JPH0955742A - Method and system for in-hospital information processing, information subsystem, and terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize waiting time of a patient at respective departments in a hospital by performing information processing by the information system in the hospital by a communication between the information system and the portable information terminal that the patient carries following the movement of the patient in the hospital. SOLUTION: Transmitter receivers 115-119 for radio LAN connected to a medical transaction and account subsystem 103, consultation department subsystems 104 and 105, an examination room subsystem 106, a pharmacist's office subsystem 107, and a radiology department subsystem 108 communicates information to and from a plurality of portable information terminals that patients and the staff carry at a medical transaction and account department, a consultation department, an examination room, and a radiology department with radio waves. Namely, the transmitter receivers 112, and 115-119 for radio LAN send control frames for position confirmation periodically and receive response framed including network addresses or identification numbers from portable information terminals present in this radio LAN area. Then the response frames are transferred to the corresponding subsystems to confirm which patient or member of the staff is present in the area that each subsystem is in charge of.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-hospital information processing method and system including registration, storage, storage and processing of medical information in a hospital. The present invention relates to a hospital information processing method and system for providing medical information service, an information subsystem, and a portable information terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a hospital information system, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-318675, a plurality of information subsystems arranged in a medical department, a pharmacy, etc. are connected by a network so that a patient can be examined. There is a system in which a doctor directly inputs order information such as examinations and prescriptions from an order input device and transmits it online to each department in order to improve work efficiency and shorten patient waiting time.

As another measure for waiting time of a patient, the 10th Medical Information Federation Conference Proceedings 465-466.
On page (1990), with the completion of dispensing at the pharmacy, a buzzer or LE was sent to the patient wirelessly.
A method has been reported in which the light emission of D is used to inform the patient.

[0004]

According to the above conventional technique, order information input by the doctor is transmitted online to each department in the hospital prior to the arrival of the patient. The work in each department in the hospital such as accounting and accounting is simplified, and the patient waiting time is shortened to some extent.

However, the waiting time does not become "0" due to factors such as the time required for drug preparation, various inspection times, extension of medical treatment time, etc.
Wait times at pharmacies are the subject of patient complaints about hospitals.

The method of wirelessly notifying the patient of the completion of the dispensing is the same as the conventional method in that the patient is restrained at the pharmacy and waits until the completion of the dispensing.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, to shorten the waiting time of the patient in the hospital as much as possible, and to realize a patient information service that allows the patient to spend his or her stay in the hospital meaningfully. It is to provide an internal information processing method and system, an information subsystem, and a portable information terminal.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an information subsystem of at least one department such as a department in a hospital and each department such as a pharmacy and a waiting room.
A wireless LAN transmitter / receiver for transmitting and receiving information by a wireless line is provided, a portable information terminal is carried by a resident in the hospital, and the information subsystem and the portable information terminal are connected via a wireless network formed by the wireless LAN transmitter / receiver. The main feature is to detect the staying area of the in-hospital resident by transmitting and receiving radio waves between them, and to perform necessary information processing in the hospital in the detected staying area.

In this case, the in-hospital information processing is any one of a process for calling each patient among in-hospital residents, transferring a medical record, transferring an examination / prescription of an affected part, transferring a drug prescription, and adjusting medical expenses. One or a combination.

[0010] Alternatively, any one or a combination of the process of providing medical information related to the medical condition of each patient among the in-hospital residents, notifying the waiting time for consultation, and the process of contacting in-house staff with business operations.

[0011]

According to the above means, the information subsystem to which the transceiver for wireless LAN is connected is carried by the patient or the staff who is a hospital resident through the wireless network (wireless LAN) formed by the transceiver for wireless LAN. Radio waves are transmitted and received to and from the portable information terminal. Then, the area of stay of the in-hospital resident is detected by the transmission and reception. In other words, it detects which patient or staff member is present in the wireless LAN area under the control of its own subsystem.

For example, when the frequency hopping spread spectrum system is used as the wireless LAN, the information subsystem periodically transmits a position confirmation control frame, and the information is transmitted within the wireless LAN formed by the wireless LAN transceiver. Wait for a response from the mobile information terminal.

