KR20050011254A - Method for processing medical prescription on line for preventing duplication - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for preventing duplication of a hospital prescription with a watermark through the online is provided to prevent damage of overlapped drug preparation due to duplication of the hospital prescription, prevent an input error due to manual work, and simplify a process for the hospital prescription. CONSTITUTION: Hospital prescription data is received(211). A password of a patient receiving the prescription is inputted(221). A matrix code for the prescription data is generated by including the passwords of the patient and the matrix code(231). The modified matrix code is generated by combining the watermark to the matrix code(241). The modified matrix code is output to paper or a mobile communication terminal(251a-251b).

Description

Method for processing medical prescription on line for preventing duplication

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for online treatment of a prescription for a clinic, and more particularly, to a method for online processing of a prescription for a clinic to prevent copying of a hospital prescription, simplify the processing result, and prevent an input error.

The division of medicine began in earnest in the second half of 2000 and has been progressed through many trials and errors, and it is known that it contributes substantially to national health. However, the division of medicine has been carried out in a rather urgent state due to lack of preparation, leading to confusion among doctors and pharmacists, and the inconvenience of the general public as a medical consumer is cut. The most uncomfortable thing is that the prescription can only be prepared by receiving a prescription from a hospital and submitting it to the pharmacy, which is quite tolerant in the sense that it reduces the use of many antibiotics in the meantime. I think.

However, in the case of systemic matters, it is a fact that many trials and errors have occurred in the introduction due to lack of time and education to prepare precisely and it is in the settlement stage to some extent. Nevertheless, some hospitals still have hand written prescriptions, but more than 95 percent of computer-based prescription systems were introduced in 2003.

At present, in the process of processing a prescription for a hospital according to the division of medicine, if a patient receives a prescription from a hospital or a clinic and submits it to a pharmacy, the pharmacist or computer worker enters it into a computer installed in the pharmacy, and checks the drug cost and copayment. The pharmacist fills out and the computer worker fills in the prescription and the copayment. After dispensing, the pharmacist will guide the medication and pay the copayment to return the patient.

This process takes considerable time and effort to process a single prescription. In other words, for pharmacies, the administrative cost of hiring and paying computer personnel, which was not available before, is increasing. However, there is no part that a pharmacist can do directly without a computer worker, but the reality is that the pharmacist complains a lot of grievances because the treatment efficiency of prescriptions is considerably lower than that of a computer worker.

In addition, when a prescription is entered by looking at the handwriting, an error may be mistyped, and such information may be transmitted to the EDI as it is, which may sometimes cause a problem. In other words, medicine prescribed by a hospital and medicine prepared by a pharmacy appear incorrectly in the computer system, which is likely to be mistaken for an unjust claim later. In 2002, the amount returned by false or duplicated types of unfair claims reached 100 billion won.

One of the biggest concerns at pharmacies is the preparation of prescription copies. In most cases, the clinic's visit to the pharmacy with the prescription copied by the patient is concentrated at the time when the clinic is closed, and this occurs mainly when there is a prescription for psychotropic medicine. In other words, the same prescription is copied and can be dispensed at multiple pharmacies, which cannot be prevented.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, to prevent the damage of the duplicate preparation of the medicine due to the copying of the clinic prescription according to the medical division, to prevent the input error by manual operation, to simplify the processing of the clinic prescription The purpose is to provide an online treatment method for clinic prescriptions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a block diagram of a clinic prescription online processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a clinic prescription online processing method performed in the clinic server shown in FIG. 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a clinic prescription online processing method performed in the pharmacy computer shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with the present invention.

4A is an example of a matrix code generated according to the method shown in FIG. 2.

4B is an example of a watermark included in FIG. 2.

4C illustrates a state in which the modified matrix code generated according to the method illustrated in FIG. 3 is copied using a copying machine.

The present invention to achieve the above technical problem

(a) receiving clinic prescription data; (b) receiving a password of a patient who has received the disease prescription; (c) generating a matrix code for the clinic prescription data including the patient's password and a matrix code only password; (d) combining the watermark with the matrix code to generate a modified matrix code; And (e) outputting the modified matrix code.

Preferably, the step (e) comprises printing the modified matrix code on paper, transmitting the modified matrix code to a mobile communication terminal, or setting a patient identification code in the modified matrix code; And a matrix code in which the patient identification code is set to a management server for comprehensively managing the clinic prescription data.

