JP7486736B2 - Medical material management system, management server and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a management system, management server, and program for medical materials using non-contact IC tags. In this specification, the term "medical materials" may be used to include medical equipment.

Hospitals and other medical institutions handle consumable medical supplies, but it is important to place orders well in advance to avoid running out of stock during treatment or examinations. Traditionally, this has been managed manually, such as by removing the labels from medical supplies and sticking them on a ledger, or writing in marker on the packaging that the supplies are to be purchased. However, manual management is cumbersome and there is also the problem of oversight, so in recent years there have been attempts to manage inventory using computer systems that use barcodes and IC tags, as well as automating replenishment orders.

JP 2002-259778 A JP 2006-25941 A JP 2006-14955 A

When dealers (wholesalers) supply hospitals with medical supply kits (described below), they are required to perform multiple outgoing inspections and multiple returning inspections, but each inspection task takes a lot of time, so there was a need to improve efficiency.
In addition, between the time the medical supply kits arrive at the dealer and the time they are returned to the manufacturer, there is medical supply in circulation that is not actually used and cannot be allocated, which creates the issue of needing to keep more inventory on hand.

The present invention aims to provide a medical material management system, management server, and program that can streamline the inspection process for medical material kits and reduce manufacturers' inventories.

The medical material management system of the present invention comprises:
an IC reader for reading information stored in an IC tag attached to the medical material;
A medical material management system comprising: an inspection terminal having a position information acquisition means, an input means, and a screen, and configured to be capable of communicating with the IC reader and a management server,
The inspection terminal is characterized in that it is equipped with an inspection means for displaying on a screen the results of comparing the shipping information linked to the IC tag obtained from the IC reader with the stored information of the IC tag obtained from the IC reader, and for transmitting the location information obtained from the location information acquisition means to the management server.
In the above-mentioned medical material management system, the inspection means may display a screen for inputting the inspection type on the screen, and when information for the inspection type is input, the information may be transmitted to the management server.
In the above-mentioned medical material management system, the inspection means may be characterized in that it determines the serial numbers of the IC tags included in the shipping information that are not included in the information received from the IC reader, displays the medical materials to which the IC tags are attached as used products on a screen, and transmits information about the used products to the management server.
In the above medical material management system, the location information acquisition means may be a GPS receiving device.
In the above medical material management system, the location information acquisition means may be configured with a program for calculating location information based on shipping information from the management server.
In the above-mentioned medical material management system, the management server may store, for each case, shipping history data of medical materials actually shipped and usage history data of medical materials actually used among the shipped medical materials, and may present a recommended combination of medical materials for each case based on the shipping history data and the usage history data.
In the above medical material management system, the management server may be characterized by comprising: a means for acquiring shipping history data and usage history data for each case from a database storing shipping history data of medical materials actually shipped and usage history data of medical materials actually used among the shipped medical materials; and a means for presenting a recommended combination of medical materials for each case based on the shipping history data and the usage history data.
In the above medical material management system, the management server may be characterized by having a means for transmitting delivery information of medical materials generated for each case to a delivery person terminal used by the delivery person for delivery .
In the above medical material management system, the management server may create the delivery information based on the shortfall information so as to give priority to delivering the medical materials that are in short supply to the delivery destination.
In the above medical material management system, the management server may be characterized by comprising a delivery instruction means for determining a new delivery destination of the medical material based on return schedule information of the medical material including location information of the return origin and on short supply information , and transmitting delivery information to the determined delivery destination to a delivery person terminal used by the delivery person for delivery. In the above medical material management system, the management server may comprise a distribution product management means for updating status information that makes it possible to determine whether the medical material can be allocated for shipment to available for shipment allocation when the information by inspection type received from the inspection terminal is a return inspection,
In the above medical material management system, the delivery instruction means may be characterized in that it determines a new delivery destination for the medical materials based on the status information, the return schedule information, and the shortfall information.
In the above medical material management system, the delivery instruction means may be characterized in that it creates the delivery information based on the shortfall information so as to prioritize delivery of the medical materials that are in short supply to the delivery destination.
In the above-mentioned medical material management system, when the management server issues a delivery instruction to deliver the medical materials from a delivery source to a delivery destination, and if there are multiple routes between the delivery source and the delivery destination, the management server may be characterized in that it is equipped with a delivery route determination means for calculating the delivery cost for each route based on transportation cost information for the route, storage cost information at each delivery base on the route, or operational cost information at each delivery base on the route, and determining the route with the lowest delivery cost as the delivery route if there are multiple routes between the delivery source and the delivery destination.

A management server according to a first aspect of the present invention includes:
A management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal,
a database for managing the product information of the medical materials, the location information of the medical materials, status information for determining whether the medical materials can be shipped or not, and order information received from a hospital terminal;
a product allocation means for allocating medical materials to be shipped based on the order information received from the hospital terminal;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the matching result information and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal,
The product allocation means allocates the medical materials to be shipped based on the status information and the location information of the medical materials.

A management server according to a second aspect of the present invention includes:
A management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal,
a database for managing the product information of the medical materials, the location information of the medical materials, status information for determining whether the medical materials can be shipped or not, and order information received from a hospital terminal;
a product allocation means for allocating medical materials to be shipped based on the order information received from the hospital terminal;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the inspection type information, the matching result information, and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal,
The product allocation means allocates the medical materials to be shipped based on the status information and the location information of the medical materials.
In the management server relating to the above-mentioned second aspect, the distributed product management means may be characterized in that when the information by inspection type received from the inspection terminal is return inspection, the status information is updated to shipping allocation available.
In the management server according to the second aspect, the database may be registered with location information of a hospital to which the product is to be shipped, and the management server may be characterized in that it includes a document issuing means for sending a command to the inspection terminal to issue a document bearing a unique delivery slip number when the information for each inspection type received from the inspection terminal is for a return inspection and the GPS location information received from the inspection terminal matches or substantially matches the location information of a hospital registered in the database.

A management server according to a third aspect of the present invention includes:
A management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal,
a database for managing the product information of the medical materials, the location information of the medical materials, the unit price information of the medical materials, and the information of the used products;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the matching result information and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal;
and a means for outputting sales calculation data calculated from the unit price information of the used products and medical materials.