On the other hand, when the patient or the staff member carrying the portable information terminal is present in the wireless LAN, the portable information terminal receives the position confirmation control frame, and thus the network address or identification number of its own device is displayed. Send the included response frame. The information subsystem receiving this response frame recognizes which patient or staff member exists in the area in charge of its own system. Then, processing such as calling the recognized patient or acquiring a medical record is performed.

The network address or identification number of the mobile information terminal and the patient name or staff name are registered in a name management table common to each information subsystem when the mobile information terminal is given to the patient or staff. Thus, the correspondence can be easily detected.

As a result, the information subsystem side can easily grasp the position (stay area) or the trend of the patient or the staff staying in the hospital, and the information processing in the hospital synchronized with the position or the trend of the patient or the staff. Is possible.

[0016] For example, in an information subsystem arranged in a medical office, when a patient enters the medical office, information such as a medical record necessary for medical treatment is transferred from a file server to a terminal operated by a doctor. As a result, the doctor does not need to perform a preparatory operation such as ordering a medical record, and the waiting time for medical treatment becomes almost “0”.

Also, in accounting and pharmacy, the same processing can be performed by performing necessary processing upon arrival of the patient.

Further, even in the case of a waiting time that is unavoidably caused by the dispensing time at the pharmacy, the extension of the medical time at the clinic, etc., information on waiting time for each patient, patient By providing the medical information for the medical condition, the patient can effectively utilize the stay time in the hospital without spending unnecessary waiting time.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an in-hospital information processing system of the present invention. In the figure, 101
Is an information management server that is arranged in the management department and manages all information in the hospital, 102 is a database that stores information such as medical records used in all departments in the hospital, 103 is a medical affairs that performs information processing related to medical affairs and accounting. Accounting subsystem, 10
4, 105 are clinical department subsystems representing some clinical departments, 106 is a laboratory subsystem representing various testing instruments or systems, 107 is a pharmacy subsystem for dispensing medicines and delivering them to patients, 108 Is a radiology subsystem that represents the functions of the radiology department, 109
Is a management information system that centrally manages the management information of the entire hospital. It has a monitoring function for the entire hospital and is located in the management department.

Reference numeral 110 denotes a network (LAN) connecting the above subsystems to each other, and 111 denotes a branch LAN in each of the subsystems 104 to 108.

Reference numeral 112 is a transceiver for wireless LAN which is connected to the information management server 101 and communicates information with a plurality of portable information terminals 113 and 114 carried by a patient or an employee staying in the hospital by radio waves. .

Reference numerals 115 to 119 are wireless LAN transceivers connected to the medical / accounting subsystem 103, the clinical department subsystems 104 and 105, the examination room subsystem 106, the pharmacy subsystem 107, and the radiology subsystem 108. Information is communicated by radio waves with a plurality of mobile information terminals carried by patients or staff staying in the medical / accounting department, medical department, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology department.

These wireless LAN transceivers 112, 1
Reference numerals 15 to 119 form a wireless LAN by, for example, a frequency hopping spread spectrum system, and periodically transmit a position confirmation control frame according to an instruction from a subsystem to which each is connected, and form a wireless LAN formed by itself. It waits for a response from a mobile information terminal located inside the mobile communication terminal, and receives a response frame including a network address or an identification number from the mobile information terminal existing in the wireless LAN. Then, the received response frame is transferred to the corresponding subsystem to recognize which patient or staff member exists in the area in charge of each subsystem.

In this case, each wireless LAN transmitter / receiver 11
Nos. 2, 115 to 119 hop the carrier frequencies with different hopping sequences to prevent radio channel interference.

Note that the network address or identification number of the mobile information terminal and the patient name or staff name are registered in the name management table when the mobile information terminal is handed over to the patient or staff at the hospital reception or the like. Correspondence is detected.

Although the wireless LAN transceiver is provided in all departments such as medical departments and examination rooms, it may be provided only in necessary departments.

