JPS6313562Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] This invention is suitable for cases such as dental clinics, which require a reservation system for the treatment date and time because the treatment time per patient is long, and it is highly efficient and allows automatic reservations. The present invention relates to a medical treatment date and time reservation device that can be used to schedule appointments.

The reservation system, which is generally practiced at urban dental clinics, not only shortens waiting times for patients, but also allows doctors and nurses to prepare well in advance, making it an efficient treatment method that eliminates waste on hand. It is. However, this excellent reservation system has traditionally been based on a reservation notebook that is handwritten by the person in charge at the reception desk of the clinic, and since reservations are made for a few days' worth of clinic hours at most, it is possible to make reservations at the patient's desired date and time. Reservations are rarely available. On the other hand, if the reservation acceptance period was extended to, for example, the next four weeks, a patient could always get an appointment on the date and time they wanted, but this would only complicate the reservation process for the receptionist and take more time to decide whether or not to make a reservation. In addition, human error is likely to occur, leading to confusion, and as mentioned above, the reservation acceptance period is currently short.

This idea was made in view of the current situation mentioned above, and it solves the drawback of conventional handwritten appointment notes, which is that the patient cannot make an appointment on the desired date and time, and has to make an appointment on the date and time specified by the clinic. , the number of reservation acceptance days can be arbitrarily increased, and complex reservation procedures can be automated using a microcomputer to meet patients' wishes as much as possible.The system is particularly small and compact, allowing for quick reservation procedures with no human error and simple operation. The purpose is to provide a practical device suitable for small-scale clinics, etc., and the outline of the configuration for this purpose will be described below.

As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, the device of this invention sets the number of reservations per hour in the reservation data storage means 1 in advance by, for example, key input, and then inputs the patient's desired reservation date and time and the number of people. An input means 3 is provided for inputting the above date and time using the keyboard, and a means 4 for determining whether or not the above-mentioned date and time using the input means 3 can be reserved, for example, by a microcomputer, if it is possible. This is notified to the operator by means 5 for displaying that the reservation has been registered by means of a display such as a lamp, and the reservation status is displayed by printing out the reservation ticket 6 using a printing machine or, for example, in the waiting room. It is configured to notify the patient by means of a display panel 7 or the like. If the reservation availability determining means 4 makes a negative determination, that is, if the number of people set in 2 above has been reached, the reservation impossibility display means 8 notifies the operator with a lamp or the like. is provided, whereby the operator allows the patient to change the date and time, inputs the changed date and time again using the input means 3, and repeats this until the above-mentioned possible determination is made. has been done. Incidentally, the S5 signal indicated by the one-dot chain line is a signal for erasing the stored data for that time when the number of reservations for each preset date and time has been reached and the registration and display of these has been completed.

