JP6023520B2 - Electronic medical record screening system, electronic medical record screening apparatus, electronic medical record screening method, and electronic medical record screening program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system, apparatus, method, and program for screening medical data described in an electronic medical record under predetermined conditions.

  In the manufacture and sale of drugs or medical devices, clinical trials, so-called clinical trials, must be conducted to obtain approval under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. There are several phases in clinical trials. Depending on the phase, a relatively small number of subjects may be targeted, but phase 3 trials are mainly aimed at verifying the efficacy and safety of drugs. In (Phase III) and the like, a clinical trial must be conducted on a larger number of subjects. There are cases where large-scale clinical research is conducted not only at the development stage of drugs and the like, but by studying the effects of existing drugs on specific cases and more effectively using them for medical care. In the case of a large-scale clinical study, it is necessary to search for a larger number of target subjects as candidates due to its nature.

  In a conventional medical field where a paper-based medical chart system has been used, the “screening” operation for selecting candidates as described above is very difficult. This is because it was necessary to extract the conditions for narrowing down the target cases from the description items of the medical chart, one by one for the medical chart. Originally, it is desirable for the doctor in charge to perform such candidate selection work, but there is also a trade-off. In some cases, the above selection work is performed as CRC). In addition, depending on the target clinical research, a pharmaceutical representative in charge of a pharmaceutical company (Medical Representative, MR) often performs selection work on behalf of medical personnel. As described above, it is necessary for a person other than the doctor to access the medical record in which the personal information of the patient is described from the viewpoint of ethics.

  In recent years, such paper-based medical chart systems have been digitized, and it has become possible to collect a large amount of medical information in a short time.

  Particularly in large hospitals such as large university hospitals, the introduction of electronic medical record systems has progressed, and a large amount of electronic medical record information including past patients can be collected. In addition, electronic medical record systems are also introduced in smaller hospitals, clinics, etc., and the collection range of medical data tends to expand. On the other hand, in the medical field, EBM (Evidence-Based Medicine) is regarded as important, and a clinical research attitude based on more detailed data has been demanded. It is also a motivation to collect subject data.

JP 2004-348271 A

  With the paper-based medical chart system of hospitals and the like being converted into electronic medical charts, data can be easily and quickly collected using a computer system. For example, as described in Patent Document 1, a technique has been devised in which electronic medical record database is used to associate medical information of electronic medical records with the conditions of clinical trial data to prevent leakage of clinical trial activities. .

  However, the screening conditions for narrowing down target cases such as selection criteria, exclusion criteria, and prohibited drugs in clinical studies including clinical trials are enormous depending on the target cases and need to be created more efficiently. Then, it is necessary to efficiently extract test subject candidates that meet the screening conditions from the electronic medical record system in a short time using screening definition data describing screening conditions that are efficiently created.

  Electronic medical record systems have many products with various features on the market, and different formats are used for hospitals and clinics. In such an environment, if medical information can be extracted from other types of electronic medical records, a larger number of clinical research candidates can be selected, not only large hospitals but also small hospitals and clinics. It is possible to extract a large amount and various cases from.

  Therefore, the present invention efficiently creates screening definition data, uses the created screening definition data to extract medical information of a patient that meets a predetermined screening condition from an electronic medical record, and displays, stores, and transmits the screening result. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic medical record screening system that can be used.

  As means for solving the above-described problems, the electronic medical record screening system according to the present invention is provided with a definition data identifier for each clinical study, creates and edits definition data for narrowing down the target cases of clinical studies, A first computer that displays, saves, and transmits to another computer, one or more definition data created by the first computer, and a plurality of electronic medical record data are read into at least one definition data A second computer for extracting the compatible electronic medical record data, displaying the extracted electronic medical record data, storing it, and transmitting it to another computer, wherein the electronic medical record data is an electronic medical record identifier assigned to each patient And an electronic medical record that includes patient name, gender, date of birth, age and medical history data associated with the electronic medical record identifier The electronic medical record data having data items and displayed, stored and transmitted by the second computer is associated with each definition data identifier and includes the number of patients matching the definition data and the patient's electronic medical record data items .

  Preferably, the second computer has a non-dependent converter for converting a similar electronic medical record data item between a plurality of different types of electronic medical records into a single type of electronic medical record data item.

  The electronic medical record screening apparatus of the present invention is provided with a definition data identifier for each clinical study, and creates, edits, outputs, stores definition data for narrowing down the target cases of the clinical study, or stores it in another computer. Electronic medical record screening means for reading one or more definition data created by a transmitting computer and a plurality of electronic medical record data, and extracting electronic medical record data matching at least one of the definition data, and electronic medical record screening means Data processing means for displaying, storing or transmitting the electronic medical record data extracted by the electronic medical record data to the other computer, and the electronic medical record data is associated with the electronic medical record identifier assigned to each patient. Electronic cal including patient name, gender, date of birth, age and medical history data The electronic medical record data having data items and displayed, stored or transmitted by the data processing means is associated with each definition data identifier, and the number of patients matching the definition data and the electronic medical record data items of the patients are indicated. Including.

  In the electronic medical record screening method of the present invention, the first computer creates, edits, displays, stores and transmits definition data for narrowing down the target cases of clinical research, and transmits the definition data to another computer; Reading the definition data and a plurality of electronic medical record data associated with each patient identifier by the computer, and extracting electronic medical record data matching at least one definition data, and the second computer extracted Electronic medical record data is displayed, stored, and transmitted to another computer. The definition data is assigned a definition data identifier for each clinical study, and the electronic medical record data is assigned to each patient. Identifier and patient name, gender, date of birth, age and disease associated with the electronic medical record identifier Electronic medical record data items including the data and the electronic medical record data displayed, stored and transmitted by the second computer are associated with each defined data identifier, the number of patients matching the defined data and the number of patients Includes electronic medical record data items.

  The electronic medical record screening program according to the present invention includes the step of creating, editing, displaying, storing, and transmitting definition data for narrowing down the target cases of clinical research to the other computer by the first computer, Reading the definition data and a plurality of electronic medical record data associated with each patient identifier by the computer, and extracting the electronic medical record data that matches at least one definition data; The electronic medical record data is displayed, stored, and transmitted to another computer. The definition data is provided with a definition data identifier for each clinical study, and the electronic medical record data is provided for each patient. Medical record identifier and patient name, gender, date of birth, The number of patients who have electronic medical record data items including age and medical history data, and which are displayed, stored and transmitted by the second computer, are associated with each definition data identifier and conform to the definition data. And patient electronic medical record data items.

  The electronic medical record screening program of the present invention uses the first computer to define the definition data assigned with the definition data identifier for each clinical study created to narrow down the target cases of the clinical study, as the definition data by the second computer. Reading a plurality of electronic medical record data associated with each patient identifier, extracting electronic medical record data matching at least one definition data, and displaying the extracted electronic medical record data by the second computer Storing and transmitting to other computers, the electronic medical record data includes an electronic medical record identifier assigned to each patient and a patient name, gender, date of birth, age and the like associated with the electronic medical record identifier And an electronic medical record data item including medical history data. Appears Te, stored, electronic medical record data to be transmitted is associated with each definition data identifier, including the number and electronic medical record data item of a patient of the patient conforms to the definition data.

  The electronic medical record screening system of the present invention creates, edits, outputs screening definition data by a first computer, transmits it to another computer, and transmits the screening definition data and electronic medical record data by a second computer. Since data related to the patient that is read and matched is extracted, a large amount of screening work can be performed efficiently.

