JP7457221B2 - Information processing device, method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and method.

Infants and young children need to be vaccinated with many vaccines, which puts a heavy burden on parents and guardians, who sometimes miss the appropriate timing for vaccination. For this reason, systems are being used to manage schedules for receiving the necessary vaccinations at the appropriate time. (For example, Patent Document 1)

Patent No. 6345305

However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, the process of securing vaccine inventory in response to reservation inquiries is performed, so there is a risk that vaccines may not be delivered in time and reservations may not be made on the user's desired schedule.

The present invention provides an information processing device that includes a storage device that stores birth information, including the identifiers and birth dates of each of a plurality of recipients, and vaccine inventory information, and a control device, and the control device is capable of executing the following: a calculation process that calculates candidate vaccines that can be administered to each of the plurality of recipients and the vaccination period for the candidate vaccines based on the birth information; a determination process that refers to the inventory information and determines whether there are any shortages of vaccines that may not be available during the vaccination period; an ordering process that orders the shortages of the vaccines if it is determined in the determination process that there are shortages of the vaccines; and a setting process that sets, for each of the plurality of recipients, a day during the vaccination period when the candidate vaccine can be provided as the vaccination date for the candidate vaccine.

Further, the present invention provides a computer for an information processing device including a storage device that stores birth information including an identifier and date of birth of each of a plurality of examinees, and vaccine inventory information. Calculate the candidate vaccines that can be administered and the vaccination period of each candidate vaccine based on the birth information, and further refer to the inventory information to determine the shortage vaccines that may not be available during the vaccination period. If it is determined in the determination process that there is a shortage of vaccines, a process of ordering the shortage vaccine is performed, and for each of the plurality of patients, the candidate vaccine is administered within the vaccination period. Provided is a method for setting a date when the vaccine can be provided as a date when the candidate vaccine can be inoculated.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a user will not be able to make a reservation on a desired date.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vaccine management system according to an embodiment. It is a diagram showing the configuration of a vaccine management server according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing (a) a management table of patient information and (b) an inventory management table based on inventory information according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing (a) an ordering schedule and (b) an inventory schedule according to an embodiment. It is a figure showing a candidate schedule concerning an embodiment, and shows (a) a period in which vaccination is possible, and (b) a shortest date in which simultaneous vaccination is possible. A figure showing examples of reservation screens on a mobile device related to an embodiment, showing (a) a vaccination number selection screen and (b) a vaccination date selection screen. It is a diagram showing a reservation schedule according to an embodiment. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of inventory processing according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of reservation processing concerning an embodiment.

From the description of this specification and the attached drawings, at least the following matters will become clear. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on one embodiment thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.

==Overall composition==
Hereinafter, the vaccine management system 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a vaccine management system 10 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the vaccine management system 10 includes a mobile terminal 100, a vaccine management server 200, and an order management server 300. The mobile terminal 100, the vaccine management server 200, and the order management server 300 are connected via a network 400. The network 400 may be, for example, the Internet, a LAN, a leased line, a telephone line, an in-house network, a mobile communication network, Bluetooth (registered trademark), WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), another communication line, or a combination thereof. It does not matter whether it is wired or wireless.

Although the vaccine management system 10 according to the present embodiment is shown as transmitting and receiving information between two mobile terminals 100 and the vaccine management server 200, the vaccine management system 10 according to the present embodiment includes more mobile terminals 100 than two generations. It can be configured with

The mobile terminal 100 is a terminal capable of communicating with the vaccine management server 200 via the network 400, and is, for example, a device owned by a user (e.g., a guardian of an infant to be vaccinated), such as a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet terminal, notebook PC (personal computer), personal digital assistant (PDA), wearable device, etc. The mobile terminal 100 is equipped with, for example, a processor, input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, various operation buttons, and a touch panel, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, a communication interface for connecting to the network 400, and storage resources such as a disk drive or semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, etc.). The storage resources store a computer program (e.g., a vaccination management application) executed by the processor.

The vaccination management application is a computer program that is stored in the mobile terminal 100 and communicates with the vaccine management server 200, and enables management of vaccination scheduling, vaccination status for each vaccine, and the like. This vaccination management application may be included in an application called a so-called electronic maternal and child handbook. In this case, since the vaccination management application can use the data of the user using the electronic maternal and child health handbook, it is possible to reduce the effort of the user to input data.

