KR102651993B1 - hospital management system and method for hospital management based on beacon - Google Patents

Abstract

A beacon-based hospital management system and hospital management method are disclosed. The disclosed beacon-based hospital management system includes a plurality of beacons distributed throughout the hospital including hospital entrances, examination rooms, and treatment rooms, and configured to transmit beacon signals; It is a terminal possessed by a patient visiting the hospital, which receives the beacon signal and transmits it to the hospital server, displays the questionnaire information consisting of the questionnaire provided by the hospital server, and allows the questionnaire information to be created. Displays test and treatment information, route information, reception and waiting status information provided by the hospital server, performs individual payment for test fee and medical fee payment requests requested by the hospital server, and receives payment receipts provided by the hospital server. and a user terminal that stores and manages electronic prescriptions; Determines whether the patient has arrived at the hospital through a beacon signal received from the user terminal, transmits questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal, requests completion of the questionnaire, and transmits scheduled examination and treatment information to the user terminal. The patient's current location is identified through the beacon signal, and route information to the laboratory and treatment room is transmitted to the user terminal. Upon arrival at the laboratory and treatment room, examination registration and treatment are accepted, and upon completion of the examination, the examination fee is collected. Payment is requested to the user terminal, and upon completion of payment, a receipt for payment of the examination fee is sent to the user terminal. Upon completion of treatment, payment of the medical fee is requested from the user terminal, and upon completion of payment of the medical fee, a receipt for payment of the medical fee and an electronic prescription are sent to the user terminal. It is characterized by including a hospital server that does.

Description

Beacon-based hospital management system and hospital management method {hospital management system and method for hospital management based on beacon}

The present invention relates to a beacon-based hospital management system and hospital management method. More specifically, the initial medical examination can be conducted quickly and efficiently by guiding medical examination information through the location of the user terminal based on a beacon, and providing information on the patient. A beacon-based hospital management system and hospital that automatically provides route guidance, reception, and payment for examinations and treatment, and provides more efficient hospital operation management and patient treatment convenience in a non-face-to-face manner through electronic prescription issuance and online drug purchase. It's about management methods.

Today, patients who come to hospitals to receive treatment are experiencing difficulties due to the complex systems and structures of hospitals. However, most medical treatment guidance in hospitals is provided directly by hospital staff or through kiosks that provide simple introductions and directions, which has limitations in resolving the difficulties patients are experiencing.

Accordingly, research is being developed to provide information on various hospital services based on the location or authentication number of the user terminal held by the patient or guardian.

However, location-based services for user terminals typically utilize GPS, but it was not easy to apply this in indoor spaces such as hospitals.

To solve this problem, published patent 10-2016-0140108, published patent 10-2018-0062565, etc. are beacon-based technologies that identify the patient's location in the hospital based on beacons and provide various medical information based on this. A hospital management system is being launched.

However, the beacon-based hospital management system disclosed in Publication Patent No. 10-2016-0140108 and Publication Patent No. 10-2018-0062565 simply detects whether the patient has arrived at the hospital through a beacon and provides information to the treatment location using the user terminal held by the patient. There is a problem in that efficient hospital management through non-face-to-face medical examination is not possible because it only provides route information or waiting order, and treatment is still completed by connecting the server and patient observation, messenger service, app, etc. There were still inconveniences such as having to go to a storage location to store the medicine, and having to get a prescription and go to the pharmacy to pay the prescription and purchase the medicine.

Public Patent No. 10-2016-0140108 Public Patent No. 10-2018-0062565

The present invention was created to solve the conventional problems as described above. By identifying the location of the user terminal based on a beacon, not only is the patient's identity verified, medical examination, examination and treatment route guidance, reception, and payment carried out, etc. , by inducing sequential electronic payment for examination and treatment, rapid progress can be made without moving to the receiving location. In addition, electronic prescriptions are issued instead of paper prescriptions and online drug purchase services through electronic prescriptions are provided to patients waiting at the pharmacy. The purpose is to provide a beacon-based hospital management system and hospital management method that can reduce patients' hospital stay time and realize efficient management of hospitals and clinics by resolving the inconvenience of the hospital.

However, the purpose of the present invention is not limited to this, and of course, even if not explicitly mentioned, purposes or effects that can be understood from the means of solving the problem or the embodiment are also included.

The beacon-based hospital management system of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned purpose includes a plurality of beacons distributed throughout the hospital including hospital entrances, examination rooms, and treatment rooms, and configured to transmit beacon signals; It is a terminal possessed by a patient visiting the hospital, and receives the beacon signal and transmits it to the hospital server to establish a connection with the hospital server. It displays the questionnaire information consisting of the questionnaire provided by the hospital server, and the questionnaire for the questionnaire information. Allows the preparation to be completed, displays examination and treatment information, route information, reception and waiting status information provided by the hospital server, and performs individual approval for requests for payment of examination fees and medical expenses requested by the hospital server, A user terminal that stores and manages receipts and electronic prescriptions provided by the hospital server; Determines whether the patient has arrived at the hospital through a beacon signal received from the user terminal, transmits questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal, requests completion of the questionnaire, and transmits scheduled examination and treatment information to the user terminal. The patient's current location is identified through the beacon signal, and route information to the laboratory and treatment room is transmitted to the user terminal. Upon arrival at the laboratory and treatment room, examination registration and treatment are accepted, and upon completion of the examination, the examination fee is collected. Payment is requested to the user terminal, and upon completion of payment, a receipt for payment of the examination fee is sent to the user terminal. Upon completion of treatment, payment of the medical fee is requested from the user terminal, and upon completion of payment of the medical fee, a receipt for payment of the medical fee and an electronic prescription are sent to the user terminal. It is characterized by including a hospital server that does.

