KR20220121084A - Apparatus for managing sickroom - Google Patents

Abstract

A sickroom management apparatus is provided, which can manage a sickroom smoothly in an automated manner and ensure efficient communication between a medical team and a patient. The sickroom management apparatus comprises: a control module interlocking with a medical information system of a hospital and capable of transmitting and receiving wireless data; a patient information display panel including a first communication unit connected to the control module to transmit and receive data and an electronic paper output unit outputting received medical information, and disposed at an entrance of the sickroom and a medical bed; a multi-call terminal including a second communication unit connected to the control module to transmit and receive the data and a multi-sensor unit distinguishing and recognizing an inpatient's calling behavior, and distinguishing and informing the inpatient's intention of calling; a short-range communications sensor unit disposed on at least one of the medical beds and sickrooms, generating location and time information in response to a short-range communication tag possessed by the medical team and transmitting such information to the control module; and a treatment tracking module mounted on the control module, receiving the location and time information transmitted from each short-range communications sensor unit disposed on the medical beds or the sickrooms, calculating treatment progress information including a movement of the medical team in the hospital and an average treatment time and transmitting such information to each medical bed or each sickroom, wherein the patient information display panel includes a first patient information display panel disposed at the entrance of the sickroom and a second patient information display panel disposed on the medical bed, and the second patient information display panel operates by interlocking with at least one external device used by the medical team during a visit of the medical team.

Description

Hospital room management device {Apparatus for managing sickroom}

The present invention relates to a hospital room management device that can be used in hospitals, etc., and more specifically, to smoothly perform the management and operation of the overall hospital room and ward according to patient assignment and change, etc. in an automated way, and to communicate between inpatients and medical staff It relates to a ward management device that makes it smarter and more effective.

Many patients are admitted to the hospital every day. From general hospitals that have many beds and can treat various subjects, to private hospitals with relatively few subjects, patients with various conditions are repeatedly being hospitalized and discharged. As of 2021, when the corona virus is pandemic, even patients with infectious diseases overlapped, resulting in a shortage of beds, and the fatigue of medical staff was greatly aggravated.

In addition, due to the rapid increase in patients, the number of medical staff is insufficient for the number of beds, and measures such as reducing unnecessary contact between medical staff and patients as much as possible to prevent the spread of the virus are making it difficult to manage the ward. If the ward is poorly managed, in extreme cases, various problems may arise, such as confusion in the hospital bed or the inability to respond smoothly to emergency patients, so alternatives are needed.

However, technical alternatives to these problems have not yet been proposed. In the conventional case, for example, the degree of technology (eg, Republic of Korea Patent 10-2117039, etc.) for automatically controlling the equipment (ventilator, etc.) installed in the hospital room is known only, and the rapidly increasing number of patients at the present time is known. There are still insufficient solutions to problems such as the allocation and change of wards, and the smooth management of patients while adhering to the principle of non-face-to-face contact between medical staff and patients.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2117039, (2020.05.29)

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to solve these problems, and it facilitates the management and operation of the overall ward and ward according to patient assignment and change in an automated way, and the communication between inpatients and medical staff is also smarter and to provide a ward management device that makes it effective.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A hospital room management apparatus according to the present invention is interlocked with a hospital's medical information system and includes a control module capable of transmitting and receiving wireless data; and a first communication unit wirelessly connected to the control module to transmit and receive data, and an electronic paper output unit for outputting medical information received through the first communication unit through electronic paper, and is disposed at the entrance to the hospital room and the medical bed. a patient information display panel that automatically displays information about inpatients according to the control of the control module; A second communication unit wirelessly connected to the control module to transmit and receive data, and a multi-sensing unit for recognizing an inpatient's calling behavior into two or more different behaviors and generating different detection signals accordingly, a multi-call terminal that transmits the detection signal to the control module through the second communication unit to distinguish and inform the call intention of the inpatient; A short-distance communication sensor disposed in at least one of a medical bed and a hospital room, generating position and time information in response to a short-distance communication tag possessed by a medical staff, and transmitting it to a control module through at least one of the first communication unit and the second communication unit wealth; And it is mounted on the control module, receives the position and time information transmitted from each of the short-distance communication sensor units disposed in a plurality of medical beds or a plurality of hospital rooms, and treatment including the movement route and average treatment time of medical staff in the hospital Comprising a medical treatment tracking module that calculates progress information and transmits it to each individual medical bed or individual ward, wherein the patient information display panel includes a first patient information display panel disposed at the entrance to the ward, and disposed on the medical bed and a second patient information display panel, wherein the second patient information display panel operates in conjunction with at least one external device used by the medical staff when visiting the medical staff.

The multi-sensing unit may include a motion recognition module including a touch sensor and a camera to distinguish and recognize the call action in two or more different methods including a touch method and a motion recognition method.

A urine detection module mounted on the medical bed and including a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor to detect the presence or absence of urine and urine of inpatients and a third that automatically transmits an emergency call signal to the control module when the urine is detected by interlocking with the urine detection module It may further include a communication unit.

Further comprising an acceleration sensor disposed on the medical bed to detect the movement of the medical bed, and a load sensor disposed on the pillow to detect a head load of an inpatient, the third communication unit, the acceleration sensor and the load sensor The emergency call signal may be automatically transmitted when the detection value of the acceleration sensor is changed beyond the reference range in conjunction with the accelerometer or the detection value of the load sensor does not appear for more than the reference time.