The order management server 300 is a server that receives vaccine orders from the vaccine management server 200 and manages vaccine order information. The order information includes information regarding provisional order processing (hereinafter referred to as "temporary order information") and information regarding actual order processing (hereinafter referred to as "main order information"). The order management server 300 transmits to the vaccine management server 200 vaccine securing status information indicating when and how many predetermined vaccines can be secured.

The order management server 300 is installed, for example, as a system owned by a pharmaceutical wholesaler to whom a medical institution orders vaccines. The order management server 300 can be a general-purpose computer, and may be composed of one computer or a plurality of computers distributed on the network 400. Further, in the case where there are a plurality of vaccine order recipients, the order management server 300 may be provided at each order recipient.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the vaccine management server 200. As shown in FIG. 2, the vaccine management server 200 includes a storage device 210 and a control device 220. The vaccine management server 200 can be a general-purpose computer, and may be composed of one computer or a plurality of computers distributed on the network 400.

The storage device 210 is a hard disk drive or the like, and includes a patient information storage section 211, a vaccine information storage section 212, a local government condition information storage section 213, and an inventory information storage section 214. The vaccine management server 200 does not need to be composed of one computer, and may be composed of multiple computers and storage devices 210 distributed on the network 400.

The patient information storage unit 211 is a database that stores guardian information and patient information. The patients assumed here are infants and the like who are scheduled to receive vaccinations. For example, as shown in FIG. 3(a), the patient information storage unit 211 stores the user's ID (identifier), name, date of birth, gender, address, name of the selected medical institution, and vaccination history. Patient information including the following information is maintained.

The vaccine information storage unit 212 is a database that holds information necessary for determining the above-mentioned inoculation period for each vaccine. The vaccine information storage unit 212 stores, for example, the vaccine name, the method of calculating the vaccination date (such as "calculate that vaccination is possible from 2 months after the birthday"), and the interval at which vaccination is possible ("calculate that vaccination is possible from 2 months or more after the birth date"), standard vaccination intervals based on the Immunization Law (e.g., 3 times at intervals of 20 to 50 days), period during which vaccination can be given as a routine vaccination (e.g., from 3 months old to 7 years and 6 months old). ), information on other vaccines that can be administered at the same time is maintained.

The local government-specific condition information storage unit 213 is a database that stores conditions established for each local government regarding vaccination. The local government-specific condition information storage unit 213 stores, for example, information such as the vaccination timing independently determined by each local government, the presence or absence of mass vaccination, and the presence or absence of bulk ordering of vaccines.

The inventory information storage unit 214 is a database that holds information regarding vaccine inventory at a predetermined medical institution. As shown in FIG. 3(b), the inventory information storage unit 214 manages an inventory management table T for multiple types of vaccines, and manages the inventory quantity, next delivery quantity, and delivery date for each vaccine. Information regarding the inventory of each vaccine can be updated by periodically (for example, daily) inquiring about the inventory status of the order management server 300 and the system that manages vaccine inventory. That is, information regarding vaccine inventory (hereinafter referred to as "vaccine inventory information") may be held in a system owned by a medical institution. Vaccine inventory information may be acquired by connecting to a system (for example, an inventory management system) owned by the medical institution.

The control device 220 includes, as hardware, a CPU, memory such as ROM or RAM, an input interface, an output interface, a communication interface, a bus connecting these, and the like. The control device 220 realizes various functions by the CPU executing programs stored in a ROM or the like. Functional modules realized by the control device 220 include a receiving section 221, a schedule creating section 222, an inventory determining section 223, an order processing section 224, a history updating section 225, and a transmitting section 226. Control device 220 is an example of a computer in the present invention.

The receiving unit 221 receives information between the mobile terminal 100 and the order management server 300, such as patient information, vaccine availability status information, reservation application information, etc. The various types of information received are stored in the storage device 210. The various types of information will be described later.

The schedule creation unit 222 has a function of receiving patient information and inventory information and creating a schedule based on this information. The schedules include, for example, an ordering schedule 222a (FIG. 4(a)), a candidate schedule 222c (FIG. 5), and a reservation schedule 222d (FIG. 7). The configuration of each schedule is an example, and the schedule is not limited to the configuration shown in each figure as long as the vaccination period, vaccination availability date, and vaccination reservation date are managed. Schedules 222a, 222c, and 222d are stored in storage device 210.