The user terminal provides a list of pharmacies around the hospital, selects a predetermined pharmacy from the list of pharmacies around the hospital, transmits medication request information including the electronic prescription to the corresponding pharmacy terminal, and purchases the medicine requested by the pharmacy terminal. Payment is made, and upon completion of payment, it can be configured to determine the current location based on GPS and provide route guidance services from the hospital to the relevant pharmacy.

Electronic prescriptions issued from the hospital server are issued in the form of a QR code that allows prescription information to be read through personal authentication, and the user terminal reads prescription information from the electronic prescription in the form of QR code after personal authentication to provide prescription information. Stores and transmits an electronic prescription in the form of a QR code when requesting medication to the pharmacy terminal, and sets password information that allows the prescription in the form of the QR code to be read by the pharmacy terminal to obtain a prescription in the form of the QR code. It may be configured to transmit the electronic prescription and the password information together.

The user terminal may be configured to search for and guide a list of selected pharmacies that can sell drugs with the prescription information among the list of pharmacies around the hospital based on the prescription information read from the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code.

When reception request information is received from the user terminal, the hospital server uses the plurality of beacons to allow examination and treatment reception even if the patient is not in the examination room or treatment room, and sends the examination waiting order and treatment waiting order to the user. It can be configured to provide real-time guidance to the terminal.

Meanwhile, the beacon-based hospital management method of the present invention includes the following steps: when a patient arrives at the hospital entrance, the user terminal receives a beacon signal from the beacon and transmits it to the hospital server, so that the hospital server determines the patient's arrival; The hospital server transmits questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal to request the completion of a questionnaire, and when the user terminal transmits the completed questionnaire information to the hospital server, the hospital server receives the completed questionnaire information and stores it. steps; The hospital server transmits and guides the patient's scheduled examination and treatment information to the user terminal; The hospital server detects the patient's location through the beacon signal and transmits route information to the examination room based on the patient's location to the user terminal to provide guidance; Depending on the patient's arrival at the examination room, if the hospital server determines the patient's arrival at the examination room based on the beacon signal, it performs the patient's examination application and transmits the examination waiting order information and examination scheduled time information to the user terminal. guiding steps; Upon completion of the test, the hospital server requests the user terminal to receive the test fee, and the test fee is paid by the user terminal; When the test fee approval is completed, the hospital server determines the patient's location through the beacon signal and transmits route information to the medical room based on the patient's location to the user terminal to provide guidance; Depending on the patient's arrival at the treatment room, if the hospital server determines the patient's arrival at the treatment room based on the beacon signal, it performs treatment registration for the patient and transmits treatment waiting order information and treatment scheduled time information to the user terminal. guiding steps; Upon completion of treatment, the hospital server requests payment of the medical fee from the user terminal, and the medical fee is paid by the user terminal; When payment for the medical treatment fee is completed, the hospital server provides an electronic prescription along with a receipt for the examination fee and medical fee to the user terminal.

When the user terminal receives the electronic prescription, it provides a list of pharmacies around the hospital and transmits medication request information including the electronic prescription to the pharmacy terminal of a pharmacy selected by the patient from the list of pharmacies around the hospital, Payment for the drug purchase cost requested by the pharmacy terminal, and upon completion of payment, identifying the patient's current location based on GPS and providing a route guidance service from the hospital to the relevant pharmacy.

If the electronic prescription issued from the hospital server is issued in a QR code type that reads prescription information through personal authentication, the user terminal receives prescription information from the QR code type electronic prescription received from the hospital server through personal authentication. Reading and storing, and transmitting the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code when transmitting the medication request information, setting password information that allows the prescription in the form of a QR code to be read by the pharmacy terminal, and setting the electronic prescription in the form of the QR code It may be configured to transmit the prescription and the password information together to the pharmacy terminal.

The user terminal can search for and guide a list of selected pharmacies that can sell drugs with the prescription information among the list of pharmacies around the hospital based on the prescription information read from the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code.

When reception request information is received from the user terminal, the hospital server uses the plurality of beacons to allow examination and treatment reception even if the patient is not in the examination room or treatment room, and sends the examination waiting order and treatment waiting order to the user. You can receive real-time guidance on your terminal.