The operation of the second patient information display panel may be automatically changed when the first communication unit detects a short-range communication tag attached to the medical staff side.

Further comprising a medical treatment information record module for recording the treatment progress information, wherein the treatment tracking module compares the previous treatment progress information stored in the treatment information record module and the calculated treatment progress information to an individual medical bed or individual ward It is possible to calculate and inform the expected arrival time of the medical staff for each.

The patient information display panel may be driven by a battery, and a display unit for displaying the remaining amount of the battery may be formed on at least one side thereof.

According to the present invention, it is possible to very smoothly manage a plurality of wards in a hospital in an automated manner. In other words, it is possible to reduce the number of related personnel by smoothly performing the management and operation of the overall ward and ward according to patient assignment and change in an automated way, and it is possible to reduce the number of personnel while avoiding confusion and enable accurate operation. In addition, while minimizing unnecessary contact between medical staff and inpatients, it is possible to enable more concise and accurate communication in situations where measures such as management or medical treatment are required for emergency situations, thereby enabling appropriate responses to not only medical staff but also patients. The hospital room management apparatus of the present invention also has the advantage of exhibiting a high cost-effectiveness at a relatively low cost.

1 is a layout view of a hospital room management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the hospital room management apparatus of FIG. 1 .
FIG. 3 is a view showing a detailed configuration of a control module of the hospital room management apparatus of FIG. 2 .
4 is a view showing the configuration and operation of the patient information display panel of the hospital room management apparatus of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the configuration and related operations of the multi-call terminal of the hospital room management apparatus of FIG. 2 .
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating in more detail the configuration of the medical bed side including the short-distance communication sensor unit of the hospital room management device of FIG. 2 .
7 is a diagram schematically showing the calculation of treatment progress information through the control module of the hospital room management device of FIG. 2 .

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, a hospital room management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 .

1 is a layout diagram of a hospital room management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the hospital room management apparatus of FIG. 1 .

1 and 2, the hospital room management apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a control module 100 interlocked with the hospital's medical information system (refer to 2 in FIG. 2), such a control module 100 The patient information display panel (the first patient information display panel 201, the second patient information display panel 202), the multi-call terminal 300, and the short-range communication sensor unit 410 to send and receive data is formed Through this, the hospital room management device 1 automatically displays the patient's information through the patient information display panel, informs the medical staff of the patient's call request through the multi-call terminal, and also uses the short-distance communication sensor unit 410, etc. It is formed to propagate the movement of the medical staff to the patient. Therefore, by using a panel that automatically displays medical information, it is possible to reduce the work of medical staff related to the placement, movement, and admission and discharge of inpatients, and to more accurately manage patients. It can be accurately informed through the calling terminal 300 or the like. In addition, the medical staff can take necessary measures by accurately identifying the request of inpatients or emergency situations through the multi-call terminal 300 and other sensors. can be managed properly. In addition, when a round is made, the inpatient side can receive and prepare the movement information of the medical staff identified through the short-distance communication sensor unit 410, etc., so that more orderly and efficient treatment is possible. In addition, the management and operation of the overall ward and ward can be effectively carried out in an automated manner due to various technical features, which will be described later.

The hospital room management apparatus 1 of the present invention is specifically configured as follows. The hospital room management device 1 is interlocked with the hospital's medical information system 2 and is connected to a control module 100 capable of wireless data transmission and reception, and a first communication unit 220 wirelessly connected to the control module 100 to transmit and receive data. and an electronic paper output unit 210 for outputting medical information received through the first communication unit 220 through electronic paper, and is disposed at the entrance to the hospital room and the medical bed (c) to control the control module 100 . The patient information display panel [the first patient information display panel 201 and the second patient information display panel 202] that automatically displays the information of the inpatient according to the and a second communication unit 320 that separates and recognizes an inpatient's calling action into two or more different actions, and includes a multi-sensing unit 310 that generates different detection signals accordingly, and provides the generated detection signal. 2 It is transmitted to the control module 100 through the communication unit 320 and is disposed in at least one of the multi-call terminal 300, the medical bed (c), and the hospital room that distinguishes and informs the call intention of the inpatient, and the medical staff A short-distance communication sensor that generates position and time information in response to a short-distance communication tag (see 500 in FIG. 4 ) and transmits it to the control module 100 through at least one of the first communication unit 220 and the second communication unit 320 . It is mounted on the unit 410, and the control module 100, and receives the location and time information transmitted from each short-distance communication sensor unit 410 disposed in a plurality of medical beds or a plurality of hospital rooms, Includes a treatment tracking module (refer to 130 in FIG. 3) that calculates treatment progress information including movement lines and average treatment time and transmits it to each individual medical bed (c) or individual ward to inform the patient information display panel, A first patient information display panel 201 disposed at the entrance, and a second patient information display panel 202 disposed on the medical bed (c), the second patient information display panel 202 when visiting the medical staff It operates in conjunction with at least one external device used by medical staff.