The ordering schedule 222a is created based on the patient information storage unit 211, the vaccine information storage unit 212, and the local government condition information storage unit 213, and shows as an example a table showing the vaccination period for each vaccine at the medical institution. It is. The reservation schedule 222d is a table showing vaccination reservation dates for each vaccine at the medical institution based on reservation application information transmitted from the mobile terminal 100. The reservation application information is information including the type of vaccine that the patient wishes to receive and the reservation date for the vaccination.

Here, the vaccination period is calculated from the patient's date of birth, gender, and past vaccination history based on the patient information storage section 211, vaccine information storage section 212, and local government condition storage section. This is the day when vaccination is recommended.

The inventory determination unit 223 has a function of creating a schedule shown in FIG. 4(b) (hereinafter referred to as "inventory schedule 222b") and determining whether or not there is enough inventory during the vaccination period. The inventory schedule 222b is a schedule created based on the vaccine inventory management table T, and is used to grasp the current inventory quantity and future delivery quantity, and to grasp the inventory in chronological order. Inventory schedule 222b is held in storage device 210.

The order processing unit 224 is capable of executing a process of instructing an external person, server, etc. to order vaccines depending on the vaccine inventory status. In this embodiment, the order processing unit 224 instructs the order management server 300 to place an order. The order processing unit 224 executes a process of not placing an order, a provisional order process, and a regular order process.

The process of not placing an order is a process that is executed when the inventory determination unit 223 determines that there is enough vaccine in any vaccination period. In this case, the inventory determination unit 223 shifts the process without instructing to order vaccines.

The provisional ordering process is a process that instructs the order management server 300 to secure inventory when the inventory determination unit 223 determines that there is a shortage of vaccines. A provisional order is, for example, a request procedure for securing a prescribed vaccine from a pharmaceutical wholesaler.

This ordering process is a process that instructs the order management server 300 to execute this ordering based on the reservation schedule 222d so that there is no shortage of vaccines on the vaccination reservation date. This order is, for example, a procedure for a medical institution to purchase a predetermined vaccine from a pharmaceutical wholesaler. By using both the regular ordering process and the provisional ordering process, medical institutions can avoid purchasing extra desired vaccines and reduce excess vaccine inventory.

The history update unit 225 has a function of updating the vaccination history stored in the patient information storage unit 211. By updating the vaccination history, the schedule creation unit 222 can create a schedule excluding vaccines that have already been administered to the user. In addition to updating the history, the history update unit 225 also determines whether the patient's vaccination has been completed.

The transmitter 226 has a function of transmitting information regarding vaccination availability dates, reservation completion notices, etc. to the user's mobile terminal 100, and transmits provisional ordering and actual ordering processing to the order management server 300.

==Schedule setting example==
The function and setting method of the schedule will be described below using a specific example. A schedule is created for each type of vaccine, but in this embodiment, a setting method for a vaccine against rotavirus (rota vaccine) will be shown as an example.

In creating the ordering schedule 222a, the schedule creation unit 222 retrieves from the patient information storage unit 211, for example, the date of birth of “January 1, 2019,” the gender of “male,” and the past vaccinations of patient A. In addition to acquiring information that the history is "none", information is also acquired from the vaccine information storage unit 212 that the rota vaccine is recommended to be inoculated between, for example, "6 weeks after birth" and "14 weeks and 6 days". Furthermore, information such as "no condition" is acquired from the municipality-specific condition storage unit 213. Based on the acquired information, the schedule creation unit 222 sets the rota vaccine vaccination period as "the period from February 12, 2019 to April 15, 2019." In addition, for example, days when the medical institution is unable to administer vaccines (days that take into account restrictions on the number of patients and closed days) are excluded.