According to the above, the present invention determines the location of the patient based on a beacon, and when it is determined that the patient has arrived at the hospital, the patient's identity is confirmed through personal authentication and the questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire is transmitted to the user terminal to be transmitted through the user terminal. Because it makes it easy to fill out a questionnaire, it solves the problem of nurses and other staff providing printed paper questionnaires to patients when they visit the hospital, making the questionnaire more quickly and efficiently. In addition, it has the effect of significantly reducing hospital operating costs by omitting the nurse's work for interviewing patients.

In addition, the location of the patient is identified in real time based on beacons, and inspection and treatment schedules, route guidance to the examination room and treatment room, automatic registration, and waiting status information are provided for each identified location, so that examination and treatment are conducted quickly and efficiently. This not only reduces the patient's hospital stay time and greatly improves the hospital's operational management, but also reduces the patient's inconvenience by reducing the waiting time at the pharmacy by allowing patients to directly request medication from the pharmacy online through electronic prescriptions. can be greatly resolved.

In addition, the present invention allows patients to more conveniently perform automatic payment by inducing electronic payment through short-distance communication methods such as beacons and Bluetooth or NFC through the user terminal when treatment is completed, so the patient can go to the business department and make payment in a face-to-face manner. The inconvenience of having to proceed can be resolved.

In other words, the present invention connects the patient's user terminal to the van payment agency server through short-distance communication such as beacons and Bluetooth or NFC, and is linked to various electronic payment methods preferred by the patient, such as card, pay, mobile phone micropayment, etc., thereby providing a one-stop service. ) Payment can be made, making it possible to use the hospital more conveniently.

In addition, the present invention greatly improves convenience by allowing patients to request examination or treatment through the user terminal when they are in the hospital, even if the patient does not arrive at the examination room or treatment room and wait. In particular, convenience is greatly improved compared to the reservation time. If the scheduled test or treatment time is delayed by more than one hour, treatment request information is transmitted to the medical staff terminal near the patient, so that the medical staff who accepts it can move to the patient's location and provide treatment according to the test results. It can relieve patient discomfort and increase patient satisfaction.

In addition, in the present invention, the electronic prescription is structured in the form of a QR code, and the prescription information containing the prescribed medicine can be read and confirmed through the patient's identity authentication. In particular, when requesting online medicine dispensing through an electronic prescription, the patient can By entering a password and providing the electronic prescription along with the password to the pharmacy, the security of the electronic prescription can be improved because the prescription information is read from the electronic prescription only by entering the password.

In addition, the present invention displays a list of pharmacies around the hospital on the user terminal screen, allowing patients to select a pharmacy of their choice from the pharmacy list and request medication online. In particular, the user terminal dispenses the corresponding prescription based on the prescription information of the electronic prescription. Since we search only pharmacies that have and can sell medicines and provide a list of searched pharmacies, we eliminate the stigma associated with purchasing medicines, such as patients having to check prescription information and separately find pharmacies where medicines can be purchased, making medicine purchases convenient. It has the effect of helping you lose.

1 is a block diagram showing a beacon-based hospital management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the specific configuration of the user terminal of the present invention;
Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the specific configuration of the hospital server of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flowchart showing a hospital management method using a beacon-based hospital management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. First, when adding reference signs to components in each drawing, it should be noted that the same components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. Additionally, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Additionally, when describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, sequence, or order of the component is not limited by the term. When a component is described as being “connected,” “coupled,” or “connected” to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but there is another component between each component. It will be understood that elements may be “connected,” “combined,” or “connected.”

In particular, the program for executing the system according to each embodiment of the present invention may be an application, and the means for reading the recording medium on which this application is recorded may include general PCs such as general desktops and laptops. In addition, it may include mobile terminals such as smart phones, tablet PCs, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and mobile communication terminals, and should be interpreted as all devices capable of computing.

1 to 3, a beacon-based hospital management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The hospital management system of the present invention is configured to include a plurality of beacons (5), a user terminal (10), and a hospital server (20). In addition, the hospital management system of the present invention may include an examination room terminal 30 and a treatment room terminal 40.

The plurality of beacons 5 are configured to be distributedly installed throughout the hospital interior, including entrances, examination rooms, treatment rooms, cafes, restaurants, etc., and are configured to transmit beacon signals containing a unique identification value. In addition, each of the plurality of beacons (5) is connected to the hospital server (20) through wired and wireless communication such as wire-fi and wired LAN, and is configured to enable wired and wireless communication, and is equipped with a short-range communication module such as a Bluetooth communication module or NFC communication module. The communication method is configured to enable communication with a nearby user terminal 10 using a short-distance communication method such as Bluetooth or NFC.

The user terminal 10 is a mobile terminal such as a smartphone owned by a patient, and is a mobile terminal installed with a hospital-specific application provided by the hospital server 20, and is a beacon ( It is configured to receive the beacon signal of 5) and transmit the received beacon signal to the hospital server 20 through a communication network.

Specifically, when the patient is located within a predetermined beacon signal area of the beacon 5, the user terminal 10 receives the beacon signal transmitted from the beacon 5 and transmits the received beacon signal to the hospital server 20. A beacon signal transmission unit 110, an information display unit 120 that receives and displays various information such as examination and treatment information, route information, and reception and waiting status information provided from the hospital server 20, and a hospital server 20 It is configured to include an approval unit 130 that performs electronic approval for approval requests such as test fee approval requests and medical treatment fee approval requests requested from ).