  In addition, the electronic medical record screening system of the present invention preferably has an independent converter, so that even if there is a difference in the format of the electronic medical record, it can be handled as the same electronic medical record data, and more Can collect patient data.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic medical chart screening system to which this invention was applied. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the definition data creation computer which comprises the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic medical record screening computer to which this invention was applied. It is a block diagram which shows 2nd Embodiment of the electronic medical chart screening system to which this invention was applied. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure which produces screening definition data by the definition data creation computer which comprises the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the login screen displayed on a definition data creation computer. It is a figure which shows the example of the screening definition list screen displayed on a definition data creation computer. It is a figure which shows the example of the screening definition data upload screen displayed on a definition data creation computer. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an upload completion message in the screening definition data upload screen displayed on a definition data creation computer. It is a figure which shows an example of the screening definition data produced using the XML language. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure in the case of using a template, when creating screening definition data with a definition data creation computer. It is a figure which shows the example of the template in the case of producing screening definition data with a definition data creation computer. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure which examines the created screening definition data in the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure which browses the screening definition data approved by the definition data creation computer. It is a figure which shows the transition of the screen displayed on the electronic medical record screening computer of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure which downloads screening definition data using the electronic medical record screening computer in the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the test list screen displayed on the electronic medical record screening computer before connecting with a data center and an electronic medical record management server. It is an example of the (A) login screen to a data center displayed on an electronic medical record screening computer, and (B) is an example of the login screen to an electronic medical record management server. It is an example of the usage agreement screen displayed on an electronic medical record screening computer. It is a figure which shows the example of the setting screen displayed after clicking the setting button in the test list screen of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the test list screen displayed on the electronic medical record screening computer after connecting with a data center and before connecting with an electronic medical record management server. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure for moving to the test details screen from the test list screen of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the test detail screen displayed on an electronic medical record screening computer. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure which performs screening using the electronic medical record screening computer which downloaded the screening definition data, and displays a result in the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the matcher for searching the information of the electronic medical record relevant to screening definition data in the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the test list screen which connected to the data center and the electronic medical record management server, and displayed the result of having been screened by the electronic medical record screening computer. It is a figure which shows the example of the screening result detailed screen which screens by the electronic medical record screening computer and shows a more detailed screening result. It is a figure which shows the example of the screening history screen displayed on an electronic medical record screening computer. In the electronic medical record screening system of this invention, it is a block diagram for demonstrating the data structure of the independence converter for acquiring the data of a different kind of electronic medical record. It is a block diagram for demonstrating operation | movement of an independent converter in the electronic medical chart screening system of this invention. In the electronic medical chart screening system of this invention, it is a block diagram for demonstrating the whole operation | movement for acquiring data from a different electronic medical chart using an independent converter. It is a flowchart explaining the process sequence for performing a screening using an electronic medical record screening computer and not storing a patient's personal information in the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the processing procedure for performing screening using an electronic medical record screening computer and not transmitting the personal information of a patient in the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the operation | movement of the data deletion by the encryption for not storing and transmitting a patient's personal information in the electronic medical record screening system of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the procedure of utilizing a screening result in a data center using the electronic medical record screening system of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited only to the following embodiment, Of course, a various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  This will be described in the following order.

1. 1. Electronic medical record screening system hardware 1-1. First embodiment 1-2. Second embodiment2. Creation, application, and examination of screening definition data 2-1. Creation and application of screening definition data 2-2. 2. Review screening definition data. Electronic medical record screening 3-1. Preparation of electronic medical record screening 3-2. Implementation of electronic medical record screening 3-3. Independent converter 3-4. Display, storage, and transmission of electronic medical record screening results 3-5. Saving of results and deletion of personal information when sending 3-6. Use of electronic medical record screening data

1. Hardware of Electronic Medical Record Screening System The electronic medical record screening system of the present invention is configured by a plurality of computers connected to a network.

1-1. 1. First Embodiment (1) Definition Data Creation Computer In the first embodiment, all computers of the electronic medical record screening system 1 of the present invention are connected to a network and can perform two-way communication. .

  As shown in Fig. 1, screening definition data describing screening conditions for narrowing down target cases such as selection criteria, exclusion criteria, and prohibited drugs in clinical studies including clinical trials is created, edited, and output. A definition data creation computer (hereinafter referred to as definition data creation PC) 10 to be transmitted to another computer is connected to a DC network 2 that is a data center network, and other computers connected to the DC network 2 are connected. It can communicate with computers, servers, etc. Typically, the definition data creation PC 10 is a computer used by a person in charge of a pharmaceutical company in order to create screening definition data, etc., and is connected to the DC network 2 from the in-house network of the pharmaceutical company via the Internet. The Therefore, there are as many definition data creation PCs 10 as there are persons in charge of the pharmaceutical company, and they are connected to the DC network 2. Of course, the definition data creation PC 10 is not limited to a personal computer, but may be a portable information terminal or other information processing apparatus.

  In addition to the definition data creation PC 10, the DC network 2 stores and manages the screening definition data 26 created by the definition data creation PC 10, and web-based screening definition data creation for the definition data creation PC 10. Application servers 30a and 30b are connected to provide an environment and support saving and editing of definition data in the database server 20. As shown in FIG. 1, these servers are not limited to one database server 20 and two application servers 30a and 30b. For example, screening definition data is collected and stored for each department. In addition, there may be a plurality of database servers 20, and one or a plurality of database servers may be placed in a plurality of research institutions. Similarly, there may be only one application server, or three or more application servers may be distributed on a plurality of connected networks. Alternatively, the functions of the database server 20 and the application servers 30a and 30b may be constructed on the same platform and realized by a single server. Further, the functions of the database server 20 and the application servers 30a and 30b may be taken into the definition data creation PC 10.

  In the following, for the creation of screening definition data, the database server 20 is accessed via the application server 30a, and the database is provided via the application server 30b that provides a web environment related to electronic medical record screening by the electronic medical record screening computer 40 described later. Assume that the server 20 is accessed. An environment in which bidirectional communication with the database server is performed via the application servers 30a and 30b is also referred to as a database site below.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the definition data creation PC 10 logs into the communication I / F unit 11 for connecting to the in-house network of the pharmaceutical company or the DC network 2 and the computer to create the screening definition data. An input I / F unit 17 such as a keyboard for inputting characters, a data editing / processing unit 12 for editing and processing data input by a network or an input device, and a data editing / processing unit 12 An output I / F unit 13 is provided for displaying the processed data on the display unit 18 for displaying and connecting to other output devices. In addition, the definition data creation PC 10 includes a storage unit 15 for storing the screening definition data 16 being edited and for storing other installed programs. The communication I / F unit 11 is a wired or wireless LAN board or the like. The data editing / processing unit 12 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like. The output I / F unit 13 is a video output board, an audio output board, or the like, and includes an external interface such as a USB. The storage unit 15 is a known storage device such as a solid-state storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory), or a magnetic storage device such as an HDD. The input I / F unit 17 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and may be connected to the data editing / processing unit via a USB or the like.

  The definition data creation PC 10 is connected to the DC network 2 to which the database server 20 is connected by logging in to the database site under the web environment via the application server 30a. The user creates screening definition data 16 using a text editor preinstalled in the definition data creation PC 10. The screening definition data 16 may be temporarily stored in the storage unit 15 in the middle of creation, and the data file may be opened later to edit the screening definition data 16. The definition data creation PC 10 uploads the created screening definition data to the database site on the web environment of the application server via the communication I / F unit 11. Physically, the uploaded screening definition data 26 is stored in the storage unit 25 by the database server 20. The screening definition data 26 can be used in the electronic medical record screening computer 40 through a predetermined procedure described later.