Furthermore, the schedule creation unit 222 reflects the vaccination availability period on the ordering schedule 222a, as shown in FIG. 4(a). The ordering schedule 222a in FIG. 4(a) indicates the set vaccination period with arrows. Furthermore, by calculating the number of overlapping vaccination periods for multiple patients, the number of vaccines consumed on the same day is calculated and is shown at the bottom. The schedule creation unit 222 creates an ordering schedule 222a not only for the rota vaccine but also for other vaccines. In this way, ordering schedules are created for multiple types of vaccines. For example, as shown at the bottom of the ordering schedule 222a in Figure 4(a), the vaccination period for four people overlaps from early April, so the number of vaccines required during this period is four. Is displayed.

The inventory determination unit 214 creates an inventory schedule 222b (FIG. 4(b)) based on the inventory management table T (FIG. 3(b)) and the ordering schedule 222a. First, the inventory determination unit 223 refers to the required number in the inventory schedule 222b and determines whether or not there is enough inventory in the inoculation possible period. Using the example of FIG. 4(b), the number of items in stock is shown in the upper row of the inventory schedule 222b, and is compared with the required number of items in the ordering schedule 222a. As a result, as shown in the lower part of the inventory schedule 222b, the number of vaccines in short supply is calculated in chronological order. As a result, a shortage of rota vaccine will occur in mid-February and early April, with the number of shortages expected to be 1 and 2, respectively.

The inventory determination unit 223 determines whether or not there is enough inventory not only for the rota vaccine but also for other vaccines using the same procedure. By creating the inventory schedule 222b in this manner, it becomes possible to quickly determine whether the inventory of each vaccine is sufficient.

The candidate schedule 222c is created by the schedule creation unit 222 at a predetermined timing, such as after an order is processed, based on the latest inventory information. By creating the candidate schedule 222c as shown in Figures 5(a) and (b), the schedule creation unit 222 sets the vaccination date and the earliest possible vaccination date. The vaccination date is a date that is within the vaccination period and on which inventory is secured, as shown by the arrow in Figure 5(a).

Vaccination dates can be set for multiple vaccines, but the schedule creation unit 222 prioritizes extracting vaccination dates on which the greatest number of vaccine types are available for administration on the same day. For example, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the schedule creation unit 222 extracts and sets the shortest vaccination date (April 1st) for the maximum number of five types of vaccines. The schedule creation unit 222 then sets vaccination dates on which four types of vaccines can be administered.

If the number of types of vaccines to be inoculated at the same time is three or less, as shown in FIG. 5(a), there are days when vaccination is possible after February 12th. The schedule creation unit 222 extracts and sets possible vaccination dates that are earlier than the earliest vaccination dates for the five and four types of vaccines. In Figure 5, the earliest possible vaccination date is February 12th (one type of rota vaccine).

Generally, the larger the number of simultaneous vaccinations, the earlier the vaccination of multiple vaccines can be completed, and the earlier the acquisition of immunity becomes possible. Another advantage is that the number of days spent in the hospital can be reduced. Therefore, the schedule creation unit 222 prioritizes vaccination possible dates in descending order of the number of simultaneous vaccinations as described above.

On the other hand, a vaccination date with fewer simultaneous vaccinations may be selected, taking into account the advantage of being able to hasten the schedule for other vaccinations. Therefore, as described above, the schedule creation unit 222 extracts and sets a day when vaccination is possible earlier than days when vaccination for many types of vaccines can be administered, from among vaccination days when the number of simultaneous vaccinations is small.

==Reservation screen==
The user of the vaccine management system 10 can perform the reservation process at any timing and confirm the vaccination date for the desired vaccine.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a reservation screen of the mobile terminal 100. For example, the display on the mobile terminal 100 of the user who has started the vaccination management application is based on the information regarding the available vaccination dates (hereinafter referred to as "available vaccination date information") transmitted from the vaccine management server 200 based on the inventory schedule 222b. The screen selectably displays the number of simultaneous vaccinations, as well as the shortest possible vaccination date, as shown in FIG. 6(a).

When the user selects the number of simultaneous vaccinations, the mobile terminal 100 selectably displays on its display screen the possible vaccination dates on which the patient desires simultaneous vaccinations. As shown in FIG. 6(b), the mobile terminal 100 selectably displays, for example, a plurality of days on which the five types of vaccines described above can be administered at the same time, starting from the shortest date. In FIG. 6(b), the possible vaccination days after May 1st are displayed in a selectable manner in 5-day increments. Further, among these dates, "May 7th" is selected by the user. In addition, the available vaccination dates can be displayed even after May 10 by selecting the icon labeled "Following dates".

