Program, system and method

Abstract

To provide a program, system and method that cause a hospital and a pharmacy to cooperate, and flexibly deal with respective situations of the hospital and pharmacy in accordance with each situation thereof, while ensuring convenience.SOLUTION: In a medicine cooperation system 1, a server device 10 is configured to read a prescribed program stored in a storage unit; cause a control unit to implement; processing of receiving a reception setting of any one of a first setting and second setting about reception of medicines from a hospital terminal 30; processing of receiving a hospital reservation from a patient terminal 20; processing of reading the reception setting of the hospital having the reservation made; and processing of receiving an input of receipt information on receipt of the medicine. When the reception setting is the second setting, the control unit is configured to limit the input of the receipt information on the receipt of the medicine from the patient terminal when compared with a case where the reception setting is the first setting.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 19

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a program, a system, and a method. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a system for linking a hospital terminal and a pharmacy terminal to share information related to prescriptions between the hospital and the pharmacy. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2022-172735 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When linking hospital terminals and pharmacy terminals as in the system of Patent Document 1, uniformly connecting the hospital terminals and pharmacy terminals increases convenience, but depending on the systems and staffing of the hospital and pharmacy, the hospital may need to respond in accordance with the pharmacy's situation, which could result in a burden on the hospital. Therefore, in a system linking hospitals and pharmacies, a program is provided that can flexibly respond to the respective circumstances of hospitals and pharmacies while ensuring convenience. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] According to one aspect of the present invention, a program is provided. The program causes a computer to execute a process of accepting a first or second receiving setting for receiving medicines from a hospital terminal, a process of accepting a hospital reservation from a patient terminal, a process of reading out the receiving setting for the hospital where the reservation was made, and a process of accepting input of receiving information for receiving medicines from the patient terminal. When the receiving setting is the second setting, the input of receiving information for receiving medicines from the patient terminal is more restricted than when the receiving setting is the first setting.

[0006] According to such an embodiment, in a system linking hospitals and pharmacies, convenience can be ensured while flexibly responding to the respective circumstances of the hospitals and pharmacies. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a medicine and pharmaceutical collaboration system 1. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a server device 10. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a patient terminal 20. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a functional configuration of a control unit of each device. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is an activity diagram showing an example of medical and pharmaceutical cooperation processing. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a pharmacy DB. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a hospital appointment setting screen. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a hospital DB. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a hospital reservation screen. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for medicine receiving information. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a hospital appointment change screen. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a displayed change request screen. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a displayed notification screen. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for changing receipt information. [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is an activity diagram showing an example of a continuation of the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation process. [Figure 16] FIG. 13 illustrates an example of a patient status screen for a pharmacy. [Figure 17] FIG. 13 is an activity diagram showing another example of a continuation of the medical cooperation process. [Figure 18] FIG. 13 illustrates an example of an instruction screen. [Figure 19] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a medicine and pharmaceutical collaboration system 1. [Figure 20] FIG. 11 is an activity diagram showing another example of the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation process. [Figure 21] FIG. 11 is an activity diagram showing another example of the medical cooperation process. [Figure 22] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a reception information change screen. [Diagram 23] FIG. 11 is an activity diagram showing another example of the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation process. [Figure 24] FIG. 13 illustrates an example of an instruction screen. [Diagram 25] FIG. 13 illustrates another example of a patient status screen for a pharmacy. [Figure 26] 4 is a diagram illustrating another example of the functional configuration of the control unit 11 of the server device 10. FIG. [Figure 27] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a pharmacy status screen for a hospital. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Various characteristic features shown in the following embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0009] Incidentally, the program for realizing the software appearing in this embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, or may be provided so as to be downloadable from an external server, or may be provided so that the program is started on an external computer and its functions are realized on a client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

[0010] In addition, in this embodiment, the term "unit" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In addition, in this embodiment, various information is handled, and this information is represented, for example, by physical values ​​of signal values ​​representing voltage and current, high and low signal values ​​as a binary bit collection consisting of 0 or 1, or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculation can be performed on the circuit in the broad sense.

[0011] In addition, a circuit in the broad sense is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining a circuit, circuitry, a processor, a memory, etc. In other words, it includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (e.g., a simple programmable logic device (SPLD), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA)), etc.

[0012] 1. Hardware Configuration In this section, the hardware configuration of the medical schedule management system according to this embodiment will be described. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a medical and pharmaceutical collaboration system 1. Fig. 1 shows an overview of each device included in the medical and pharmaceutical collaboration system 1, users who use each device, and information processed in each device. Each overview will be explained as necessary with reference to other figures.

[0013] The medical cooperation system 1 is an information processing system that executes processing related to cooperation between hospitals, which are medical institutions, and pharmacies. The hospitals referred to here include all medical institutions that provide medical care to patients and issue prescriptions, and include, for example, in addition to hospitals, clinics, medical offices, examination rooms, sanatoriums, medical hospitals, and maternity hospitals. A pharmacy is a place that dispenses medicines based on prescriptions issued by these hospitals and provides them to patients, and may include an in-hospital pharmacy.

[0014] The medicine and pharmacy collaboration system 1 comprises a communication line 2, an electronic prescription management server 3, a server device 10, a patient terminal 20, a hospital terminal 30, and a pharmacy terminal 40. The medicine and pharmacy collaboration system 1 comprises two or more patient terminals 20, hospital terminals 30, and pharmacy terminals 40, but FIG. 1 shows only one of them. The communication line 2 includes the Internet, etc., and mediates data exchange between devices connected to the communication line. Each device in the medicine and pharmacy collaboration system 1 is connected to the communication line 2 via wired or wireless connection.

[0015] The electronic prescription management server 3 is an information processing device that manages electronic prescriptions nationwide. An electronic prescription is a computerized prescription that can be viewed at pharmacies by uploading it to the electronic prescription management server 3. Note that in the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation system 1, not only electronic prescriptions but also traditional paper prescriptions are used. Whether an electronic prescription or a paper prescription is used is determined based on the status of hospitals and pharmacies in handling electronic prescriptions and the patient's wishes.