(2) Electronic medical record screening computer The electronic medical record screening computer 40 (hereinafter also referred to as “electronic medical record screening PC”) is connected to the hospital network 3 to which the electronic medical record management server 50 for managing the electronic medical record of a hospital is connected. Is done. Since the hospital network 3 is connected to the DC network 2 via the Internet, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 can be connected to the database server 20 via the DC network 2 under a predetermined procedure. Typically, a doctor or a CRC or MR in a hospital downloads the screening definition data 26 from the database server 20 using an electronic medical record screening PC, and is managed by the electronic medical record management server 50 in the hospital. An operation of extracting a patient or a subject (hereinafter simply referred to as a patient) suitable for the screening definition data from a large number of electronic medical records 56 is performed. Needless to say, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 can be used by a doctor as a terminal for using an electronic medical record in a normal medical practice.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is used to input characters when logging into the computer and performing a screening of the electronic medical record by logging in to the computer and a communication I / F unit 41 for connecting to the hospital network 3. In the input I / F unit 47 such as a keyboard, the electronic medical record editing / processing unit 42a and the electronic medical record editing / processing unit for processing medical data of the electronic medical record input by the network or the input I / F unit 47 A data processing unit 42 including an electronic medical record screening unit 42b that extracts medical data that matches the downloaded screening definition data from the medical data of the processed electronic medical record, and a display that displays the data screened by the data processing unit 42 Output I / F for display on unit 48 and connection with other output devices And a 43. Further, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 includes a storage unit 45 for storing downloaded screening definition data and the like. The communication I / F unit 41 is a wired or wireless LAN board or the like. The data processing unit 42 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like. The output I / F unit 43 is a video output board, an audio output board, or the like, and includes an external interface such as a USB. The storage unit 45 is a known storage device such as a solid-state storage device such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a RAM (Random Access Memory), or a magnetic storage device such as an HDD. The input I / F unit 47 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and may be connected by a USB or the like.

  The electronic medical record screening PC 40 logs in to the hospital network 3 and further logs in to the database site under the web environment via the application server 30b. The electronic medical record screening PC 40 connects to the DC network 2 in which the database server 20 is located according to a predetermined procedure described later. The electronic medical record screening PC 40 downloads the screening definition data 26 stored in the storage unit 25 of the database server 20 by accessing the database server 20. The downloaded screening definition data 46 is temporarily stored in the storage unit 45. When the screening definition data 46 is downloaded, the storage unit 35b of the application server 30b may be used as a cache.

  The electronic medical record screening PC 40 accesses the electronic medical record management server 50 on the hospital network 3 according to a predetermined procedure to be described later, and acquires patient information including patient personal information and medical data from the electronic medical record 56. The electronic medical record screening PC 40 extracts patient information data that matches the downloaded screening definition data 46, and the extracted patient information data is referred to as a screening definition data identifier (hereinafter referred to as screening ID) assigned to each screening definition data. ) To output data 44 such as patient name. The output destination of the data 44 may be a display device such as a monitor or an output device such as a printer. The output data may be stored in the storage unit 45. Further, the extracted data 44 can be transmitted to another computer on the DC network 2, for example. As will be described later, when the extracted patient information data 44 is displayed, the type of data to be displayed is automatically limited according to the user authentication level of the electronic medical record management system. In addition, when the patient information data 44 is stored or transmitted to another computer, the types of data to be stored and transmitted are automatically limited.

  Needless to say, the operation in the above-described configuration can be realized by a program that operates by being installed in the CPUs of the data definition creation PC 10 and the electronic medical record screening PC 40 and deployed in the respective memories. Further, a program may be installed on the server side and realized as a so-called cloud computing system.

1-2. Second Embodiment In the first embodiment described above, it is assumed that all computers can be connected to the DC network 2 via the Internet or the like. From the viewpoint of preventing leakage of personal information, there are cases where connection to the Internet is not performed. Then, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 becomes offline from the DC network 2 where the screening definition data 26 exists, and the screening definition data 26 cannot be downloaded.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, in the electronic medical record screening system 1a according to the present invention, a storage unit 25 of the database server 20 is connected by a client computer (hereinafter referred to as a client PC) 60 that can be connected to the DC network 2. Is downloaded in a web environment provided by the application server 30b. The client PC 60 has the same configuration as the electronic medical record screening PC 40. That is, a communication I / F unit 61 connected to a network, an input I / F unit that is an input device such as a keyboard, a processing unit 62 that controls various I / Fs and processes input / output data, and data An output I / F unit 63 for displaying and the like is provided. The downloaded screening definition data 66 is copied to the external storage medium 19 via the output I / F unit 63. The copied screening definition data 66 is copied to the storage unit 45 via the input I / F unit 47 of the electronic medical record screening PC 40. Based on the screening definition data 46 replicated in this manner, the patient information data of the electronic medical record is acquired from the electronic medical record management server 50 connected to the hospital network 3 as in the case of the first embodiment. Data of patient information under a predetermined condition is extracted. The extracted patient information data of the electronic medical record is arranged and output as data 44 such as patient name for each screening ID. The output destination of the data 44 may be a display device such as a monitor or an output device such as a printer. The output data may be stored in the storage unit 45. Further, the extracted data 44 can be transmitted to another computer on the DC network 2, for example. In the same way as in the first embodiment, when data is output, stored, or transmitted by another computer, the type of data is automatically limited.

  By writing an electronic medical record screening program for executing electronic medical record screening into the external storage medium 19 in which the screening definition data 66 is copied, the external storage medium 19 is automatically inserted into the off-line electronic medical record screening PC 40. Electronic medical record screening can be executed and the screening results can be collected in the external storage medium 19.

2. Creation, Application, and Examination of Screening Definition Data As described above, the screening definition data is created by the definition data creation PC 10 via the DC network 2. The created screening definition data is used by a plurality of clients that perform electronic medical record screening. Therefore, the screening definition data is reviewed by the organization operating the data center, and only appropriate screening definition data is managed by the database server 20 and used by the clients. Is done. Each of these steps will be described below.

2-1. Creation and Application of Screening Definition Data The user creates screening definition data 16 using the definition data creation PC 10 on the DC network 2. The screening definition data 16 describes screening conditions for narrowing down target cases such as selection criteria, exclusion criteria, and prohibited drugs in clinical studies including clinical trials using a predetermined programming language. A user who understands the grammar and syntax of a predetermined programming language such as XML and is accustomed to creating the screening definition data 16 creates the screening definition data 16 by creating and editing a text file using a text editor. be able to. Further, even a user who is not accustomed to creating screening definition data can create appropriate screening definition data 16 by preparing a user-friendly user interface. The user-friendly user interface may be realized by a program on the definition data creation PC 10, may be realized by a web-based program on the application server 30a, or may be realized by a so-called cloud service.

  Below, the case where the screening definition data 16 is created using a text editor will be described first, and then the case where the screening definition data 16 is created using a web-based user interface will be described.

  FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the procedure for creating screening definition data and applying the created screening definition data. Here, the “person who creates the screening definition data” is typically an MR, and the MR creates the screening definition data 16 by the definition data creation PC 10 connected to the DC network 2. An application for the screening definition data 16 is made to the data center that manages the resource. The screening definition database site is a web-based database site that logs in to the database server 20 on the DC network 2 via the application server 30a.

  In step S1, the screening definition data 16 is created using a text editor installed in the definition data creation PC 10. The screening definition data 16 is, for example, “a patient with hypercholesterolemia whose LDL-C is 120 mg / dl or more in an untreated patient and who is already treated with a statin or a lipid therapeutic agent in 100 mg / dl or more”. Selection criteria are created according to the grammar and syntax of XML (eXtensible Markup Language).

