System and method for management of various works in hospitals
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1. A system to be connected via a network to a plurality of medical systems installed in a medical institution, configured to manage various works performed at the medical systems, said system comprising:
- a memory which stores information items relating to work processes performed in the medical systems, each item representing the sequence and conditions of one work process relating to one patient or one medical examination;
an information-updating processor which updates the information item stored in the memory to one that represents the present state of the work process; and
a transmitter which transmits display information to the medical systems through the network, the display information causing the medical system to display the information items updated on the present state of each of the work processes in such a display mode as to represent the present state of each of the work process relating to one patient or one medical examination.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a medical management system which generally manages an operation situation of each apparatus by a mode called a the, and manages a flow of all medical works executed by the system in executing the medical work relating to a patient in the system as an object.
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1. A system to be connected via a network to a plurality of medical systems installed in a medical institution, configured to manage various works performed at the medical systems, said system comprising:
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a memory which stores information items relating to work processes performed in the medical systems, each item representing the sequence and conditions of one work process relating to one patient or one medical examination;
an information-updating processor which updates the information item stored in the memory to one that represents the present state of the work process; and
a transmitter which transmits display information to the medical systems through the network, the display information causing the medical system to display the information items updated on the present state of each of the work processes in such a display mode as to represent the present state of each of the work process relating to one patient or one medical examination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for managing various works in a medical institution, which comprises a plurality of medical devices or terminal devices which are connected to a network and a host computer which controls, via the network, works performed by using the medical devices or terminal devices,
said host computer comprising: -
a memory which stores information representing sequential steps of at least one process defining a prescribed work relating to medical service and conditions in which the medical devices or terminal devices are to perform the prescribed work;
an information-selecting device which selects and reads work information about a work performed on a patient, from said memory in accordance with diagnostic data input;
a processor which controls, in accordance with the selected work information, the sequence of a process, which is defined by the work information about the work performed on the patient;
a controller which controls the medical devices or terminal devices as said processor controls the sequence of a process; and
a transmitter which transmits the work information selected by said information-selecting device and representing the state of the work being performed, to the medical devices or terminal devices, wherein said medical devices or terminal devices comprise display devices, respectively, which display the work information at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A system for managing various works in a medical institution, which comprises a plurality of medical devices or terminal devices which are connected to a network and a host computer which controls, via the network, works performed by using the medical devices or terminal devices,
said host computer comprising: -
a memory which stores information representing the sequential steps of at least one process defining a prescribed work relating to medical service and the conditions in which the medical devices or terminal devices are able to perform the prescribed work;
an information-selecting device which selects and reads work information about a work performed on a patient, from the memory in accordance with diagnostic data input;
an information-updating processor which updates the work information to one representing the work now being performed in each of the medical device or terminal devices, in response to information that represents the present state of each medical device or terminal device and is transmitted from each medical device or terminal device connected to the network; and
a transmitter which transmits the work information updated by said information-updating processor to said medical devices or terminal devices, and each of said medical devices and terminal devices comprising;
a display device which displays the sequence of the work process represented by the work information selected by said information-selecting device and transmitted from said transmitter;
a controller which controls a process defined by the work information; and
a transmitter which transmits information representing a state of the work being performed on the patient, to said host computer through the network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of managing various works performed at medical systems installed in a medical institution, by using a system connected to the medical systems via a network, said method comprising:
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updating information items relating to the work processes performed in the medical systems, each of the information items corresponding to one patient or one medical inspection and representing the sequence and conditions of the work process; and
transmitting display information to the medical systems through the network, the display information causing the medical system to display the information items updated on the present state of each of the work processes in such a display mode as to represent the present state of each of the work process relating to one patient or one medical examination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 16, 17)
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14. The method, wherein the number of steps of each work process, which is displayed, is controlled by a prescribed condition.
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15. A method of managing various works performed by a plurality of medical devices or terminal devices connected to a network, said method comprising:
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changing the sequence of a work process which is defined by work information relating to one patient or one medical inspection, in accordance with work information which includes an information item representing the sequential steps of at least one process defining a prescribed work relating to medical service and an information item representing the conditions in which the medical devices or terminal devices are able to perform the prescribed work;
controlling the medical devices or terminal devices in accordance with the sequence of a work process, thus changed; and
displaying, at each of the medical devices or terminal devices, the work information which represents the state of the work process being performed.
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