[0016] The patient terminal 20 is a terminal used by patients (including those about to undergo their first consultation) and has a photographing function. The hospital terminal 30 is a terminal used, for example, by medical personnel (doctors, nurses, office staff, etc.) who are employees of a hospital. The pharmacy terminal 40 is a terminal used, for example, by pharmacists who are employees of a pharmacy. Each terminal is, for example, an information processing terminal such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet terminal, or a smartphone.

[0017] In hospitals, in addition to in-person medical treatment, online medical treatment may be performed via the hospital terminal 30. In pharmacies, in addition to in-person medication instruction, online medication instruction may be performed via the pharmacy terminal 40. In such cases, medicines are delivered to patients by mail or other means. However, pharmacies must receive the original prescription whether in-person or online.

[0018] In the case of an electronic prescription, the electronic prescription itself can be treated as the original. Therefore, when the pharmacy terminal 40 downloads the electronic prescription from the electronic prescription management server 3, the pharmacy can accept a request to dispense medicines based on the original prescription and provide the dispensed medicines to the patient. In other words, when online medication instructions are provided, the use of an electronic prescription allows the patient to receive medicines without going to a pharmacy.

[0019] On the other hand, in the case of a paper prescription, an image of the paper prescription (hereinafter referred to as a "prescription image") may be transmitted to the pharmacy terminal 40. The prescription image is, for example, a photograph of the paper prescription taken by the patient terminal 20 or data of the paper prescription read by a facsimile. These prescription images can also be said to be digitized prescriptions, but they differ from electronic prescriptions in that they are only treated as copies of the prescription and not as the original. Transmitting a prescription image to the pharmacy terminal 40 in advance has the advantage that the pharmacy can check the stock of medicines and prepare for dispensing in advance, so that the medicines can be provided quickly when the patient visits the pharmacy. In that case, the patient hands over the paper prescription, i.e., the original prescription, to the pharmacy when the patient visits the pharmacy.

[0020] The server device 10 is an information processing device that executes processing related to medical cooperation. The server device 10 stores a hospital DB (Data Base) and a pharmacy DB. The hospital DB stores information about hospitals. The pharmacy DB stores information about pharmacies. The server device 10 also controls the display of screens related to medical cooperation by the patient terminal 20, the hospital terminal 30, and the pharmacy terminal 40. The patient terminal 20, the hospital terminal 30, and the pharmacy terminal 40 accept operations from their respective users, and the server device 10 executes processing related to medical cooperation in response to those user operations, thereby achieving cooperation between hospitals and pharmacies.

[0021] 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of server device 10. Server device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, and a bus 14. Bus 14 electrically connects each unit included in server device 10.

[0022] (Control unit 11) The control unit 11 includes a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU). The control unit 11 is a computer that realizes various functions related to the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation system 1 by reading out a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 12. That is, information processing by software stored in the storage unit 12 can be specifically realized by the control unit 11, which is an example of hardware, and executed as each functional unit included in the control unit 11. These will be described in more detail in the next section. Note that the control unit 11 is not limited to being single, and may be implemented with multiple control units 11 for each function. Also, a combination of these may be used.

[0023] (Storage unit 12) The storage unit 12 stores various information defined by the above description. This can be implemented, for example, as a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) that stores various programs and the like related to the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation system 1 executed by the control unit 11, or as a memory such as a random access memory (RAM) that stores temporarily required information (arguments, arrays, etc.) related to the program calculations. The storage unit 12 stores various programs, variables, etc. related to the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation system 1 executed by the control unit 11.

[0024] (Communications Department 13) The communication unit 13 is configured to be able to transmit various electrical signals from the server device 10 to external components. The communication unit 13 is also configured to be able to receive various electrical signals from the external components to the server device 10. More preferably, the communication unit 13 has a network communication function, and may be implemented so that various information can be communicated between the server device 10 and external devices via the communication line 2.

[0025] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the patient terminal 20. The patient terminal 20 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, an input unit 24, an output unit 25, and a bus 26. The bus 26 electrically connects the various units included in the patient terminal 20. The control unit 21, the storage unit 22, and the communication unit 23 are similar hardware to the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, and the communication unit 13 shown in Fig. 2, although the specifications, model, etc. may be different.

[0026] (Input section 24) The input unit 24 has one or more input interfaces of keys, buttons, a touch screen, a mouse, etc., and receives input from a user. The input unit 24 also has an imaging function (a so-called digital camera) that captures images based on input light. (Output section 25) The output unit 25 has output devices such as a display and a speaker, and displays visual information generated in a manner that is visible to the user, such as a screen, an image, an icon, text, etc., on a display surface, and outputs sound including voice.

[0027] The hospital terminal 30 and the pharmacy terminal 40 have the same hardware configuration as the patient terminal 20. For the hospital terminal 30, only the control unit 31 will be described with a different reference number from the control unit 21 of the patient terminal 20. The pharmacy terminal 40 has the same hardware configuration as the patient terminal 20. For the pharmacy terminal 40, only the control unit 41 will be described with a different reference number from the control unit 21 of the patient terminal 20.

[0028] 2. Functional configuration In this section, the functional configuration of the present embodiment will be described. As described above, information processing by software stored in the storage unit of each device is specifically realized by a control unit, which is an example of hardware, so that each functional unit included in the control unit can be executed.

[0029] 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the control unit of each device. The control unit 11 of the server device 10 includes a server display unit 111, a memory control unit 112, a setting processing unit 113, a reservation processing unit 114, a receipt processing unit 115, a change processing unit 116, a medical treatment processing unit 117, an instruction processing unit 118, and a reception processing unit 119. The control unit 21 of the patient terminal 20 includes a first user display unit 211, a first operation receiving unit 212, and a photographing processing unit 213. The control unit 31 of the hospital terminal 30 includes a second user display unit 311, a second operation receiving unit 312, and a printing processing unit 313. The control unit 41 of the pharmacy terminal 40 includes a third user display unit 411, a third operation receiving unit 412, and a prescription processing unit 413.

