JPS61231660A - Automatic clearing up system for medial expense - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the constant stay of an accounter at an accouting desk unnecessary and to make clerical work more efficient by permitting a clinic department to store the medial expense, which a patient has to pay, in a medical expense automatic clearing up device. CONSTITUTION:An IC card is used as a clinic card, in which the identification code, etc., of the patient are stored. After the patient is examined, the clinic department stores the medical expense which the patient has to pay in the medial expense automatic clearing up device by its memory means. When the patient inserts the clinic card into said device in order to pay the medial expense, the device reads contents on the card, retrieves a memory 41 connected to a CPU 20 and displays a charging amount at a CRT 7. When money is inputted, it is equal to the charging amount through comparison. Then a receipt is directly issued and the clinic card is returned.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (8) Technical Field The present invention relates to an automatic medical expense settlement system in which a patient pays medical expenses such as consultation fees by himself/herself by inserting a consultation card or the like.

lb) Summary of the invention The automatic medical expense settlement system according to this invention
It consists of a card that can record data, such as a C card, and the patient's identification code, etc. is stored in this card. After a consultation, the patient inserts this medical card into an automatic medical expense payment machine equipped with a medical card insertion section, and the billed amount is displayed based on the patient's own medical expenses, and the medical expenses are automatically settled by inserting cash, etc. It will be done.

(C) Background of the Invention Hospitals with multiple medical departments have counters within the hospital for payment of patient fees, and a clerk is always stationed at the counter to calculate payments in advance from the patient tickets of patients etc. who come to pay the bills. The burden that was incurred has now been settled. However, with this method, the accounting clerk must be at the counter at all times during hospital opening hours, and patients do not know when they will be able to go to the accounting counter to settle their bill, so they are often not called by the accounting counter. Until then, I couldn't leave the area near the cashier.

(d) Purpose of the Invention In view of the above drawbacks, the present invention provides an automatic medical expense settlement system that does not require an accounting clerk to be stationed at the accounting counter and allows patients to settle medical expenses at any time. With the goal.

(e) Structure and Effects of the Invention The present invention comprises a medical card consisting of a magnetic card or an IC card for identifying a patient, and at least one medical card insertion part, one display part, nine payment parts, and a payment part for each patient on the operation panel. 4.1 Means for storing the amount of medical expenses to be borne by each patient as a billed amount, reads the medical card inserted in the medical card insertion section and records the amount to be billed to the patient based on the contents of the storage means, a. an automatic medical expense settlement machine comprising: a means for displaying the amount on the display section; and a means for performing deposit processing and change processing by determining the amount deposited in the input/withdrawal section and the displayed amount after this display; It is characterized by containing.

With the above configuration, according to the present invention, the amount of medical expenses to be borne is stored in the automatic medical expense adjustment machine by the patient stop means. Patients can go to the location where the automatic medical expense payment machine is installed at any time and pay the billed amount. Therefore, the patient can settle the bill at any time, and the hospital does not need to have an accounting clerk always stationed at the accounting counter.
In addition to leading to a reduction in personnel costs, automation in this manner has the advantage of increasing the efficiency of office work. Furthermore, it can be easily incorporated into the conventional online hospital office system using a central computer, which has the advantage of greatly improving office efficiency.

ffl Embodiment FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic medical expense settlement machine A used in an automatic medical expense settlement system which is an embodiment of the present invention. This device is designed to be directly operated by customers such as patients. On the vertical panel surface of the operation section, there is a handling indicator 1 that displays when a settlement transaction is possible. 2. A medical card insertion slot into which a medical card consisting of a magnetic card or an IC card and storing a patient's identification number is inserted. Coin slot 3. An operation guide display 4 for displaying operating procedures, etc. is provided, and the horizontal panel includes a banknote slot 5 for inserting banknotes, a receipt and change output port 6. A CRT 7 for displaying the amount and a settlement key 8 for starting the settlement operation are installed.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the manual terminal device B used in the above embodiment. This terminal device is installed in each medical department of a hospital, and is a device for inputting a patient's identification number and medical expense burden (billing amount) for each patient's consultation. The operation panel on the top of the device has a numeric keypad 101 and number keys 1). An amount key 12, function keys 13-15, and a display 16 are installed. The function keys are a cancel key 13 and a send key 14. It consists of a confirmation key 15 and the like. The number key 1) is a key for setting the patient identification number input mode, the amount key 12 is a key for setting the billing amount input mode, the cancel key 13 is used to cancel the entered content, and the send key 14 is used to cancel the entered content. When transmitting the entered data to the automatic medical expense payment machine, the confirmation key 15 is a key that is pressed when storing the entered data as data in the transmission data memory. The input contents are displayed one by one on the display 16.

FIG. 3(A) is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section of the automatic medical expense payment machine A. This control unit is composed of a mask/slave system, with one master CPU 20
and four slave CPtJ21-24.

Each CPU is equipped with a ROM and a RAM, each of which stores programs, data, and the like. The slave CPUs 21 and 22 that control the insertion and withdrawal of banknotes each have a banknote ejection machine 26. A building checker 27 is connected. In addition, the medical card reader 28. The slip issuing machine 29 is connected to and controlled by the slave CPU 23'. Slave CPU2
4 is a CPU that controls the display on the operation panel;
CRT for displaying amount7. An operation guide display 4 and a handling display 1 are connected. Further, a transmission control section 36 is connected to the bus connecting these plurality of CPUs, and receives data from the input terminal device B.

FIG. 2B is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control section of the manual terminal bag WB. The CPU 30 includes a ROM 31 that stores input programs and the like. RAM32, keyboard 33
and a transmission control section 35 are connected. Transmission control section 3
5 is connected to the transmission control section 36 of the automatic medical expense payment machine. The RAM 32 includes an input cover sofa 32a, a number memory 32b, and an amount memory 32C.

