KR20010038648A - Patient/Sickroom Management Method Linking Private Branch Exchange System And External PC - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for managing patients and/or sickrooms through the interconnection of a PBX(Private Branch Exchange system) and an external PC is provided to execute status management for patients and sickrooms through status management information, related to patients and sickrooms, inputted from a multifunctional terminal and to process usage registration/limitation for the extension terminals of patients and sickrooms. CONSTITUTION: A PBX receives patient/sickroom information from a nurse through a multifunctional terminal and an extension interface part(S21). A PC data processing part of the PBX converts it into patient/sickroom status data and transmits the data to an external PC through a PC interface part(S22). The external PC analyzes the patient/sickroom status data to modify corresponding patient/sickroom status information stored in its internal database(S23). The external PC transmits modified status information to the PBX(S24) and confirms whether usage registration/limitation for an extension terminal of the patient/sickroom is needed(S25). If usage registration/limitation is necessary, the external PC transmits usage registration/limitation associated information to the PBX(S26). The PBX transmits modified status information to the multifunctional terminal(S27) and stores usage registration/limitation information in a memory part(S28). Afterwards the PBX provides or interrupt call service by approving or interrupting usage for the extension terminal(S29).

Description

Patient / room management method linking private exchange system with external PC {Patient / Sickroom Management Method Linking Private Branch Exchange System And External PC}

The present invention relates to a patient / room management method in which a private exchange system and an external PC are interworked. In particular, the present invention relates to managing a patient and a room without interfacing an external PC to a private exchange system and configuring a separate network. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a patient / room management method in which a private exchange system and an external PC interwork with each other to handle registration / restriction of an extension terminal.

In general, a private branch exchange system has a switching function, a relay function, and a subscriber function, and is installed in an office, a factory, a school, a hospital, a public office, or a hotel by an individual or a corporation, and has a predetermined call using a circuit switching method. By assigning a path between a trunk line and a station or station, a fast and accurate communication service is provided between terminals connected by a solid line.

The services provided by such a conventional private exchange system can be classified into basic services, ancillary services, and data services. Basic services, such as general access service and extension service, may be used to call each other at station terminals or to make trunk calls through trunk lines. It refers to a service that is the basis of a private exchange system that also calls a subscriber's terminal, and the additional service is a relatively large private exchange system such as leased line service, executive assistant service, special extension service, toll service, and operation service. (B) A service used in the case of a subscriber who wants to obtain efficiency of various offices by using a private exchange system, and a data-based service accepts a data terminal or a personal computer (PC) terminal and uses each other as a digital signal. To send and receive data In addition, it refers to a modem pool function that enables communication between a data terminal or a computer center in a remote place through an analog public telecommunication network through a modem for converting digital data into an analog signal.

In addition, the private exchange system provides a mail accumulation service such as a voice accumulation service, which can be referred to as a group missed terminal, or a facsimile accumulation service that accumulates and transmits facsimile information to a large number of partners at the same time.

However, in the case of using the private exchange system as described above, if you want to receive additional services other than the existing services, an external PC is connected to the private exchange system in a place such as an office, a factory, a school, a hospital, a public office or a hotel. In order to provide additional services by interworking, there was an inconvenience of configuring a separate network.

The present invention is to solve the problems as described above, the purpose of the multi-function terminal in the state and management information related to the patient and the room in the state of interlocking a private exchange system and an external PC for managing the patient / room-related information of the hospital It is to be able to perform the status management for the patient and the room received from the input and at the same time use registration / restriction processing for the extension terminal of the patient / room.

Another object of the present invention is to be able to perform the real-time patient / room management and use registration / restriction processing of the extension terminal without configuring a separate network, thereby improving the efficiency of hospital operation.