[0030] The server display unit 111 executes processing for displaying on each terminal a system screen related to the medical and pharmaceutical collaboration system 1. For example, the server display unit 111 performs processing such as generating and transmitting an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) file, and displays a web page showing the system screen on the patient terminal 20. The server display unit 111 may also perform processing such as generating and transmitting display data for an application for using the medical and pharmaceutical collaboration system 1.

[0031] The memory control unit 112 controls writing and reading of data to the memory unit 12. The setting processing unit 113 executes processing for settings related to receipt of medicines (hereinafter referred to as "receipt settings"). Details of the receipt settings will be described later. The reservation processing unit 114 executes reservation processing related to hospital reservations. The receipt processing unit 115 executes processing related to receipt of medicines (hereinafter referred to as "receipt processing").

[0032] The change processing unit 116 executes change processing to change the contents of receipt information, which is information regarding receipt of medicines. The medical treatment processing unit 117 executes medical treatment processing related to medical treatment of patients by doctors. The instruction processing unit 118 executes instruction processing to instruct work related to prescriptions. The reception processing unit 119 executes processing related to the reception of prescriptions by pharmacies (hereinafter referred to as "reception processing").

[0033] The first user display unit 211 of the patient terminal 20 controls display on a display which is a display means included in the patient terminal 20. The first user display unit 211 displays, for example, a web page or an application screen transmitted from the server display unit 111 on the display means. The first operation accepting unit 212 accepts an operation performed by a patient who is a user of the patient terminal 20. The photography processing unit 213 executes photography processing related to photography of a prescription.

[0034] The second user display unit 311 of the hospital terminal 30 controls the display on a display which is a display means of the hospital terminal 30. The second user display unit 311 displays, for example, a web page or an application screen transmitted from the server display unit 111 on the display means. The second operation receiving unit 312 receives an operation performed by a medical professional who is a user of the hospital terminal 30. The print processing unit 313 prints the prescription on paper.

[0035] The third user display unit 411 of the pharmacy terminal 40 controls the display on a display which is a display means possessed by the pharmacy terminal 40. The third user display unit 411 displays, for example, a web page or an app screen transmitted from the server display unit 111 on the display means. The third operation receiving unit 412 receives operations performed by a pharmacist or the like who is a user of the pharmacy terminal 40. The prescription processing unit 413 executes processing related to prescriptions.

[0036] 3. Information Processing In this section, information processing that the program causes the computer to execute in this embodiment will be described. The medicine cooperation system 1 executes medicine cooperation processing that realizes medicine cooperation regarding the provision of medicines via prescriptions.

[0037] Fig. 5 is an activity diagram showing an example of medical and pharmaceutical cooperation processing. The activity shown in Fig. 5 is started when the patient terminal 20, the hospital terminal 30, and the pharmacy terminal 40 each display a system screen provided by the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation system 1. Specifically, when a login operation is performed at each terminal, the server device 10 causes the server display unit 111 to transmit screen data showing the system screen to each terminal, and causes each terminal to display the system screen.

[0038] It is assumed that authentication information has been issued in advance to users of each terminal (patients, doctors, medical clerks, pharmacists, etc.). When a patient logs in for the first time, the server device 10 accepts input of the patient's basic information (name, age, sex, health insurance card information, etc.) and issues authentication information for the patient. The server display unit 111 displays, as a system screen, a screen designed for users of each terminal indicated by the authentication information input at the time of login.

[0039] The pharmacy terminal 40 displays, via the third user display unit 411, a pharmacy screen indicated by the screen data transmitted from the server device 10 (A11). Next, the pharmacy terminal 40 receives input of drug inventory information via the third operation receiving unit 412 (A12). The drug inventory information is, for example, information indicating the types of drug that can be provided to patients at the pharmacy. If the pharmacy can provide the drug, the inventory amount of the drug may also be input as inventory information. The third operation receiving unit 412 transmits the input inventory information to the server device 10. The server device 10 stores the transmitted inventory information in the pharmacy DB via the memory control unit 112 (A13).

[0040] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a pharmacy DB. In the pharmacy DB shown in FIG. 6, a pharmacy ID (Identification), a pharmacy name, inventory information, an electronic prescription, a prescription image, receipt information, and the like are stored in association with each other. The inventory information stores information indicating whether the pharmacy can provide each of various types of medicines and the amount of stock (if the information is provided by the pharmacy). The electronic prescription stores an electronic prescription issued by a hospital. The prescription image stores an image of a paper prescription. The receipt information stores the above-mentioned receipt information (information related to receipt of medicines). The memory control unit 112 stores the transmitted inventory information in the pharmacy DB in association with the pharmacy that transmitted the information.

[0041] Next, the hospital terminal 30 displays the hospital-oriented screen indicated by the screen data transmitted from the server device 10 through the second user display unit 311 (A14). The hospital terminal 30 described here is, for example, a terminal whose user is a medical office worker. Next, the hospital terminal 30 receives an input of receipt settings through the second operation receiving unit 312 (A15). The receipt settings are settings related to the receipt of medicines as described above. In this embodiment, the receipt settings are also made on the setting screen where the patient makes settings related to hospital appointments.

[0042] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen for a hospital appointment. The setting screen G1 shown in FIG. 7 includes an input field C10 for settings related to a hospital appointment. In addition to settings such as whether or not to allow "online first visit" and whether or not "health insurance card is required at time of appointment," the input field C10 is configured to input a setting C11 for selecting "receiving setting" from "first setting" and "second setting." The "first setting" and "second setting" will be explained in detail later. The setting screen G1 includes a cancel button B11 and a confirm button B12.

[0043] When the cancel button B11 is operated, the settings input on the setting screen G1 are cancelled. When the confirm button B12 is operated, the settings input on the setting screen G1 are confirmed. When the confirm button B12 is operated, the second operation accepting unit 312 transmits setting data indicating the settings input in the input field C10 to the server device 10. The server device 10 accepts the settings (including the receiving settings) indicated by the transmitted setting data by the setting processing unit 113 (A16). Next, the server device 10 stores the settings accepted at A16 in the hospital DB by the memory control unit 112 (A17).