The hospital server 20 includes a patient location information section 210, a questionnaire information section 220, a test and treatment information section 230, a route information section 240, a reception and waiting status information section 250, It is configured to include a payment request unit 260 and a prescription issuance unit 270.

The patient location detection unit 210 is configured to determine the current location, that is, the patient's current location within the hospital, through the unique identification value of the beacon signal received from the user terminal 10. The patient location detection unit 210 is configured to identify the patient's location within the hospital room through beacon signals of the beacons 5 provided at the hospital entrance, each examination room, and each treatment room.

When it is determined that the patient has arrived at the hospital entrance, the questionnaire information information unit 220 transmits questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal 10, and the user terminal 10 receives it and displays it on the screen. The user can write a response to the questionnaire information displayed on the screen on the user terminal 100, and the user terminal 100 transmits the completed questionnaire information to the hospital server 20, and the hospital server 20 transmits the completed questionnaire information. It can be configured to receive and store and manage in a database.

At this time, the questionnaire information information section 220 may request identity authentication from the user terminal 10 before transmitting the questionnaire information to the user terminal 10, and the user terminal 10 may then perform mobile phone identity authentication and joint authentication. When identity verification is performed through various identity authentication processors such as authentication, the patient's identity information is identified through identity authentication, and the patient's questionnaire information can be transmitted to the user terminal 10.

Meanwhile, the questionnaire information information unit 220 provides questionnaire information to the user terminal 10 in the form of a messenger such as a chatbot, and the user terminal 10 can be configured to write a response to the questionnaire information through a chatbot messenger. .

Previously, when a patient visited the hospital, nurses etc. provided the patient with a printed paper questionnaire, so the questionnaire was administered using a paper questionnaire. Therefore, the questionnaire took a lot of time, and this paper questionnaire was provided to the patient. There is a problem that the workload of nurses is overloaded to guide the filling out of the questionnaire and the cost of recruiting nurses increases. However, in the present invention, when a patient visits the hospital, the beacon (5) detects the arrival and automatically A questionnaire is requested by providing questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal (10), and the patient can easily fill out the questionnaire through the user terminal (10), thereby reducing the unnecessary time required for the questionnaire and providing a quick and efficient questionnaire. This can be achieved, and as a result, the workload of nurses and the increase in labor costs can be resolved.

When it is determined that a patient has arrived at the hospital entrance, the examination and treatment information information unit 230 provides the user with examination and treatment information, including the reserved examination list, examination room location, examination time for each examination room location examination list, and treatment reservation time. It is transmitted to the terminal 10, and the user terminal 10 is configured to receive it and display it on the screen to provide guidance.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, when it is determined that the patient has arrived at the hospital entrance through the patient location detection unit 210, the questionnaire information information unit 220 and the examination and treatment information information unit 230 together provide questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire. It can be configured to simultaneously transmit examination and treatment information, including a reserved examination list, examination room location, examination time for each examination room location examination list, treatment reservation time, etc., to the user terminal 10.

However, when it is determined that the patient has arrived at the hospital entrance through the patient location detection unit 210, first, the questionnaire information information unit 220 transmits questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal 10, and the user terminal ( When the completed questionnaire information from 10) is received by the hospital server 20, the examination and treatment information information section 230 includes the reserved examination list, examination room location, examination time for each examination room location examination list, treatment reservation time, etc. It may be configured to guide the examination and treatment information by transmitting the examination and treatment information to the user terminal 10.

The route information information unit 240 provides hospital information from the current location, such as route information guiding the route from the patient's current location to the examination room, route information guiding the route from the patient's current location to the examination room, and route information guiding the route from the examination room to the treatment room. It may be configured to transmit route information leading to a predetermined location to the user terminal 10 for guidance.

When it is determined that the patient has arrived at the hospital entrance, the route information information unit 240 is configured to transmit route information guiding from the patient's current location (hospital entrance) to the examination room to the user terminal 10. In addition, the route information information unit 240 is configured to transmit route information guiding the patient from the examination room to the treatment room to the user terminal 10 when the examination is completed.

When the reception and waiting status information unit 250 determines that a patient has arrived at the examination room, the reception and waiting status information unit 250 performs the examination registration of the patient, notifies the examination reception to the relevant laboratory terminal 30, and waits for examination to the user terminal 10. It is configured to provide guidance by transmitting the turn number and scheduled examination time in real time. If it is determined that the patient has arrived at the clinic, the patient's treatment registration is performed, the treatment reception is notified to the relevant clinic terminal (40), and the user terminal ( 10) It is configured to provide information by transmitting the waiting order for treatment and the scheduled treatment time in real time.