According to the present embodiment, the multi-sensing unit 310 includes a touch sensor (see 311 in FIG. 5) and a motion recognition module (see 313 in FIG. 5) including a camera (see 313a in FIG. 5) including a touch method and motion It is possible to distinguish and recognize the call action in two or more different ways including the recognition method, and the hospital room management device 1 further includes a treatment information recording module (refer to 140 in FIG. 3) for recording treatment progress information. The tracking module 130 compares the previous treatment progress information stored in the medical information record module 140 with the calculated treatment progress information to calculate and inform the expected arrival time of the medical staff for each individual medical bed (c) or individual ward. can Hereinafter, the configuration and effect of the present invention will be described in more detail based on one embodiment of the present invention. Various other features of the present invention may be more clearly understood from the following description.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a detailed configuration of a control module of the hospital room management apparatus of FIG. 2 .

1 to 3 , the control module 100 is configured to enable wireless data communication and operates in conjunction with the medical information system 2 of the hospital. As shown in FIG. 2 , the control module 100 may be connected to the medical information system 2 of the hospital by wire or wirelessly, and through this, the information of the medical information system 2 may be shared or the medical information system 2 Information can be transmitted and propagated wirelessly. Alternatively, it is also possible to transmit the input information to the medical information system (2) side. The medical information system 2 may be constructed in a hospital to store various types of medical information including inpatients and medical records, and for example, may be a system in which a large-capacity data storage device and a computer device are combined. The control module 100 is connected to the medical information system 2 and operates in conjunction with the medical information system 2 . Interworking basically means sharing data with the medical information system 2, and if necessary, it can operate by receiving a control signal, etc., so that the control module 100 is transmitted from the medical information system 2 side. This is not meant to rule out a method that is controlled according to a signal.

The control module 100 may be configured, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 . The control module 100 is a kind of computer device, for example, a central control unit 110 that calculates or processes and generates signals using a CPU, and data transmission/reception for inputting and outputting input data D2 and output data D1. The unit 120 is included as a basic, and the above-described medical treatment tracking module 130 and medical information recording module 140 may be mounted in a complex manner. The medical treatment tracking module 130 may also have a computing capability using a CPU or the like, and may be formed as an independent computing device, for example. However, it is not necessary to be limited as such, and if possible, the medical treatment tracking module 130 shares hardware with the central control unit 110 . For example, one or more operation programs driven on the central control unit 110 are complex. It may be formed as a module or the like. When the hardware is separated and formed as an independent arithmetic device, the arithmetic capability of the medical treatment tracking module 130 may be further improved. The medical information recording module 140 may be formed as a data storage including, for example, a semiconductor memory device and/or a hard disk device.

The data transmission/reception unit 120 includes the aforementioned patient information display panel (a first patient information display panel (see 201 in FIG. 1), and a second patient information display panel (see 202 in FIG. 1)), a multi-call terminal (see FIG. 1). 300), a short-range communication sensor unit (see 410 in FIG. 1), etc., are formed to transmit and receive data wirelessly, and may be implemented in various forms within such limits. Preferably, the data transmission/reception unit 120 may transmit and receive data in a short-distance communication method, and the data transmission method may include various methods such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. For example, in the case of Wi-Fi, the data transmission/reception unit 120 may include one or a plurality of wireless routers, amplifiers, and the like, which may be newly installed or may be used in a hospital. Accordingly, the control module 100 can transmit and receive data wirelessly smoothly with the patient information display panel disposed in each hospital room, the multi-call terminal 300 , the short-range communication sensor unit 410 , and various sensors to be described later. The data transmission/reception unit 120 may be formed using various other possible wireless data communication methods, and may be efficiently configured by utilizing various communication equipments established in hospitals.

The control module 100 wirelessly outputs the medical information of the medical information system 2 through this configuration to the patient information display panel (the first patient information display panel 201 and the second patient information display panel 202). In addition, the detection signal generated by the multi-call terminal 300 may be wirelessly received. The medical information output to the patient information display panel may be output and displayed on the electronic paper output unit (refer to 210 in FIGS. 1 and 2) constituting the patient information display panel as described later, and in the multi-call terminal 300 The generated detection signal may be transmitted to the medical staff directly from the control module 100 or via the medical information system 2 . For example, by variously utilizing various monitors, speakers, or wireless notification devices formed in the control module 100, connected to the control module 100, or connected to the medical information system 2, The detection signal can be transmitted to the medical staff.

In particular, the medical treatment tracking module 130 receives the location and time information transmitted from each short-distance communication sensor unit (refer to 410 in FIGS. 1 and 2) disposed in a plurality of medical beds or a plurality of hospital rooms, and the medical staff in the hospital. It is possible to calculate treatment progress information including the movement line and average treatment time of the patient and transmit it to each medical bed (see FIGS. 1 and 2 c) and individual wards (refer to R1 to RN in FIG. 2). That is, the short-distance communication tag (see 500 in FIG. 4) of the medical staff and the different short-distance communication sensor unit 410 react to generate position and time information corresponding to the position and time, and the medical treatment tracking module 130 It is possible to generate data (ie, treatment progress information) on the movement of the medical staff including the movement of the medical staff and the average treatment time according to a certain formula, and inform the hospitalized patient to prepare it. The medical treatment tracking module 130 can calculate various treatment progress information by using various formulas as needed, which includes the movement line or trajectory of the medical staff in the hospital, the average treatment time spent in each ward or medical bed, or the hospital. It may include various information such as the current distance between each ward and the medical staff considering my route (or the time distance converted to time) or the expected arrival time of the medical staff. The medical treatment tracking module 130 may calculate information by using one or more formulas, and the formulas may be improved, added, or updated as needed.