  In steps S2 and S3, the definition data creation PC 10 is used to log in to the database site. FIG. 6 shows an example of the login screen D1 for the database site. In this screen display example, it may be displayed on which header the MR as the user is in the header 71 at the top of the login screen D1. It is preferable to display the screen name 72 at the bottom of the header 71. A copyright notice or the like may be added to the footer portion of the screen. The user logs in to the database site by inputting a given ID number and password into the ID column and password column in the login screen D1 from the keyboard of the definition data creation PC 10 and clicking the login button.

  In step S4, when the user successfully logs in, the personal screening definition list screen D2 is displayed on the display unit 18 of the definition data creation PC 10 (step S5). In general, since there are a plurality of clinical trials and large-scale clinical studies that one MR is in charge of, it is necessary to manage a large amount of screening definition data. Accordingly, the database site manages a plurality of screening definition data by issuing an ID and a password for each user and associating the screening definition data with each authenticated user and storing them in the database server. As shown in FIG. 7, the user can confirm a plurality of screening definition data on the personal screening definition list screen D2, and each stage of creation, editing, and application for each of the screening definition data is displayed on this screen. Can be done from.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the current position of the user can be displayed in the header 71 on the personal screening definition list screen D2. Further, the current screen name 72 can be displayed below the header 71. On this screen, a screening definition list 73 managed by one user is displayed. If the screening definition data does not fit on one screen, you may transition to the next page and display the next page, or use the scroll bar to scroll to the bottom of the screen to display the remaining part. It may be. When the MR manages a large number of screening definition data, a desired screening definition data can be listed by entering an arbitrary character in the search box and clicking the search button 74. it can.

  Various information can be displayed in the screening definition list 73. "Target department name", "Test category", "Test abbreviation", "Test information update date", "Registration start date", "Registration end date", "Status", "Number of downloads" shown in FIG. , "Results sent", "Edit", "Application", "Review" items are typical items, not limited to these, of course, additional display items, Or it can be reduced. Each of these items is associated with the screening definition data for each authenticated user identified by the ID and password, stored in the database server 20, and managed. These items are displayed and function execution is controlled by the authority of the authenticated user, for example, “examination” is not displayed to a user who does not have the examination authority. Information input to these items may be arbitrarily input when creating the screening definition data, or may be selected from a pull-down menu, for example, by a user interface.

  The “target department name” is the name of the medical department of the patient who is the target of the screening definition data such as “metabolic internal medicine” shown in the figure. “Test category” displays the category of clinical research targeted by the screening definition data. “Test abbreviation” is an abbreviation for the name of the clinical study targeted by the screening definition data. Clicking on each of the characters in this item can display the details of the test. “Test information update date”, “registration start date” and “registration end date” indicate the corresponding date. “Status” displays whether the clinical study such as the clinical trial is in preparation for recruitment, is currently recruiting for participation, or has completed recruitment for participation. . The “number of downloads” indicates how many times the screening definition data has been downloaded by the electronic medical record screening PC 40 connected via the hospital network 3 in order to perform the electronic medical record screening. The “result transmission count” indicates how many times patient information associated with the identification information of the electronic medical record screened by the screening definition data is transmitted to the data center by the electronic medical record screening PC 40. The display of the “edit” column 77, “application” column 78, and “examination” column 79 can be changed depending on the state of the screening definition data.

  The user moves to the upload screen D3 by clicking the upload button 76 in the screening definition list screen D2. As shown in FIG. 8, on the upload screen D3, a header 71 and a screen name 72 can be displayed at predetermined positions on the upper part. By clicking the reference button 80 in the upload screen D3, the saved screening definition data is selected. By clicking the upload button 81, the definition data creation PC 10 transmits the screening definition data to the application server 30a, and the application server 30a stores the screening definition data in the database server 20 after the grammar and syntax check. The application server 30a returns a message that the upload is completed to the definition data creation PC 10. As shown in FIG. 9, the definition data creation PC 10 displays a message indicating that the upload of screening definition data has been properly completed on the upload screen D4 (steps S6 to S12).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the screening definition data created by the text editor is described in the XML language according to a predetermined syntax. The screening definition data is described by a combination of matchers described later. The XML language for screening definition data is designed so that it can be described in a user-friendly format using predefined operators and logical operators.

  Since the created screening definition data is used for clinical research such as clinical trials at a plurality of medical institutions, the user must apply for and pass a predetermined examination. In steps S13 to S15, by clicking the characters in the application field 78 of the screening definition list screen D2, the application screen is displayed. Therefore, the contents of the screening definition data to be applied are confirmed and an application is made. The definition data creation PC 10 transmits an application request to the database server 20, and the database server 20 returns a message that the application has been received and the application has been completed to the definition data creation PC 10. Based on the message from the database server 20, the definition data creation PC 10 displays a message indicating that the application for screening definition data has been properly completed.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of creation, editing, and application when a user interface that provides a template for creating screening definition data is used for a user who is not used to creating screening definition data.

  Similar to the above, in steps S20 and S21, the definition data creation PC 10 is used to log in to the database site. When the new creation button 75 is clicked on the screening definition list screen D2, a screening definition editing screen D5 as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed. By sequentially entering each item such as “test name”, screening definition data can be created without knowing the XML language or the format for screening definition data (FIG. 10) (S25, S26). . In steps S27 to S30, the created screening definition data is stored. By clicking the temporary save button 83a in the screening definition editing screen D5, for example, the screening definition data can be temporarily saved in the database server 20, and the work can be resumed after being interrupted. By clicking the save button 83b, for example, the screening definition data is saved in the database server 20. In step S31, the screening definition list screen D2 is displayed again, and an application to the data center can be made by clicking on the character or the like in the application field 78.

  In addition, by clicking the edit column 77 of the screening definition list 73, it is possible to transit again to the screening definition editing screen D5 and edit the screening definition data.

2-2. Screening Definition Data Examination FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the stage of screening screening definition data for which creation has been completed and an application for examination has been submitted. Screening definition data is examined by a data center manager who collects and manages a large number of screening definition data and provides it to a plurality of medical institutions, research institutions, or a research institution that hosts clinical research.

  In steps S40 to S42, a data center manager or the like accesses the DC network 2 and logs in from a terminal (not shown) different from the definition data creation PC 10. In step S43, the data center manager or the like selects screening definition data to be examined from a screening definition management screen that displays a list of screening definition data that all users have created and applied for, and sets the predetermined criteria. Based on the examination, “approval” or “send back” is determined (steps S44 to S48).

  If “approval” (S47) is selected in step S46, when the MR that “applied” the definition data opens the screening definition list D2 using the definition data creation PC 10, the application column 78 displays “ “Applied” is displayed, and “Approval” is displayed in the examination column 79. On the other hand, when “Return” (S48) is selected in step S46, when the MR who “applied” the definition data opens the screening definition list D2 by the definition data creation PC 10, the application column 78 displays “ “Apply” is displayed, and you can apply again by clicking the letter. Note that “edit” is displayed in the edit column 77, and the definition data can be edited at any time by clicking the character.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the screening definition data approved by the database site can be viewed by a user who is authenticated on the DC network 2 (steps S50 to S54). Here, the authenticated user is a user other than the user who created the screening definition data by the definition data creation PC 10.

3. Electronic medical record screening 3-1. Preparation of Electronic Medical Record Screening Details of electronic medical record screening according to the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 15 shows the transition of the screen displayed on the display unit 48 of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 connected to the hospital network 3. Below the broken line shown in FIG. 15, there is a database site of the data center, and the database server 20 indicates that screening definition data is stored. In addition, after the electronic medical record is screened, the screening result data is transmitted to the data center.

