System and method for introducing a medical facility

• US 20020035572A1
• Filed: 09/13/2001
• Published: 03/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: YOZAN, Inc.
• Original Assignee: YOZAN, Inc.
• Inventors: Kiyomatsu, Hisanori, Takatori, Sunao, Yokoi, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US09/951,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20020035572A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references

Abstract

A system and method for introducing a medical facility to a patient is provided so as to select an appropriate medical treatment specialty for a given patient who needs some medical treatment and notify the patient. The medical facility introduction system is comprised of a host computer 10 that has storage means for storing information about the medical facilities and personal information about the users and communication means, storage media 23, 21 for storing the information for accessing the host computer and personal information about the users, communication terminals 21, 22 for providing access to the host computer, and display means and input means connected to the communication terminals 21, 22. This medical facility introduction system is characterized in that a communication terminal establishes communication with the host computer 10, an appropriate medical facility is selected, and that result is sent to communication terminal.

Claims

1. A medical facility introduction system comprising a host computer that has communications means and storage means for storing information about a plurality of medical facilities and personal information about a user;

a storage medium for storing information for accessing said host computer and personal information about the user;

a communication terminal for providing access to said host computer from said storage medium; and

display means and input means connected to or integrated into said communication terminal,

wherein, when said communication terminal receives information from said storage medium, said communication terminal connects to said host computer and establishes communication therewith, and said communication terminal displays a question sent from said host computer on said display means;

when the user inputs an answer using said input means, said communication terminal sends the answer to said host computer; and

said host computer selects an appropriate medical facility by analyzing said answer and the personal information stored in said storage medium of said host computer and sends a result of the analysis to the communication terminal.

2. The medical facility introduction system according to claim 1, wherein said host computer connects said communication terminal to a consultant having a qualification for selecting medical facilities.

3. The medical facility introduction system according to claims 1 and 2, wherein said storage medium is included in said communication terminal.

4. The medical facility introduction system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said communication terminal is provided with a printer and can print out information about the selected medical facility.

5. The medical facility introduction system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said host computer sends the result about the medical facility selection to said communication terminal and also communicates with said medical facility.

6. The medical facility introduction system, wherein said said communication terminal is provided with a positioning system, whereby said host computer is enabled to automatically obtain position information about the user and select the medical facility closest to the user'"'"'s location from a plurality of medical facilities matching that position information.

7. A medical facility introduction method implemented by a system comprising a host computer that has communication means and storage means for storing information about a plurality of medical facilities and personal information about a user;

a storage medium for storing information for accessing said host computer and personal information about the user;

communication terminal for providing access to said host computer from said storage medium; and

display means and input means connected to or integrated into said communication terminal, said method comprising the steps of;

receiving communication from said user'"'"'s communication terminal based on information obtained from said storage media and establishing communication with said host computer,

sending a question from said host computer to said user'"'"'s communication terminal,

receiving an answer from said communication terminal by said host computer when the user inputs the answer by using said input means,

selecting an appropriate medical facility based on analysis by said host computer of said answer and the personal information about said user stored in said storage medium of said host computer, and

sending information about the selected medical facility to the communication terminal of said user.

8. The medical facility introduction method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of notifying the selected medical facility that information about the selected medical facility has been sent to the user'"'"'s communication terminal.