Medical support system

• US 20060143046A1
• Filed: 12/15/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings Incorporated (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Noro, Toshiharu, Sasai, Kosuke, Kawakami, Youichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,676,381 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• 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 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

The present invention provides a medical support system capable of properly supporting entry of medical information by a medical professional. A medical support system stores, as medical data, first medical information entered by a medical professional as an operator, and second medical information entered without direct intervention of the medical professional. Further, the medical support system generates and outputs support information for supporting entry of the first medical information by the medical professional. In the medical support system, the support information is generated on the basis of the first medical information and second medical information being entered. Therefore, in the medical support system, when the first medical information and second medical information being entered changes, the support information to be generated also changes.

Claims

1. A medical support system comprising:

an input unit used for entering medical information;

a storage for storing the medical information entered by using said input unit; and

a generator for generating support information that supports entry of medical information by a medical professional in said input unit, wherein

said generator generates said support information on the basis of medical information being entered by said input unit.

2. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

said generator generates said support information on the basis of character string information being entered as medical information by a medical professional.

3. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

said generator generates said support information on the basis of character string information on an image for medical use.

4. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

said medical information is stored in said storage as structured data including an element having an attribute related to medical care.

5. The medical support system according to claim 4, wherein

said structured data is stated in RDF.

6. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

search for medical information stored in said storage is performed by using, as a search key, a character string generated on the basis of medical information being entered in said input unit, and said support information is generated on the basis of a result of the search.

7. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

ontology is held, and

said support information is generated by using said ontology.

8. The medical support system according to claim 7, wherein

said ontology is a medical thesaurus dictionary.

9. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

said medical information includes a reading report describing a result of reading of an image for medical use by a doctor.

10. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

said medical information includes a nursing report in which nursing activities of a nurse are recorded.

11. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

said medical information includes an incident report in which an incident which occurs during medical activities is recorded.

12. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

said medical information includes a diagnosis report in which a result of diagnosis by a doctor is described.

13. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein

said support information is a graph in which a plurality of elements are connected.