A program according to a first aspect of the present invention is a program executed on a management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal,
the management server has a database for managing product information of the medical materials, location information of the medical materials, status information for determining whether the medical materials can be shipped or not, and order information received from a hospital terminal;
The management server,
a product allocation means for allocating medical materials to be shipped based on the order information received from the hospital terminal;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the matching result information and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal;
To make it function as a
The product allocation means allocates the medical materials to be shipped based on the status information and the location information of the medical materials.
A program according to a second aspect of the present invention is a program executed on a management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal,
the management server has a database for managing product information of the medical materials, location information of the medical materials, status information for determining whether the medical materials can be shipped or not, and order information received from a hospital terminal;
The management server,
a product allocation means for allocating medical materials to be shipped based on the order information received from the hospital terminal;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the inspection type information, the matching result information, and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal;
To make it function as a
The product allocation means allocates the medical materials to be shipped based on the status information and the location information of the medical materials.
A program according to a third aspect of the present invention is a program executed on a management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal,
a database for managing product information of the medical materials, location information of the medical materials, unit price information of the medical materials, and usage record information of the medical materials;
The management server,
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the matching result information and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal;
a means for outputting sales calculation data calculated from the unit price information of the used products and medical materials;
The present invention is characterized in that it functions as a

This invention makes it possible to improve the efficiency of inspection work for medical material kits and reduce manufacturer inventory.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the flow of medical materials in a short-term loan business, a dealer long-term loan business, and a hospital manager loan business according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the flow of short-term loan operations in an embodiment. 1 is a configuration diagram of a medical material management system according to a first embodiment. FIG. FIG. 11 is an image diagram of an ordering allocation of medical materials according to the first embodiment. This is an example (image) of the number of items used in each procedure. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of an inspection function according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a menu screen of a management application according to the first embodiment; FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a shipping inspection header screen according to the first embodiment; FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a shipping inspection details screen according to the first embodiment; FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a return inspection header screen according to the first embodiment; FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a return inspection details screen according to the first embodiment; FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a medical material management system according to a second embodiment. A diagram for explaining the flow of short-term loan business in the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of tight item information displayed on a display of an inspection terminal. 13 is a flowchart showing a lending process according to the second embodiment; 13 is a flowchart showing a return process according to the second embodiment.

A medical material management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
This system is primarily intended to streamline inspection work at the time of delivery and return for dealers (wholesalers). There are three main operations that this system manages, as shown in Figure 1. (1) In short-term lending operations, manufacturers lend medical materials to hospitals on a short-term basis and then return them to the manufacturer. (2) In dealer long-term lending operations, manufacturers lend medical materials to dealers on a long-term basis and then lend them to multiple hospitals from the inventory managed by the dealer. (3) In hospital long-term lending operations, manufacturers lend medical materials to hospitals on a long-term basis and then take the necessary medical materials from the inventory managed by the hospital and use them.

Next, the flow of the short-term loan business according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
First, a hospital places an order for medical supplies for short-term loan with a dealer (STEP 1). Orders here are often placed on a per-procedure basis.
The dealer, having received the ordering instructions, places an order for the necessary medical materials with the manufacturer (STEP 2). The manufacturer, having received the order, responds with shipping information such as the name and quantity of the medical materials to be shipped, and arranges for the product to be shipped from the distribution center (STEPs 3 and 4). When the medical materials shipped by the manufacturer arrive at the dealer, the dealer performs shipping inspection 1 (STEP 5). Specifically, the dealer checks the shipping information received earlier against the medical materials that have actually arrived. The dealer packages the medical materials shipped by the manufacturer, or combines its own inventory with the manufacturer's shipment to create a medical material kit 4 that corresponds to the order.

Next, the dealer ships the medical material kit 4 from the distribution center to the hospital (STEP 6). When the medical material kit 4 arrives at the hospital, a dealer staff member at the hospital performs shipping inspection 2 (STEP 7). Here, the medical material kit 4 is usually delivered by the dealer staff member, but it may also be sent directly from the manufacturer to the hospital using a delivery service provided by a courier company, and the dealer staff member performs shipping inspection (first time) at the hospital. At the hospital, the medical materials required for the procedure (e.g., several pieces) are taken out of the medical material kit 4 and used. The hospital has a rough idea of the medical materials required at the time of ordering, but in reality, more or less medical materials than initially planned may be used.

When the medical materials have been used, the hospital returns the used kit 4' to the dealer (STEPs 8 and 9). When the used kit 4' arrives at the dealer, a first return inspection is performed (STEP 10). The return inspection identifies the medical materials 5 that have actually been consumed, making it possible to calculate sales calculation data. After the return inspection, the dealer returns the used kit 4' to the manufacturer (STEP 11). When the used kit 4' arrives at the manufacturer's distribution center, a second return inspection is performed (STEP 12). Here, the hospital may use a delivery service provided by a courier company to send the kit directly to the manufacturer, and a dealer staff member may perform return inspection 1 (STEP 10) at the manufacturer's distribution center.
The above is the flow of the short-term rental business according to the embodiment. In the present invention, the above-mentioned shipping inspection and return inspection are performed using the portable inspection terminal 2 and IC reader 3. In the long-term rental business, shipping inspection 1 is performed when the kit is shipped from the dealer, shipping inspection 2 is performed when the kit is shipped from the hospital, and return inspection 1 is performed when the used kit is returned.

First Embodiment
Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
<Configuration>
3 is a block diagram of a medical material management system according to the first embodiment. This system mainly comprises a management server 1, an inspection terminal 2, an IC reader 3, a medical material kit 4 with an IC tag 41, medical materials 5 with an IC tag 51, a dealer terminal 6, a hospital terminal 7, and a manufacturer terminal 8. Conventionally, a system was constructed for each manufacturer to manage inventory, but this system makes it possible to manage multiple manufacturers across the board.

The management server 1 is composed of a general-purpose PC server equipped with a calculation unit 11 consisting of a CPU, a memory unit 14 that stores a management program 12 and a database 13, a communication unit 15 that enables communication via a network such as a LAN, and a power supply unit 16. There may be one or more management servers 1, and it may be constructed in a form that borrows resources from the cloud. The database 13 stores location information (e.g., GPS coordinates of latitude and longitude) of manufacturers, dealers, hospitals, and inventory storage locations 10. In this system, the inventory storage locations 10 may be the premises or warehouses of manufacturers or dealers, or they may be temporary storage locations such as the offices of delivery companies.

