Medical service support system, medical service support server, and medical service support terminal for supporting medical service

• US 7,885,826 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2008
• Issued: 02/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Omori, Shinichi, Araki, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor; Gerald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALTSCHUL, AMBER L
• Application Number:
  US12/197,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20090063195A1
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2, 705/3
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• 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 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

In the embodiment of the present invention, when identification information acquired from a drug or instrument to be used on a patient is not included in schedule information stored beforehand, a user is notified to confirm that the identification information is not included in the schedule information. After the notification is provided, in registering the acquired identification information as practice details, the name of a doctor who instructed to use the drug or instrument, which is different from the drug or instrument specified by schedule information, and the reason for the instruction are registered, while associated with the practice details. Accordingly, drugs or instruments necessary for patients can be used in an appropriate manner.

Claims

1. A medical service support system comprising:

a database operatively connected to a computer to store information of a drug or instrument scheduled to be used for a medical practice to be performed on a patient;

an acquisition unit operatively connected to a computer to read identification information attached to a drug or instrument that will actually be used on the patient and operative to acquire the identification information which specifies the drug or instrument to be actually used;

a determination unit operatively connected to a computer to determine whether the drug or instrument to be actually used that is specified by the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit matches the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice stored in the database;

a notification unit operatively connected to a computer to provide notification in case that the drug or instrument to be actually used is determined by the determination unit not to match with the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice not included in the schedule information stored in the database; and

a register operatively connected to a computer, when registering as practice details the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit after the notification unit made the notification, to register the name of a doctor who instructed the use of the drug or instrument to be actually used, which is different from the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice, and the reason for the instruction while

associating the name and the reason with the practice details.

2. The medical service support system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an approval reception unit operatively connected to a computer, after the register makes the registration, to receive approval from a doctor who instructed the use of the drug or instrument to be actually used, which is different from the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice, wherein

the register, in case the approval reception unit receives the approval, registers information indicating that the approval has been received, associating the information and the practice details with each other.

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

the database further stores substitute information that associates a drug or instrument and at least one alternative drug or instrument that can be used in place of the drug or instrument with each other,

the determination unit, in case of having determined that the drug or instrument to be actually used does not match the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice stored in the database, further determines whether the drug or instrument to be actually used is included in the alternative drugs or instruments that can be used in place of the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice, and

the register, if the determination unit determines that the drug or instrument to be actually used is included in the alternative drugs or instruments, registers the name of a doctor who instructed the use of the drug or instrument to be actually used and the reason for the instruction.

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

the database stores condition information specifying patient'"'"'s condition and contraindication information specifying a drug or instrument forbidden to use for the patient'"'"'s condition, associating the condition information and the contraindication information with each other,

the determination unit, when having determined that the drug or instrument to be actually used that is specified by the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit does not match the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice stored in the database, further determines whether the drug or instrument to be actually used is included in the forbidden drugs or instruments specified by the contraindication information associated with the condition information of the patient on whom the medical practice is to be performed, and

the register, in case that the determination unit determines that the drug or instrument to be actually used is included in the forbidden drugs or instruments, registers the name of the doctor who instructed the use of the drug or instrument to be actually used and the reason for the instruction.

5. A medical service support server, comprising:

a database operatively connected to a computer to store information of a drug or instrument scheduled to be used for a medical practice to be performed on a patient;

an acquisition unit operatively connected to a computer to read identification information attached to a drug or instrument that will actually be used on the patient and operative to acquire the identification information which specifies the drug or instrument to be actually used;

a determination unit operatively connected to a computer to determine whether the drug or instrument to be actually used that is specified by the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit matches the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice stored in the database;

a notification unit operatively connected to a computer to provide notification in case the determination unit determines the drug or instrument to be actually used does not match the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice stored in the database; and

a register operatively connected to a computer, when registering as practice details the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit after the notification unit makes the notification, to register the name of a doctor who instructed the use of the drug or instrument to be actually used, which is different from the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice, and the reason for the instruction, while associating the name and the reason with the practice details.

6. A medical service support terminal, comprising:

a receiving unit operatively connected to a computer to receive information of a drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice to be performed on a patient from a server;

a database operatively connected to a computer to store the information of a drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice received by the receiving unit;

an acquisition unit operatively connected to a computer to read identification information attached to a drug or instrument that will actually be used on the patient and operative to acquire the identification information which specifies the drug or instrument to be actually used;

a determination unit operatively connected to a computer to determine whether the drug or instrument to be actually used that is specified by the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit matches the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice stored in the database;

a notification unit operatively connected to a computer to provide notification in case that the determination unit determines the drug or instrument to be actually used does not match the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice stored in the database; and

a register operatively connected to a computer, when registering as practice details the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit into the server after the notification unit makes the notification, to register the name of a doctor who instructed the use of the drug or instrument to be actually used, which is different from the drug or instrument scheduled to be used for the medical practice, and the reason for the instruction, while associating the name and the reason with the practice details.