Embodiments of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of an operation panel of a medical treatment date and time reservation device according to an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a reservation status display panel of the device. In Fig. 2, a tabletop operation panel 10 placed at the reception desk of a clinic has a microcomputer CPU and ROM.
Accommodates RAM memory as well as input/output ports,
Input devices such as switches and keyboards and output devices such as lamps, display characters, and printers are arranged on the panel surface 11. When the power switch 12 is turned on, the power indicator light 13 lights up and the device starts operating, and when the business end key DEA 14 is pressed at the end of the day's work, the day of the week display 15W for (Monday) to (Sunday) is displayed. For example, the LEDs 15L on both sides of the lower part of the mosaic or point set date display section 15 using light emitting diodes (hereinafter referred to as LEDs) go out, and the next day the right LED 15D lights up, whereas until then there was only one light on the left. becomes two lights and the date is updated in the direction of arrow a. After that, the switch 12 is turned off. Arranged in a basic pattern below the date display section 15 are reservation time slot entry keys 16 (hereinafter referred to as date and time reservation keys), and on the left side there are five card racks 17 for selecting arbitrary time slots determined by the clinic. For example, a card is inserted in which the morning and afternoon medical treatment hours (in hourly units) are written. Now, for example, if you want to make a reservation from 11:00 to 12:00 on the 9th, 16:00
Press the a key. Each key 16 is provided with an LED display lamp 18, which is turned off when the number of reservations is not reached, but turns on when the reservation is full, but the date and time input key 16 is in an operable state. Lamp 19 for checking
is provided in the upper left arrow mark 20, which blinks to indicate when the reservation is possible and turns off when the reservation is completed. Date display section 1
The three keys 21 to the right of 5 are used to update the date display section 15 every week, and 1W is for changing the date for the next 1st week, 2W is for the 2nd week, and 3W is for changing the date for the 3rd week. This is the key, and for this reason, the reservation acceptance period has been extended to 4 days.
It can be done in a week. The key 22 to the right is a function key, which is operated when performing key operations such as setting and modifying the number of reservations per hour that the operator sets prior to the start of reception as shown in Fig. 1, or specifying closed dates and times. At the bottom are the reservation number setting key CAP23 and the closing designation key.
There is CLO24 and reservation number adjustment key AME25.
The numeric keypad unit 26 includes a numeric keypad 27 with numbers from 0 to 9 including (-), and an initialization key RUB 28 that cancels all reservation acceptance contents and returns to the initial state.
Person code No. entered on numeric keypad 27, medical record
Enter code display section 2 that displays the No. or the number of people set above on the LED as in 15 above.
9 is installed nearby. The arrow mark 30 has a confirmation lamp 31 that blinks when the numeric keypad 27 is operable. 32 is a cancel key CAN, which is operated when canceling a reservation, and 33 is an enter key (ENT), which is operated when all the above key inputs are completed, and this operation activates the control section of the microcomputer. For example, it outputs the judgment results. A printer unit 35 with a built-in printing mechanism is provided at the left end of the operation panel.
The date and time of reservation registration, patient identification code number, and medical record number are printed at predetermined positions on the loaded reservation ticket roll paper 36, and the paper is taken out as a reservation ticket from the take-out hole 37. The arrow mark 38 has a lamp 39 that blinks during the above printing. Next, referring to FIG. 3, we will describe a reservation status display board 40 that can be hung on the wall of a waiting room, for example, so that patients can see at a glance the reservation status for all time slots from one week to four weeks from the current day. The six date display sections 41 arranged in the horizontal direction use LEDs like the operation panel date display section 15, but the date is updated every day or every multiple days. The time zone display section in the vertical direction is similar to 17 on the operation panel and allows cards to be inserted and replaced. 44 is a signal line connected to the operation panel 10. The display lamps arranged in a matrix light up, for example (ⓓ), to notify patients that the date and time are fully booked. If the patient's desired date and time is a date and time when this display board is not lit, they can apply at the reception desk and a reservation ticket will be handed over to them. If the desired date and time is lit on the board, switch to the week switch board 4 located on the side.
If you press the 1W key 46 of 5, the next week's worth of 2
The configuration is such that if the W key 47 is pressed, the reservation status for the next week (two weeks ahead) can be checked, and if the 3W key 48 is pressed, the reservation status for the next three weeks can be checked.

Next, the operation of this device will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. After the start 50 of turning on the power switch 12, pressing the check button (not shown in FIG. 2) performs a predetermined function check 51 of the board including the CPU of the microcomputer in the operation panel. If the enter code display section 29 displays EEEEEE and the built-in buzzer emits an alarm, it means that an abnormality has occurred in the board, and in this case, repair is performed in steps 54 and 55.
If there is no abnormality, 22, 23, 2 as shown in Figure 2.
By operating keys such as 4 and 27, initial settings for accepting reservations are performed in step 56. The operating procedure when it becomes necessary to partially modify the initial setting conditions at this initial setting or at any other time will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows that when the doctor wishes to fill up all or part of the time slot on which day due to the doctor's circumstances, first press the function key 22, then press the reservation key 16 for the above date and time. After that, press the correction key 25 and the number of people setting key 23 in this order, set the corrected number of people using the numeric keypad 27, and finally press the enter key 33. Steps 56 to 61
All you have to do is perform the following operations. The figure shows the operation to be performed when a certain date and time is decided to be closed. After pressing function key 22, closing designation key 2
4, then press the specific date and time reservation key 16 continuously, and when the same message as ``full reservation'' appears, press the enter key 33.Steps 62 to 65
The following operations are performed. Returning to FIG. 4 again, when the above initial settings 56 are completed, the process begins accepting reservations for patients. That is, in step 66, the patient's identification code number and medical record number are entered using the numeric keypad 27, and the number is confirmed on the enter code display section 29 in step 67, and then in the next step 68, the date and time reservation is made. Enter the desired date and time using key 16. When the enter key 33 is then pressed, it is determined in step 70 whether or not the reservation can be made. If not, the lamp 18 of the reservation key 16 lights up, this is notified to the patient, the operator presses the cancel key 32 after going through steps 71 and 72 requesting cancellation of the date and time, and then presses the reservation key 16 again to change the date and time. The process returns to step 68 for inputting . Also, step 7 above
If the patient cancels the reservation at point 0, the initialization key 28
If you press , it will return to the state before step 66. If it is determined in step 70 that reservations can be accepted, the reservation date and time key lamp 18 will not light up, and the confirmation lamp 19 will not light up.
The blinking light also goes out and the process automatically moves to the next step 73, where the printer section 35 prints out a reservation ticket 74 as shown in FIG. 6 and sends it out from the outlet 37.
In FIG. 6, 75 is the patient's appointment code number, 76 is the medical record number, and the numbers 77 and 78 are the reservation date and time slot, respectively. When this reservation ticket 74 is printed out, in the next step 79, the number of reservations set in the memory of the device, for example, 10.
People are subtracted one by one. The remaining number of the above-mentioned number of people slots can be displayed on the display section 30 in step 80 if necessary, but the details will be omitted. Reservations are repeated in this way, and when the number of slots left is determined to be zero at step 81, the lamp 18 of the reservation date and time key lights up to indicate that the reservation is full. Means for erasing reservation data in memory, ie, S in FIG.
5 signal, and the memory has returned to its initialized state, but it goes without saying that new reservations will not be accepted until the date is updated, or in other words, the reservation date and time have passed.