When receiving inspection completion information from the laboratory terminal 30, the payment request unit 260 requests the user terminal 10 to accept the inspection fee, and when electronic payment for the inspection fee is completed by the user terminal 10, the payment is made. By transmitting the completion information to the route information guide unit 240, the route information guide unit 240 is configured to transmit route information from the patient's current location to the treatment room to the user terminal 10 to provide guidance.

In addition, when the payment request unit 260 receives treatment completion information from the medical office terminal 40, it requests payment of the medical treatment fee from the user terminal 10, and when electronic payment for the medical fee is completed by the user terminal 10 , It is configured to transmit a test fee receipt, a medical fee receipt, and an electronic prescription to the user terminal 10.

In the present invention, when the payment request unit 260 receives examination completion information from the examination terminal 30 or treatment completion information from the treatment room terminal 40, the examination fee or medical fee payment request information is transmitted to the beacon 5. Then, the beacon 5 transmits this test fee or medical fee payment request information to the user terminal 10 through short-distance communication such as Bluetooth or NFC, and when the user terminal 10 proceeds with electronic payment, the beacon 5 Electronic payment information such as local currency card, credit card, and online account transfer is received from the user terminal 10 and transmitted to the hospital server 20, so that card companies (card payment, pay payment) and banks (online transfer payment) It can be configured so that electronic payment is made through the payment agency VAN company server linked to the telecommunication company (mobile phone payment). In this way, the present invention allows the patient to use the user terminal 40 to make electronic payment using the beacon 5 and short-distance communication when completing the examination or treatment, thereby allowing the consumer to conveniently make non-face-to-face payment by selecting the preferred payment method. This can be done, and there is no need to go directly to the business department and make payment face-to-face, which can greatly reduce the inconvenience.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the electronic prescription issued by the hospital server 20 is configured to be in the form of a QR code containing prescription information for the prescribed medicines, and the electronic prescription in the form of this QR code is required to verify the patient's identity or Prescription information can be read through password information. In this case, the user terminal 10 receives a QR code type electronic prescription from the hospital server 20, reads the prescription information through the patient's identity verification such as entering the date of birth, and displays the received electronic prescription on the screen. It is composed.

In the present invention, the laboratory terminal 30 is installed in the laboratory and transmits test completion information including test results to the hospital server 20 upon completion of the test, and is configured to receive test reception notification for the patient from the hospital server 20. do. In addition, the medical room terminal 40 is installed in the medical room where treatment for test results is performed and transmits treatment completion information including treatment details to the hospital server 20 upon completion of treatment. ) is configured to receive treatment reception notification for the patient.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the user terminal 10 transmits a request for examination or treatment to the hospital server 20 based on the user's input, and the hospital server 20 transmits a beacon signal when the patient arrives at the examination room or treatment room. Even if it is not recognized as a test reception request or medical treatment reception request requested by the user terminal 10, it may be configured to perform.

In this case, the hospital server 20 can perform the test reception request or medical treatment reception request requested by the user terminal 10 only when it is determined that the patient is in the hospital through the beacon signal. In other words, the hospital server 20 determines whether the patient is in the hospital even if it is not a laboratory or treatment room through a beacon signal, and then requests the test reception or treatment requested by the user terminal 10 only when the patient is determined to be in the hospital. It can be configured to carry out reception requests.

This is to prevent confusion in the process of testing or treatment by a patient requesting a test or treatment through the user terminal 10 from outside the hospital, such as at home, and then not coming to the hospital.

In addition, in the present invention, the hospital server 20 determines that the patient has not arrived at the treatment room, and in a state where treatment reception is processed according to the treatment reception request of the user terminal 10, compared to the treatment time reserved for the patient, If the scheduled treatment time is determined to be delayed by more than one hour, treatment request information is transmitted to the medical terminal of the medical staff located within a predetermined area from the patient based on the patient's current location, and when treatment acceptance information is received by the medical staff terminal A bell output request signal is transmitted to the user terminal 10 to transmit a bell output request signal to the user terminal 10 along with patient chart information including the patient's test results and route information to guide the patient to the medical staff terminal. This can be configured to be output.

According to this, even if the patient arrives at the treatment room within the hospital and does not wait, if the scheduled treatment time is more than 1 hour later than the reservation time, medical staff located around the patient checks the treatment request information and goes directly to the patient's location. By allowing patients to reach the hospital and receive treatment, it reduces waiting time for patients and increases customer satisfaction through on-site medical services within the hospital.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, the user terminal 10 may be configured to further include a drug purchase unit 150 that allows online purchase of prescription drugs with prescription information through an electronic prescription provided from the hospital server 20. To this end, the present invention configures a pharmacy management server that integrates and manages pharmacy information including pharmacy names, pharmacy location information, and drug list information held by each pharmacy for pharmacies around the hospital, and a user terminal ( 10) It can be configured to receive pharmacy information about pharmacies around the hospital. Here, the pharmacy management server is configured to relay information between the user terminal 10 and the pharmacy terminal 50.

The drug purchasing unit 140 provides a list of pharmacies located around the hospital on the screen, transmits drug dispensing request information including an electronic prescription to the pharmacy terminal 50 selected by the patient, and Perform electronic payment for requested drug purchase payment requests. In addition, when payment is completed in the drug purchase department 140, the user terminal 10 is configured to provide route information on the screen from the relevant hospital to the pharmacy where the drug has been requested based on GPS.