Next, a general movement mode of the patient in the hospital will be described with reference to FIG.

After arriving at the hospital, the patient first completes the reception (step S201), and then receives medical treatment from a doctor in a medical department corresponding to the medical condition of the patient (step S20).
2). Depending on the patient's medical condition, there may be multiple medical departments to be consulted. If necessary, a biochemical examination is performed in the examination room and an image of an X-ray or the like is taken in the radiology department (step S203).

When the medical treatment is completed, the patient pays the medical treatment received at the accounting window (step S204). Finally, the pharmacy receives the ordered drug from the doctor and is discharged from the hospital (step S20).
5).

The main object of the present invention is to eliminate the unnecessary waiting time of the patient in each department in the above-mentioned in-hospital trend of the patient and make the staying time in the hospital as meaningful as possible.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the clinical department subsystem 104. The clinical department file server 30 is shown in FIG.
1, a department file 302, a medical treatment terminal 303 for doctors, and a wireless LAN transceiver 116, which are connected by a branch line LAN 111.

Medical care terminal 303 and wireless LAN for doctors
The transceiver for use 116 is usually arranged in each medical office, and the doctor operates the medical care terminal 303 to give instructions such as prescription of medicine and prescription of examination. In the department file 302, various master files and order files of the department are stored. The master file stores information such as medicines and examination items according to the patient's symptoms, and the order file stores information such as patient charts, medication history, examination prescriptions, and drug prescriptions.

The file server 301 uses the department file 3
02 and the doctor's medical care terminal 303, the ordering process, that is, the doctor's instruction for medication, examination, etc., is transmitted to each department online. Further, each medical care terminal 303 detects this by the wireless wave from the portable information terminal held by the patient at the same time when the patient enters the medical care room through the wireless LAN transceiver 116.

More specifically, each medical care terminal 303 uses a wireless LA.
The N transceiver 116 periodically transmits a position confirmation control frame, and waits for a response from the portable information terminal located in the wireless LAN formed by the wireless LAN transceiver 116. In this state, when the patient enters the wireless LAN, the portable information terminal carried by the patient receives the position confirmation control frame. On the other hand, the portable information terminal transmits a response frame including the network address or the identification number assigned to itself. Upon receiving this response frame, the medical care terminal 303 searches the name management table by the network address or the identification number in the response frame, and recognizes the name of the patient who entered the clinic.

The medical care terminal 303, when transmitting the position confirmation control frame from the wireless LAN transmitter / receiver 116 periodically, adds its own network address or identification number and transmits it. Then, the network address or the identification number of the medical care terminal 303 itself is added to the response frame from the portable information terminal and the reply is made.

This is distinguished from the position confirmation control frame transmitted by other subsystems such as the laboratory subsystem,
This is for identifying which subsystem the portable information terminal is responding to.

If the radio wave leakage in each department cannot be completely eliminated, there will be a portion where the wireless LAN areas formed by the wireless LAN transceivers of the two subsystems overlap. If the mobile information terminal is located in such an overlapping area, the position confirmation control frames from the two subsystems will be received. In such a case, one substation with the highest received electric field strength will be received. Send a response frame to the system.

As a result, the portable information terminal always communicates with only one subsystem located closest to it.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the detailed structure of the medical / accounting subsystem 103.
1, medical file 402, printer 403, accounting terminal 4
04 and a wireless LAN transceiver 115, which are connected by a branch LAN 111.

A plurality of accounting terminals 404 and only one wireless LAN transceiver 115 are arranged so that staff members of the medical department can operate the accounting terminals 404.

The medical affairs file 402 stores various master files of the department concerned, a chit file having order information of each patient, and the like.

The medical accounting server 401 uses the medical file 4
02 and the accounting terminal 404, the accounting calculation, that is, the medical bill for each patient is calculated, and the printer 403
To output the invoice. In addition, each accounting terminal 404 and medical accounting server 401 are connected to the wireless LAN transceiver 11
At the same time as the arrival of the patient's accounting waiting room through 5, the wireless wave from the portable information terminal held by the patient detects this. This is due to an operation similar to that of the clinical department subsystems 104 and 105.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the detailed structure of the pharmacy subsystem 107, which is composed of a pharmacy server 501, a printer 502, an automatic dispensing machine 503, and a wireless LAN transceiver 119, which are connected by a branch line LAN 111. ing.