==Inventory management process flow==
8 is a flowchart showing a process related to inventory management according to this embodiment. Inventory management by the vaccine management system 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In response to the registration or update of patient information (S10A), the vaccine management server 200 reflects the registration or update information in the ordering schedule 222a (S10). As described above, the ordering schedule 222a is created based on information held in the patient information, the vaccine information storage section 212, and the local government condition information storage section 213.

The inventory determination unit 223 creates an inventory schedule 222b from the inventory management table T in the inventory information storage unit 214 (S11), and determines whether a shortage will occur for each vaccine (S12).

As a determination method, a method may be employed in which it is determined that there is a stock shortage when the number of shortages is 1 or more, or other methods may be employed. For example, considering that not all patients will be vaccinated at P Hospital, there will be enough vaccines if the amount is at least a certain percentage (for example, 70%) of the registered number of patients. You may conclude that it is.

If it is determined that there is a shortage of vaccines (S12: Insufficient inventory), the vaccine management server 200 instructs the order processing unit 224 to perform a provisional order process (S13). The order management server 300 receives provisional order information from the vaccine management server 200. This allows pharmaceutical wholesalers to prepare procedures for securing the vaccines desired by medical institutions.

When the provisionally ordered vaccine is secured and vaccine securing status information is received from the order management server 300 (S13A), the vaccine management server 200 updates the inventory information and the inventory management table T (S14).

Note that if it is determined that there is enough vaccine (S12: in stock), the vaccine management server 200 does not perform ordering processing or the like. By performing the processing as described above, the vaccine management server 200 can secure inventory before accepting reservations from users.

As described above, medical institutions can secure the necessary number of each vaccine on the required day, thereby avoiding a situation where a person cannot receive a vaccination on the scheduled vaccination date due to a lack of vaccine stock.

==Reservation processing flow==
FIG. 9 is a flowchart regarding reservation processing according to this embodiment. The vaccination reservation process by the vaccine management system 10 will be explained using the flowchart of FIG. 9.

In step S15, the vaccine management server 200 refers to the inventory schedule 222b and confirms whether inventory is secured. When inventory is secured or delivery is confirmed before the vaccination date (S15: YES), a candidate schedule 222c is created based on the latest inventory information, and the vaccination possible dates are voluntarily transmitted to the mobile terminal 100. (S16). Note that the timing of transmission may be a spontaneous transmission method (S16) as described above, or after reception of a reservation inquiry from the mobile terminal 100.

When the vaccination possible date information is acquired, the vaccination possible date is displayed on the mobile terminal 100 as shown in FIG. The user selects the desired vaccination reservation date from among the displayed available vaccination dates and completes the reservation application operation. The mobile terminal 100 transmits the selected vaccination reservation date and vaccine type to the vaccine management server 200 (S17).

In the vaccine management server 200, the schedule creation unit 222 creates a reservation schedule 222d (FIG. 7) based on the reservation application information (S18), and transmits a reservation completion notification to the mobile terminal 100 (S19). This allows the user to know that the vaccination reservation has been completed. The vaccine management server 200 then instructs the order processing unit 224 to perform the main order processing (S20).

After vaccination is completed, the history update unit 225 updates the vaccination history of the patient information (S23). Note that the history may be updated in response to receiving a vaccination completion report from the mobile terminal 100, or in response to receiving information from a medical institution.

In this way, once a medical institution has secured the vaccines, users can easily find out when and how many vaccines they can receive, and can easily make reservations according to their own convenience. This eliminates the risk of being unable to receive the vaccine due to a shortage of vaccines on the reserved day, improving user convenience.

==Other embodiments==
In the embodiment described above, schedules are created for a plurality of patients, but the invention is not limited to this. A system may also be used in which a schedule is created for a single patient and vaccination reservations are made based on the vaccination availability period. This allows for easy system design.

Further, in the above embodiment, the storage device 210 has been described as having the municipality-specific condition information storage section 213, but it does not need to have the municipality-specific condition information storage section 213. This makes it easy to design a system and ensure vaccines are available on the day of appointment.