[0044] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hospital DB. In the hospital DB shown in FIG. 8, hospital IDs, hospital names, online medical consultations, reservation information, receipt settings, etc. are stored in association with one another. In the online medical consultations, information related to online medical consultations (such as a uniform resource locator (URL) used for online medical consultations and time periods when online medical consultations are available) is stored. In the reservation information, information related to appointments for medical consultations with each medical department (such as a patient ID, patient name, reservation ID, and reservation time) is stored. In the receipt settings, the receipt settings set by each hospital in A17 are stored. In addition to the above information, the hospital DB also stores information related to patient medical consultations (such as consultation date and time, medical results, and prescription information).

[0045] Next, the patient terminal 20 displays a patient-oriented screen indicated by the screen data transmitted from the server device 10 through the first user display unit 211 (A21). The screen displayed in A21 is, for example, a menu screen for the patient. The patient can switch from the menu screen to, for example, a screen for making a hospital reservation. In this case, the patient terminal 20 receives an input for making a hospital reservation through the first operation receiving unit 212 (A22).

[0046] Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a hospital appointment screen. Fig. 9(a), (b) and (c) show appointment screens G21, G22 and G23 which are sequentially displayed on the patient terminal 20. The appointment screen G21 includes a list C21 of hospitals to make an appointment. When a hospital is selected from the list C21 of hospitals, the first user display unit 211 displays an appointment screen G22. The appointment screen G22 includes a list C221 of medical departments of the selected hospital and a selection image C222 of a medical treatment method.

[0047] The selection image C222 allows the user to select either in-person or online medical care as the medical treatment method. The list of medical departments C221 may include all medical departments in the case of in-person medical care, and may include only medical departments that support online medical care in the case of online medical care. When the medical treatment method and medical department are selected, the first user display unit 211 displays an appointment screen G23. The appointment screen G23 includes calendar information C23 showing the available dates and times for appointments for the selected medical treatment method and medical department, and a reservation confirmation button B23.

[0048] When the reservation date and time is selected and the reservation confirmation button B23 is operated, the first operation receiving unit 212 receives these operations as hospital reservation operations, and transmits reservation data indicating the reserved hospital, medical treatment method, medical department, and date and time to the server device 10. The server device 10 executes reservation processing by the reservation processing unit 114 to reflect the reservation indicated by the transmitted reservation data (A23). Specifically, the reservation processing unit 114 executes processing to store the reservation information indicated by the reservation data in the hospital DB as the reservation processing.

[0049] Next, the server device 10 reads out the receipt setting of the reserved hospital by the receipt processing unit 115 (A24). Here, the receipt setting will be explained. For example, the medicine can be received by visiting an open pharmacy after receiving medical treatment and receiving a prescription, and handing over the prescription. However, with this method, the availability of the medicine and the dispensing process are performed after the prescription is handed over, which can lead to long waiting times.

[0050] Therefore, in the medical cooperation system 1, information regarding receipt of medicines is sent to the pharmacy in advance, making it possible to check the availability of stock and prepare for dispensing in advance, thereby realizing medical cooperation. However, the medical cooperation mechanism is such that when there is a change in pharmacy, etc., complicated work is required and not all hospitals always perform the same level of medical cooperation, and each hospital can select whether or not to cooperate and the range of cooperation. The receipt setting is a setting related to this medical cooperation, and in this embodiment, a first setting in which medical cooperation is performed and a second setting in which medical cooperation is not performed can be selected.

[0051] When the read reception setting indicates the first setting, the reception processing unit 115 instructs the server display unit 111 to display an input screen for medicine reception information on the patient terminal 20. The server display unit 111 transmits screen data indicating the instructed input screen to the patient terminal 20 (A25). The patient terminal 20 displays, by the first user display unit 211, an input screen for medicine reception information (information regarding medicine reception) indicated by the transmitted screen data (A31).

[0052] Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen for drug receipt information. Fig. 10(a), (b) and (c) show input screens G31, G32 and G33 for drug receipt information, which are sequentially displayed on the patient terminal 20. As described above, drug receipt information is information related to drug receipt, and in the example of Fig. 10, it is information that includes at least the drug receipt method and the pharmacy among three pieces of information, namely, the drug receipt method, the pharmacy where the drug is to be received, and the scheduled date and time for receiving drug administration instructions.

[0053] The input screen G31 includes a selection image C31 for selecting a method of receiving the medicine, and a Next button B31. In the selection image C31, a method of receiving the medicine by delivery and a method of picking up the medicine at a pharmacy can be selected. When one of the receiving methods is selected in the selection image C31 and the Next button B31 is operated, the first user display unit 211 displays the input screen G32.

[0054] The input screen G32 includes a pharmacy selection image C32, a confirmation button B321, and a next button B322. Even when the method of receiving medicines by delivery is selected, it is necessary to select a pharmacy that will dispense and ship the medicine, so the pharmacy selection image C32 is displayed. The first user display unit 211 displays, for example, a list of pharmacies within a certain distance range from the reserved hospital, arranged in random order, as the pharmacy selection image C32. When the method of receiving medicines by delivery is selected, the first user display unit 211 may display a list of pharmacies regardless of the distance from the hospital.

[0055] When any pharmacy is selected in the selection image C32 and the Next button B322 is operated, the first user display unit 211 displays the input screen G33. The input screen G33 includes calendar information C33 indicating the date and time when medication instruction is scheduled to be given at the selected pharmacy, and an input confirmation button B33. For example, if the method of picking up the medication at the pharmacy is selected, the scheduled instruction date and time indicates the date and time when the user plans to visit the pharmacy and receive medication instruction, and if the method of receiving medication by delivery is selected, it indicates the date and time when the user plans to receive medication instruction online from the pharmacy.

[0056] When the consultation appointment date and time is selected and the input confirmation button B33 is operated, the first operation reception unit 212 accepts these operations as input operations of medicine receipt information, and transmits input data indicating the input receipt method, pharmacy, and scheduled consultation date and time, as well as the patient ID and patient name, as receipt information to the server device 10 (A32). Furthermore, when the confirm button B321 is operated on the input screen G32, the first operation reception unit 212 transmits input data indicating the previously input receipt method, pharmacy, patient ID, and patient name, as receipt information, to the server device 10. Thus, the scheduled consultation date and time may not be input as receipt information.