  When the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is activated, an electronic medical record screening test list screen D10 is displayed as a top page. By clicking each part of the test list screen D10, the screen transitions to another screen (D11 to D17). As shown in FIG. 15, the user can click a predetermined location on the screening result detail screen D16 to transition to the screening history screen D17. When sending the screening result to the data center, several routes can be taken. For example, a predetermined location may be clicked on the test list screen D10 to display the data transmission rule screen D13, and then log in to the data center to perform data transmission. After the transition from the test list screen D10 to the screening result detail screen D16, the data transmission protocol screen D13 can be displayed, and data can be transmitted by logging in to the data center. Furthermore, from the screening history screen D17, it is possible to log in to the data center and transmit data via the data transmission protocol screen D13.

  Hereinafter, an example of a specific procedure will be described.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a procedure from starting up the electronic medical record screening PC 40, downloading screening definition data, and displaying a test list. Here, the “person who performs electronic medical record screening” is typically a hospital doctor. Alternatively, instead of the doctor, the CRC or MR operates the electronic medical record screening system 1 or 1a under the supervision of the doctor.

  When the user activates the electronic medical record screening PC 40 in step S60, the electronic medical record screening test list screen D10 is displayed on the display unit 48 of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 in step S61. As shown in FIG. 17, the test list screen D10 in this state is not limited to this, but the screen name 92 is displayed in the header at the top of the screen, and a plurality of advertisement buttons 93 are displayed at the bottom of the screen name 92. Is displayed. The advertisement button 93 is, for example, a banner advertisement in a web service, and a link to a website of a pharmaceutical company that is a sponsor of a specific clinical research may be provided. A desired test can be searched from the tests displayed in the test list 100 by inserting arbitrary characters into the search box 94 and clicking the search button 95. In FIG. 17, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is not connected to the data center, and therefore nothing is displayed in the test list 100.

  By clicking the update button 101, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 connects to the data center and downloads the screening definition data from the database site. When the update button 101 is clicked, a login screen D11 as shown in FIG. 18A is displayed. The user logs in to the database site of the data center by inputting the ID number and password acquired in advance on the login screen D11 (steps S62 to S64). Upon receiving the login request, the database site starts the login process in step S65, issues a cookie, for example, to the electronic medical record screening PC 40, and performs the system usage rule update process (steps S66 to S67). A system usage agreement agreement screen D13 as shown in FIG. 19 is displayed on the display 48 of the medical record screening PC 40 (step S68). In step S69, the user of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 clicks the “Agree” button in the system usage agreement agreement screen D13. In step S70, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 issues a download request for screening definition data to the database site. Send to. In step S71, the database site (database server 20 and application server 30b) that has received the download request selects the screening definition data under a predetermined sort condition, and permits the download of the electronic medical record screening PC 40. Here, the predetermined sort condition is that the user operating the electronic medical record screening PC 40 selects appropriate test data on the database site side according to the attributes registered in the data center, for example, the doctor's department. To allow downloads. After downloading the screening definition data, the test list screen D10 is displayed (steps S72 and S73).

  By clicking the setting button 96 on the test list screen D10, if the data center account (ID number and password) is entered in advance and connected to the network, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is automatically activated. It is possible to transit to the setting screen D14 that can be set so as to download the screening definition data (FIG. 20). Since the electronic medical record database is managed by the electronic medical record management server 50 connected to the hospital network, setting the location of the electronic medical record database automatically logs in the electronic medical record database. The electronic medical record database can be accessed.

  As shown in FIG. 21, in the test list 100 of the electronic medical record screening list screen D10, screening definition data acquired from the data center is displayed in a list for each clinical study.

  Although not limited to this, the test list 100 can display “target department name”, “test category”, “test abbreviation”, etc. among the items input in the screening definition data. The details of the screening definition data can be confirmed by clicking the letter of each item in the “Test abbreviation” column. In addition, the “test information update date” indicates the date when the screening definition data applied and approved by the MR is updated at the database site. The “previous implementation date” indicates the date when the current user who uses the electronic medical record screening PC 40 performed the previous electronic medical record screening. A check box is displayed in the selection column, and a check can be made by checking the check box of a desired clinical study, and then electronic medical record screening can be performed.

  In the case of the second embodiment in the hardware configuration, the screening definition data 26 is first downloaded to the storage unit 65 by the client PC 60 connected to the DC network 2 as shown in FIG. Next, the screening definition data 66 may be copied to the electronic medical record screening PC 40 using the external storage medium 19. In the case of the second embodiment, the electronic medical record screening program is installed in the external storage medium 19 instead of the storage unit 65 of the client PC 60 and the storage unit 45 of the electronic medical record screening PC 40, so that the external medical record screening program is installed. When the storage medium 19 is connected to the client PC 60 or the electronic medical record screening PC 40, the screening definition data 26 is automatically read, or the electronic medical record information is automatically read, so that the data 44 conforming to the screening definition data is obtained. It can also be extracted without trouble.

  When the update button 101 on the test list screen D10 is clicked, a test list is displayed using the copied screening definition data.

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying the details of the test from the test list screen D10.

  When the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is activated, an electronic medical record screening test list screen D10 is displayed. When the user wants to obtain more detailed test information, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 browses the test details by clicking the characters in the test abbreviation column in the test list 100 in steps S82 and S83. The electronic medical record screening test detail screen D15 as shown in FIG. In the test details screen D15, in addition to the information written in the screening definition data such as “test ID”, “test name”, “selection criteria”, etc., “link to test details page” is displayed to the external site. You can also include a link. In steps S85 and S86, by clicking on the link to the external site, it is possible to access the external site and view further detailed test details on the electronic medical record screening PC 40 (step S87).

3-2. Execution of Electronic Medical Record Screening FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a procedure for performing electronic medical record screening using the electronic medical record screening PC 40 having downloaded the screening definition data.

  When the electronic medical record screening PC 40 having downloaded the screening definition data is activated (step S90), a test list screen D10 as shown in FIG. 21 is displayed on the display unit 48 of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 (step S91). When the corresponding portion of the check box of the test list 100 is checked and the screening execution button 102 is clicked (step S93), a login screen D12 to the electronic medical record database as shown in FIG. 18B is displayed. And log in to the hospital's electronic medical record database (steps S94 and S95). In step S96, the electronic medical record management server 50 of the hospital permits the access to the electronic medical record database after performing the login process.

  In step S97, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 transmits an acquisition request for patient list information from the electronic medical record management server 50 to the electronic medical record management server 50, and the electronic medical record management server 50 transmits the patient list information to the electronic medical record screening PC 40. (Step S98). Next, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 makes the electronic medical record management server 50 patient information necessary for screening determination such as the patient ID attached to the acquired patient list information and the gender, age, medical history data associated with the patient ID, etc. The acquisition request is transmitted (step S99). In step S100, the electronic medical record management server 50 transmits the patient ID and the patient information associated with the patient ID to the electronic medical record screening PC 40. When the electronic medical record screening system has an independent converter described later, the patient information is converted into a corresponding independent entity by a method described later. Next, the electronic medical record screening unit 42b of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 performs screening determination by performing matching processing of patient information acquired from the electronic medical record management server 50 using the downloaded screening definition data (step S101, S102). As shown in FIG. 25, the electronic medical record screening unit 42b of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is provided with various matchers for searching for data that matches the screening definition data among the patient information. For example, the “age matcher” retrieves the age of the patient from the patient personal information entity generated by the electronic medical record screening unit 42 b of the electronic medical record screening PC 40. For example, in the case of the screening definition data as shown in the example of FIG. 10, the LDL cholesterol value is searched from the test value entity by “test value matcher”. A logical operation matcher is provided for calculating the logical product, logical sum, etc. of the search results of each search matcher such as “age matcher”. Using these various matchers, patient information data is extracted from the electronic medical record. The extracted data is stored in step S103, and a test list screen D10 having a test list 100 as shown in FIG. 26 is displayed. Here, although the saving process will be described in detail later, personal information such as medical chart ID, patient name, sex, date of birth, age, etc. is not saved in the storage unit 45 or any other external storage medium. As described above, it means that the patient personal information is acquired only when it is encrypted and can be connected to the electronic medical record database.

