Examination scheduling program for nuclear medical examination apparatus

• US 20040093252A1
• Filed: 09/03/2003
• Published: 05/13/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
• Original Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
• Inventors: Maekawa, Masami
• Application Number:
  US10/653,193
• Publication Number:
  US 20040093252A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• 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 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

An examination scheduling program for a nuclear medical examination apparatus for causing a computer to create a schedule for each patient including an examination by the nuclear medical examination apparatus and a medication accompanying the examination. The program includes a step of fetching information on contents of the examination for each patient and an order of examinations, and a step of creating an examination schedule to avoid overlapping in time of timing of the medication and the examinations according to the information on the contents of the examination and the order of examinations, while maintaining fixed a waiting time from the medication to the examination set for each patient according to a type of examination.

Claims

1. An examination scheduling program for a nuclear medical examination apparatus for causing a computer to create a schedule for each patient including an examination by the nuclear medical examination apparatus and a medication accompanying the examination, said program comprising:

a step of fetching information on contents of the examination for each patient and an order of examinations; and

a step of creating an examination schedule to avoid overlapping in time of timing of the medication and the examinations according to said information on said contents of the examination and said order of examinations, while maintaining fixed a waiting time from the medication to the examination set for each patient according to a type of examination.

2. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 1, wherein said schedule for each patient is expressed by a pattern having a time span according to the type of examination, said pattern presenting the timing of the medication, the waiting time and the contents of the examination.

3. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 1, wherein said schedule for each patient is displayed in form of a pattern on a time chart, with a line representing present time displayed to move on the time chart with progress of time.

4. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 2, wherein said schedule for each patient is displayed in form of a pattern on a time chart, with a line representing present time displayed to move on the time chart with progress of time.

5. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 1, wherein said schedule is altered by moving said pattern on said time chart with a pointing device.

6. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 2, wherein said schedule is altered by moving said pattern on said time chart with a pointing device.

7. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 3, wherein said schedule is altered by moving said pattern on said time chart with a pointing device.

8. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 4, wherein said schedule is altered by moving said pattern on said time chart with a pointing device.

9. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 1, wherein said schedule for each patient is under control, and a correlation is made between actual measurements including actual medication and examination times, and data collected by said nuclear medical examination apparatus.

10. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 2, wherein said schedule for each patient is under control, and a correlation is made between actual measurements including actual medication and examination times, and data collected by said nuclear medical examination apparatus.

11. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 3, wherein said schedule for each patient is under control, and a correlation is made between actual measurements including actual medication and examination times, and data collected by said nuclear medical examination apparatus.

12. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 4, wherein said schedule for each patient is under control, and a correlation is made between actual measurements including actual medication and examination times, and data collected by said nuclear medical examination apparatus.

13. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 5, wherein said schedule for each patient is under control, and a correlation is made between actual measurements including actual medication and examination times, and data collected by said nuclear medical examination apparatus.

14. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 6, wherein said schedule for each patient is under control, and a correlation is made between actual measurements including actual medication and examination times, and data collected by said nuclear medical examination apparatus.

15. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 7, wherein said schedule for each patient is under control, and a correlation is made between actual measurements including actual medication and examination times, and data collected by said nuclear medical examination apparatus.

16. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 8, wherein said schedule for each patient is under control, and a correlation is made between actual measurements including actual medication and examination times, and data collected by said nuclear medical examination apparatus.

17. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 1, further comprising a step of inputting an actual medication time, a step of comparing a scheduled medication time and said actual medication time, and a step of creating an examination schedule all over again when said step of comparing shows a disagreement.

18. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 2, further comprising a step of inputting an actual medication time, a step of comparing a scheduled medication time and said actual medication time, and a step of creating an examination schedule all over again when said step of comparing shows a disagreement.

19. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 3, further comprising a step of inputting an actual medication time, a step of comparing a scheduled medication time and said actual medication time, and a step of creating an examination schedule all over again when said step of comparing shows a disagreement.

20. An examination scheduling program as defined in claim 5, further comprising a step of inputting an actual medication time, a step of comparing a scheduled medication time and said actual medication time, and a step of creating an examination schedule all over again when said step of comparing shows a disagreement.