Figure 4 shows the RAM connected to the master CPU 20.
41 is a partial configuration diagram. Area M1 stores the identification number and billed amount for each patient. This memory content is called into the buffer (M2) when the patient pays the bill, and is cleared after the bill is paid.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control section when inputting the billing amount for each patient using the manual terminal device. When it is determined in step nl (hereinafter, step ni is simply referred to as ni) that the number key 1) has been pressed, the process advances to 02, and the keys that were subsequently pressed in n2゜n3 and ni are the numeric keypad]0. It is determined whether it is the confirmation key 15 or the cancellation key 13. n2 for numeric keypad 10
Based on this judgment, the process proceeds to step 05, where the input number is buffered in the input cover sofa, and the operations from n2 to n5 are repeated again.

If the confirmation key 15 is pressed, enter the value of the input J buffer in the identification number 1a area (number memory 32b) that stores data for transmission (n6), and proceed to the billing amount input operation for n7 and below. move on.

When Cancel 4--13 is pressed, the process advances from ni to nl, clears the cover sofa, and repeats the operations from n2 to n5.

Steps n8 and below are billed amount input operations. Amount key 1 with n8
When determining that 2 has been pressed, proceed to n9, n'l,
The key pressed after that in n107i and n,1) is numeric keypad 10. It is determined whether it is the confirmation key 15 or the cancellation key 13. If it is a numeric keypad 10, n is determined by n9.
Proceed to '12' and buffer the manually entered numbers in the input cover sofa, then repeat the operations n9 to nil again. If the confirmation key 15 is pressed, the value of the incoming cover sofa is stored in the billed amount storage area (amount memory 32C) characterized by data for transmission (n13), and the process proceeds to data processing operations from n15 onwards. When the cancel key 13 is pressed, proceed from nil to n14, clear the cover sofa, and move from n9 to nil.
Repeat the action. At n15 and n16, the process waits until the send key 14 or the cancel key 13 is pressed. Send key 1
When 4 is pressed, the process advances to n17, where the data in the memory is sent to the automatic medical expense payment machine A, and the operation ends. When the cancel key 13 is pressed, the process advances to n1B, clears all memories as a redo of data input, and returns to nl.

The input terminal device of this embodiment is configured so that the patient's identification number can be entered by key operation. If the processing system is configured, the input terminal device may be provided with a reading device (magnetic stripe scanner, etc.) for the patient's medical card, and the identification number can be input directly from the patient's medical card.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit when a patient or the like pays the billed amount using the automatic medical expense payment machine A. The system waits at step n20 until the patient's ticket is inserted, and when the patient's ticket is inserted, the contents of the patient's ticket (patient identification number, etc.) are read at n21 and the billed amount storage area (Ml) is searched. If there is a bill for medical expenses for that patient, the process proceeds to the bill amount settlement operation from n23 onwards. If the billed amount is not memorized, proceed to n36 and inform it (“No billing” - When there was no medical treatment to be billed, [The billing amount has not been settled yet. Please wait for a while.] - Billing.) (1) When there is medical treatment that should be performed, but the amount has not yet been confirmed.
is displayed on the CRT 7, the patient's ticket is returned (n 37), and the operation is completed.

At n23, the billed amount is displayed on the CRT 7, and the pill checker slot 5 is opened. When the customer (patient) inserts cash at n24 and presses the payment button 8 at n25,
At n26, the amount of cash put in is compared with the billed amount. If the amount invested is insufficient as a result of the comparison, n27 to n
Proceed to step 30, calculate the amount of shortage in n30, display the amount and the fact that there is a shortage on CRT7 (n31) and n24
Return to

If the amount inserted is more than the billed amount, proceed to n32 based on the judgment in n28, calculate the change in n32, and release the change in n33, then issue a receipt (n34) and return the patient ticket (n35). and complete the operation. If the amount deposited and the amount charged are the same, a direct receipt will be issued (n3
4), return the patient's ticket (n35) and end the operation.

In this way, if an automatic medical expense settlement system is used in hospitals, etc., patients who go to pay their bills can operate the automatic medical expense settlement machine themselves and settle their medical expenses without the need for an accounting clerk to be stationed at the accounting counter. This has the advantage that it not only improves the efficiency of hospital administration, but also allows patients to pay their bills at any time.

In addition, in recent years, the online systemization of hospital administration has progressed, and systems that automatically register medical treatment details, calculate health scores, calculate medical expenses, etc. have been put into practical use. If the automatic medical expense settlement machine A of this embodiment is used as an accounting terminal device for such a system, the memory for the billed amount can be reduced to a buffer only, the amount can be confirmed by communication with the center, and the amount can be confirmed automatically. It is also easy to install multiple payment machines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external view of an automatic medical expense settlement machine used in an automatic medical expense settlement system which is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram of an input terminal used in the above embodiment, and Fig. 4 is a diagram of the above-mentioned medical expense settlement machine. RAM connected to the main CPU of the automatic expense settlement machine
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit of the input terminal device when inputting the billing amount;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit of the automatic medical expense adjustment machine when a patient settles the billed amount; A-automatic medical expense adjustment machine, B-human terminal device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A medical card consisting of a magnetic card or an IC card to identify the patient, and at least a medical card insertion part, a display part, and a deposit/withdrawal part on the operation panel, and the amount of medical expenses to be borne by each patient as the billed amount. a storage means for storing, a means for reading the consultation card inserted into the consultation card insertion section and displaying the amount to be billed to the patient on the display section based on the contents stored in the storage means; An automatic medical expense settlement system comprising: an automatic medical expense settlement machine comprising means for determining the amount deposited in the money section and the displayed amount and performing deposit processing and change processing.