The management program 12 executed by the calculation unit 11 mainly has a product order function, an inventory management function, a distribution product management function, a product arrangement function, a joint inspection function, a shipping slip issuance function, a sales calculation data generation function, a delivery slip number issuance function, and a same-day shipment product sorting function.
The product order function is a function for receiving product orders from the hospital terminal 7 via the Internet, for example, receiving orders via a website. The hospital terminal 7 may be any terminal equipped with a web browser, and for example, the product order may be placed by the inspection terminal 2.
The inventory management function is a function that enables inventory to be taken using the inspection terminal 2, inventory management by supplier, lot, expiration date, and stock location, and output of inventory reports.
The distribution product management function is a function that makes it possible to update the product's location information, inspection and delivery information, and status information each time an inspection is performed. When the inspection of medical materials 5 is performed by the inspection terminal 2, the location information and inspection and delivery information (specific information for shipping inspection and return inspection) of the inspected medical materials 5 are sent to the management server 1, and the location information and inspection and delivery information are managed in the database 13. The status information is information for determining whether allocation is possible for the order information, and for example, it is disclosed that when the return inspection of STEP 10 is performed, the status information of the target product is updated from not allocable to allocable.

The product arrangement function is a function that allows the allocation of products to be shipped based on order information received from the hospital terminal 7 via the network. When the product is allocated, the order ID and the IC tag serial number are linked, the status information corresponding to the IC tag serial number is updated to "not available for allocation" and managed in the database 13. When receiving an order for a product, it is preferable to have the patient attributes (gender, age, etc.) included in the order information. This is because it is possible to remove from the medical material kit 4 medical materials 5 that are obviously not to be used based on the patient attributes. When allocating the product, the stock in the stock storage location 10 that can be most efficiently delivered to the ordering hospital is allocated from among the stock with status information "available for allocation." For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the same product is in the stock storage locations 10a to 10c, it is disclosed that the stock is allocated from the nearest stock storage location 10a to hospital A, the nearest stock storage location 10c to hospital B, and the nearest stock storage location 10b to hospital C.
The combined inspection function is a function that enables the inspection of multiple products collectively when the products for one order are shipped or returned in separate shipments. Here, the products may be shipped or returned on different days, but the inspection status is incomplete until all IC tags 41 linked to one order are read, and the inspection result is output when all IC tags 41 are read.

The shipping slip issuing function is a function for printing, from a printer (not shown), a shipping slip listing the medical supplies 5 to be actually shipped to the hospital. This is because, at the time of shipping to the hospital in STEP 6, the dealer's staff may remove medical supplies 5 that are obviously not to be used from the standard medical supply kit 4 corresponding to the procedure. When such a medical supply kit 4 is inspected, it is possible to update the shipping information and dealer inventory information in the database 13 by performing the shipping inspection again (STEP 5).
The sales calculation data generation function is a function that generates sales calculation data from the difference between the shipping inspection and the return inspection. Since the IC tags 41 and 51 do not contain unit price information of the products, the sales calculation data is generated by obtaining unit price information of the used products from the database 13. The generated sales calculation data can be linked to the core server 9 by data input or batch processing using RPA (Robotic Process Automation).
The delivery slip number issuing function is a function that issues the delivery slip number assigned by the delivery company at the time of return inspection.
The same-day shipping product identification function is a function that enables medical materials 4 that will be shipped on the same day that the manufacturer returns and inspects them to be identified on the screen of the inspection terminal 2. For medical materials 4 that will be shipped on that day, a character or symbol (e.g., a star mark) indicating that they are scheduled to be shipped on the same day is displayed in the inspected product details field displayed on the screen of the inspection terminal 2.

The inspection terminal 2 is a portable computer equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiving device as a location information acquisition means, an input means, and a screen, and is, for example, a tablet terminal (for example, iPad (registered trademark)) equipped with a liquid crystal touch panel and a wireless communication module. The inspection terminal 2 has a management application (hereinafter referred to as the "management app") described below installed, and is capable of two-way communication with the management server 1 via the Internet. When the inspection work is performed by the inspection terminal 2, the GPS location information of the location where the inspection work was performed is transmitted to the management server 1, and the location information of the medical material 5 to be inspected can be managed by the database 13. The location information linked to the medical material 5 may be GPS location information, or the latitude and longitude information or name of the manufacturer, dealer, hospital, or inventory storage location 10 nearest to the acquired GPS location information may be linked as location information. By managing the location information of medical materials 5, it becomes possible to arrange for medical materials 5 that are in circulation (medical materials 5 that have been inspected at least once and have not yet been returned to the manufacturer).

The location information acquisition means is not limited to the exemplified GPS receiving device, and if the inspection terminal 2 has a location positioning function based on location information registered in a mobile communication base station or an RF transmitter (Wi-Fi access point), the location positioning function can be used as the location information acquisition means. The location information acquisition means may be realized by incorporating a program into the inspection terminal 2 that acquires location information of the inspection work location based on the relationship between the inspection order and the inspection work location registered in advance in the management server 1 and the names of manufacturers, dealers, hospitals, etc. (and even master information of addresses linked to the names) included in the shipping information. When these configurations are adopted, it is possible to acquire location information of the inspection work location even if the inspection work is performed in a place where GPS location information cannot be acquired. Note that the inspection terminal 2 has a function of transmitting the inspection work results to the management server 1 when the inspection work is performed in a place where Internet communication is not possible, as soon as Internet communication becomes possible.

The IC reader 3 is a handheld IC reader/writer that communicates with the IC tag 51 in a non-contact manner to read and write data, and has an anti-collision function that enables multiple IC tags 51 to be detected simultaneously. The IC reader 3 employs a frequency (e.g., 920 MHz band) that can achieve a communication distance of several meters or more depending on the output, and even a specific low-power type that does not require a license can achieve a communication distance of about 1 meter. The high-performance circularly polarized antenna allows 360° omnidirectional reading, and it is possible to read multiple IC tags 51 stored in a box such as a cardboard box from the outside without opening the box. The information of the read IC tag 51 is transmitted to the inspection terminal 2 by wireless communication (e.g., Bluetooth (registered trademark)).