  In step S104, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 displays the screening result on the display unit 48 constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like via the output I / F unit 43.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the test list display unit 100 in the test list screen D10 displays “selection check box”, “target department name”, “test abbreviation”, “test information update date”, and “previous execution date”. In addition to each item, for each clinical study represented by the “study abbreviation” item, the number of eligible persons, who is the number of patients that conforms to the downloaded screening definition data, is “displayed” in the “number of eligible persons” column 105. For the test that has been completed, a “result transmission” column 106 is displayed to transmit the number of qualified persons to the data center. If the screening result for the test has already been transmitted to the data center, the transmission date is displayed in the “previous result transmission date” column 107. In addition, since the number of patients / subjects to be screened changes from day to day, the history can be saved each time the screening is executed and the screening result is saved for the same test. When the screening result is saved, it is displayed in the “history” column 108.

  By clicking on the characters (or numbers) in the “number of qualified persons” column 105, it is possible to transition to the screening result detail screen D16 and display details of qualified persons and unqualified persons. On the screening result details screen D16, as shown in FIG. 27, the screen name 92 is displayed in the header at the top of the screen, and the result details list 110 is displayed below it. It is also possible to display only desired qualified persons by inputting arbitrary characters and numbers in the search box 94 and clicking the search button 95. In the result detail list 110, for example, a “selection check box” field for selecting a target person to transmit the screening result to the data center, whether or not all the selection criteria for the target test are met, and the like are displayed. "Result" column, "Remaining until pass" column that indicates how many medical items such as test values need to be cleared before passing screening, "Medical number", "Name", "Gender" ”,“ Birth date ”, and“ Age ”can display these pieces of information that are personal information of the patient. However, since it is also assumed that the doctor does not directly perform the screening operation using the electronic medical record screening PC 40 but performs CRC, MR, etc., depending on the authentication level identified by the ID number and password when logging into the terminal Thus, it is possible not to display the personal information.

  Since multiple screening conditions such as selection criteria, exclusion criteria, and concomitant drugs can be registered for one test, whether or not each selection criteria is met should be displayed in the “selection criteria” column 113. Can do. For example, as shown in FIG. 27, “◯” may be displayed when it conforms, and “X” may be displayed when it does not conform. Then, by clicking each item in each “selection criterion” column 113 or hovering the mouse cursor (mouse over), the details of the screening result for each selection criterion and the like are displayed as a detailed screen 114 in a separate window, or As shown in FIG. 27, it may be displayed by a sub-screen.

  The screening result can be transmitted to the data center by checking the selection check box of the subject and clicking the transmission button 103.

  Once the screening is executed and the screening result is stored, the history can be left in the electronic medical record screening PC 40. If there is a history, it can be displayed in the history column 108 of the screening result list screen D10. As shown in FIG. 26, when “display history” is displayed in the history column 108, the screen can be changed to a screening history screen D17 that displays the past screening history by clicking a character or the like ( FIG. 28). The screening history screen D17 can display the screen name 92 in the header and display the screening history 115 in the lower part thereof. The screening history 115 is not limited to these. The “screening date”, “number of target patients”, “number of eligible persons”, “result transmission”, and “transmission date” fields are displayed.

  Note that the off-line electronic medical record screening PC 40 in the second embodiment can also perform screening in the same manner as described above. In this case, by introducing an electronic medical record screening program into the external storage medium 19 in which the downloaded screening definition data is copied, the external medical storage medium 19 is connected to the electronic medical record screening PC 40 to execute the electronic medical record screening. The screening results can be collected in the external storage medium 19. As will be described later, the screening result data stored in the external storage medium 19 may not include patient personal information.

3-3. Independent converter In the electronic medical chart screening system 1, 1a of the present invention, in order to extract medical information described in the electronic medical chart having different formats for each similar item, preferably, an independent converter is provided. Yes. Typically, the electronic medical record screening unit 42b of the processing unit 42 of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is provided with an independent converter.

  As shown in FIG. 29, the independence converter sets an independent entity as a virtual electronic medical record.

  The information to be set is not limited to the following. For example, first, a patient entity E1 that identifies a patient is set as a subject (candidate) of the test. The patient entity E1 includes, as data, a screening ID given after the electronic medical record screening is executed, a combination key generated based on a medical chart ID described later, and the last visit date of the patient. The patient personal information entity E2 is associated with the patient entity E1. The patient personal information entity E2 includes, as data, a combination key, a chart ID, a name, a gender, a date of birth, and an age. Each medical information E3 is associated with a patient personal information entity E2. The medical information E3 includes medical history information E3a, family history information E3b, vital information E3c, treatment / procedure information E3d, medication information E3e, test value information E3f, test order information E3g, and finding information E3h. The medical history information E3a describes the medical history information of the patient, and includes a chart ID, a start date, a wound name, and a wound name code corresponding to the wound name. The family history information E3b describes the medical history information of the patient's family, and includes a chart ID, a start date, a wound name, and a wound name code corresponding to the wound name. The vital information E3c describes medical biometric information of the patient, and includes medical chart ID, measured date, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, body temperature, and heart rate data. The treatment / procedure information E3d includes a chart ID, a date on which the treatment is performed, a name of the treatment / procedure, and a code of the treatment. The medication information E3e includes a chart ID, a medication date, a medication name and a medication name code. The inspection value information E3f includes a medical chart ID, a date when the inspection was performed, an inspection name, a code of the inspection, and an inspection value. The inspection order information E3g includes a chart ID, a date when the inspection order is issued, an inspection name that has been ordered, and an inspection code. The finding information E3h includes a medical chart ID, a description date of the finding, and a content thereof. Needless to say, patient information and each medical information are associated with each other by medical chart ID, and these medical chart IDs are the same.

  With respect to the virtual electronic medical record structure as described above, each item, particularly medical information E3, is not necessarily the same in actual various electronic medical records, and is described in the medical information item name and the medical information item name. Information and data are generally recognized as different data structures. Due to the different data structures, if these medical information item names are different, even if the information of various electronic medical records is read and searched, the hit rate as appropriate information cannot be increased, and many subjects, Even if there is a candidate, effective information cannot be extracted. Therefore, it is necessary to absorb differences such as item names of electronic medical records having different formats.

  The electronic medical record of company A and the electronic medical record of company B are different in format and data structure. For example, as an item of “test value” information in a medical item, as shown in FIG. According to the electronic medical record format, it is the same as the inspection value information E3f of the independence converter, and the “inspection value” information E4 includes data of medical chart ID, date, inspection code, inspection name, and inspection value. On the other hand, in the electronic medical record format of Company B, an item “test value” is used across a plurality of different medical items. That is, the items of “blood test” information E5a include the test ID, date, test name, test code, and test value data. Further, in the electronic medical record format of Company B, there is an item “urine test” information E5b, which includes medical chart ID, date, test code, test name, test value, and remarks data. Further, in the electronic medical record of Company B, in addition to the medical chart ID and date, three types of inspection codes, inspection names, and inspection values can be described in the item “other inspection” information E5c.

  In such a case, the independence converter acquires one type of inspection value information corresponding to one medical chart ID from the electronic medical chart of company A as data of the “inspection value” information E3f. From the medical record of company B, one type of test value information is acquired from the “blood test” information, one type of test value information is acquired from the “urine test” information, and three types of test value information are acquired from the “other test” information. Get test value information. In this way, the independence converter can acquire a total of six types of “test value” information for each chart ID corresponding to one patient from the electronic charts of company A and company B.