In addition, in the above embodiment, it was explained that the schedule is created based on patient information such as user ID, name, date of birth, gender, address, name of selected medical institution, vaccination history, etc. It is not limited to this. The schedule may be created using at least information on the date of birth of the patient in the patient information. Further, a schedule may be created using at least one of the date of birth, gender, and vaccination history. This allows for easy system design.

In addition, when there are multiple vaccine ordering places, the ordering place information for each vaccine is arbitrarily determined, for example, in the vaccine information storage unit 212 of the vaccine management server 200 or in the vaccine ordering place database (not shown) owned by each medical institution. Information such as the priority order of each vaccine supplier, vaccine inventory information of each supplier, and delivery date of each vaccine supplier may be held. In the vaccine management server 200, the order processing unit 224 orders the vaccine to the ordering destination with the highest priority. The order of priority for suppliers is determined, for example, in order of earliest scheduled delivery date. Then, the vaccination period is calculated based on the scheduled delivery date of the ordering party with the highest priority (that is, the earliest scheduled delivery date). This increases the possibility that the patient will be vaccinated on the day he/she wishes to receive the vaccination, thereby increasing convenience for the user.

Furthermore, in addition to the process of determining the priority order in order of earliest scheduled delivery date, the priority order may be determined arbitrarily by taking into account circumstances such as the number of past transactions and the unit of order. Thereby, user convenience can be improved.

In addition, an alert may be issued when the vaccination appointment date approaches (for example, three days before the vaccination appointment date) to inform the user of the details of the vaccination appointment. This can increase convenience for users.

==Summary==
The vaccine management server 200 according to this embodiment includes a storage device 210 that stores birth information, including the identifiers and birth dates of each of a plurality of recipients, and vaccine inventory information, and a control device 220. The control device 220 is capable of executing a calculation process (S10) that calculates candidate vaccines that can be administered to each of a plurality of recipients and a vaccination period during which the candidate vaccines can be administered, based on the birth information, a determination process (S11) that refers to the inventory information and determines whether there is a shortage of vaccines that may not be available during the vaccination period, an ordering process (S13) that instructs the ordering of the shortage of vaccines when it is determined in the determination process that there is a shortage of vaccines, and a setting process (S16) that sets, for each of a plurality of recipients, a day during the vaccination period when the candidate vaccine can be provided as the vaccination date for the candidate vaccine.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the vaccine cannot be received on the reserved date because the medical institution does not have the vaccine in stock.

The control device 220 can also execute a notification process (S16) to notify any one of the multiple examinees of the candidate vaccine corresponding to the examinee and the date on which the vaccine can be administered. This allows the examinee to receive the vaccine without forgetting.

In addition, in the setting process (S16), the control device 220 sets, among the inoculation possible days, days with many types of candidate vaccines that can be inoculated with priority over days with fewer types (FIG. 5(c)).

Since vaccination dates are set in order of priority for those with the highest number of simultaneous vaccinations, patients can complete multiple vaccinations quickly and acquire immunity early. Another advantage is that the number of days spent in the hospital can be reduced.

The control device 220 can further execute a reservation process (S18) that accepts reservations for vaccination with a candidate vaccine on one of the available vaccination dates. The available vaccination date is set based on the inventory information and expected delivery date of the candidate vaccine.

According to the above configuration, since the reservation process is performed, the patient can receive the vaccination without fail. Furthermore, since the available vaccination date is set based on inventory information and the scheduled delivery date, the possibility of not being able to receive the vaccination despite having made a reservation is avoided.

If, in the determination process, there is a candidate vaccine that may not be available to any of multiple recipients during the vaccination period, the control device 220 determines that this candidate vaccine is a shortage vaccine.

With the above configuration, it can be determined that there is a shortage of vaccines when there is a shortage of even one vaccine for the number of patients. This prevents inventory shortages and ensures that patients receiving the vaccine are vaccinated.

In addition, the schedule creation unit 222 (setting unit) of the vaccine management system 10 according to the present embodiment schedules the schedule according to the result of the purchase-related process (provisional order process) for a predetermined vaccine (when and how many vaccines can be secured). The order processing unit 224 sets the vaccination possible date of a predetermined vaccine within the vaccination possible period, and transmits the set vaccination possible date information of the predetermined vaccine to the mobile terminal 100 (information terminal device). According to the present embodiment, reservations for vaccination can be accepted in a state where vaccines are reliably secured, depending on the situation in which vaccines can be secured.