The present invention also to achieve the above technical problem,

A method for a pharmacy computer to process a matrix code for a veterinary prescription with a watermark, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving the matrix code; (b) reading an encoder-only code included in the input matrix code and comparing the encoder-specific code with an embedded encoder-only code; (c) receiving the patient's password if the encode-only password matches the embedded encode-only password; (d) comparing the inputted patient's password with the patient's password included in the matrix code; (e) transmitting a serial number of the doctor's prescription to a management server that comprehensively manages the doctor's prescription data if the input patient's password matches the patient's password included in the matrix code; (f) decoding the matrix code and displaying the restored doctor prescription data on the screen when the management server receives a message indicating that the serial number of the doctor prescription is not duplicated; And (g) if the pharmacist prepares the medicine according to the clinic prescription and inputs the result of the treatment, transmitting the result to the management server.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a block diagram of a clinic prescription online processing system according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the clinic prescription online processing system 101 includes clinician servers 111a to 111n, printers 113a to 113n, an SMS server, mobile communication terminals 115a to 115n, and a management server 121. And pharmacy computers 131a to 131n and scanners 135a to 135n, the management server 121 is connected to the clinic servers 111a to 111n and the pharmacy computers 131a to 131n via the Internet. .

The hospital server 111a-111n is installed in a hospital or a clinic, respectively. After the doctor visits a patient who visits a hospital or a clinic, prescription data for treating a patient's disease is input to a corresponding hospital server 111a. When the doctor server 111a issues a prescription according to the patient's request after the prescription data is input, the prescription server includes an encoder-specific password used by an encoder for encoding the patient's password and a matrix code. Generate a matrix code for the data (FIG. 4A), add a watermark (FIG. 4B) to the matrix code to generate a modified matrix code and print the prescription to a clinic through a corresponding printer, or SMS (Short Message Service) Through the SMS server 141 providing the transmission to the corresponding mobile communication terminal or to the management server 121.

The pharmacy computers 131a to 131n are respectively installed in the pharmacy. The patient or related person comes to the pharmacy and shows the pharmacist a prescription printed with the matrix code, or shows the matrix code displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal 115a, or identifies the patient of the matrix code transmitted to the management server 121. Informing the code, the pharmacist scans the matrix code displayed on the screen of the clinic prescription or the mobile communication terminal 115a using the scanner 135a connected to the pharmacy computer 131a or logs in to the management server 121 to manage the server. The matrix code of the patient stored in the 121 is downloaded and the matrix code displayed on the screen of the pharmacy computer 131a is scanned. Then, the pharmacy computer 131a reads the encoder-only password included in the matrix code input through the scanner 135a or the viewer and compares it with the built-in encoder-only password. After receiving and confirming the input serial number of the doctor's prescription is transmitted to the management server 121.

The management server 121 checks whether the serial number of the hospital prescription is duplicated and notifies the pharmacy computer 131a if it is not duplicated. The pharmacy computer 131a then decodes the matrix code to restore the hospital prescription data and displays it on the screen of the pharmacy computer 131a. Then, the pharmacist sees the prescription data of the clinic, displayed on the screen to prepare the medicine to pay the patient and transmits the processing result to the management server 121.

The operators of the clinician servers 111a to 111n and the operators of the pharmacy computers 131a to 131n join the management server 121 as members and log in to the management server 121. ID) and password. The management server 121 provides an encoder (software) exclusively used to generate the matrix code for the clinic prescription to the clinic servers 111a to 111n operated by the members, and the pharmacy computers 131a as members. 131n) is provided with a decoder (software) exclusively used for restoring the generated matrix code.

The management server 121 receives and stores the hospital prescription data (or bar coders) processed by the hospital servers 111a to 111n and the pharmacy computers 131a to 131n via the Internet, and the encoder-specific password is leaked. In order to prevent it from being provided, periodically changed encoder-specific passwords are provided to the clinician servers 111a to 111n and the pharmacy computers 131a to 131n to the clinician servers 111a to 111n and the pharmacy computers 131a to 131n. Update the stored encoder and decoder.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a clinic prescription online processing method performed in the clinic server shown in FIG. 1 according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the method for online treatment of a prescription for a clinic includes first to fifth steps. With reference to the system 101 shown in Figure 1 will be described in the hospital prescription online processing method shown in FIG.

As a first step 211, the clinician server 111a receives clinic prescription data. When the patient comes to the hospital or clinic, the doctor consults the patient and inputs the prescription data necessary for treating the patient's illness into the clinic server.

As a second step 221, the clinician server 111a indicates to the patient receiving the patient's prescription to enter his / her password, and stores it when the patient enters his / her password.

As a third step 231, the clinic server 111a adds the input patient's password and an encoder-specific password stored therein to generate a matrix code for the clinic prescription data. Since the clinic server 111a stores the matrix code generating encoder, the clinic server 111a converts the clinic prescription data into the matrix code by using the encoder at the request of the user. Matrix code can store huge data through data compression algorithm and matrix code generation algorithm, and can process ASCII and binary data.