According to this, the patient arrives at the pharmacy, presents a prescription, and requests the pharmacy to fill the prescription before leaving the hospital without the need for waiting time for the medication to be dispensed, and proceeds with the payment process. As a result, the patient arrives at the pharmacy and immediately dispenses the completed medication. You can receive it.

Meanwhile, when the drug purchasing unit 140 of the present invention provides a list of pharmacies located around the hospital on the screen, the corresponding prescription information is provided from the list of pharmacies around the hospital based on prescription information read from an electronic prescription in the form of a QR code. By searching the list of pharmacies where drugs can be purchased and providing the searched list of pharmacies on the screen, it is possible to reduce the inconvenience caused by requesting prescriptions from pharmacies that do not have the drugs included in the prescription information.

In addition, the drug purchase unit 140 of the present invention provides a password input unit on the screen capable of reading an electronic prescription in the form of a QR code, and enters the password entered by the patient along with the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code at the selected pharmacy terminal (50). ) can be configured to be transmitted to. In this case, the pharmacy terminal 50 receives the electronic prescription and password in the form of a QR code, and displays the password on the screen, so that the prescription information read from the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code only when the password is entered by the pharmacist. can be confirmed, and the security of prescription information can be improved.

Figure 4 is a flowchart of a beacon-based hospital management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 4, when a patient arrives at the hospital entrance, the user terminal 10 receives a beacon signal from the beacon 5 and transmits it to the hospital server 20, so that the hospital server 20 determines the patient's arrival ( S101).

Next, the hospital server 20 requests the user terminal 10 for self-authentication, determines the patient's identity information according to the user authentication, and transmits the questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal 10 to request the user terminal 10 to create a questionnaire. , the user terminal 10 displays questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire on the screen, and when the patient completes the questionnaire through the questionnaire information displayed on his or her user terminal 10, the user terminal 10 displays the completed questionnaire. The questionnaire information is transmitted to the hospital server 20, and the hospital server 20 receives the completed questionnaire information and stores and manages it (S102).

Next, the hospital server 20 transmits the patient's scheduled examination and treatment information to the user terminal and provides guidance (S103).

Next, the hospital server 20 determines the patient's location through a beacon signal and transmits route information to the examination room based on the patient's location to the user terminal 10 for guidance (S104).

Next, according to the patient's arrival at the examination room, if the hospital server 20 determines the patient's arrival at the examination room based on the beacon signal, it performs the examination application for the patient and displays the examination waiting order information and information on the user terminal 10. Information on the scheduled inspection time is transmitted and provided (S105).

Next, when the test is completed, the hospital server 20 requests the user terminal 10 to accept the test fee, and the test fee is paid by the user terminal 10 (S106).

At this time, for payment of the test fee, the hospital server 20 requests payment from the user terminal 10 through short-distance wireless communication through the beacon 5, and the user terminal 10 provides payment information to the beacon 5 to receive a beacon ( 5) Electronic payment can be made through short-distance communication.

Next, when the test fee payment is completed, the hospital server 20 determines the patient's location through a beacon signal and transmits route information to the treatment room based on the patient's location to the user terminal 10 (S107).

Next, according to the patient's arrival at the medical room, if the hospital server 20 determines the patient's arrival at the medical room based on the beacon signal, it performs treatment registration for the patient and displays treatment waiting order information and information on the user terminal 10. Information on the scheduled treatment time is transmitted and provided (S108).

Next, when the treatment is completed, the hospital server 20 requests the user terminal 10 to collect the medical fee, and the medical fee is paid by the user terminal 10 (S109).

At this time, the hospital server 20 requests payment from the user terminal 10 through Bluetooth communication or NFC communication through the beacon 5, and the user terminal 10 provides payment information to the beacon 5. Electronic payment can be made through short-distance communication such as Bluetooth communication or NFC communication through the beacon 5.

Next, when payment for the medical treatment fee is completed, the hospital server 20 provides an electronic prescription along with a receipt for the examination fee and medical fee to the user terminal 10 (S110).

Next, when the user terminal 10 receives an electronic prescription, it provides a list of pharmacies around the hospital and transmits medication request information including the electronic prescription to the pharmacy terminal of a pharmacy selected by the patient from the list of pharmacies around the hospital. The drug purchase cost requested by the pharmacy terminal is paid, and upon completion of payment, the patient's current location is identified based on GPS and a route guidance service is provided from the hospital to the pharmacy (S111).

Meanwhile, the present invention described above is an example of a hospital management system and method for a hospital of a certain size equipped with various inspection equipment, and when the hospital management system of the present invention is applied to a small hospital level, The hospital server 20 can be implemented with a hospital management PC and software built into the hospital management PC, and of course, the hospital server 20 can also be implemented using a cloud server.

In addition, when the hospital management system is applied in a small clinic-level hospital without a laboratory, it can be configured excluding the laboratory terminal 30 and the route information information section 240 of the hospital server 20.