In addition, in this embodiment, a method is provided that is implemented by a computer of an information processing device that has a storage device that stores birth information including the identifiers and birth dates of each of multiple patients, and vaccine inventory information, and calculates candidate vaccines that can be administered to each of multiple patients and the vaccination period for the candidate vaccines based on the birth information (S10), refers to the inventory information and determines whether there are any vaccines that are in short supply and may not be available during the vaccination period (S11), and if it is determined in the determination process that there is a shortage of vaccines, issues an order for the insufficient vaccines (S13), and sets, for each of the multiple patients, a date during the vaccination period when the candidate vaccine can be provided as the vaccination date for the candidate vaccine (S16).

It should be noted that the embodiments described above are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to be interpreted as limiting the present invention. The present invention may be modified and improved without departing from its spirit, and the present invention also includes equivalents thereof.

100 Mobile terminal 200 Vaccine management server 221 Receiving unit 222 Schedule creation unit 223 Inventory determination unit 224 Order processing unit 225 History update unit 226 Transmission unit 300 Order management server 400 Network

Claims (6)

The system includes a storage device that stores birth information including an identifier and a date of birth of each of a plurality of recipients, and vaccine inventory information, and a control device;
The control device includes:
a calculation process for calculating candidate vaccines that can be administered to each of the plurality of recipients and a vaccination period during which the candidate vaccines can be administered based on the birth information;
calculating the number of overlapping vaccination periods for the multiple recipients and calculating the number of the candidate vaccines consumed on the same day as the number of vaccines consumed;
a determination process for comparing the number of consumed vaccines with the inventory information to determine whether there is a shortage of vaccines that may not be available during the vaccination period;
a process of provisionally reserving the shortage of the vaccine when it is determined in the determination process that the shortage of the vaccine exists;
a setting process for setting a date during the vaccination period when the candidate vaccine can be provided as a vaccination date for each of the plurality of recipients;
and a reservation process for accepting a reservation for a desired vaccination date among the vaccination available dates of the set candidate vaccine,
When the shortage vaccine is provisionally secured, the vaccine inventory information stored in the storage device is updated;
The setting process sets a vaccination date for the candidate vaccine based on updated vaccine inventory information;
After reserving the vaccination date through the reservation process, a process is performed to order the vaccine that has been provisionally secured and is in short supply.
Information processing device. The control device is further capable of executing a notification process for notifying one of the plurality of examinees of the candidate vaccine and the vaccination possible date corresponding to the examinee. 1. The information processing device according to 1. The information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control device sets, in the setting process, a day when there are many types of the candidate vaccines that can be inoculated among the inoculation possible days, with priority given to a day when there are fewer types of the candidate vaccines. . The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the inoculation possible date is set based on the inventory information and scheduled delivery date of the candidate vaccine. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, in the determination process, if there is a candidate vaccine that is at risk of not being able to be provided to any of the multiple recipients during the vaccination period, the control device determines that the candidate vaccine is the vaccine in shortage. A computer of an information processing device having a storage device that stores birth information including an identifier and a date of birth of each of a plurality of examinees, and vaccine inventory information,
Calculating candidate vaccines that can be administered to each of the multiple recipients and a vaccination period for each of the candidate vaccines based on the birth information;
calculating the number of overlapping vaccination periods among the multiple recipients and calculating the number of the candidate vaccines consumed on the same day as the number of vaccines consumed;
comparing the number of vaccines consumed with the inventory information to determine whether there is a shortage of vaccines that may not be available during the vaccination period;
When it is determined in the determination process that there is a shortage of the vaccine, a process of temporarily securing the shortage of the vaccine is performed;
For each of the plurality of recipients, a date during the vaccination period when the candidate vaccine can be provided is set as a vaccination date for the candidate vaccine;
A method for accepting a reservation for a desired vaccination date among the vaccination available dates of the set candidate vaccine, comprising:
When the shortage vaccine is provisionally secured by the provisional securing process , the vaccine inventory information stored in the storage device is updated;
The setting process sets a vaccination date for the candidate vaccine based on updated vaccine inventory information;
After reserving the vaccination date through the reservation process, a process is performed to order the vaccine that has been provisionally secured and is in short supply.
Method.

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