In addition, the medical treatment information record module 140 records the calculated treatment progress information, and the treatment tracking module 130 compares the previous treatment progress information stored in the treatment information record module 140 with the calculated treatment progress information to provide individual medical care. It is possible to calculate and inform the expected arrival time of the medical staff for each bed or individual ward. In other words, by accumulating the repeatedly generated past treatment progress information (ie, previous treatment progress information) and comparing it with the current treatment progress information, the expected movement of the medical staff and the expected arrival time to a specific ward are calculated. to inform inpatients. The treatment progress information may be, for example, information from the start to the end of the doctor's round, and depending on the medical staff (for example, the doctor), a pattern (such as a movement line or trajectory moved in the hospital during the round) or treatment Since the time (average treatment time for each ward or medical bed and total treatment time until the end of the round) may show different characteristics, the accumulated previous treatment progress information can be analyzed using statistical analysis methods, for example. It is possible to determine the pattern of a medical staff (eg, a doctor) and to predict the remaining movements by comparing the pattern with the current medical progress information of the corresponding medical staff. This prediction method can also be improved as needed, and can be combined or updated with other analysis methods to increase reliability. Details related to the calculation of treatment progress information will be described later in more detail.

4 is a view showing the configuration and operation of the patient information display panel of the hospital room management apparatus of FIG.

1, 2 and 4 , the patient information display panel (the first patient information display panel 201 and the second patient information display panel 202) is connected to the control module 100 through the first communication unit 220. ) is wirelessly connected to transmit and receive data, and medical information received through the first communication unit 220, including the electronic paper output unit 210, constitutes the electronic paper output unit 210 (electronic paper: e-paper). The patient information display panel includes a first patient information display panel 201 disposed at the entrance to the hospital room, and a second patient information display panel 202 disposed on the medical bed (see FIG. 1 c), and in particular, the second patient The information display panel 202 may operate in conjunction with at least one external device (refer to E of FIG. 4 ) used by the medical staff when visiting the medical staff. 1, the first patient information display panel 201 is disposed at the entrance to each hospital room, and each screen 211 may have, for example, the shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 (a). have. That is, by arranging the first patient information display panel 201 at the entrance of each ward of a hospital having a plurality of wards R1 to RN as shown in FIG. 2 , information of inpatients in the corresponding ward can be automatically displayed. The information displayed by the first patient information display panel 201 may be related to basic matters such as the number of the corresponding ward, the name of the inpatient, and the gender, and information may be added as necessary. Such information may be directly transmitted by sharing the information input to the medical information system 2 of the hospital described above to the control module 100 .

In addition, the second patient information display panel 202 is disposed on each medical bed (refer to c of FIG. 1 ) so that more specific information about the inpatient can be displayed. The information displayed by the second patient information display panel 202 includes matters related to each patient's condition, in addition to matters such as the name and gender of the inpatients designated exclusively for each medical bed (c), and related to the current procedure. It may include more detailed information necessary for the medical staff, such as Both the first patient information display panel 201 and the second patient information display panel 202 may output medical information through the electronic paper using the electronic paper output unit 210 . Electronic paper may be a display device using electronic ink, and displays contents using external light without using an internal light source such as a backlight. It may have several advantages, such as very low consumption. In particular, the electronic paper has the characteristic of maintaining the displayed contents even when the power is cut off, so it is very useful to display the information of inpatients who are hospitalized for several days to tens of days or more with low power. The electronic paper output unit 210 may be formed of, for example, a flat or curved surface of electronic paper having these characteristics, and is connected to the first communication unit 220 to receive data wirelessly and display it on the screen 211 . It may be formed to be possible. Accordingly, information transmitted from the control module 100 can be wirelessly received and displayed immediately, and operation for a very long time is possible while using a battery or the like. Due to these structural features, the first patient information display panel 201 and the second patient information display panel 202 can be conveniently arranged and used in various desired positions.

R1 of FIG. 2 is a representative diagram of any one of the plurality of hospital rooms R1 to RN in order to show the configuration of the hospital room management apparatus 1 of the present invention in detail. That is, although not shown, one first patient information display panel 201 is disposed at the entrance of each ward for each ward, and a second patient information display panel ( 202) can be arranged. In addition, at least one multi-call terminal 300 and a short-range communication sensor unit 410, which will be described later, may be disposed in each medical bed. This configuration can be applied to the entire plurality of wards (R1 to RN) formed in the hospital, and can operate by exchanging data with each other through wireless data communication with the control module 100 as described above. The number of medical beds installed in each ward, the number of inpatients admitted to each ward, etc. may change depending on the situation. (300), the number of short-distance communication sensor unit 410 can be changed.