1 is a view showing an interworking structure of a private exchange system and an external PC according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart of the patient / room management operation of the private exchange system and the external PC in accordance with the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11: PC data processing unit 12: Call processing unit

13: PC interface unit 14: station interface unit

15: memory 20: external PC

30: extension terminal 40: multi-function terminal

PBX: Private Exchange System

Features of the present invention for solving the above object, the process of receiving the patient / room information from the multi-function terminal; Converting the inputted patient / room information into predetermined patient / room status data according to a predetermined protocol with an external PC and transmitting the data to the external PC; Analyzing the received patient / room state data to change state information on the corresponding patient / room; Displaying the changed status information on the patient / room to the multi-function terminal through a private exchange system, if you change the status information for the patient / room registration for use of the extension terminal of the patient / room / Identifying whether a restriction is necessary; Transmitting use registration / restriction related information to a private exchange system when use registration / restriction for the extension terminal is required; And storing the use registration / restriction information on the received extension terminal, and performing a use approval or use blocking process for the corresponding extension terminal.

And, if the received patient / room information is inpatient information, requesting the hospitalization registration information of the corresponding patient to the external PC; Confirming admission registration information and transmitting admission registration information for the patient to a private exchange system; And receiving the patient's hospitalization registration information and displaying it on the multi-function terminal so as to efficiently perform the hospitalization task for the patient. When the received patient / hospital information is discharged patient information, Requesting the discharge registration information of the patient to the external PC; Confirming discharge registration information and transmitting discharge registration information for the patient to a private exchange system; The method may further include receiving patient discharge registration information and displaying the same on a multifunction terminal so that the patient can efficiently perform the discharge operation for the patient.

Furthermore, when the received patient / room information is patient outgoing information, requesting outgoing registration of a corresponding patient to an external PC; And managing the outgoing information by recording the outing information of the patient who requested the outgoing registration in a database. When the received patient / room information is changing room information, changing the room of the corresponding patient. Requesting to an external PC; Recording the room change information for the patient who requested the room change in a database to manage room change information; Notifying the private exchange system of use registration / restriction request information of the extension terminal according to the change of the hospital room; And performing use approval or use restriction processing for the extension terminal notified of the use registration / restriction request information.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention manages the access status of people, the use registration / restriction of the extension terminal, etc. without configuring a separate network by connecting an external PC to a private exchange system in a place such as an office, factory, school, hospital, government office or hotel For this purpose, the interworking structure of the private exchange system (PBX) and the external PC 20 according to the present invention can be implemented as shown in FIG.

At this time, the private exchange system (PBX) comprises a PC data processing unit 11, a call processing unit 12, a PC interface unit 13, an extension interface unit 14 and a memory unit 15. The PC data processing unit 11 transmits / receives predetermined state / management data in association with the external PC 20 through the PC interface unit 13, and the call processing unit 12 is the extension terminal 30 or multi-function. Various controls are performed on the terminal 40 or the external PC 20. In addition, the PC interface unit 13 performs a predetermined protocol processing for status / management data transmitted and received between the external PC 20 and the private exchange system (PBX), but for RS-232C (Recommended Standard-232C). It provides a communication port or LAN (Local Area Network) matching, the corresponding interface unit 14 performs the matching of the signals transmitted and received between the extension terminal 30 and the multi-function terminal 40 and the private switching system (PBX) The memory unit 15 stores various state / management information necessary for providing additional services through interworking of the private exchange system (PBX) and the external PC 20.

In addition, the multi-function terminal 40 connected to the extension of the corresponding private exchange system (PBX) can output various numbers / letters and function buttons necessary for inputting people's entrance and exit status, and status information for checking the corresponding situation. It should be provided with a display unit.

In addition, the external PC 20 connected to the PBX manages the patient / room related information of the hospital, but the communication port or LAN matching circuit for RS-232C is connected to the PBX. It must be able to carry out protocol processing with the PBX, and process and display various status / management data to the user or transmit it to the PBX.

Private exchange according to the present invention for processing the patient and room management in the hospital having a private exchange system (PBX) and the external PC 20 configured as described above, and the use registration / restriction of the extension terminal 30 accordingly The patient / room management operation in which the system PBX and the external PC 20 are linked to each other will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

First, the private exchange system (PBX) is to receive the patient / room information (patient hospitalization, patient discharge, patient going out, changing room) from the nurse through the multi-function terminal 40 and the extension interface 14 (step S21). At this time, an identifier for identifying each patient (ie, means a unique number or patient name provided to each patient, and in the present invention, referred to as a 'patient number' for convenience of description), and Patient / room condition information such as hospitalization / discharge, going out, or changing the room of the hospitalized patient will be input.