[0057] The server device 10 executes a storage process by the receipt processing unit 115 to store the drug receipt information indicated by the transmitted input data (A33). Specifically, the receipt processing unit 115 executes a storage process to store the receipt information indicated by the input data in the pharmacy DB. The receipt processing unit 115 also transmits notification data for notifying the stored receipt information to the pharmacy terminal 40 of the pharmacy indicated by the receipt information. The pharmacy terminal 40 displays the receipt information indicated by the transmitted notification data on the third user display unit 411 (A34).

[0058] When the notification data is received, the third user display unit 411 may display, for example, a pop-up or a badge indicating that new receipt information is available for display, so that the pharmacist can easily notice that the notification data has been received. The display screen for receipt information will be described in detail later. At this point, the medical treatment has not yet been performed and the provision of medicines has not been confirmed, but the pharmacist can know the approximate number of dispensing requests by taking into account the possibility of some cancellations and changes in reservations.

[0059] The receipt processing unit 115 also transmits the above notification data to the hospital terminal 30 of the hospital. The hospital terminal 30 displays the receipt information indicated by the transmitted notification data on the second user display unit 311 (A35). The second user display unit 311, like the third user display unit 411, may display a pop-up or badge indicating that new receipt information is available for display, so that medical personnel can easily notice that notification data has been received. As described above, the notification and display are performed on the hospital terminal 30 and the pharmacy terminal 40, and the receipt information entered by the patient is shared between the hospital and the pharmacy.

[0060] Both the hospital appointment and the drug receipt information described above can be changed. In the medical cooperation system 1, if a hospital appointment is changed, the drug receipt information provided based on the prescription issued by the hospital must also be changed. On the other hand, the drug receipt information can be changed independently even if the hospital appointment is not changed.

[0061] First, a case where a change to a hospital appointment and a change to the receiving information are made will be described. The patient can switch from the menu screen displayed in A21 to, for example, a hospital appointment change screen. In this case, the patient terminal 20 displays the hospital appointment change screen by the first user display unit 211, and accepts an operation to change the hospital appointment by the first operation acceptance unit 212 (A41).

[0062] Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a hospital appointment change screen. The hospital appointment change screen G4 shown in Fig. 11 includes hospital appointment information C41, C42, C43, and C44 (representing the reserved hospital, medical department, medical treatment method, and appointment date and time, respectively). Change buttons B41, B42, B43, and B44 are displayed in association with the appointment information C41, C42, C43, and C44, respectively. For example, when the change button B44 is operated, the first user display unit 211 displays the appointment screen G23 shown in Fig. 9, and the first operation acceptance unit 212 accepts an operation to change the appointment date and time.

[0063] Furthermore, when the change button B42 or B43 is operated, the first user display unit 211 displays the appointment screen G22 shown in Fig. 9, and the first operation accepting unit 212 accepts an operation to change the medical department or medical treatment method. In this case, the first user display unit 211 subsequently displays the appointment screen G23, and the first operation accepting unit 212 also accepts a change to the appointment date and time.

[0064] Furthermore, when the change button B41 is operated, the first user display unit 211 displays the appointment screen G21 shown in Fig. 9, and the first operation acceptance unit 212 accepts the operation to change the hospital. In this case, the first user display unit 211 subsequently displays the appointment screens G22 and G23, and the first operation acceptance unit 212 also accepts changes to the medical department, medical treatment method, and appointment date and time.

[0065] When the first operation receiving unit 212 receives the change operation as described above, it transmits reservation change data indicating the changed reservation details to the server device 10. The server device 10 receives the hospital reservation change indicated by the transmitted reservation change data by the change processing unit 116 (A42). Specifically, the change processing unit 116 receives the hospital reservation change by reflecting the changed reservation details in the hospital DB. If the reservation details are merely a change to the date and time, reflecting them means updating the reservation information stored in association with the medical department.

[0066] In addition, if there is a change in the medical department, the reservation information stored in association with the medical department is deleted and the reservation information is stored in association with the changed medical department, and in the case of a change in the hospital, the hospital ID, hospital name, and reservation information are deleted and the newly reserved details are stored in the hospital DB. In addition, if the hospital reservation is canceled, the change processing unit 116 also cancels the planned receipt of the medicine indicated by the receipt information.

[0067] In A42, the change processing unit 116 accepts the change to the hospital appointment and executes a change process to change the medicine receiving information. The change process includes a first change process in which the receiving information is changed based on the patient's input, and a second change process in which the server device 10 automatically changes the receiving information without the patient's input. First, the first change process will be described.

[0068] For example, when the date and time of a hospital appointment is changed, the change processing unit 116 executes, as a change process, a process of instructing the server display unit 111 to display a change request screen requesting the patient to change the receiving information of the medicine associated with the appointment. The patient terminal 20 displays, by the first user display unit 211, the change request screen indicated by the screen data transmitted from the server display unit 111.

[0069] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a displayed change request screen. In the example of FIG. 12, the first user display unit 211 displays a change request screen G51. The change request screen G51 includes hospital reservation information C510 and receipt information C511, C512, and C513. The receipt information C511, C512, and C513 are displayed in association with change buttons B511, B512, and B513, respectively. For example, when the change button B512 is operated, the first user display unit 211 displays the input screen G32 shown in FIG. 10, and the first operation reception unit 212 receives a change operation for the pharmacy. By displaying such a change request screen, the patient can change the receipt information while checking the changed hospital reservation details.