A plurality of automatic dispensing machines 503 and only 1191 wireless LAN transceivers are arranged.

The medical accounting server 501, based on the prescription order information transmitted online from the clinical department, instructs the automatic dispensing machine 503 to perform the corresponding dispensing process. Further, the medicine bag is output through the printer 502.

Further, the pharmacy server 501 receives the radio wave from the portable information terminal held by the patient at the same time when the patient arrives at the pharmacy waiting room through the wireless LAN transceiver 119.
This is detected. This is the department subsystem 104,
This is due to the same operation as 105.

Also in the examination room subsystem 106 and the radiation department subsystem 108, the clinical department subsystem 10
By the same operation as 4, 105, upon arrival of the patient in the examination room, this is detected by the radio wave from the portable information terminal held by the patient.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the portable information terminals 113 and 114 held by each patient and staff in the hospital.
The portable information terminals 113 and 114 are composed of a main body 601 and a pen input device 604. On the main body 601, a button 603 for requesting processing such as retrieval and display of various information,
A display 602 for displaying information is arranged.

The main body 601 has a transmission / reception circuit for wireless LAN inside, and sends back a response frame to the subsystem closest to the wireless LAN or requests the provision of personal service information through the wireless LAN. Display 60
It has a function to display on 2. Also, the display 602
Has a pressure-sensitive screen, and the pen input device 6
Information can be input and selected using 04.
Further, when a ringing signal from each information subsystem is received, a ringing tone by voice or buzzer is generated.

Here, the network address or identification number of the mobile information terminal 113, 114 and the patient name or the staff name are, as described above, the name management when the mobile information terminal is handed over to the patient or the staff at the hospital reception or the like. Correspondence is detected by registering in the table.

The portable information terminal is provided with an IC card reader or a magnetic card reader to read the card recording medium on which the patient name or the staff name is recorded, so that the patient name or the staff name and the portable information terminal can be read from the mobile information terminal. By transmitting the identification information of itself, the registration work in the name management table in the hospital receiving department can be omitted. In this case, the card recording medium is a personal possession that can be carried by the patient or the employee himself / herself in any place in the hospital.

When the portable information terminal itself is personally owned and arrives at the reception of the hospital, by accepting the visit by transmitting the name of the patient to the information subsystem of the reception department, the reception is accepted. It is possible to omit the troublesome work of receiving and returning the portable information terminal at the counter.

In the following, an example of information processing performed in each of the above departments in the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of an example of information processing performed in the medical department from the arrival of the patient to the leaving of the room. In the present flowchart, the flow of processing is shown separately for each of the medical information terminal 303, the mobile information terminal held by the doctor, and the patient.

An example of information processing in the medical department will be described below.

S701: The portable information terminal 113 arrives at the clinic together with the patient.

S702: At the same time as entering the room, the wireless LAN transceiver 116 in which the portable information terminal is installed in the clinic.
The radio wave (control frame for position confirmation) from is received.

S703: The portable information terminal 113 which has received the radio wave from the wireless LAN transceiver 116 immediately returns a wireless wave (response frame) to the wireless LAN transceiver 116.

S 704: The clinical department server 301 uses the wireless L
When the response frame is received through the AN transceiver 116, the patient name is recognized based on the response frame.

S705: The medical department server 301 downloads information such as a medical record necessary for medical treatment of the patient to the medical treatment terminal 303 based on the recognized patient name.

S706: The doctor performs medical treatment through the medical treatment terminal 303, that is, inputs various orders.

S707: After the medical treatment is completed, the input order information is transmitted online to each department in the hospital.

S708: After the examination, the patient leaves the room.