  In this way, the independent converter can access different types of electronic medical records and extract common medical information data based on the medical information that constitutes the independent entity. Medical data of patients and candidates can be obtained and screening can be executed.

  FIG. 31 is a diagram conceptually showing a screening execution procedure including the operation of the independent converter. The user performs screening by the user interface UI such as the test list screen D10. The electronic medical record screening service SS installed in the electronic medical record screening unit 42b of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 activates various interfaces. The electronic medical record screening service SS obtains the patient entity E1 and the patient personal information entity E2 via the patient service implementation C01 by interfacing with the patient service IF1. The patient service implementation C01 obtains the electronic medical record patient entity E10 depending on the electronic medical record format of each company from the electronic medical record. However, the patient service implementation C01 converts the electronic medical record patient entity E10 into the independent entity by the above-described independence converter. To get.

  The electronic medical record screening service SS activates the medication service interface IF2 by the electronic medical record screening unit 42b via the matcher M0 and the medication matcher M1. The electronic medical record screening service SS obtains the medication entity E3e via the medication service implementation C02 by interfacing with the medication service IF2. The medication service implementation C02 obtains the electronic medical record medication entity E11 depending on the electronic medical record format of each company from the electronic medical record, but converts it into independent entities by the above-described independence converter, and all the data as independent entities. To get.

3-4. Display, storage, and transmission of electronic medical record screening results In the electronic medical record screening systems 1 and 1a according to the present invention, the personal information of the target patient is not taken out of the hospital, and it is touched by eyes other than those related to hospitals and doctors. It is realized on the system that there is no such thing. In the electronic medical record screening systems 1 and 1a, by changing the authentication level between the clinical doctor in charge and a person other than the clinical doctor in charge even if it is a hospital related person such as CRC, the patient's personal information is changed to the electronic medical chart. It can be displayed on the display unit 48 of the screening PC 40 or not. Further, as described below, it is possible to prevent the leakage of personal information of a patient by deleting the personal information at the time of storing and transmitting the screening result.

  FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a procedure when browsing the screening result using the electronic medical record screening PC 40.

  When the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is activated (step S110), a test list screen D10 as shown in FIG. 26 is displayed (step S111). By clicking the corresponding character in the history column 108 of the test list screen D10, a screening history screen D17 as shown in FIG. 28 is displayed (steps S112 and S113). The electronic medical record screening PC 40 starts the screening result reading process by clicking the corresponding character of the number of qualified persons 111 on the screening history screen D17 (step S115). As will be described later, the storage unit 45 of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 stores a screening result that does not include personal information together with an encrypted combination key. By reading the personal information from the electronic medical record, the personal information of the electronic medical record is stored. It is synthesized with the information and can be displayed on the electronic medical record screening PC 40. Therefore, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 connects to the electronic medical record management server 50 and starts processing for acquiring the patient's personal information (step S116). In order to log in to the electronic medical record management server 50 as shown in FIG. 18B, a login screen D12 is displayed (steps S117 and S118). The electronic medical record management server 50 performs login processing (step S119), and starts acquisition processing of personal information of the patient of the electronic medical record (step S120). The electronic medical record screening PC 40 receives personal information such as a patient's medical record ID, name, sex, date of birth, and age from the electronic medical record management server 50 and does not include personal information stored in the storage unit 45. The result and the received personal information are synthesized and a screening result detail screen D16 is displayed (steps S121 to S123). When a person other than the doctor in charge browses the screening result, the electronic medical record screening PC 40 does not display the personal information part according to the authentication level, or the combination process with the electronic medical record in step S121 described above. It is also possible to display it as it is without performing.

  FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing a procedure for transmitting the screening result to the data center via the database site. The data center may be a medical-related institution, but in many cases, it is a business operator that recruits clinical research candidates such as clinical trials outsourced by a pharmaceutical company. Since the Internet is generally used for connection, it is not preferable that the patient's personal information is distributed on the Internet. Therefore, it is necessary to delete the personal information from the screening result and transmit it to the data center by the technique used in the screening result storage processing and display processing described above.

  When the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is activated (step S130), a test list screen D10 as shown in FIG. 26 is displayed (step S131). By clicking the character of any appropriate item in the result transmission column 106 of the test list screen D10, the screen shifts to the screening result detail screen D16 (steps S132 and S133). When the check box of the target person who wants to transmit as a screening result to the data center is checked and the transmission button is clicked (step S134), the electronic medical record screening PC 40 performs a data usage rule update process and transmits an update request to the database site. (Step S135). The database server 20 that has received the update request transmits a data usage agreement consent request to the electronic medical record screening PC 40 (step S136), and the electronic medical record screening PC 40 displays a data usage agreement consent screen (step S137). When the user clicks the consent button to the effect that the user agrees to the terms of use (step S138), the electronic medical record screening PC 40 automatically deletes the patient's personal information, that is, the medical record ID, name, gender, age and date of birth. Processing is executed (step S139). Thereafter, encryption processing is performed, and transmission processing to the database site is performed (steps S140 and S141). The database server 20 receives the screening result data and performs a database update process (step S142). The electronic medical record screening PC 40 returns to the test list screen D10.

3-5. Deletion of personal information at the time of storing and transmitting the result When displaying the screening result by the electronic medical record screening PC 40, it is necessary to adjust the display items according to the authentication level of the user who is working. In other words, when the doctor in charge of the clinical study browses the screening results, there is no problem even if the patient's personal information (medical chart ID, name, gender, date of birth, age, etc.) is displayed. It is not preferable to display such patient personal information when a person such as a CRC browses the screening results.

  In addition, if the screening result data including the patient's personal information can be stored in the storage unit 45 of the electronic medical record screening PC 40 or the external storage medium 19, it can be copied to another storage medium. Since it is difficult to completely erase information, there are many problems in managing personal information. Further, in a state where personal information is included in the screening result data, the data can be transmitted to the data center.

  Therefore, in the electronic medical record screening systems 1 and 1a of the present invention, the personal information of the patient is stored in each case only when the patient's personal information is connected to an electronic medical record in which security management is sufficiently performed in the hospital. It is obtained from the electronic medical record and can be displayed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 34, the screening result includes patient information I2 associated with the test information I1 identified by the test ID and the test name, but directly includes the patient personal information IP. I can't. The patient personal information IP includes a combination key generated based on the chart ID, and the combination key is stored together with the patient information I2. Since the patient information I2 stored in the electronic medical record screening PC 40 includes the combination key, when the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is connected to the electronic medical record management server 50 and calls the corresponding electronic medical record 56, it corresponds to the combined key. Patient personal information having a medical chart ID is synthesized, data of patient personal information is acquired, and can be displayed on the electronic medical record screening PC 40.

  As shown in FIG. 34, in the screening result itself, the patient information is only specified by the screening ID, and there is no patient personal information in the screening result associated with the patient information. Therefore, even if such a screening result is stored in any external storage medium, even if data is exchanged via a communication line, the patient's personal information does not leak out.

  For the generation of the combination key, the combination key can be generated by encrypting the medical chart ID. Further, for generating a combined key that is more difficult to decipher, a combined key can be obtained by using a one-way hash function. Further, various one-way hash functions can be used, but it is preferable to encrypt using a HMAC (Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication code). In addition, it goes without saying that any encryption algorithm can be used.

  Even in the second embodiment in which the electronic medical record screening PC 40 is offline, as described above, for example, a medium on which downloaded screening definition data and collected screening result data are recorded is described above. Only when it is possible to access the electronic medical record, the patient's personal information is synthesized and data including the personal information can be displayed.