[0070] Next, the second change process will be described. In A42, the change processing unit 116 may execute a process of changing the appointment date and time of the pharmacy indicated by the medicine receiving information according to the changed appointment date and time of the hospital as the change process. Specifically, for example, when the appointment date and time of the pharmacy is N hours (N is a natural number) after the date and time of the hospital appointment, the change processing unit 116 changes the appointment date and time of the pharmacy to N hours after the changed date and time of the hospital appointment. In addition, when the hospital to be reserved is changed, the receiving information indicates a method of picking up the medicine at the pharmacy, and the pharmacy indicated by the receiving information is a predetermined distance or more away from the changed hospital, the change processing unit 116 changes the receiving information to, for example, a pharmacy within a predetermined distance from the changed hospital (if there are multiple pharmacies, a pharmacy randomly selected from them) as the receiving pharmacy.

[0071] When the change processing unit 116 performs the change processing as described above, it supplies the changed receipt information to the receipt processing unit 115. In A33, the receipt processing unit 115 executes a storage process to store the supplied changed receipt information. In addition, in A33, the receipt processing unit 115 transmits notification data notifying that the receipt information has been changed, as in the case of inputting the receipt information. This notifies the pharmacy that the receipt information has been changed.

[0072] When the change in the medicine receiving information is reflected as described above, the server display unit 111 generates notification screen data showing a screen notifying that the medicine receiving information has also been changed due to the change in the hospital appointment (A43). The server display unit 111 transmits the generated notification screen data to the patient terminal 20. The patient terminal 20 displays the notification screen shown in the transmitted notification screen data by the first user display unit 211 (A44).

[0073] Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a displayed notification screen. In the example of Fig. 13, the first user display unit 211 displays a notification screen G52 indicating that the pharmacy and appointment date and time indicated by the receipt information have been changed. The notification screen G52 includes the unchanged receipt method C521, the pharmacy name before the change C522, the pharmacy name after the change C523, the appointment date and time before the change C524, and the appointment date and time after the change C525. In this way, when the second change process is executed, the notification screen is displayed, so that the patient can know that the receipt information has been changed due to the change of the hospital and the contents of the change.

[0074] The notification screen G52 includes a change button B521. If the patient wants to further change the receiving information that has been changed due to a change in hospital, the patient can operate the change button B521 to switch to a change screen for receiving information for further changing the receiving information. Switching from the notification screen G52 to the change screen for receiving information is a change to the receiving information due to a change in hospital reservation.

[0075] On the other hand, as described above, the receiving information can be changed independently without changing the hospital appointment. In that case, the patient can switch to the receiving information change screen on the menu screen displayed in A21. In either case, the patient terminal 20 displays the receiving information change screen on the first user display unit 211, and accepts the change operation of the receiving information on the first operation acceptance unit 212 (A45).

[0076] Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a receiving information change screen. The receiving information change screen G6 shown in Fig. 14 includes receiving information C61, C62, and C63 (representing the drug receiving method, pharmacy, and reservation date and time, respectively). Change buttons B61, B62, and B63 are displayed in association with the receiving information C61, C62, and C63, respectively. For example, when the change button B63 is operated, the first user display unit 211 displays the input screen G33 shown in Fig. 10, and the first operation receiving unit 212 receives an operation to change the reservation date and time.

[0077] Furthermore, when the change button B62 is operated, the first user display unit 211 displays the input screen G32 shown in Fig. 10, and the first operation accepting unit 212 accepts the operation to change the pharmacy. In this case, the first user display unit 211 subsequently displays the input screen G33, and the first operation accepting unit 212 also accepts the change to the reservation date and time.

[0078] 10, and the first operation accepting unit 212 accepts the operation to change the medicine receiving method. In this case, the first user display unit 211 subsequently displays the input screens G32 and G33, and the first operation accepting unit 212 also accepts changes to the pharmacy and reservation date and time. When the first operation accepting unit 212 accepts the operation to change the receiving information as described above, it transmits receiving change data indicating the changed receiving information to the server device 10.

[0079] The server device 10 accepts the change to the receiving information indicated by the received change data by the change processing unit 116 (A46). Specifically, the change processing unit 116 accepts the change to the receiving information by instructing the receiving processing unit 115 to reflect the changed receiving information in the pharmacy DB. In A33, the receiving processing unit 115 executes a storage process to store the instructed receiving information. In A33, the receiving processing unit 115 transmits notification data to notify the changed receiving information, similar to when the receiving information was input. This notifies the pharmacy that the receiving information has been changed and of the received information.

[0080] As described above, the receiving information can be changed in accordance with a change in the hospital appointment, or can be changed independently without a change in the hospital appointment. In addition, when a hospital appointment is changed, the place and time for receiving medicines are usually changed as well. Therefore, if the receiving information remains unchanged even though the hospital appointment is changed, the remaining receiving information becomes noise, and it is difficult to notice, for example, even if there is receiving information that should be checked in advance. In contrast, in the medical cooperation system 1, when the hospital appointment is changed, either the first change process or the second change process described above is executed, so that it is possible to prevent a situation in which the receiving information remains unchanged even though the hospital appointment is changed, compared to a case in which these change processes are not executed.

[0081] Furthermore, in the medical cooperation system 1, when the receipt setting is the first setting, the processes from A31 to A33 and A41 to A46 are performed, and receipt information regarding receipt of the medicine desired by the patient is stored in the server device 10. On the other hand, when the receipt setting is the second setting, in the example of Fig. 5, the receipt processing unit 115 does not instruct to display the input screen for receipt information of the medicine. Therefore, the processes from A31 to A33 and A41 to A46 are not performed, and the receipt information is not stored in the server device 10. In this case, the patient cannot input the receipt information.

[0082] Next, assume that the patient who made a hospital reservation goes to the hospital and receives medical treatment. The hospital terminal 30 displays a screen for the hospital by the second user display unit 311 (A51). In this case, the hospital terminal 30 assumes that the doctor who performs the medical treatment is the user. The hospital terminal 30 accepts, by the second operation acceptance unit 312, input of prescription information for the medicine prescribed by the doctor to the patient (A52). At that time, it is determined whether the format of the prescription to be issued will be an electronic prescription or a paper prescription.