The first patient information display panel 201 and the second patient information display panel 202 are formed to include a control module 100 and a first communication unit 220 capable of wireless data communication. The output data D1 output from the above-described data transmission/reception unit (see 120 of FIG. 3 ) is input to the first communication unit 220 . Alternatively, data may be transmitted from the first communication unit 220 to the data transmission/reception unit 120 as necessary. Since the first communication unit 220 can be implemented in various ways, it does not need to be limited as in the present embodiment. Preferably, the first communication unit 220 may also transmit and receive data in a short-range communication method like the data transmission/reception unit (see 120 in FIG. 3) of the control module 100 described above, and such data transmission method is WiFi. , and may include various methods such as Bluetooth. In particular, the first communication unit 220 may have a plurality of communication modules that communicate in a corresponding manner, or may be formed to conveniently respond to various communication methods by selectively exchanging them. For example, the first communication unit 220 arranges a plurality of Wi-Fi modules, Bluetooth modules, near field communication (NFC) modules, etc. and selects one of them using a dip switch or the like to operate, or replaces these modules. It can be formed so that it can be selectively used in such a way as to be inserted. However, there is no need to be limited thereto, and the first communication unit 220 may be modified into another form capable of wireless communication in various ways.

1 and 4 , the patient information display panel (the first patient information display panel 201 and the second patient information display panel 202) is a display unit that is driven by a battery as described above and displays the remaining amount of the battery together. (refer to 211a of FIGS. 1 and 4) may be formed on at least one side. The display unit 211a may be positioned on each of the electronic paper output units 210 , and the shape or display method may be variously changed, so it is not necessary to be limited to the illustrated example. As described above, since the remaining power is always displayed on the display unit 211a, it is possible to inform that the battery replacement time of each patient information display panel is not forgotten even if the battery replacement cycle is long due to low power consumption. In addition, since information is output using the electronic paper as described above, the screen 211 of each patient information display panel can be maintained even if the power is temporarily cut off. Although not shown, the battery may be inserted into an appropriate position, such as the back of each patient information display panel, in a variety of replaceable ways.

In particular, the second patient information display panel 202 disposed for each medical bed may operate in conjunction with an external device E used by the medical staff when visiting the medical staff, for example, as shown in FIG. 4 . For example, the operation of the second patient information display panel 202 may be automatically changed when the first communication unit 220 detects the short-range communication tag 500 attached to the medical staff side. That is, as shown in FIG. 4 , the second patient information display panel 202 can automatically change the display mode when a medical staff who has attached the short-range communication tag 500 approaches. Accordingly, the second patient information display panel 202 may temporarily change the entire screen 211 from the normal screen 211 as shown in FIG. 4(b) to the screen 211 as shown in FIG. 4(c). have. Through the changed screen 211 , the medical staff can confirm a necessary action, check whether their treatment is correct, or additionally check other medical information related to the patient. For example, you can scan the patient's wristband (the contents may be marked with a barcode, etc.) of an inpatient with a scanner, etc. and whether it is exactly matched or not can be displayed on the changed second patient information display panel 202 to inform immediately. In such a case, the scanner or the like may be an external device (E), but various other medical devices used by medical staff may be the external device (E). ) can be expressed as Through this, processes related to various treatments and treatments can be performed more accurately and efficiently. When the medical staff moves after completing the treatment, the second patient information display panel 202 may automatically return to the original screen 211 .

As described above, by using the control module 100 and the patient information display panel that wirelessly transmits and receives data, it is possible to more effectively perform various treatment tasks as well as management of inpatients. In addition, each patient information display panel is capable of transmitting and receiving data with the control module 100, and the control module 100 is linked with the medical information system 2 of the hospital to expand the function in other various ways. may be For example, the patient information display panel may display information related to the life of inpatients in the hospital, necessary medical information, etc. The related treatment information may be displayed so that the inpatient can check it (eg, in the case of the second patient information display panel 202 ). In addition, it is possible to transmit various contents displayed on the patient information display panel to the patient by voice using a voice conversion/recognition module, or convert the patient's voice into text and deliver it to medical staff, etc. It may also be possible to allow patients and guardians outside the hospital to visit by video using this. In addition, if necessary, a card reader module or the like may be used to enable storage of hospital expenses and the like in the hospital room. This can be implemented by using the control module 100 and a multi-call terminal capable of transmitting and receiving data (see 300 in FIGS. 1 and 2 ) together, for example, at least one of the patient information display panel and the multi-call terminal 300 . It can be implemented by combining other modules such as a voice conversion/recognition module, a camera module, and a card reader module in one. As described above, it is also possible to expand the overall function of the hospital room management device 1 by variously utilizing the control module 100, a patient information display panel capable of transmitting and receiving data, and a multi-call terminal.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the configuration and related operations of the multi-call terminal of the hospital room management apparatus of FIG. 2 .