3-6. Use of electronic medical record screening result data In the data center, screening result data from doctors, collaborators such as CRC can be used at the database site. For example, a data center administrator can aggregate the screening results sent from multiple medical institutions for a single clinical study to a pharmaceutical company that requests a specific clinical study (or clinical trial). Aggregated screening results can be transmitted.

  FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a procedure for using the screening result data transmitted to the data center.

  Although not shown in FIG. 1, the client PC is connected to the DC network 2 to access the database site (step S150). At the database site, a login process for accessing the database server 20 via an application server or the like is performed (step S151). Using the client PC, the user logs in (step S152), selects a corresponding test from the displayed screening management screen, and transmits a total word request to the database site (step S154). The database server that has received the aggregation request performs aggregation processing in cooperation with the application server, and outputs the aggregation result (steps S155 and S156). The user downloads the counting result output using the client PC (steps S158 and S159).

  3-3. As explained in, since the screening result data aggregated in the database site does not contain any information that can identify individuals, hospitals and doctors who provide medical information also use the data. Data centers and pharmaceutical companies can use the electronic medical record screening system with peace of mind.

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A first computer that is provided with a definition data identifier for each clinical study, and that creates, edits, displays, stores, or transmits definition data for narrowing down the target cases of the clinical study to another computer;
One or more of the definition data created by the first computer and a plurality of electronic medical record data are read to extract at least one electronic medical record data that matches the definition data, and the extracted electronic medical record data A second computer for displaying, storing or transmitting data to another computer;
The electronic medical record data has an electronic medical record data item including an electronic medical record identifier assigned to each patient and a patient name, sex, date of birth, age and medical history data associated with the electronic medical record identifier,
The electronic medical record data displayed, stored or transmitted by the second computer is associated with each definition data identifier, and includes the number of patients matching the definition data and the electronic medical record data items of the patient. An electronic medical record screening system characterized by this.   The said 2nd computer displays the said electronic medical record data item for every said definition data identifier, The user of this 2nd computer can select this definition data identifier. Electronic medical record screening system.   The said 2nd computer has the independence converter which converts the said electronic medical chart data item similar of the electronic medical records of several different formats into the electronic medical record data item of a single format, 3. The electronic medical record screening system according to 1 or 2.   The electronic medical record screening system according to claim 1, wherein the first computer and the second computer are connected to a network. The first computer is connected to a data center network of a data center that manages the definition data,
5. The electronic medical record screening system according to claim 4, wherein the second computer is connected to a hospital network of a hospital that manages the electronic medical record data . The data center network and hospital network are connected to each other via the Internet.
A plurality of the first computers connected to the data center network;
The plurality of definition data are managed by a database server connected to the data center network,
6. The electronic medical record screening system according to claim 5, wherein the electronic medical record data is managed by an electronic medical record management server connected to the hospital network.   6. The electronic medical record screening system according to claim 5, wherein the hospital network is separated from the data center network.   8. The electronic medical record screening system according to claim 7, wherein the second computer reads definition data saved by the first computer into the second computer via an external storage medium. A definition data identifier is assigned to each clinical study, and one created by a computer that creates, edits, outputs, saves, or sends definition data to narrow down the target cases of the clinical study Electronic medical record screening means for reading the definition data and a plurality of electronic medical record data and extracting electronic medical record data that matches at least one of the definition data;
Data processing means for displaying, storing or transmitting the electronic medical chart data extracted by the electronic medical chart screening means to another computer;
The electronic medical record data has an electronic medical record data item including an electronic medical record identifier assigned to each patient and a patient name, sex, date of birth, age and medical history data associated with the electronic medical record identifier,
The electronic medical record data displayed, stored, or transmitted by the data processing means is associated with each definition data identifier, and includes the number of patients conforming to the definition data and the electronic medical record data items of the patient. Electronic medical record screening device characterized by The data processing means displays the electronic medical record data items for each of the defined data identifier, user electronic chart screening device according to claim 9, wherein the can select the definition data identifier of the electronic medical record screening device.   10. The data processing means includes a non-dependent converter that converts the similar electronic medical record data items of a plurality of different types of electronic medical records into a single type of electronic medical record data item. Or the electronic medical chart screening apparatus of 10. Creating, editing, outputting, saving, or sending to another computer definition data for narrowing down the target cases for clinical research by the first computer;
Reading the definition data and a plurality of electronic medical record data associated with each patient identifier by a second computer and extracting at least one electronic medical record data matching the definition data;
Outputting the extracted electronic medical chart data by the second computer, storing it, and sending it to another computer,
The definition data is given a definition data identifier for each clinical study,
The electronic medical record data has an electronic medical record data item including an electronic medical record identifier assigned to each patient and a patient name, sex, date of birth, age and medical history data associated with the electronic medical record identifier,
The electronic medical record data displayed, stored or transmitted by the second computer is associated with each definition data identifier, and includes the number of patients matching the definition data and the electronic medical record data items of the patient. An electronic medical record screening method characterized by the above.   13. The electronic medical record screening method according to claim 12, wherein the second computer displays the electronic medical record data item for each of the definition data identifiers, and a user of the second computer can select the definition data identifier. .   The said 2nd computer has the independence converter which converts the said electronic medical chart data item similar of the electronic medical records of several different formats into the electronic medical record data item of a single format, 14. The electronic medical record screening method according to 12 or 13. Creating, editing, displaying, storing or sending definition data to narrow down the target cases of clinical research by a first computer;
Reading the definition data and a plurality of electronic medical record data associated with each patient identifier by a second computer and extracting at least one electronic medical record data matching the definition data;
Displaying the extracted electronic medical chart data by the second computer, storing it, or transmitting it to another computer,
The definition data is given a definition data identifier for each clinical study,
The electronic medical record data has an electronic medical record data item including an electronic medical record identifier assigned to each patient and a patient name, sex, date of birth, age and medical history data associated with the electronic medical record identifier,
The electronic medical record data displayed, stored or transmitted by the second computer is associated with each definition data identifier, and includes the number of patients matching the definition data and the electronic medical record data items of the patient. An electronic medical record screening program characterized by this. The second computer displays the electronic medical record data item for each definition data identifier, and a user of the second computer selects the definition data identifier and transmits the electronic medical record data item to another computer. The electronic medical record screening program according to claim 15, wherein:   The said 2nd computer has the independence converter which converts the said electronic medical chart data item similar of the electronic medical records of several different formats into the electronic medical record data item of a single format, The electronic medical record screening program according to 15 or 16. Definition data to which a definition data identifier is assigned for each clinical study created in order to narrow down the target cases of clinical studies by the first computer,
Reading the definition data and a plurality of electronic medical record data associated with each patient identifier by a second computer and extracting at least one electronic medical record data matching the definition data;
Displaying the extracted electronic medical record data by the second computer, storing it, and sending it to another computer,
The electronic medical record data has an electronic medical record data item including an electronic medical record identifier assigned to each patient and a patient name, sex, date of birth, age and medical history data associated with the electronic medical record identifier,
The electronic medical record data displayed, stored or transmitted by the second computer is associated with each definition data identifier, and includes the number of patients matching the definition data and the electronic medical record data items of the patient. An electronic medical record screening program characterized by this. The second computer displays the electronic medical record data item for each definition data identifier, and a user of the second computer selects the definition data identifier and transmits the electronic medical record data item to another computer. The electronic medical record screening program according to claim 18, wherein:   The said 2nd computer has the independence converter which converts the said electronic medical chart data item similar of the electronic medical records of several different formats into the electronic medical record data item of a single format, The electronic medical record screening program according to 18 or 19.

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