The medical material kit 4 refers to multiple medical materials set by unit such as medical department, surgical procedure (procedure), case, etc., and these medical materials are stored in a box with an IC tag 41. In the first embodiment, the medical material kit 4 is configured by procedure, and the number of medical materials 5 stored in one medical material kit 4 is, for example, several tens to several hundreds. Figure 5 shows an example of the number of items used in each procedure (this is an image, and the numbers are dummy).
The IC tag 41 is an RFID tag that does not incorporate a battery, and is a non-contact type passive tag that receives power from radio waves from the IC reader 3. The IC tag 41 employs a UHF frequency band (e.g., 920 MHz band) that allows for a communication distance of about several meters. The IC tag 41 stores an IC tag serial number, a kit number, etc.

The medical material 5 is a medical material such as a catheter, an ultrasonic probe, a stent set, an artificial bone, or an artificial joint, enclosed in a package (including a container) to which an IC tag 51 is attached.
The IC tag 51 is an RFID tag like the IC tag 41, and employs a UHF frequency band that allows communication over a distance of about several meters.

The IC tag 51 stores the IC tag serial number, JAN code, UBD (use by date), production lot, production serial number, manufacturer product number, GS1 identification code, etc.

The dealer terminal 6, hospital terminal 7, and manufacturer terminal 8 are one or more personal computers that can access the management server 1 via the Internet and can refer to, edit, and output various data within the scope of their authority.

[Administration app]
The management application has an inspection function for displaying on a screen a result of comparing the shipping information linked to the kit IC tag 41 obtained from the management server 1 with the stored information of the material IC tag 51 transmitted from the IC reader 3. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a flow of the inspection function according to the first embodiment.
STEP 101 : The inspection worker executes the inspection function in the management application, and then uses the IC reader 3 to read the information stored in the kit IC tag 41 and the material IC tag 51 .
STEP 102: The management application acquires shipping information corresponding to the read kit IC tag 41 and material IC tag 51 from the management server 1 via the network. At this time, inspection information (GPS position information, whether it is a shipping inspection or a return inspection, etc.) is transmitted to the management server 1 (note that the inspection information may be transmitted during the communication in STEP 104).
STEP 103 : The management application compares the shipping information acquired from the management server 1 with the information stored in the read IC tag 51 , and displays the comparison result on the screen of the inspection terminal 2 .
STEP 104 : The management application transmits the result of matching between the shipping information and the read information stored in the IC tag 51 to the management server 1 .
STEP 105: The management server 1 executes necessary information processing based on the received matching result and inspection information. Since the inspection information includes GPS location information, unused medical materials 5 are linked to the location information and managed in a database. In addition, for example, the following information processing is disclosed.

(1) The inspection was a shipping inspection, and if there is a shortage of medical materials 5, arrangements are automatically made for the shipping of those medical materials 5.
(2) If the inspection was a return inspection and there is a shortage of medical materials 5, it is determined that the medical materials 5 have been used, and the serial number and quantity of the medical materials 5 are output as data for calculating sales.
(3) If the inspection was a return inspection and there is medical material 5 to be shipped on the same day, letters or symbols (e.g., a star mark) will be displayed in the details field of the medical material 5 to indicate that it will be shipped on the same day.
(4) After the process of (2) above, insurance claims may be filed at the hospital in cooperation with an external medical accounting system. Also, purchasing processing for the dealer may be performed in cooperation with an external purchasing system. Also, sales to hospitals and purchasing for manufacturers may be performed at the dealer in cooperation with the dealer's core system. Also, sales to dealers at the manufacturer may be recorded in cooperation with the manufacturer's core system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the menu screen 20 of the management application according to the first embodiment.
When the shipping inspection button 21 in the loan management section is pressed, a shipping inspection header screen 30 shown in FIG. 8 is displayed.
The shipment inspection header screen 30 has a search condition field in the upper section and a search result field in the lower section. The search results based on the search conditions entered in the search condition field are displayed in the search result field. In the search result field, one order is displayed in one row of order fields 31. Each order field 31 displays a unique loan ID assigned to each order. Since orders are placed on a per-procedure basis, it is natural that multiple orders may be placed on the same day from one loan destination.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a shipping inspection details screen 40 that is displayed when the order field of the loan ID “A12345688” displayed in the search result column of the shipping inspection header screen 30 is pressed.
On the shipping inspection details screen 40, information about one product is displayed in one line of the details field 41. Although not yet performed in Fig. 9, when the shipping inspection is performed, the details field 41 of the inspected product is displayed in color, and a character or a symbol (for example, a circle mark) indicating that the product has been inspected is displayed.

When the return inspection button 22 in the loan management section is pressed on the menu screen 20, a return inspection header screen 50 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed.
In the return inspection header screen 50, a return corresponding to one loan ID is displayed in one row of return fields 51. The return field 51 corresponding to a loan ID that has been returned and inspected is displayed in color, and a circle mark 52 indicating that the item has been inspected is displayed.

Figure 11 shows the return inspection details screen 60 that is displayed when the return field 51 for the loan ID "A17245677" displayed on the return inspection header screen 50 is pressed. Information about one product is displayed in one line of the detail field 61. In Figure 11, the detail field 61a is not colored because there is no actual product, while the detail field 61b is colored because there is an actual product, and a circle mark 62 is displayed to indicate that there is an actual product. In this way, by checking the return inspection details screen 60, it is possible to easily determine what product was used.

According to the medical material management system of the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the current location of the medical materials 5 can be accurately grasped by performing the inspection work using the portable inspection terminal 2 and IC reader 3. Therefore, in the past, product allocation was not possible unless the medical materials were returned to a designated inventory management location such as a manufacturer's warehouse, but with this system, medical materials 5 that are being returned at a delivery company's office can also be subject to product allocation, making it possible to significantly reduce product inventory. In addition, since the inspection work can be performed using the portable inspection terminal 2 and IC reader 3, there is no need to introduce a special system for each inspection location, and introduction costs can be reduced. Furthermore, since the GPS location information of the inspection location can be recorded, it is also possible to check whether the inspection was performed in the correct location.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on Fig. 12 and Fig. 13. Fig. 12 is a configuration diagram of a medical material management system according to the second embodiment. Fig. 13 is a diagram for explaining the flow of a short-term loan business according to the second embodiment. As shown in Fig. 12, in the second embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the medical material management system according to the first embodiment, a deliverer terminal 17 used by a deliverer (such as a home delivery company) is further provided. As shown in Fig. 12, the deliverer terminal 17 is capable of communicating with the management server 1 via an electric communication line. The deliverer terminal 17 is, for example, a portable computer such as a personal computer or a tablet. The deliverer terminal 17 may be used not only by delivery companies such as Yamato Transport and Sagawa Express, but also by sales staff of dealers and those entrusted by dealers.