1, 2 and 5, the multi-call terminal 300 is wirelessly connected to the control module 100 and the second communication unit 320 for transmitting and receiving data, and by detecting the call behavior of the inpatient It includes a multi-sensing unit 310 that generates a signal. The multi-call terminal 300 may, for example, have a shape such as a simple remote control in appearance, but is not limited thereto, and may be modified into various shapes that are easy for a patient to carry (eg, a bracelet or a headband). It can be variously transformed into a form that can be attached to the body, etc.). The multi-call terminal 300 may have a button or a simple display window formed on the outside, and a camera of the motion recognition module 313, which will be described later, may be disposed therein. The multi-call terminal 300 may be, for example, arranged for each medical bed in each hospital room and configured to be used by each inpatient. In particular, the multi-call terminal 300 may recognize the call action of the inpatient by dividing it into two or more different actions through the multi-sensing unit 310 and generate different detection signals accordingly. Such a detection signal is transmitted to the control module 100 through the second communication unit 320 to classify the call intention of the inpatient.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the multi-call terminal 300 may transmit the input data D2 input to the above-described data transmission/reception unit (see 120 of FIG. 3 ) through the second communication unit 320 . Also, if necessary, data may be transmitted from the data transmission/reception unit 120 . The second communication unit 320 may function substantially equivalent to the above-described first communication unit, and may have the same configuration. For example, the second communication unit 320 may also transmit and receive data in a short-distance communication method like the data transmission/reception unit 120 of the above-described control module 100, and such data transmission methods are WiFi and Bluetooth. ) may include various methods such as The second communication unit 320 may also have a plurality of communication modules that communicate in a corresponding manner, or may be formed to conveniently respond to various communication methods by selectively exchanging them. For example, the second communication unit 320 arranges a plurality of Wi-Fi modules, Bluetooth modules, near field communication (NFC) modules, etc. and selects one of them using a dip switch or the like to operate, or replaces these modules. It can be formed so that it can be selectively used in such a way as to be inserted. However, there is no need to be limited thereto, and the second communication unit 320 may also be modified into another form capable of wireless communication in various ways.

The multi-sensing unit 310 may include, for example, a touch sensor 311 for recognizing a touch signal, and a motion recognition module 313 including a camera 313a, through which a touch method and a motion recognition method are detected. Including two or more different methods, it is possible to distinguish and recognize the call behavior of inpatients. The multi-sensing unit 310 may include a button unit 312 composed of a plurality of buttons in addition to the touch sensor 311 and the motion recognition module 313, and includes a touch sensor 311, a motion recognition module 313, and a button unit. (312) may be formed to identify and recognize the calling behavior of the inpatient individually. For example, most basically, several buttons of the button unit 312 may be configured to display different calling actions, respectively. A plurality of buttons separated from each other can generate different detection signals, and thus, the medical staff can identify and respond to different calling behaviors of inpatients according to the detection signals of the button unit 312 . The number of buttons of the button unit 312 can be changed as desired, but since it is complicated when there are too many buttons, the buttons can be arranged in a shape that can be distinguished from each other while maintaining an appropriate number.

In addition, the multi-sensing unit 310 may generate different detection signals according to the type of touch input to the touch sensor 311 . The inpatient may touch the touch sensor 311 (for example, at least a part of it may be disposed to be exposed in the form of a touch pad on the outside of the multi-call terminal 300) in different ways to generate different detection signals and this detection signal is transmitted to the control module 100 so that the call action of the inpatient to the medical staff can be grasped. For example, medical staff may educate inpatients on two or more touch types in advance, or determine arbitrary different touch types by agreeing with inpatients, and when the corresponding touch occurs, take action corresponding to each. For example, the touch action may be performed in a simple manner, such as simply pressing the touch sensor 311 or sliding in different directions. If such a touch sensor 311 is used, even a critically ill patient who has difficulty in pressing a button or the like can more easily convey their request to the medical staff through a simple sliding operation.

In addition, the multi-sensing unit 310 may generate different detection signals by detecting the motion of the inpatient with the camera 313a through the motion recognition module 313 . For example, the patient may take different simple actions such as nodding their head or blinking their eyes, and different detection signals may be generated by distinguishing and recognizing them with the motion recognition module 313 . Therefore, medical staff can take necessary measures according to the transmitted detection signal even when the patient does not move his limbs significantly. Even in the case of using the motion recognition module 313, the medical staff may inform the inpatient of two or more motions in advance or determine arbitrary different motions by agreeing with the inpatient. In addition, since a problem may have occurred when the patient takes an unnecessarily large motion, etc., the detection range is set to detect such a motion from the motion recognition module 313, and when a detection signal is generated, a necessary action can be taken. . As such, by using the multi-sensing unit 310 capable of recognizing the call action of the inpatient in various different ways, it is possible to more accurately identify and respond to the call intention of the inpatient.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating in more detail the configuration of the medical bed side including the short-distance communication sensor unit of the hospital room management device of FIG. 2 .

On the other hand, referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 6 , at least one of the medical bed (c) and the hospital room responds to a short-range communication tag (refer to 500 in FIG. 4 ) possessed by the medical staff to generate location and time information and tactics A short-distance communication sensor unit 410 for transmitting to the control module 100 through at least one of the first communication unit 220 and the second communication unit 320 is disposed. The short-distance communication sensor unit 410 transmits information to the medical treatment tracking module 130 of the aforementioned control module 100 to sequentially visit a medical bed or a hospital room, etc. In this embodiment, the short-distance communication sensor unit 410 is described based on a state in which each medical bed (c) is arranged, but if necessary, the short-distance communication sensor unit 410 may be arranged for each ward. If necessary, it is possible to attach the short-distance communication tag 500 to an appropriate position to grasp the movement of medical staff. The short-distance communication sensor unit 410 and the short-distance communication tag 500 may be formed to communicate with each other in a short-distance communication method. Information including its own location and current time may be generated and transmitted to the control module 100 . For example, the short-distance communication tag 500 may be formed to include an antenna that communicates in a manner such as RFID (Radio frequency identification), NFC (Near field communication), and the like and a chip capable of transmitting an identification signal, and a short-range communication sensor unit 410 may be formed including a reader that is connected to the short-range communication tag 500 within a certain range to read a signal and generate and transmit position and time information accordingly. However, it is not necessary to be limited as such, and the short-distance communication tag 500 and the short-range communication sensor unit 410 can be configured in various ways that can generate information by recognizing one another within a certain range in a short-range communication method. can

