types of sleep data can be collected, the sleep state of the subject can be comprehensively evaluated. As a result, the accuracy of the score value indicating the quality of sleep is improved, and various adbuses can be provided to the subject to improve the quality of sleep. In addition, reliability is improved for risk determination of various sleep-related illnesses, including SAS.

The first providing unit (27) that provides the evaluation result of the sleep state may be provided to the accommodation facility used by the subject. The accommodation facility may provide the evaluation result on paper at the time of check-out of the subject. A list of medical institutions is posted on the paper medium of the subjects who are judged by the judgment department (25) to be examined at a medical institution, or the URL of the website where the list of medical institutions can be viewed and the medical institution can be reserved, or two-dimensional. A bar code may be provided.

The first communication terminal (40) may acquire the evaluation result of the sleep state by accessing the server device (20). As a result, the subject can view the evaluation result of his / her sleep state at any time.

The medical device is not limited to the CPAP device, and may be any medical device used for treating a sleep-related illness.

The business operator handling the medical device may be a manufacturer, an importer, or the like of the medical device.

Although the embodiments and modifications have been described above, it will be understood that various modifications of the forms and details are possible without departing from the purpose and scope of the claims. Further, the above embodiments and modifications may be appropriately combined or replaced as long as the functions of the subject of the present disclosure are not impaired. The above-mentioned descriptions of "first", "second", and the like are used to distinguish the words and phrases to which these descriptions are given, and do not limit the number and order of the words and phrases.

As described above, the present disclosure is useful for the medical care support system.

A Subject 1 Medical care support system 22 1st acquisition unit 23 2nd storage unit (memory unit)
24 Evaluation unit 25 Judgment unit 26 Extraction unit 27 1st provider 28 2nd provider 29 2nd acquisition unit 30 3rd provider

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The first acquisition unit (22), which acquires subject information including sleep data related to the subject's sleep,
A storage unit (23) that stores information on at least one medical institution,
An extraction unit (26) that extracts at least one or more predetermined medical institutions from the medical institutions possessed by the storage unit (23).
Based on the above sleep data, the evaluation unit (24) that evaluates the sleep state of the subject and
Based on the evaluation result of the sleep state evaluated by the evaluation unit (24), a determination unit (25) for determining whether or not it is desirable for the subject to see a medical institution, and a determination unit (25).
A third that provides information on the medical institution extracted by the extraction unit (26) and information including the evaluation result of the sleep state to the subject who is determined by the determination unit (25) that it is desirable to receive a medical examination at a medical institution. A medical care support system characterized by having one providing department (27). In claim 1,
The extraction unit (26) is a medical care support system characterized by extracting at least one or more medical institutions from the medical institutions possessed by the storage unit (23) based on the sleep data. In claim 1 or 2,
The above subject information includes the subject's whereabouts information, and includes the subject's whereabouts information.
The extraction unit (26) is a medical care support system characterized by extracting at least one or more medical institutions from the medical institutions possessed by the storage unit (23) based on information including the whereabouts information of the subject. .. In any one of claims 1 to 3,
The first acquisition unit (22) is a medical care support system characterized by acquiring the sleep data from a biometric information acquisition sensor installed in an accommodation facility. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
Further equipped with a second provider (28) that provides selection information
The medical care support system is characterized in that the selection information is information indicating that the first medical institution has been selected by a subject from the medical institutions extracted by the extraction unit (26). In claim 5,
Further equipped with a second acquisition department (29) to acquire consultation information,
The medical examination support system is characterized in that the medical examination information is information indicating that the subject has undergone a medical examination at the first medical institution. In claim 6,
When the first medical institution provides a specific medical device to the subject, the provision information indicating that the specific medical device has been provided to the subject is provided to a business operator handling the specific medical device. A medical care support system characterized by further including a third provision unit (30). In any one of claims 1 to 7,
The sleep data is a medical care support system characterized in that it is information on sleep apnea syndrome.

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