According to this example, as in S702 to S705, the information necessary for medical examination is automatically transferred to the medical examination terminal 303 upon arrival of the patient, so that no medical treatment waiting time occurs. Further, the input operation such as the doctor ordering information such as a medical record is simplified.

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of an example of information processing in the accounting section. In this flowchart, the flow of processing is shown separately for the accounting terminal 404 and the server 401, the patient, and the portable information terminal 601 held by the patient. Hereinafter, an example of information processing in the accounting section will be described.

S 801: The medical accounting server 401 refers to the order information and the medical master file 402 sent from each medical department through the accounting terminal 404, performs the accounting calculation processing, and stores the result in the slip file.

The above processing is performed prior to the movement of the patient.

S802: The patient and the portable information terminal 113 arrive at the accounting waiting room.

S803: The portable information terminal 113 receives a radio wave (position confirmation control frame) from the wireless LAN transceiver 115 installed in the waiting room.

S 804: The portable information terminal 113 having received the radio wave returns the radio wave (response frame) to the transceiver 115 for the wireless LAN.

S805: Accounting terminal 404 and server 40
1 recognizes the patient name based on the response frame received through the wireless LAN transceiver 115.

S806: The server 401 automatically calls the corresponding patient according to the recognized patient name through the speaker installed at the accounting window. In addition, the printer 403
Outputs a bill for medical expenses for the patient.

S807: The patient makes payment at the accounting window.

According to this example, as described in S803 to S806, at the same time when the patient arrives, a call to the patient is made,
Since the bill is output and presented and the medical expenses are settled, waiting time in the accounting department does not occur.

FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of an example of information processing in the pharmacy. In this flowchart, the flow of processing is shown separately for the pharmacy server 501, the automatic dispensing machine 503, the patient, and the portable information terminal 113 held by the patient. Hereinafter, an example of information processing in the pharmacy will be described.

S901: The pharmacy server 501 uses the automatic dispensing machine 50 in accordance with the prescription order information sent from each department.
Dispensing instructions are given to 3, and the medicine bag is output from the printer 502. In response to this, the automatic dispensing machine 503 performs dispensing processing, and after the dispensing is completed, the pharmacy server 501 is notified to that effect.
Tell.

The above processing is performed prior to the movement of the patient in the hospital.

S902: The patient and the portable information terminal 113 arrive at the pharmacy waiting room.

S903: The portable information terminal 113 receives a radio wave (position confirmation control frame) from the wireless LAN transceiver 119 installed in the waiting room.

S904: The portable information terminal 113 which has received the radio wave returns a radio wave (response frame) to the transceiver 119 for the wireless LAN.

S905: The pharmacy server 501 uses the wireless LA
The patient name is recognized based on the response frame received through the N transceiver 119, and the pharmacy staff is notified of the patient name through the monitor.

S906: The server 501 automatically calls the corresponding patient through the speaker installed at the pharmacy counter. After calling, the pharmacy staff presents the medicine bag for the patient to the counter.

S907: The patient receives the medicine bag at the pharmacy counter.

According to this example, as in S903 to S906, at the same time as the arrival of the patient, a call to the patient is made,
Since the medicine bag is presented, the waiting time at the pharmacy does not occur.

As described above, as shown in the flow charts of FIGS. 7 to 9, necessary information processing is performed in synchronization with the arrival of the patient at the medical department, the accounting section, and the pharmacy. To be the smallest.

Next, an example of the personal information service processing for each patient in the hospital will be described in detail.

The personal information service is provided by the information management server 101 which manages patients or staff members staying in a common area such as a waiting room common to each department. That is,
The information management server 101 forms a unique wireless LAN different from the medical department subsystem and the like in a common area such as a waiting room and detects patients and staff staying here by transmitting and receiving position confirmation control frames. Then, in response to the detected request from the patient or the like, waiting time information or medical information or the like for each patient is returned to the mobile information terminal and displayed.

For personal information services from patients waiting in individual departments such as medical departments and pharmacies, the subsystem that manages the waiting area detects the information service request and manages the information. Transfer to the server 101.
Then, the response is sent back to the mobile information terminal that has made the service request through the corresponding service system.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the flow of information processing when carrying out the personal information service, which is shown separately for each of the information management server 101, the patient and the portable information terminal.