In addition, in the database 13 according to the second embodiment, for each case, shipping record data of the medical materials 5 actually shipped and usage record data of the medical materials 5 actually used at the hospital among the shipped medical materials 5 are stored. In the second embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, when a dealer's staff performs a shipping inspection at hospital A using the inspection terminal 2, the shipping record data of the medical materials 5 is acquired by the inspection terminal 2 and transmitted to the management server 1, whereby the shipping record data is stored in the database 13. Note that, in the second embodiment, as described later, since medical materials are shipped for each case, shipping record data for each case is acquired and stored. Also, as shown in FIG. 13, when a dealer's staff performs a return inspection at the dealer's office using the inspection terminal 2, the usage record data of the medical materials 5 is acquired by the inspection terminal 2 and transmitted to the management server 1, whereby the usage record data is stored in the database 13. Note that the usage record data is also acquired for each case and stored in the database 13.

In the second embodiment, the calculation unit 11 of the management server 1 has, in addition to the management program 12 according to the first embodiment, a medical material recommendation function that creates a suitable combination of medical materials 5 recommended for each case, a recommendation presentation function that presents the suitable combination of medical materials 5 created by the medical material recommendation function to hospital personnel, a delivery instruction function that issues delivery instructions to a deliverer, and a delivery route determination function that determines the delivery route for delivering the medical materials 5.

The medical material recommendation function creates a suitable combination of medical materials 5 recommended for each case based on the shipping record data of the medical materials 5 for each case and the use record data of the medical materials 5 stored in the database 13. For example, if the most common use record for multiple similar cases is one medical material a and two medical materials b, a combination of one medical material a and two medical materials b is created as the suitable combination of medical materials recommended for this case. Also, if the shipping record data for multiple similar cases is often a combination of two medical materials a and four medical materials b, and the use record is often also often a combination of two medical materials a and four medical materials b, a combination of two medical materials a and four medical materials b can be created as the suitable combination of medical materials 5 for this case. The medical material recommendation function then stores the suitable combination of medical materials 5 created for each case in the database 13. In this embodiment, the case information includes not only the disease name, but also the surgical procedure and patient attributes (gender, age, etc.), and cases that match all or part of these are considered similar cases, and a suitable combination of recommended medical materials 5 can be created.

When a case is input at the hospital terminal 7 of the hospital when ordering medical materials 5, the recommendation presentation function extracts a suitable combination of medical materials 5 corresponding to the input case from the database 13 and transmits it to the hospital terminal 7 to present it to the hospital staff. Here, in the second embodiment, when ordering medical materials 5 via the hospital terminal 7, the hospital staff is designed to also input information on the case in which the medical materials 5 are used. Then, when case information is input at the hospital terminal 7, the case information is transmitted from the hospital terminal 7 to the management server 1 and received by the management server 1. Based on the received case information, the recommendation presentation function refers to the database 13 to obtain a suitable combination of medical materials 5 that is created by the medical material recommendation function as a case similar to the case. Then, the recommendation presentation function transmits information on the suitable combination of medical materials 5 for this case to the hospital terminal 7, thereby displaying the suitable combination of medical materials 5 for the case on the display of the hospital terminal 7, and allowing the hospital staff to understand it.

The delivery instruction function issues delivery instructions so that the combination of medical materials 5 ordered for each case is delivered for each case. Specifically, when an order is received from the hospital terminal 7 and the products are allocated to the facilities of the manufacturer, delivery company, or dealer, such as the distribution center or the inventory storage location 10, the delivery instruction function transmits delivery information of the allocated medical materials 5 to the delivery person terminal 17 and causes the delivery person to deliver the allocated medical materials 5. In addition, the delivery instruction function transmits delivery information to the delivery person terminal 17 so that the medical materials 5 for each case are delivered together as a medical material kit 4. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13, when medical materials 5a to 5c are ordered from hospital A for case 1 and medical materials 5a to 5c are respectively allocated in warehouses A, B, and C, the delivery instruction function issues delivery instructions to the delivery person terminal 17 so that medical materials 5a and 5b for case 1 are shipped from warehouses A and B to warehouse C, which is closest to hospital A. The delivery instruction function also instructs the deliverer terminal 17 to assemble, at warehouse C, the medical materials 5c allocated at warehouse C with the medical materials 5a and 5b shipped from warehouses A and B to construct a medical material kit 4. Furthermore, the delivery instruction function issues delivery instructions to the deliverer terminal 17 to ship the assembled medical material kit 4 from warehouse C to hospital A.

In the second embodiment, the delivery status of the medical materials 5 delivered by the deliverer can be confirmed at the dealer terminal 6 or the hospital terminal 7. Specifically, in the second embodiment, the delivery status of the medical materials 5 delivered by the deliverer (for example, being packed at warehouse C, being shipped from warehouse C, etc.) is input by the deliverer terminal 17 through inspection and shipping work at each warehouse, and is transmitted from the deliverer terminal 17 to the management server 1. The management server 1 can store the delivery status of the medical materials 5 transmitted from the deliverer terminal 17 in the database 13 as the location information or delivery status of the medical materials 5. In addition, the management server 13 can store not only the current delivery status (location information), but also past delivery statuses (location information). This allows the dealer or hospital staff to understand the delivery history to date at the dealer terminal 6 or the hospital terminal 7.