In the hospital management system of the present invention applied to such a clinic-level hospital, when the hospital server 20 determines that a patient has arrived at the hospital entrance through the beacon 5, it requests identity authentication from the user terminal 10 and performs identity authentication according to the identity authentication. The patient's identity information is identified, and the questionnaire information consisting of the questionnaire is transmitted to the user terminal 10 to request the completion of the questionnaire, thereby enabling a non-face-to-face questionnaire.

Thereafter, when the completed questionnaire information from the user terminal 10 is received by the hospital server 20, the medical information information unit 230 provides the medical treatment information including the reserved medical treatment list, medical room location, medical treatment reservation time, etc. to the user. It is transmitted to the terminal 10 to provide medical information.

Next, when the hospital server 20 determines the patient's arrival at the treatment room based on the beacon signal, it performs treatment registration for the patient and transmits treatment waiting order information and treatment scheduled time information to the user terminal 10. Guide.

Next, upon completion of treatment, the hospital server 20 requests the user terminal 10 to collect the medical fee, and the medical fee can be paid by the user terminal 10. At this time, for payment of medical expenses, the hospital server 20 requests payment from the user terminal 10 through short-distance communication through the beacon 5, and the user terminal 10 provides payment information to the beacon 5 to send payment information to the beacon 5. ) Electronic payment can be made through short-distance communication.

In this way, the hospital management system and method of the present invention applied to a clinic-level hospital can construct the hospital server 20 with a hospital management PC and software installed on the hospital management PC, and the hospital server 20, the beacon 5, The user terminal 10 is linked so that identity authentication, non-face-to-face questionnaires, medical treatment registration, and medical treatment approval can be automatically processed non-face-to-face, thereby enabling highly efficient management of a high-level hospital.

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In addition, the above description is merely an illustrative explanation of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and variations will be possible by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. . Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but are for illustrative purposes, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted in accordance with the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be construed as being included in the scope of rights of the present invention.

5...beacon
10...Hospital server
30...Laboratory terminal
40... Clinic room terminal
50...pharmacy terminal
110...Beacon signal transmission unit
120...Information display section
130...Approval Department
140...Pharmaceutical Purchase Department
210...Patient location detection unit
220...Questionnaire Information Department
230...Inspection and Medical Information Department
240...Route Information Department
250...Reception and waiting status information section
260...Payment request book

Claims (10)