The personal information service processing for each patient will be described below.

S1001: The patient selects the personal information he / she wants to refer to on the display 602 of the portable information terminal 113. Specifically, for example, after pressing one of the buttons 603 that requests a personal information service, the display 60
2. Select from the information selection menu displayed on the screen 2 using the pen input device 604.

The types of information that can be selected here are, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, waiting time in each department of the patient, drug information for the patient's disease name or condition, dietary information,
Medical information such as doctor's one-point advice for illness, introduction of facilities in a hospital, and the like are centrally managed by the information management server 101. FIG. 13 shows an example in which a menu for selecting these pieces of information is displayed on the display 602 of the portable information terminal 113.

S1002: The portable information terminal 113 determines the type of information selected by the patient and the portable information terminal 11
The information service request frame including the identification information 3 is transmitted.

S1003: The information management server 101 receives the information service request frame through the wireless LAN transceiver 112 and recognizes the patient name and the type of information selected by the patient.

S1004: The information management server 101 searches for personal information based on the requested information type and patient name. FIG. 12 shows an example of a table in which information to be searched is stored.

FIG. 12A is a table 1201 for managing the current waiting status in each department for each patient in the hospital, and shows the number of waiting people and waiting time. The waiting time is calculated from the average value of the average required time per person in the department in the past.

FIG. 12 (b) is a table 1202 for managing a list of disease names for each patient, and FIG. 12 (c) is a table 1203 for managing drug information, dietary information, and one-point advice for disease names. In the table 1203 of 12 (c), the information of the address where each information is actually stored is managed. Such information is centrally managed by the information management server 101 and stored in the database 102.

By searching the table 1201 described above, waiting time information for each patient can be obtained from the tables 1202 and 120.
By the search of 3, medical information for the patient's disease name can be obtained.

S1005: The information management server 101 transmits the patient's personal information obtained as a result of the search by a response frame.

S1006: The portable information terminal 113 receives the personal information requested by the patient through the radio wave.

S1007: The portable information terminal 113 displays the above personal information on the display 602. Figure 1 shows an example of displaying patient waiting time information in each department in the hospital
4 shows.

According to the above example, the information management server 101 can always provide the requested personal information providing service to the patient staying in the hospital. As a result, even if a waiting time occurs in each department in the hospital, it is possible to grasp the waiting time of each person, and it is possible to utilize the waiting time to the maximum extent by searching the personal information.

By the way, in the personal information providing service as described above, the wireless L managed by the information management server 101 is used.
All patients can be received at any time and at any location within the AN. In this case, when trying to receive a service for providing personal information within a wireless LAN controlled by the pharmacy subsystem 107, the type of service is selected and an information service request frame is transmitted by the same operation as above. Then, the pharmacy server 50 of the pharmacy subsystem 107
The wireless LAN transceiver 119 receives the information service request frame and transfers it to the information management server 101 via the network 110.

Upon receiving the information service request frame through another server system, the information management server 101 recognizes the patient name and the type of information selected by the patient from the information service request frame, and then the database 10
2, and the personal information of the patient obtained as a result of the search is carried by the patient staying in the wireless LAN managed by the pharmacy subsystem 107 via the network 110 and the pharmacy subsystem 107 by the response frame. It is transmitted to the information terminal 113.

As a result, the requested information can be provided to the patient staying at any position in the hospital.

In this embodiment, the personal information service for the patient in the hospital is shown, but the same service can be applied to the staff in the hospital, that is, the doctor and the nurse. In that case, the flow of information processing is exactly the same, except that “patient” in FIG. 10 is replaced with “doctor” or “nurse”. In this case, the information displayed on the mobile information terminal is, for example, personal medical care information of the in-patient patient, information on the work schedule of each staff member, or the like.