Then, the PC data processing unit 11 of the private exchange system (PBX) receiving the patient number and the patient / room state information is converted into predetermined patient / room state data according to a protocol defined with the external PC 20. The data is converted and transmitted to the external PC 20 via the PC interface unit 13 (step S22).

Then, the external PC 20 analyzes the transmitted patient / room state data, changes the state information on the corresponding patient / room stored in the internal database (step S23), and then changes the changed state information to the corresponding private exchange system. It is transmitted to (PBX) (step S24), and it is checked whether use registration / restriction of the extension terminal 30 of the patient / ward of the patient whose state information has been changed is necessary (step S25). In this case, the corresponding extension terminal 30 If use registration / restriction on the R2 is required, the relevant use registration / restriction related information is transmitted to the corresponding private exchange system (PBX) (step S26).

Accordingly, the private exchange system (PBX) is to transmit the changed state information for the patient / room from the information received from the external PC 20 to the multi-function terminal 40 side first input the state information for the patient / room. (Step S27 or Step S30), the use registration / restriction information for the extension terminal 30 is stored in the memory unit 15 (step S28), after which the received information is used for registration with the extension terminal 30. In the case of information, the use of the corresponding extension terminal 30 is approved to provide a call service for a call generated thereafter, and in the case of the restriction information on the extension terminal 30, the corresponding extension terminal 30 Blocking the use of the call to block the call service for the call that occurs after (step S29).

And, the changed state information for the patient / room transmitted to the multi-function terminal 40 by the private exchange system (PBX) is output to the display unit of the multi-function terminal 40 to improve the work efficiency of the nurse do.

On the other hand, the processing operation according to the state / management information for the above-described patient / ward is classified and described as the case of patient admission, the case of patient discharge, the case of patient going out and the case of changing the room as follows.

First, in the case of patient admission, the nurse receives the inpatient, and then enters the inpatient information (patient number and patient's hospitalization check button) using the multi-function terminal 40, the call of the private exchange system (PBX) After detecting this in the processing unit 12, the patient's hospitalization registration information (information on whether or not to be registered with the protocol defined with the external PC 20 through the PC data processing unit 11 and the hospital room number in the case of registration) Etc.).

Then, the external PC 20 checks the inpatient registration information of the patient, and transmits the inpatient registration information of the patient to the corresponding private exchange system (PBX) according to a predefined protocol, and the corresponding private exchange system (PBX). In the present invention, the patient's hospitalization registration information received from the external PC 20 is displayed on the display unit of the multi-function terminal 40 under the control of the call processing unit 12, thereby confirming the nurse to efficiently perform the work process for the acquired inpatient. It can be done with

Second, in the case of patient discharge, when the nurse inputs discharge patient information (patient number and discharge procedure check button of the patient) by using the multifunctional terminal 40 when the patient is discharged, the call processing unit 12 of the private exchange system (PBX) After detecting this, the PC through the data processing unit 11 requests information on whether or not the patient is registered to the discharge hospital with the predefined protocol with the external PC (20).

Then, the external PC 20 checks the discharge registration information of the patient, and transmits the information on whether or not the discharge registration of the patient to the private exchange system (PBX) according to the predefined protocol, the private exchange system In the PBX, the information on whether the patient is registered to be discharged from the external PC 20 is displayed on the display unit of the multi-function terminal 40 under the control of the call processing unit 12, thereby confirming the nurse to confirm the discharge of the patient. It will be able to efficiently perform business processes.

Third, in the case of a patient going out, if the nurse inputs the patient outgoing information (patient number, outgoing procedure button, outing period, outing place) by using the multifunctional terminal 40 when the patient goes out, the call of the private exchange system (PBX) After detecting this by the processing unit 12, the outgoing registration of the patient is required by the protocol defined with the external PC 20 through the PC data processing unit 11.

