Medical information provision method, and client terminal and statistical server used for the same

• US 20050234746A1
• Filed: 03/22/2005
• Published: 10/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Funahashi, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US11/085,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20050234746A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• 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 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references

Abstract

A medical information provision method capable of collectively storing examination result data including information on examination results obtained in plural medical institutions, patient attribute information and examination attribute information etc., and providing various kinds of medical information to the respective medical institutions based on the examination result data. The medical information provision method includes the steps of: transmitting, as examination result data, data obtained by an examination and patient attribute information etc. from a client terminal to a database server; storing the examination result data in a first recording medium; extracting predetermined kind of information from the examination result data and storing the extracted information in a second recording medium; and providing medical information to the client terminal by retrieving related information from the information stored in the second recording medium based on an information request signal transmitted from the client terminal.

Claims

1. A medical information provision method to be used in a system formed by connecting a plurality of terminals provided in a medical institution and a plurality of servers provided in a data center via a network, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) collecting at least information on a patient and information on an examination in a client terminal provided in said medical institution from another terminal provided in said medical institution;

(b) transmitting, as examination result data, data obtained by an examination intended for diagnosis in said medical institution and information collected at step (a) from said client terminal to a first server provided in said data center;

(c) storing the examination result data received by said first server in a first recording medium;

(d) extracting predetermined kind of information from the examination result data stored in said first recording medium and storing the extracted information in a second recording medium under control of a second server provided in said data center;

(e) transmitting an information request signal for requesting provision of desired medical information from said client terminal to said second server;

(f) retrieving related information from the information stored in said second recording medium based on the information request signal received by said second server;

(g) performing statistical processing on the information retrieved at step (f); and

(h) generating medical information based on the information statistically processed at step (g) and providing the medical information from said second server directly or indirectly to said client terminal.

2. The medical information provision method according to claim 1, wherein step (a) includes collecting patient attribute information, examination attribute information, medical service information and accounting information in the client terminal provided in said medical institution from the other terminal provided in said medical institution.

3. The medical information provision method according to claim 1, wherein step (f) includes retrieving related information from the information stored in said second recording medium and a third recording medium for storing information on medical institutions as customers based on the information request signal received by said second server.

4. The medical information provision method according to claim 1, wherein step (h) includes generating medical information based on the information statistically processed at step (g), transmitting the medical information from said second server to a third server provided in said data center, processing the received medical information in said third server, and providing the processed medical information from said third server to said client terminal.

5. A client terminal provided in a medical institution and to be connected to a plurality of servers provided in a data center via a network, said client terminal comprising:

information collecting means for collecting at least information on a patient and information on an examination from another terminal provided in said medical institution;

transmission control means for transmitting, as examination result data, data obtained by an examination intended for diagnosis in said medical institution and information collected by said information collecting means to a first server provided in said data center;

information requesting means for transmitting an information request signal for requesting provision of desired medical information to a second server provided in said data center according to operation by an operator; and

display means for displaying medical information generated based on the examination result data by said second server which responds to the information request signal.

6. The client terminal according to claim 5, wherein said information collecting means collects patient attribute information, examination attribute information medical service information and accounting information from the other terminal provided in said medical institution.

7. A statistical processing server provided in a data center with a database server and to be connected to a client terminal provided in a medical institution via a network, said statistical processing server comprising:

information extracting means for extracting predetermined kind of information from examination result data stored in a first recording medium by said data base server, which receives, as examination result data, data obtained by an examination intended for diagnosis in said medical institution and at least information on a patient and information on an examination, and storing the extracted information in a second recording medium;

retrieval control means for retrieving related information from the information stored in said second recording medium based on an information request signal for requesting provision of desired medical information transmitted from said client terminal;

statistical processing means for performing statistical processing on the information retrieved by said retrieval control means; and

transmission control means for generating medical information based on the information statistically processed by said statistical processing means and providing the medical information directly or indirectly to said client terminal.

8. The statistical processing server according to claim 7, wherein said retrieval control means retrieves related information from the information stored in said second recording medium and a third recording medium for storing information on medical institutions as customers based on the information request signal transmitted from said client terminal.

9. The statistical processing server according to claim 7, wherein said transmission control means generates medical information based on the information statistically processed by said statistical processing means and transmits the medical information to a third server provided in said data center such that said third server can process the received medical information and provide the processed medical information to said client terminal.