As a fourth step 241, the clinician server 111a adds a watermark to the matrix code to generate a modified matrix code. That is, in the fourth step 241, the modified matrix code is generated by adding the watermark as shown in FIG. 4B to the matrix code as shown in FIG. 4A.

Watermark means a special mark, a term derived from the bill making process. In general, during the bill making process, a picture is printed while it is wet, it is dried, and then printed on both sides. The technique of putting pictures in this wet state is called a watermark. However, if you print while wet, the picture is smudged, so high-level printing technology is required. Actually, this is the most difficult and expensive process in the banknote making process. Often, the bill is illuminated with a light to indicate whether it is a counterfeit bill, but the inside of the bill is a watermarked picture.

As a fifth step 451, the clinician server 111a outputs the modified matrix code. That is, the clinician server 111a prints the modified matrix code according to a user's command in a separate margin provided in the clinic prescription, or transmits the modified matrix code to the patient's mobile communication terminal 115a through the SMS server 141. Transfer to the management server 121. When transmitting to the management server 121, the patient identification code is added to the modified matrix code and transmitted. In the matrix code, a serial number for managing the matrix code is set.

The clinician server user informs the patient how the clinician server 111a outputs the modified matrix code. If the clinician server 111a has printed the modified matrix code on the clinic prescription, the printed clinic prescription is delivered to the patient.

As such, when users copy a clinic prescription with a watermark-added matrix code printed thereon, a watermark is displayed on the copying paper so that anyone can judge that it is illegal copying. It can be prevented from being duplicated.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a clinic prescription online processing method performed in the pharmacy computer shown in FIG. 1 in accordance with the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the method for online treatment of a prescription for a clinic includes first to eighth steps. With reference to the system 101 shown in Figure 1 will be described the hospital prescription online processing method shown in FIG.

As a first step 301, when a patient comes to the pharmacy to receive the medicine, the pharmacist logs in to the management server 121 using the pharmacy computer 131a and authenticates the membership from the management server 121.

As a second step, the pharmacy computer 131a receives a matrix code for the clinic prescription issued to the patient. As a method of receiving a matrix code, when a patient presents a pharmacist prescription printed with a matrix code to a pharmacist, the pharmacist scans using the scanner 135a connected to the pharmacy computer 131a (311a), or the patient's mobile communication. The matrix code displayed on the screen of the terminal 115a is scanned (311b) and input to the pharmacy computer 131a. Or, enter the patient identification code (311c) to download the matrix code for the patient's prescription from the management server 121 and display it on the screen of the pharmacy computer (131a) (315), the pharmacist scanning the matrix code displayed on the screen By (317) the matrix code is entered into the pharmacy computer 131a. At this time, the pharmacy computer 131a may receive and store the matrix code received from the management server 121 and then immediately proceed to the third step 321.

As a third step 321, the pharmacy computer 131a reads the encoder-specific password included in the input matrix code and compares it with the encoder-only password embedded in the pharmacy computer 131a. The pharmacy computer 131a receives and stores the encoder-specific password used in the clinic server 111a from the management server 121. Encoder-specific passwords are changed periodically to prevent them from being leaked or hacked. Therefore, the pharmacy computers (131a to 131n) and the hospital servers (111a to 111n) must be registered as a member of the management server 121 to receive the changed encoder-specific password. If the encoder-only password included in the input matrix code does not match the embedded encoder-only password (325), the pharmacy computer 131a displays the fact on the screen, after which the matrix for the hospital prescription Do not decode the code. In this case, the pharmacist must bear the inconvenience of manually inputting the clinic prescription data into the pharmacy computer 131a.

In a fourth step 331, if the encoder-only password included in the input matrix code matches the embedded encoder-only password (325), the pharmacy computer 131a may have entered the hospital server 111a from the patient. Enter a password.

As a fifth step 341, the pharmacy computer 131a compares the received patient's password with the patient's password included in the matrix code. At this time, if the inputted patient's password does not match the patient's password included in the matrix code (345), the pharmacy computer 131a displays the fact on the screen, after which the matrix code for the hospital prescription Do not decode it. In this case, the pharmacist checks the identity of the patient in order to prevent illegal dispensing and confirms his / her identity before deciding whether or not to dispense.

As a sixth step 351, the pharmacy computer 131a, if the inputted patient's password and the patient's password included in the matrix code match (345), the serial number of the doctor's prescription to the management server 121 send. The management server 121 confirms whether the prescription serial number is duplicated or first used, and informs the pharmacy computer 131a of the result.