The configuration and operation of the embodiment of the device of this invention have been described above, but this invention is not limited to the illustrations and explanations. For example, there is no need for a printer or a reservation status display panel, any number of date and time reservation keys may be provided, and the date does not necessarily have to be forwarded weekly.

This device is configured as described above, so that by simply entering the desired date and time of a patient's reservation at the reception desk of a clinic, the availability of the reservation is immediately displayed, eliminating the conventional complicated reservation process. Quick·
It saves labor and completely eliminates human error,
It is now possible to make reservations for songs according to the patient's wishes,
In addition, it has provided a convenient device that is light, compact, and inexpensive, allowing hospitals to carry out efficient medical treatment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this invention, Fig. 2 is an external perspective view of an operation panel of an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 3 is an external perspective view of a reservation status display panel of the above device, and Fig. 4 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a reservation program for the above device, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation for modifying the number of reservations during initial settings, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation for specifying a closing during initial settings. FIG. 6 is a format diagram showing an example of a reservation ticket printed out from the above device. 10...Reservation device operation panel, 14...Business end key (every day), 15...Reservation date display section, 16
... Reservation date and time input key, 17 ... Reservation time slot display section, 18 ... Reservation not possible indicator light, 19 ... Reservation possible indicator light, 21 ... Date and week advance key, 23 ... Reservation number of people setting key for each date and time , 27...Code No. input key (numeric keypad), 35...Reservation data printing mechanism,
40...Reservation status display board, 43...Matrix-like array indicator lights of 40 above, 74...Printed reservation ticket.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Request] 1. A medical treatment date and time reservation device that is equipped with each of the following components. (a) A means of setting in advance the number of people making reservations for each treatment date and time. (b) A means for inputting the patient's desired appointment date and time and patient identification code. (c) Storage means for sequentially storing the settings and input reservation data. (d) Reservation availability determining means that compares the input reservation data with data already stored in the storage means and determines whether the number of reservations for each preset date and time has been reached. (E) Display means for registering and displaying the input reservation data when the reservation possibility determining means determines that the reservation is possible, and displaying that the reservation is not possible when it is determined that the reservation is not possible. (f) Data erasing means for erasing the data stored in the storage means when the number of reservations for each preset date and time has been reached and the registration and display of the data has been completed. 2. The reservation date and time input means is arranged in a matrix with input keys for a plurality of reservation dates on the horizontal axis and a plurality of reservation time slots on the vertical axis, and the dates of the keys on the horizontal axis are arranged on a daily or multiple day basis. First scope of claims for utility model registration that is to be renewed
Medical treatment date and time reservation device described in section. 3. Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration, in which a reservation status display board is attached to the reservation data registration display means, with indicator lights arranged in a matrix to indicate multiple reservation dates on the horizontal axis and multiple reservation time slots on the vertical axis. The medical treatment date and time reservation device according to item 1 or 2. 4 Claims 1, 2, and 3 for registration of a utility model in which a printing mechanism for printing reservation data on a predetermined card is attached to the registration and display means for reservation data.
Medical treatment date and time reservation device listed in any of the sections.