Furthermore, the delivery instruction function can be configured to instruct the delivery of the medical materials 5 based on the return information of the medical materials 5 and the shortage information of the medical materials 5. The return information can include information on the medical materials 5 to be returned, the number of pieces to be returned, information on the user (hospital) at the time of return, location information of the hospital at the time of return, information on the return destination, etc. Here, a default return destination (for example, the manufacturer's warehouse from which the materials are sent) is set as the return information, but if the next hospital or the like to be used is decided before the materials are returned to the return destination, the hospital or the like can be changed to the return destination (delivery destination). This can shorten the lead time for shipping and reduce the delivery work compared to the case where the materials are returned to the default return destination and then shipped. The return information can be specified, for example, by inputting it when ordering the medical materials 5 at the hospital terminal 7, or by inputting it using the inspection terminal 2 by the dealer's staff during return inspection.
The urgent product information of the medical materials 5 is information indicating which medical materials 5 at which delivery base are likely to be shipped for another case immediately after being returned, and is input from the manufacturer terminal 6 at any time. The return information and urgent product information are stored in the database 13. The delivery instruction function issues a delivery instruction for the medical materials 5 to be returned based on the return information and urgent product information of the medical materials 5 stored in the database 13. For example, the delivery instruction function can be configured to output a delivery instruction to the deliverer terminal 17 so that the medical materials 5 are delivered to the warehouse where the medical materials 5 were stored at the time of lending, but it can also issue a delivery instruction to refer to the urgent product information and deliver urgent medical materials 5 (urgent products) preferentially. This delivery instruction allows the deliverer to separate urgent products from non-urgent medical materials 5 and deliver urgent products used for another case early.

The delivery instruction function can also be configured to issue delivery instructions for items in need of repair, so that they are not returned to the manufacturer's or dealer's warehouse, but are instead delivered directly to the hospital where they will be used next. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13, medical materials 5a-5c used and returned at Hospital A can be delivered directly to Hospital B after a return inspection is carried out at the dealer's office, rather than being returned to each of Warehouses A-C. This can improve asset turnover and delivery lead times.

In the second embodiment, the display of the inspection terminal 2 indicates that the medical materials 5 are in a tight supply, so that the dealer staff can know which medical materials 5 are in a tight supply. FIG. 14 is an example of tight supply information displayed on the display of the inspection terminal 2. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the medical materials 5 that are in a tight supply are displayed for each case. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 14, the medical materials 5 that are in a tight supply (medical materials 5 for cases 1 to 3) are displayed in gray and are displayed as "stressed," while the medical materials 5 that are not in a tight supply (medical materials 5 for cases 4 and 5) are displayed in white. In addition, the dealer staff can identify the medical materials 5 that are used frequently by referring to the tight supply information using the dealer terminal 6. Therefore, the dealer staff can purchase the medical materials 5 that are used frequently, rather than having them loaned from the manufacturer, and manage them at the dealer.

The delivery route determination function determines the delivery route from the delivery origin to the delivery destination of the medical materials 5. In particular, when there are multiple routes from the delivery origin to the delivery destination of the medical materials 5, the delivery route determination function determines which route to use to deliver the medical materials 5. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13, the routes from the dealer's office to warehouse B include route D1 via routes d1 and d2, route D2 via route d3, and route D3 via routes d4 and d5. In such a case, the delivery route determination function determines which of routes D1 to D3 to use for delivery.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13, database 13 stores cost information such as the transportation cost per unit time for each route d1 to d5, the storage cost per unit time for relay warehouses B and D, and the operational cost of sorting at relay warehouses B and D. The delivery route determination function refers to this cost information stored in database 13 to calculate the delivery cost (total cost) for each route d1 to d5, and determines the route with the lowest delivery cost as the delivery route for delivering medical materials 5.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13, the transportation costs per unit volume per hour for routes d1 to d5 are 20 yen, 25 yen, 90 yen, 35 yen, and 30 yen, respectively, and the intermediate warehouses B and D do not store medical supplies 5 but separate them, and their operational costs are 40 yen and 47 yen. In this case, the delivery cost of route D1 via routes d1 and d2 is 20 + 25 + 40 = 85 yen, the delivery cost of route D2 via route d3 is 90 yen, and the delivery cost of route D3 via routes d4 and d5 is 35 + 30 + 47 = 112 yen. Therefore, the delivery route determination function determines route D1, which has the lowest delivery cost among routes D1 to D3, as the delivery route for delivering medical supplies 5 used at Hospital A from the dealer's office to warehouse B.

When the delivery route is determined by the delivery route determination function, the delivery instruction function issues a delivery instruction to the deliverer terminal 17 to deliver via delivery route D1. As a result, the deliverer delivers the medical materials 5 via the delivery route D1 determined by the delivery route determination function. In the above example, a configuration was illustrated in which the route with the lowest delivery cost is determined as the delivery route in venous logistics for returning medical materials 5 used at a hospital, but this configuration is not limited to this, and the route with the lowest delivery cost can also be determined as the delivery route in arterial logistics for delivering medical materials 5 used at a hospital to the hospital.

Next, the lending process of medical materials 5 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 15. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the lending process of medical materials 5 according to the second embodiment. The lending process of medical materials 5 described here describes the process from when an order for medical materials 5 to be used in Hospital A is placed until the medical materials 5 are delivered to Hospital A, as shown in FIG. 13, for example.

In steps S201 to S203, when medical materials 5 are ordered, a suitable combination of medical materials 5 for each case is created and stored in the database 13 in order to present the suitable combination of medical materials 5 recommended for each case to the hospital staff. That is, in step S201, the medical material recommendation function of the management server 1 refers to the database 13 to acquire shipping record data of the medical materials 5 for each case. In addition, in step S202, the medical material recommendation function refers to the database 13 to acquire usage record data of the medical materials 5 for each case. Then, in step S203, the medical material recommendation function creates a suitable combination of medical materials 5 recommended for each case based on the shipping record data of the medical materials 5 for each case acquired in step S201 and the usage record data of the medical materials 5 for each case acquired in step S202. For example, based on the shipping record data and usage record data for a plurality of similar cases, the combination of medical materials 5 most shipped or used in the case can be created as a suitable combination of medical materials 5 for the case. In this embodiment, the management server 1 repeats the processing of steps S201 to S203 at predetermined intervals (step S204 = No) until an order is placed from the hospital terminal 7, and updates the suitable combination of medical materials 5 for each case. Then, when the hospital staff starts an order from the hospital terminal 7 and inputs case information on the order screen, the process proceeds to step S205 (step S204 = Yes).