Further, in the above embodiment, the portable information terminal may be provided with a character input function so that an arbitrary message can be transmitted and received. In particular, in addition to the character input function, a voice input / output function may be added to the portable information terminal carried by the staff so that an emergency response can be made by voice with other staff in the hospital through the wireless LAN.

Further, the information management server 101 may be provided with a radio transmission / reception circuit for an ambulance so as to transmit / receive patient's medical condition data and instruction data by a doctor in the hospital to / from the ambulance.

[0110]

As described above, according to the present invention, the communication between the in-hospital information system and the portable information terminal held by the patient enables the information system to perform information processing in synchronization with the trend of the patient in the hospital. Therefore, the waiting time of the patient in each department in the hospital can be minimized.

Further, it becomes possible to provide a personal information providing service such as a required waiting time to a patient at any place in the hospital, and even if the waiting time occurs, the patient can maximize the time. It can be effectively utilized.

Further, by providing the same service to the staff in the hospital, it is possible to obtain the effect that the work efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an in-hospital information processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a general patient flow from a visit to a discharge in a hospital.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a clinical department subsystem in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a medical affairs / accounting subsystem in FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a pharmacy subsystem in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mobile information terminal.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of information processing in the medical department.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of information processing in the medical accounting section.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of information processing in the pharmacy.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of a personal information service for a patient.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of personal information provided to a patient.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a table managed for a personal information service for patients.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a personal information service menu displayed on a mobile information terminal held by a patient.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of personal information displayed on a mobile information terminal held by a patient in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Information management server, 102 ... Database, 10
3 ... Medical / accounting subsystem, 104, 105 ... Clinical department subsystem, 106 ... Laboratory subsystem, 107 ...
Pharmacy subsystem, 108 ... Radiology subsystem, 1
09 ... Management information system, 110 ... LAN, 111 ... Branch line LAN, 113, 114 ... Portable information terminal, 112, 1
15 to 119 ... Wireless LAN transceiver, 301 ... Medical department server, 302 ... Department file, 303 ... Medical terminal, ...
Medical accounting server, 402 ... Medical file, 403, 50
2 ... Printer, 404 ... Accounting terminal, 501 ... Pharmacy server, 503 ... Dispensing machine, 601 ... Personal digital assistant body, 60
2 ... Display ..., 603 ... Button, 604 ... Pen input device.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An in-hospital information processing method for processing information on medical treatment in a hospital by connecting a plurality of information subsystems arranged in each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy in a hospital, and processing information related to medical treatment in the hospital. In the information subsystem of at least one department of each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy, a wireless LAN transceiver for transmitting and receiving information by a wireless line is provided, and a resident in the hospital carries a portable information terminal, The stay area of the in-hospital resident is detected by transmitting and receiving radio waves between the information subsystem and the portable information terminal through the wireless network formed by the transceiver for wireless LAN, and the required in-hospital area is detected in the detected stay area. A hospital information processing method characterized by performing information processing. 2. The in-hospital information processing required in the detected stay area includes calling to each patient of the in-hospital resident, transfer of medical records, transfer of examination prescriptions of affected areas, transfer of drug prescriptions, and medical expenses. The in-hospital information processing method according to claim 1, wherein any one or a combination of the processes relating to settlement is performed. 3. The in-hospital information processing required in the detected stay area includes providing medical information related to the medical condition of each patient among in-hospital residents, notification of medical examination waiting time, and processing related to business contact with in-hospital staff. 2. The in-hospital information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing method is any one or a combination thereof. 4. An in-hospital information processing system for processing information related to medical care in a hospital by connecting a plurality of information subsystems arranged in each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy in a hospital, and processing information related to medical care in the hospital. A wireless LAN transceiver connected to an information subsystem of at least one department of each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy, and transmitting and receiving information via a wireless line, and a plurality of portable information terminals to be carried by a resident in the hospital. Further, the information subsystem to which a transceiver for wireless LAN is connected, transmits and receives radio waves to and from the plurality of portable information terminals through a wireless network formed by the transceiver for wireless LAN, A position detection processing unit that detects a stay area and a processing unit that performs necessary information processing in the hospital in the detected stay area are provided. Hospital information processing system characterized by: 5. The processing means includes any one or combination of a call for each patient among hospital residents, a transfer of a medical chart, a transfer of an examination / prescription of an affected part, a transfer of a drug prescription, and a process of adjusting medical expenses. The in-hospital information processing system according to claim 4, wherein the information processing is performed. 