In addition, in the medical bed (c), in addition to the short-range communication sensor unit 410, various detection modules for detecting a dangerous situation of an inpatient may be formed. As shown in FIG. 6 , the detection module includes a urine detection module 420 for detecting the presence or absence of urine and urine in an inpatient, a third communication unit 450 connected thereto to transmit an emergency call signal, and the movement of the medical bed (c). It may include an acceleration sensor 430 for detecting, and a load sensor 440 for detecting the head load of an inpatient. Hereinafter, after a detailed description of these sensing modules disposed on the medical bed (c), the contents of the medical treatment activity tracking of the medical staff using the above-described short-distance communication sensor unit 410 will be described in detail.

1 and 6, the urine detection module 420 is mounted on the medical bed (c) and detects the presence or absence of urine in the hospitalized patient, including a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor. The urine detection module 420 may further include other sensors as needed, and one or more may be disposed. The urine detection module 420 may, for example, be selectively mounted on the bed of a seriously ill patient with inconvenient movement, and may generate a detection signal by detecting whether the inpatient is excreting. The third communication unit 450 is interlocked with the urine detection module 420 to automatically transmit an emergency call signal to the control module 100 when urine detection is detected. The third communication unit 450 may also be configured to be able to transmit and receive data with the control module 100 in the above-described short-distance communication method, and a signal generating module ( not shown) may be included. Through this, the medical staff can determine whether a patient with reduced mobility is urinating and take necessary measures immediately. In addition, by disposing an acceleration sensor 430 for detecting the movement of the medical bed (c) on the medical bed (c), and placing a load sensor 440 for detecting the head load of the hospitalized patient on the pillow (c1), 3 The communication unit 450 may be connected to these to operate in conjunction with each other. That is, the third communication unit 450 is interlocked with the acceleration sensor 430 and the load sensor 440 so that the value detected by the acceleration sensor 430 is fluctuated beyond the reference range, or the value detected by the load sensor 440 is longer than the reference time. If it does not appear, an emergency call signal can be automatically transmitted. Therefore, the medical staff can immediately identify situations such as critically ill patients with limited mobility showing unexpected large movements or being away from the bed for a long time.

For example, in the signal generating module of the third communication unit 450 , the range of detection values that may occur due to vibration of the medical bed or toss and downs of the patient with respect to the acceleration sensor 430 may be set as a reference range and exceed it. When the detected value is detected, an emergency call signal can be generated. For the load sensor 440 , an allowable time for which a preset detection value does not appear may be set as a reference time, and if the detection value does not appear for a time exceeding this, an emergency call signal may be generated. Therefore, for example, an emergency situation such as a critically ill patient who is very uncomfortable or unconscious can be immediately identified and dealt with even in a non-face-to-face state. In addition, even if it is not an emergency, if an inpatient's feces and urine occur, appropriate treatment can be performed to ensure the hygiene of the patients.

7 is a diagram schematically showing the calculation of treatment progress information through the control module of the hospital room management device of FIG. 2 .

The operation of the medical treatment tracking module 130 interlocked with the short-range communication sensor unit 410 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 7 together. The short-range communication sensor unit 410 may be disposed for each medical bed of each hospital room as described above. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 7 , a plurality of wards may exist at different positions even in each of the hospital rooms R1 to R7. The medical staff may include, for example, a doctor who conducts rounds, and the path of such medical personnel may differ, for example, according to the subject or patient in charge, such as medical staff A (A) and medical staff B (B) shown. can Each medical staff may leave information on the medical information system 2 or the like at the start of the round, and this may be transmitted to the medical treatment tracking module 130 of the control module 100 to start calculating the movement. For example, data indicating the mutual location of each ward, such as a floor plan of a hospital, is input from the hospital's medical information system 2, etc. The actual movement of medical staff can be calculated as a graph or trajectory.

As described above, the medical staff can attach and move a short-range communication tag (see 500 in FIG. 4 ), and when different tags are attached, each can be recognized separately. Therefore, even if different medical staff move at the same time, routes can be distinguished and calculated. When each medical staff is adjacent to the short-range communication sensor unit 410 at different locations, the location and time information transmitted from the location may be transmitted to the control module 100 and calculated in the treatment tracking module 130 . The short-range communication sensor unit 410 includes the first communication unit 220 and the multi-call terminal 300 of the patient information display panel (the first patient information display panel 201 and the second patient information display panel 202) as described above. ) can be connected to at least one of the second communication units 320 to transmit information wirelessly to the control module 100, for example, using a time interval between consecutive short-distance communication sensor units 410, etc. The average treatment time of each medical staff can be calculated. Although the movement line inside each ward is not shown in the drawing to help the overall understanding, when the short-range communication sensor unit 410 is disposed for each medical bed as described above, the time interval and movement between different medical beds inside the ward It is also possible to understand the human path, etc. In this way, it is possible to calculate the treatment progress information including the movement of medical staff and the average treatment time and transmit it to each individual medical bed or individual ward to inform them.