Then, the external PC 20 manages the outing information related to the patient by recording the outing information of the patient in a database managed by the external PC.

Lastly, in the case of changing the room, the nurse inputs the patient number and the room change information (the room change procedure button, the original room number, the changed room number, etc.) of the patient using the multifunction terminal 40 when changing the room of the patient. After detecting this in the call processing unit 12 of the private exchange system (PBX), the patient's room change is requested by the protocol defined with the external PC 20 through the PC data processing unit 11.

Then, the external PC 20 records the room change information of the patient in a database managed by the user to manage the room change information related to the patient, and at the same time the patient who is admitted to the original room according to the change of the room of the patient Is not present, or if the changed room is a patient receiving the first room, the original room changes the restriction of the use of the extension terminal 30, and the changed room specifies the information requesting registration of the use of the extension terminal 30 with the private exchange system (PBX). The PBX will be notified according to the established protocol.

Accordingly, the PC data processing unit 11 of the PBX stores the registration / restriction information of the extension terminal 30 notified from the external PC 20 in the memory and transmits it to the call processing unit 12 at the same time. In addition, the registration / restriction information of the extension terminal 30 is displayed on the display unit of the multi-function terminal 40, and at the same time, the use approval or use restriction processing related to the registration / restriction of the extension terminal 30 is performed. .

On the other hand, according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described matters can be determined and managed in real time by interlocking with the external PC in a variety of situations related to the patient and the room generated in the hospital, as well as offices, factories, schools, government offices or hotels other than the hospital In addition, it is possible to control the management of people who enter and exit, the management of a predetermined place, and the use registration / restriction of the extension terminal.

In addition, the embodiments according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various alternatives, modifications, and changes can be made within the scope apparent to those skilled in the art.

As described above, the present invention receives the status / management information related to the patient and the room from the multi-function terminal in the state of interlocking the private exchange system and the external PC for managing the patient / room-related information of the hospital for the corresponding patient and the room By performing status management and concurrently using registration / restriction processing for the extension terminal of the patient / hospital, the real-time patient / hospital management and usage registration / restriction processing of the extension terminal can be performed without configuring a separate network. This will improve the efficiency of hospital operations.

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Receiving patient / room information from the multifunction terminal; Converting the inputted patient / room information into predetermined patient / room status data according to a predetermined protocol with an external PC and transmitting the data to the external PC; Analyzing the received patient / room state data to change state information on the corresponding patient / room; And displaying the changed state information on the patient / room on the multifunctional terminal through the private exchange system. The method of claim 1, Confirming whether use registration / restriction of an extension terminal of a corresponding patient / hospital is necessary when changing state information on the patient / hospital; Transmitting use registration / restriction related information to a private exchange system when use registration / restriction for the extension terminal is required; Storing the user registration / restriction information on the received extension terminal, and then performing the use approval or use blocking process for the corresponding extension terminal. How to care for your room. The method of claim 1, Requesting hospitalization registration information of a corresponding patient to an external PC when the received patient / room information is inpatient information; Confirming admission registration information and transmitting admission registration information for the patient to a private exchange system; And receiving and displaying the patient's hospitalization registration information on a multi-function terminal so as to efficiently perform the hospitalization work process for the patient. The method of claim 1, Requesting discharge information of a corresponding patient to an external PC when the received patient / room information is discharge patient information; Confirming discharge registration information and transmitting discharge registration information for the patient to a private exchange system; And receiving and displaying the patient discharge registration information on a multi-function terminal so as to efficiently perform the discharge operation process for the patient. The method of claim 1, Requesting an outgoing registration of a corresponding patient to an external PC when the inputted patient / room information is patient outgoing information; And managing the outgoing information by recording the outing information of the patient who has requested the outing registration in a database, and managing the outgoing information. The method of claim 1, Requesting a change of a room of a corresponding patient to an external PC when the received patient / room information is room change information; Recording the room change information for the patient who requested the room change in a database to manage room change information; Notifying the private exchange system of use registration / restriction request information of the extension terminal according to the change of the hospital room; And performing use approval or use restriction processing for the extension terminal notified of the use registration / restriction request information.