6. An in-hospital information processing system for processing information related to medical care in a hospital by connecting a plurality of information subsystems arranged in each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy in a hospital, and processing information related to medical care in the hospital. The first wireless LAN transceiver that is connected to the information subsystem of at least one department of each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy, and that transmits and receives information via a wireless line, and the management department common to each department in the hospital. A second wireless LAN transmitter / receiver connected to the information subsystem and transmitting / receiving information via a wireless line, and a plurality of portable information terminals to be carried by a resident in the hospital are provided, and a first wireless LAN transmitter / receiver is further provided. The connected information subsystem transmits / receives radio waves to / from the plurality of portable information terminals through a wireless network formed by the first wireless LAN transceiver. A management department provided with position detection processing means for detecting the staying area of the in-hospital resident and processing means for performing necessary in-hospital information processing in the detected staying area, and connecting the second wireless LAN transceiver. The information subsystem receives the personal information service request from the plurality of mobile information terminals through the wireless network formed by the second wireless LAN transceiver, provides medical information to each patient, and notifies the waiting time for consultation. An in-hospital information processing system comprising processing means for performing processing relating to business contact with in-hospital staff. 7. An information subsystem in an in-hospital information processing system for processing information related to medical treatment in a hospital by connecting a plurality of information subsystems arranged in each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy in a hospital with a network. A wireless LAN transceiver for transmitting and receiving information to and from a plurality of portable information terminals carried by a resident in the hospital through a wireless line; and a plurality of portable information terminals through a wireless network formed by the wireless LAN transceiver. Information sub-characteristics characterized by comprising position detection processing means for detecting a stay area of a hospital resident by transmitting and receiving radio waves between the two, and processing means for performing necessary information processing in the hospital in the detected stay area. system. 8. An information subsystem in an in-hospital information processing system for processing information related to medical treatment in a hospital by connecting a plurality of information subsystems arranged in each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy in a hospital, and processing medical information in the hospital. There is a wireless LAN transceiver that transmits and receives information to and from a plurality of portable information terminals carried by the in-hospital resident by a wireless line, and from the plurality of portable information terminals through a wireless network formed by the wireless LAN transceiver. The information subsystem, which receives the personal information service request of (1), provides medical information to each patient, notifies the waiting time for consultation, and performs processing related to business contact with in-hospital staff. 9. A portable information terminal in an in-hospital information processing system for processing information related to medical treatment in a hospital by connecting a plurality of information subsystems arranged in each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy in a hospital to process information related to medical treatment in the hospital. A wireless LA for transmitting / receiving information to / from a wireless LAN transceiver connected to the information subsystem via a wireless line.
An N transmission / reception circuit, and a reply processing unit that receives the position confirmation control frame from the information subsystem through the wireless LAN transceiver and returns a response frame including identification information corresponding to the carrier. Personal digital assistant. 10. A portable information terminal in an in-hospital information processing system for processing information related to medical care in a hospital by connecting a plurality of information subsystems arranged in each department such as a medical department and a pharmacy in a hospital with a network. A wireless LA for transmitting / receiving information to / from a wireless LAN transceiver connected to the information subsystem via a wireless line.
N transmission / reception circuit, reply processing means for receiving the position confirmation control frame from the information subsystem through the wireless LAN transceiver, and returning a response frame including identification information corresponding to the carrier, and a personal information service request Selection operation means for selecting and operating the content of the personal information service request, personal information service request transmission processing means for transmitting the content of the selected personal information service request to the information subsystem through the wireless LAN transceiver, and a response from the information subsystem. A portable information terminal, comprising: display means for displaying received information such as medical information for a patient, medical examination waiting time, and business contact for hospital staff.