As a seventh step 361, when receiving a message from the management server 121 that the clinic prescription is not used repeatedly, the matrix code is decoded and the original clinic prescription data is restored and displayed on the screen. If the pharmacy computer 131a receives a message from the management server 121 that the clinic prescription data is duplicated (355), the patient does not display the restored clinic prescription data on the screen and notifies the patient of the result of the treatment.

In an eighth step 371, a pharmacist prepares a medicine according to a clinic prescription, provides the patient, and inputs the result of the treatment into the pharmacy computer 131a to the management server 121. send. The management server 121 stores the prescription processing results and comprehensively manages them.

In this way, the pharmacy computer 131a is a hospital prescription if the password included in the matrix code for the hospital prescription does not match the encoder-specific password stored in the pharmacy computer 131a and the password of the patient manually entered into the pharmacy computer 131a It does not restore the data and informs the pharmacy computer user of the drug to prevent the drug from being dispensed or duplicated.

In FIG. 4A and FIG. 4C, the matrix code is composed of numbers, but is actually composed of dots.

Optimum embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specification, and various modifications and equivalent other embodiments will be possible to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention has various advantages as follows.

First, since the watermark is combined with the matrix code for the clinic prescription, the copy of the clinic prescription is prevented from being duplicated or duplicated, and thus, the drug at the pharmacy is prevented from being duplicated.

According to the 2002 Daily Farm Newspaper, the Korea Insurance Corporation confirmed that 6,919 statements (feat 9,253 million won) were highly likely to be unfairly claimed after dispensing the same prescription more than once in January-February 2001. 30.7% 2,943 cases (3,804 million won) were identified as duplicate preparations. In addition, since the nursing institution received salary payments from the Corporation, it was found to be fraudulent and excessive claims such as duplication and duplication.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce a huge amount of medical insurance costs that are unfairly billed to the Insurance Corporation due to the overlapping preparation of drugs in the pharmacy during the year. This, in turn, has the effect of lowering medical insurance costs for the Korean people.

In addition, since there is no need for manpower to screen out unfairly charged due to overlapping dispensing at the pharmacy, manpower operation costs can be greatly reduced.

Second, the pharmacist simply scans the matrix code for the clinic prescription so that the pharmacy computer 131a displays the clinic prescription data on the screen. Operational costs are greatly reduced.

Third, because the pharmacist only needs to scan the matrix code for the clinic prescription, the time taken to process the clinic prescription is greatly reduced. As a result, the drug can be sold to more customers in a shorter time, thereby reducing the waiting time for many patients in the pharmacy, thereby increasing the drug sales revenue of the pharmacy.

Fourth, since the present invention scans the matrix code for the hospital prescription, no data error occurs. In the prior art, a lot of errors occurred as a result of inputting a doctor's prescription by hand, and the wrong information was transmitted to EDI as it is, and a problem occurred, and thus, misleading claims were caused. For example, in 2002, the amount returned by the Health Insurance Corporation due to false or duplicated amounts to 100 billion won. According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent an invalid claim due to such a data error.

Claims (8)

(a) receiving clinic prescription data; (b) receiving a password of a patient who has received the disease prescription; (c) generating a matrix code for the clinic prescription data including the patient's password and a matrix code only password; (d) combining the watermark with the matrix code to generate a modified matrix code; And and (e) outputting the modified matrix code. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) comprises printing the modified matrix code on paper. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (e) transmits the modified matrix code to a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) (e-1) setting a patient identification code in the modified matrix code; And (e-2) The method for online processing of a veterinary prescription for the clinic, wherein the matrix code in which the patient identification code is set is transmitted to a management server for comprehensively managing the clinic prescription data. A method for a pharmacy computer to process a matrix code for a hospital prescription with a watermark added thereto, (a) receiving the matrix code; (b) reading an encoder-only code included in the input matrix code and comparing the encoder-specific code with an embedded encoder-only code; (c) receiving the patient's password if the encode-only password matches the embedded encode-only password; (d) comparing the inputted patient's password with the patient's password included in the matrix code; (e) transmitting a serial number of the doctor's prescription to a management server that comprehensively manages the doctor's prescription data if the input patient's password matches the patient's password included in the matrix code; (f) decoding the matrix code and displaying the restored doctor prescription data on the screen when the management server receives a message indicating that the serial number of the doctor prescription is not duplicated; And (g) if the pharmacist prepares the medicine according to the doctor's prescription and inputs the result of the treatment, and sending it to the management server, characterized in that the on-site prescription to the clinic prescription. The method of claim 5, wherein the step (a) comprises receiving a scan by inputting a matrix code printed on the prescription of the hospital. The method of claim 5, wherein the step (a) comprises inputting by scanning a matrix code displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein in step (a), when the matrix code is received from the management server and displayed on the screen, the pharmacist scans and receives the matrix code.