[0083] The method of determining the prescription format includes, for example, a first method in which the doctor determines the format when inputting the prescription information, a second method in which the format is determined in advance for each hospital, a third method in which the format is determined by asking the patient's preference, and a fourth method in which the format is determined according to the electronic prescription support status of the hospital that issues the prescription and the pharmacy where the medication instruction is given. In the first and third methods, the prescription format may be input when the prescription information is input in A52. In the second method, the prescription format may be stored in the hospital DB in association with the hospital. In the fourth method, the prescription format may be stored in the pharmacy DB in association with the pharmacy, and the format may be determined when the prescription format of the hospital where the medical treatment was performed matches the prescription format of the pharmacy indicated in the receipt information.

[0084] The second operation reception unit 312 transmits the input prescription information to the server device 10 in association with the determined prescription format. The server device 10 issues a prescription in the format indicated by the prescription information based on the prescription information transmitted from the hospital terminal 30, via the medical treatment processing unit 117 (A53). First, the medical cooperation process when a prescription is issued in the form of an electronic prescription will be described below.

[0085] 15 is an activity diagram showing an example of the continuation of the medical cooperation processing. In A53, when the prescription information transmitted from the hospital terminal 30 indicates the format of an electronic prescription, the server device 10 issues a prescription in the format of an electronic prescription to the patient indicated by the prescription information by the medical treatment processing unit 117. The medical treatment processing unit 117 transmits an electronic prescription indicating the issued prescription to the patient terminal 20. The patient terminal 20 displays the prescription indicated by the transmitted electronic prescription by the first user display unit 211 (A54). The patient can check the medicine prescribed to him / her by looking at the displayed prescription.

[0086] Next, the server device 10 stores the issued electronic prescription in the pharmacy DB shown in Fig. 6 by the reception processing unit 119 (A61). Next, the server device 10 executes a reception process in which the reception processing unit 119 uploads the electronic prescription viewable from the pharmacy terminal 40 of the pharmacy indicated by the receipt information (A62). Specifically, the reception processing unit 119 uploads the electronic prescription to the electronic prescription management server 3 in association with the pharmacy indicated by the receipt information.

[0087] Next, the server device 10 transmits notification data notifying that the electronic prescription has been uploaded to the pharmacy terminal 40 of the pharmacy associated with the electronic prescription via the reception processing unit 119. The pharmacy terminal 40 displays the notification indicated by the transmitted notification data via the third user display unit 411 (A63). In the pharmaceutical collaboration system 1, the server display unit 111 causes each terminal to display a status screen indicating the status of pharmaceutical collaboration. In A63, the third user display unit 411 displays a patient status screen for the pharmacy, and displays the above notification on the status screen.

[0088] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a patient status screen for a pharmacy. The patient status screen G7 for a pharmacy shown in FIG. 16 includes a status information list C71. The status information list C71 includes status information C711 to C720 that associates a desired time, a status, a reception ID, a patient name, a response method, an electronic prescription status, and a prescription image status. These status information are displayed based on information stored in a hospital DB, and the status of a patient managed on the hospital side can be shared on the pharmacy side. In other words, the patient status screen G7 is an example of a UI (User Interface) that realizes medical cooperation.

[0089] "Desired time" displays the desired time for receiving the medicine, as entered by the patient (or "Unconfirmed" if no time has been entered). "Status" displays information indicating the patient's status at the hospital. "Reception ID" displays the identification information issued when the patient is received at the hospital. "Patient name" displays the name of the patient who entered the receiving information. "Response method" displays the method of handling the medical treatment at the hospital ("online" or "face-to-face"). "Electronic prescription status" displays the status of the electronic prescription. "Prescription image status" displays the status of the prescription image, which is a photograph of the paper prescription, as described below.

[0090] The statuses displayed are "Not accepted," "Cancelled," "Not billed," and "Waiting for instructions." "Not accepted" indicates that the hospital appointment the patient made has not yet been accepted. "Cancelled" indicates that the hospital appointment entered by the patient has been canceled. "Not billed" indicates that the medical treatment at the hospital has been completed, but billing has not yet been completed. "Waiting for instructions" indicates that billing has been completed at the hospital, and the patient is waiting for the pharmacy to hand over the medicine and provide medication instructions at that time.

[0091] Generally, a paper prescription is handed to the patient at the time of payment, so "unpaid" means that the paper prescription has not yet been handed to the patient, and "waiting for instructions" means that the paper prescription has been handed to the patient. On the other hand, the timing at which electronic prescription data is uploaded to the electronic prescription management server 3 is not specifically determined and varies depending on the hospital or the person in charge at the hospital.

[0092] The electronic prescription statuses displayed are "Not UL", "Downloaded button", and "DL button". "Not UL" ​​indicates that the medical treatment has been completed and an electronic prescription has been issued, but that the electronic prescription has not yet been uploaded to the electronic prescription management server 3. The "Downloaded button" (Downloaded button B74 in the example of FIG. 16) indicates that the electronic prescription uploaded to the electronic prescription management server 3 has been downloaded to the pharmacy terminal 40. When the Downloaded button B74 is operated, the downloaded electronic prescription is displayed. The "DL button" (DL button B71 in the example of FIG. 16) indicates that the electronic prescription has been uploaded to the electronic prescription management server 3. When the DL button B71 is operated, the electronic prescription is downloaded from the electronic prescription management server 3 to the pharmacy terminal 40.

[0093] The prescription image status is displayed as "Not Received" or "Received" button. "Not Received" indicates that a paper prescription has been issued after the medical treatment has ended (i.e., in an "unpaid" state), but the prescription image of the paper prescription has not yet been sent to the pharmacy terminal 40. The Received button (Received button B72 in the example of FIG. 16) indicates that the prescription image of the paper prescription has already been received by the pharmacy terminal 40. When the Received button B72 is operated, the received prescription image is displayed.

[0094] In the status information list C71, notification of the receiving information displayed in A35 in Fig. 5 is performed. This notification is performed when a hospital appointment and receiving information are entered or when the receiving information is changed, so status information with a status of "Not Accepted" (C718, C719 in the example in Fig. 16) is displayed as information notifying receiving information. When the status information list includes a notification of receiving information in this way, it is possible to know the expected number of patients who will come to receive medicines in the near future.