A plurality of beacons distributed throughout the hospital, including hospital entrances, examination rooms, and treatment rooms, and configured to transmit beacon signals;
It is a terminal possessed by a patient visiting the hospital, which receives the beacon signal and transmits it to the hospital server, displays the questionnaire information consisting of the questionnaire provided by the hospital server, and allows the questionnaire information to be created. Displays test and treatment information, route information, reception and waiting status information provided by the hospital server, performs individual payment for test fee and medical fee payment requests requested by the hospital server, and receives payment receipts provided by the hospital server. and a user terminal that stores and manages electronic prescriptions;
Determines whether the patient has arrived at the hospital through a beacon signal received from the user terminal, transmits questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal, requests completion of the questionnaire, and transmits scheduled examination and treatment information to the user terminal. The patient's current location is identified through the beacon signal, route information to the laboratory and treatment room is transmitted to the user terminal, and upon arrival at the laboratory and treatment room, examination registration and treatment are accepted, and upon completion of the examination, the examination fee is collected. Payment is requested to the user terminal, and upon completion of payment, a receipt for payment of the examination fee is sent to the user terminal. Upon completion of treatment, payment of the medical fee is requested from the user terminal, and upon completion of payment of the medical fee, a receipt for payment of the medical fee and an electronic prescription are sent to the user terminal. Includes a hospital server that
The above route information is route information that guides from the patient's current location to a predetermined location within the hospital. If the patient is determined to have arrived at the hospital entrance, it is route information that guides from the hospital entrance to the examination room. If the patient has completed the examination, the route information guides the patient to the examination room. It consists of route information that guides from to the clinic,
Electronic prescriptions issued from the hospital server are issued in the form of a QR code that allows prescription information to be read through identity verification.
The user terminal undergoes identity verification, reads prescription information from the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code, stores the prescription information, and transmits the electronic prescription in the form of the QR code when requesting medication to the pharmacy terminal. It is configured to set password information that allows the prescription to be read by the pharmacy terminal and transmit the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code and the password information together,
The hospital server determines that the patient has not arrived at the treatment room, and while treatment reception has been processed according to the treatment reception request from the user terminal, the scheduled treatment time is delayed by more than one hour compared to the treatment time reserved for the patient. If it is determined that it is, it is configured to transmit treatment request information to the medical terminal of the medical staff located within a predetermined area from the patient based on the patient's current location,
When treatment acceptance information is received by the medical staff terminal, the hospital server transmits the patient chart information including the test results of the patient to the medical staff terminal as well as route information guiding the patient, and simultaneously rings the user terminal. A beacon-based hospital management system characterized in that it is configured to output a bell from the user terminal by transmitting an output request signal.
According to claim 1,
The user terminal provides a list of pharmacies around the hospital, selects a predetermined pharmacy from the list of pharmacies around the hospital, transmits medication request information including the electronic prescription to the corresponding pharmacy terminal, and purchases the medicine requested by the pharmacy terminal. A beacon-based hospital management system that determines the current location based on GPS upon payment completion and provides route guidance services from the hospital to the pharmacy.
delete According to claim 1,
The user terminal is a beacon-based system characterized in that it is configured to search and guide a list of selected pharmacies that can sell drugs with the prescription information among the list of pharmacies around the hospital based on prescription information read from the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code. Hospital management system.
According to claim 1,
When reception request information is received from the user terminal, the hospital server uses the plurality of beacons to allow examination and treatment reception even if the patient is not in the examination room or treatment room, and sends the examination waiting order and treatment waiting order to the user. A beacon-based hospital management system that is configured to provide real-time guidance to the terminal.
When a patient arrives at the hospital entrance, the user terminal receives a beacon signal from a plurality of beacons distributed inside the hospital and transmits it to the hospital server, so that the hospital server determines the patient's arrival;
The hospital server transmits questionnaire information consisting of a questionnaire to the user terminal to request the completion of a questionnaire, and when the user terminal transmits the completed questionnaire information to the hospital server, the hospital server receives the completed questionnaire information and stores it. steps;
The hospital server transmits and guides the patient's scheduled examination and treatment information to the user terminal;
The hospital server detects the patient's location through the beacon signal and transmits route information to the examination room based on the patient's location to the user terminal to provide guidance;
Depending on the patient's arrival at the examination room, if the hospital server determines the patient's arrival at the examination room based on the beacon signal, it performs the patient's examination application and transmits the examination waiting order information and examination scheduled time information to the user terminal. guiding steps;
Upon completion of the test, the hospital server requests the user terminal to receive the test fee, and the test fee is paid by the user terminal;
When the test fee approval is completed, the hospital server determines the patient's location through the beacon signal and transmits route information to the medical room based on the patient's location to the user terminal to provide guidance;
Depending on the patient's arrival at the treatment room, if the hospital server determines the patient's arrival at the treatment room based on the beacon signal, it performs treatment registration for the patient and transmits treatment waiting order information and treatment scheduled time information to the user terminal. guiding steps;
Upon completion of treatment, the hospital server requests payment of the medical fee from the user terminal, and the medical fee is paid by the user terminal;
Upon completion of payment for medical treatment, the hospital server provides an electronic prescription along with a receipt for payment of examination and medical expenses to the user terminal;
The above route information is route information that guides from the patient's current location to a predetermined location within the hospital. If the patient is determined to have arrived at the hospital entrance, it is route information that guides from the hospital entrance to the examination room. If the patient has completed the examination, the route information guides the patient to the examination room. It consists of route information that guides from to the treatment room,
If the electronic prescription issued from the hospital server is issued in a QR code type that reads prescription information through personal authentication, the user terminal receives prescription information from the QR code type electronic prescription received from the hospital server through personal authentication. Reading and storing, and transmitting the electronic prescription in the form of the QR code when transmitting medication request information to the pharmacy terminal, setting password information that allows the prescription in the form of QR code to be read by the pharmacy terminal, and setting the password in the form of the QR code It is configured to transmit the electronic prescription and the above password information together to the pharmacy terminal,
The hospital server determines that the patient has not arrived at the treatment room, and while treatment reception has been processed according to the treatment reception request from the user terminal, the scheduled treatment time is delayed by more than one hour compared to the treatment time reserved for the patient. If it is determined that it is, it is configured to transmit treatment request information to the medical terminal of the medical staff located within a predetermined area from the patient based on the patient's current location,
When treatment acceptance information is received by the medical staff terminal, the hospital server transmits the patient chart information including the test results of the patient to the medical staff terminal, along with route information guiding the patient, and simultaneously rings the user terminal. A beacon-based hospital management method characterized in that the bell is output from the user terminal by transmitting an output request signal.
According to claim 6,
When the user terminal receives the electronic prescription, it provides a list of pharmacies around the hospital and transmits medication request information including the electronic prescription to the pharmacy terminal of a pharmacy selected by the patient from the list of pharmacies around the hospital, A beacon-based hospital management method further comprising the step of paying for the drug purchase cost requested by the pharmacy terminal and providing a route guidance service from the hospital to the pharmacy based on GPS upon completion of payment.
delete According to claim 6,
The user terminal is a beacon-based system characterized in that it is configured to search and guide a list of selected pharmacies that can sell drugs with the prescription information among the list of pharmacies around the hospital based on prescription information read from the electronic prescription in the form of a QR code. Hospital management method.
According to claim 6,
When reception request information is received from the user terminal, the hospital server uses the plurality of beacons to allow examination and treatment reception even if the patient is not in the examination room or treatment room, and sends the examination waiting order and treatment waiting order to the user. A beacon-based hospital management method characterized by being configured to provide real-time guidance to the terminal.

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