Treatment progress information may be informed using, for example, a monitor placed in a hospital room, and, if possible, may also be notified to an individual terminal such as a patient's smartphone through short-distance data communication such as Wi-Fi. In addition, it is possible to notify by text or by voice using a voice recognition/conversion module. Through this, patients can be prepared by understanding the movement of the medical staff. In addition, the medical treatment tracking module 130 receives the pre-stored previous treatment progress information from the medical treatment information record module 140 as described above and compares it with the current treatment progress information calculated by the medical staff for each individual medical bed or individual ward. It is also possible to calculate and inform the expected arrival time of For example, a doctor who conducts a round has relatively constant treatment subjects, round start position, and average treatment time, so that the movement and required time from the start of the round to the end of the round can be identified within a certain error range. It is also possible to calculate the expected arrival time to arrive at a specific ward or medical bed by comparing the current treatment progress information with the previous treatment progress information. In such a case, the previous treatment progress information can be used within a predetermined time range in the past where the patterns do not deviate excessively from each other, and a comparable pattern can be extracted by analyzing it, for example, by an analysis method using statistics. If data within an appropriate range is used, the margin of error can be reduced, and accordingly, the expected arrival time and expected movement line can be calculated more accurately. Alternatively, if possible, errors can be reduced through data learning processes such as deep learning using machine learning methods. In this way, patients can also be informed of the medical staff's movement, and thus, medical treatment can be carried out while maintaining non-face-to-face rules to prevent the spread of the virus, etc., while maintaining accurate communication between the medical staff and the patient.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can realize that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing its technical spirit or essential features. you will be able to understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

1: Hospital room management device 2: Medical information system
100: control module 110: central control unit
120: data transceiver 130: medical treatment tracking module
140: medical information record module 201: first patient information display panel
202: second patient information display panel 210: electronic paper output unit
211: screen 211a: display unit
220: first communication unit 300: multi-call terminal
310: multi-sensing unit 311: touch sensor
312: button unit 313: motion recognition module
313a: camera 320: second communication unit
410: short-distance communication sensor unit 420: urine detection module
430: acceleration sensor 440: load sensor
450: third communication unit 500: short-distance communication tag
R1-RN: Room C: Medical bed
C1: pillow
E: External device

Claims (7)

a control module interoperable with the hospital's medical information system and capable of transmitting and receiving wireless data;
and a first communication unit wirelessly connected to the control module to transmit and receive data, and an electronic paper output unit for outputting medical information received through the first communication unit through electronic paper, and is disposed at the entrance to the hospital room and the medical bed. a patient information display panel that automatically displays information about inpatients according to the control of the control module;
A second communication unit wirelessly connected to the control module to transmit and receive data, and a multi-sensing unit for recognizing an inpatient's calling behavior into two or more different behaviors and generating different detection signals accordingly, a multi-call terminal that transmits the detection signal to the control module through the second communication unit to distinguish and inform the call intention of the inpatient;
A short-distance communication sensor disposed in at least one of a medical bed and a hospital room, generating position and time information in response to a short-distance communication tag possessed by a medical staff, and transmitting it to a control module through at least one of the first communication unit and the second communication unit wealth; and
It is mounted on the control module and receives the location and time information transmitted from each of the short-distance communication sensor units disposed in a plurality of medical beds or a plurality of wards, and a treatment process including the movement lines and average treatment time of medical staff in the hospital Includes a treatment tracking module that calculates information and transmits it to each individual medical bed or individual ward,
The patient information display panel includes a first patient information display panel disposed at the entrance to the hospital room, and a second patient information display panel disposed on the medical bed, wherein the second patient information display panel is provided to the medical staff when visiting the medical staff. A hospital room management device that operates in conjunction with at least one external device used by the patient. According to claim 1,
The multi-sensing unit includes a motion recognition module including a touch sensor and a camera, and distinguishes and recognizes the calling action in two or more different ways including a touch method and a motion recognition method. According to claim 1,
A urine detection module mounted on the medical bed and including a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor to detect the presence or absence of urine and urine of inpatients and a third that automatically transmits an emergency call signal to the control module when the urine is detected by interlocking with the urine detection module Hospital room management device further comprising a communication unit. 4. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising an acceleration sensor disposed on the medical bed to detect the movement of the medical bed, and a load sensor disposed on the pillow to detect a head load of an inpatient, the third communication unit, the acceleration sensor and the load sensor A hospital room management device that automatically transmits the emergency call signal when the detection value of the acceleration sensor is changed beyond a reference range by interworking with the accelerometer or the detection value of the load sensor does not appear for more than a reference time. According to claim 1,
In the second patient information display panel, the first communication unit detects a short-range communication tag attached to the side of the medical staff, and the operation is automatically changed. According to claim 1,
Further comprising a medical information recording module for recording the medical progress information,
The medical treatment tracking module is a hospital room management device that calculates and informs the expected arrival time of the medical staff for each individual medical bed or individual ward by comparing the previous treatment progress information stored in the medical treatment information record module with the calculated treatment progress information. . According to claim 1,
The patient information display panel is a hospital room management device that is driven by a battery and has a display unit configured to display the remaining amount of the battery on at least one side.

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