In step S205, the recommendation presentation function of the management server 1 acquires the case information input by the hospital terminal 7, and from the suitable combinations of medical materials 5 for each case created in step S203, information on the suitable combination of medical materials 5 for the input case is acquired from the database 13. The recommendation presentation function then transmits information on the suitable combination of medical materials 5 for this case to the hospital terminal 7, and causes it to be displayed on the display of the hospital terminal 7. This allows the hospital staff to place an order for medical materials 5 based on the information on the suitable combination of medical materials 5 for the current case.

When the order is confirmed (step S206 = Yes), the process proceeds to step S207, where the ordered medical materials 5 are allocated by the product arrangement function. Also, as shown in FIG. 13, if there are medical materials 5 in multiple warehouses, the medical materials 5 are allocated in each warehouse. Then, in step S208, the delivery instruction function of the management server 1 issues a delivery instruction to the delivery person terminal 17 so that the medical materials 5 are assembled into a medical material kit 4 for each case and the medical materials 5 are delivered for each case. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13, the medical materials 5 used in case 1 are 5a to 5c. In this case, the medical materials 5a are delivered from warehouse A and the medical materials 5b are delivered from warehouse B to warehouse C, where they are combined with the medical materials 5c stored in warehouse C to compose the medical material kit 4 with the medical materials 5a to 5c, which are then delivered to hospital A.

In step S209, the dealer's staff inspects the medical materials 5 delivered to the hospital. In the second embodiment, when the medical materials 5 are delivered to the hospital by the delivery person, the dealer's staff uses the inspection terminal 2 at the hospital to inspect the delivered medical materials 5 before shipping. The inspection process can be performed by the method shown in FIG. 6.

Next, the return process of the medical materials 5 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 16. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the return process of the medical materials 5 according to the second embodiment. The return process of the medical materials 5 described here describes the process from when the medical materials 5 used in Hospital A are returned, as shown in FIG. 13, until the medical materials 5 are delivered to the return destination, such as a warehouse or another hospital.

In step S301, the delivery instruction function of the management server 1 refers to the database 13 and obtains the information on short supply items that is updated from the manufacturer terminal 8 as needed. In step S302, the delivery instruction function refers to the database 13 and obtains return information.

In step S303, the delivery instruction function performs a process of determining which medical materials 5 should be delivered to which return destination based on the urgent goods information acquired in step S301 and the return information acquired in step S302. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 13, the delivery instruction function can issue a delivery instruction to return the medical materials 5a-5c used in Hospital A to the warehouses A-C in which the medical materials 5a-5c were stored, based on the return destination information included in the return information. In addition, if the medical materials 5a-5c are urgent goods and while the medical materials 5a-5c are being lent to Hospital A, an order is placed for lending the medical materials 5a-5c to another hospital B for a similar case, the delivery instruction function issues a delivery instruction to deliver the medical materials 5a-5c from Hospital A or the dealer's office to Hospital B without returning them to the original warehouse. Furthermore, if it is determined based on the shortage information that some of the medical materials 5 stored in the warehouses of sales offices, dealers, or delivery companies are in short supply, the delivery instruction function can also issue delivery instructions to have the medical materials 5 in short supply delivered to the next delivery destination as soon as possible.

In step S304, the delivery route determination function determines the delivery route for delivering the medical materials 5. The delivery route determination function references the transportation cost information stored in the database 13, storage cost information at each delivery base, and operational cost information, and calculates the total of each cost for each route as the delivery cost. The delivery route determination function then determines the route with the lowest delivery cost as the delivery route for the medical materials 5. Then, in step S306, the delivery instruction function issues delivery instructions to deliver the medical materials 5 via the delivery route determined in step S305.

As described above, in the medical material 5 management system according to the second embodiment, a suitable combination of medical materials 5 is created for each case based on the shipping record data of the medical materials 5 and the usage record data of the medical materials 5, and the recommended suitable combination of medical materials 5 is presented to the hospital staff, thereby reducing the surplus or shortage of medical materials 5 actually used. In particular, hospital staff tend to order more medical materials 5 so as not to run out of medical materials 5, which can sometimes cause an increase in the number of stocks and an increase in procurement costs and disposal costs. In contrast, in the medical material 5 management system according to the second embodiment, a suitable combination of medical materials for each case is created based on the shipping record data of the medical materials for each case and the usage record data of the medical materials, and presented to the hospital staff, so that the hospital staff can place an order based on the combination, and the appropriate number of medical materials 5 for the case is shipped, thereby reducing the number of stocks and the procurement and disposal costs.

In addition, in the second embodiment, delivery instructions are given to the delivery person's terminal 17, and delivery of medical materials 5 between the manufacturer's warehouse, the delivery company warehouse, the dealer's warehouse, the dealer's sales office, and hospitals is performed by the delivery person on a case-by-case basis, thereby improving asset turnover, shortening delivery lead times, and reducing delivery operation costs for manufacturers and dealers.

Furthermore, in the second embodiment, the management server 1 can be configured to issue a delivery instruction for the medical materials 5 based on the return information for the medical materials 5 and the short supply information for the medical materials 5. In particular, the management server 1 can refer to the short supply information and issue a delivery instruction to prioritize delivery of short supply medical materials 5 (short supply) to the warehouse, thereby enabling the short supply to be delivered early for use in another case. In addition, the management server 1 can be configured to issue a delivery instruction to deliver short supply items directly to the hospital where they will be used next, without returning them to the manufacturer's or dealer's warehouse. This can improve asset turnover and delivery lead time.

In addition, in the management system according to the second embodiment, when delivering medical materials 5 from the delivery source to the delivery destination, the route with the lowest delivery costs is determined as the delivery route, and the medical materials 5 are delivered via the determined delivery route. This also makes it possible to reduce delivery costs.

The above describes preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above description of the embodiments. Various modifications and improvements can be made to the above embodiments, and such modifications or improvements are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described second embodiment, the medical material recommendation function of the calculation unit 11 of the management server 1 creates a suitable combination of medical materials 5 for each case in advance based on the shipping record data of the medical materials 5 for each case and the usage record data of the medical materials 5 stored in the database 13, and stores the combination in the database 13. When an order for medical materials 5 is received from the hospital terminal 7, a combination of medical materials 5 suitable for the case included in the order information is presented. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and when an order for medical materials 5 is received from the hospital terminal 7, the database 13 is referred to, and a suitable combination of medical materials 5 suitable for the case input by the hospital terminal 7 is presented based on the shipping record data of the medical materials 5 for each case and the usage record data of the medical materials 5 stored in the database 13.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Management server 2 Inspection terminal 3 IC reader 4 Medical material kit 41 (for kit) IC tag 5 Medical material 51 (for material) IC tag 6 Dealer terminal 7 Hospital terminal 8 Manufacturer terminal 9 Manufacturer management server 10 Stock storage location 17 Deliverer terminal 20 Menu screen

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an IC reader for reading information stored in an IC tag attached to the medical material;
A medical material management system comprising: an inspection terminal having a position information acquisition means, an input means, and a screen, and configured to be capable of communicating with the IC reader and a management server,
The inspection terminal is characterized in that it is equipped with an inspection means for displaying on a screen the results of comparing the shipping information linked to the IC tag obtained from the IC reader with the stored information of the IC tag obtained from the IC reader, and for transmitting the location information obtained from the location information acquisition means to the management server. The medical material management system according to claim 1, characterized in that the inspection means can display a screen for inputting the inspection type on the screen, and when the information for the inspection type is input, the information is transmitted to the management server. The medical material management system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the inspection means determines the serial numbers of the IC tags included in the shipping information that are not included in the information received from the IC reader, displays the medical material to which the IC tag is attached as a used product on a screen, and transmits information about the used product to the management server. The medical material management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the location information acquisition means is a GPS receiving device. The medical material management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the location information acquisition means is configured by a program that calculates location information based on shipping information from the management server. The medical material management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the management server comprises: a means for acquiring shipping record data and usage record data for each case from a database that stores shipping record data of medical materials that have actually been shipped and usage record data of medical materials that have actually been used among the shipped medical materials; and a means for presenting a combination of medical materials recommended for each case based on the shipping record data and the usage record data. A medical material management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the management server is provided with a means for transmitting delivery information of medical materials generated for each case to a delivery person terminal used by the delivery person for delivery . A medical material management system as described in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the management server is equipped with a delivery instruction means for determining a new delivery destination for the medical materials based on return schedule information for the medical materials, including location information of the return origin , and shortage information, and transmitting delivery information to the determined delivery destination to a delivery person terminal used by the delivery person for delivery . the management server includes a distribution product management means for updating status information that enables determination of whether the medical material can be allocated for shipment to "allocation available" when the information by inspection type received from the inspection terminal indicates a return inspection,
9. The medical material management system according to claim 8, wherein the delivery instruction means determines a new delivery destination of the medical material based on the status information, the return schedule information and the shortfall information. The medical materials management system according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the delivery instruction means creates the delivery information based on the shortfall information so as to give priority to the delivery of the medical materials in short supply to the delivery destination. The medical material management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that when the management server issues a delivery instruction to deliver the medical materials from the delivery source to the delivery destination, and when there are multiple routes between the delivery source and the delivery destination, the management server is provided with a delivery route determination means that calculates the delivery cost for each route based on transportation cost information for the route, storage cost information at each delivery base on the route, or business cost information at each delivery base on the route, and determines the route with the lowest delivery cost as the delivery route when multiple routes exist between the delivery source and the delivery destination. A management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal according to claim 1,
a database for managing the product information of the medical materials, the location information of the medical materials, status information for determining whether the medical materials can be shipped or not, and order information received from a hospital terminal;
a product allocation means for allocating medical materials to be shipped based on the order information received from the hospital terminal;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the matching result information and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal,
The management server is characterized in that the product allocation means allocates medical materials to be shipped based on the status information and the location information of the medical materials. A management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal according to claim 2,
a database for managing the product information of the medical materials, the location information of the medical materials, status information for determining whether the medical materials can be shipped or not, and order information received from a hospital terminal;
a product allocation means for allocating medical materials to be shipped based on the order information received from the hospital terminal;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the inspection type information, the matching result information, and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal,
The management server is characterized in that the product allocation means allocates medical materials to be shipped based on the status information and the location information of the medical materials. The management server according to claim 13, characterized in that the distribution product management means updates the status information to "shipment allocation available" when the information by inspection type received from the inspection terminal is a return inspection. The database has location information of the hospital to which the product is to be shipped registered therein,
The medical material management server according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that it further comprises a form issuing means for sending a command to the inspection terminal to instruct the issuance of a form bearing a unique delivery slip number when the information by inspection type received from the inspection terminal is a return inspection and when the location information of the medical material received from the inspection terminal matches or substantially matches the location information of the hospital registered in the database. A management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal according to claim 3,
a database for managing the product information of the medical materials, the location information of the medical materials, the unit price information of the medical materials, and the information of the used products;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the matching result information and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal;
and a means for outputting sales calculation data calculated from the unit price information of the used products and medical materials. A program executed by a management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal according to claim 1,
the management server has a database for managing product information of the medical materials, location information of the medical materials, status information for determining whether the medical materials can be shipped or not, and order information received from a hospital terminal;
The management server,
a product allocation means for allocating medical materials to be shipped based on the order information received from the hospital terminal;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the matching result information and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal;
To make it function as a
The product allocation means allocates medical materials to be shipped based on the status information and the location information of the medical materials. A program executed by a management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal according to claim 2,
the management server has a database for managing product information of the medical materials, location information of the medical materials, status information for determining whether the medical materials can be shipped or not, and order information received from a hospital terminal;
The management server,
a product allocation means for allocating medical materials to be shipped based on the order information received from the hospital terminal;
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the inspection type information, the matching result information, and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal;
To make it function as a
The product allocation means allocates medical materials to be shipped based on the status information and the location information of the medical materials. A program executed by a management server configured to be able to communicate with the inspection terminal and the hospital terminal according to claim 3,
a database for managing product information of the medical materials, location information of the medical materials, unit price information of the medical materials, and usage record information of the medical materials;
The management server,
a distribution product management means for updating the status information and the location information of the medical materials registered in the database based on the matching result information and the location information of the inspection work site received from the inspection terminal;
a means for outputting sales calculation data calculated from the unit price information of the used products and medical materials;
A program characterized by causing a computer to function as described above.