[0095] In the example of FIG. 16, the status information C715 and C716 indicate that the electronic prescription is "not yet UL", and the status information C711 displays the DL button B71 for the electronic prescription. When the pharmacy terminal 40 accepts an operation on the DL button B71, the prescription processing unit 413 executes DL processing to download the electronic prescription from the electronic prescription management server 3 (A64). The pharmacy terminal 40 then displays the downloaded electronic prescription on the third user display unit 411 (A65). The pharmacist looks at the contents of the displayed electronic prescription and dispenses the medicine. If the scheduled time is also displayed in the status information, the pharmacist can dispense the medicine in advance at that time.

[0096] Next, the medical and pharmaceutical linkage process when a paper prescription is issued and the information stored in the field of the prescription image will be described with reference to FIG. 17 is an activity diagram showing another example of the continuation of the medical cooperation processing. In A53, when the prescription information transmitted from the hospital terminal 30 indicates the format of a paper prescription, the server device 10 issues a paper prescription to the patient indicated by the prescription information by the medical treatment processing unit 117. The medical treatment processing unit 117 transmits prescription data indicating the issued prescription to the hospital terminal 30 (in this case, the medical office is the user).

[0097] The hospital terminal 30 uses the print processing unit 313 to print the prescription indicated by the transmitted electronic prescription (A55). The printed prescription is handed over to the patient. In this embodiment, there are two methods for the pharmacy to accept the prescription received by the patient. The first is a conventional method in which the patient brings the received prescription to the pharmacy and hands it over. The second is a method in which the patient digitizes the prescription via the patient terminal 20 and transmits it to the pharmacy terminal 40 via the server device 10, and the pharmacy terminal 40 receives the transmitted prescription (digitized prescription).

[0098] First, when the processing result in A53 indicates that the patient has been issued a paper prescription by the hospital (i.e., when a paper prescription has been issued to the patient in A53), the server device 10 executes instruction processing to instruct the patient to perform work related to the prescription through the instruction processing unit 118 (A71). The instruction processing unit 118 executes, as the instruction processing, processing to control the server display unit 111 to display, on the patient terminal 20, an instruction screen including a character string instructing the patient to photograph and transmit the prescription. Through this control, the server display unit 111 transmits screen data indicating the instruction screen to the patient terminal 20. The patient terminal 20 displays, through the first user display unit 211, the instruction screen indicated by the transmitted screen data (A72).

[0099] Fig. 18 is a diagram showing an example of an instruction screen. Fig. 18(a) and (b) show instruction screens G81 and G82 which are displayed sequentially on the patient terminal 20. The instruction screen G81 includes a character string saying "Please take a picture of the prescription", an image capture range C81, and an image capture button B81. The instruction screen G82 includes a character string saying "Please send an image of the prescription", a captured image C82, and a send button B82.

[0100] When the patient projects the prescription in the photographing range C81 and operates the photographing button B81, the patient terminal 20 executes a process of photographing the prescription as a photographing process by the photographing processing unit 213 (A73). When the send button B82 is operated with the photographed prescription displayed in the photographed image C82, the photographing processing unit 213 transmits the photographed prescription image (an example of a digitized prescription) to the pharmacy terminal 40. The pharmacy terminal 40 receives the transmitted prescription image by the third user display unit 411 and displays a notification of the reception (A74). In A74, the third user display unit 411 displays this notification on a status screen for the pharmacy (for example, the patient status screen G7 shown in FIG. 16).

[0101] In the example of FIG. 16, the fact that the prescription image has been received is notified by displaying the Received button B72 as the prescription image status as shown in the status information C712. When the pharmacy terminal 40 accepts an operation on the Received button B72, it displays the received prescription image on the third user display unit 411 (A75). In this case, as in the case of an electronic prescription, the pharmacist looks at the contents of the displayed prescription image and dispenses the medicine. In this way, the pharmacy accepts the paper prescription. If the scheduled time is also displayed in the status information, the pharmacist can dispense the medicine in advance according to that time. In this case, the pharmacy receives the paper prescription from the patient who visits the pharmacy and stores it as the original.

[0102] The overall configuration of the above-mentioned medicine and pharmaceutical collaboration system 1 will now be described. Fig. 19 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the medicine cooperation system 1. In the medicine cooperation system 1, first, the setting processing unit 113 executes a process of accepting a receipt setting, either the first setting or the second setting, regarding receipt of medicines from the hospital terminal 30, for example, at A16 shown in Fig. 5 (1. Receipt setting). In addition, the reservation processing unit 114 executes a process of accepting a hospital reservation from the patient terminal 20, for example, at A23 shown in Fig. 5 (2. Hospital reservation).

[0103] 5, the receipt processing unit 115 executes a process of reading out receipt settings of the hospital where the reservation was made (3. Reading Receiving Information). Also, the reception processing unit 119 executes a process of receiving input of receipt information related to receipt of medicines from the patient terminal 20 (4. Inputting Receiving Information), for example, in A33 shown in FIG.

[0104] 5 and 19, when the receipt setting is the first setting, the reception processing unit 119 receives the input of receipt information, and the hospital appointment and the pharmacy appointment are made simultaneously. As a result, information related to the hospital appointment (reservation information) and information related to the pharmacy appointment (receiving information) are associated with each other by the patient information and stored in the hospital DB and the pharmacy DB. This association allows the electronic prescription status and the prescription image status to be shared among pharmacies, for example, as shown in FIG. 16.

[0105] Furthermore, when receipt information is input, the pharmacy terminal 40 displays the input receipt information (5. Display of Receiving Information). When the receipt information is displayed, the pharmacy can conveniently know the patient's condition at the hospital and the prospect of receiving the medicine. Furthermore, by having the pharmacy prepare in advance for dispensing, etc. based on the receipt information, it is also convenient for the patient as the waiting time for receiving the medicine can be shortened.

[0106] On the other hand, when the received receiving setting is the second setting, the reception processing unit 119 restricts the input of receiving information related to the receipt of medicines from the patient terminal, compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting. In the examples of Fig. 5 and Fig. 19, when the receiving setting is the second setting, the reception processing unit 119 restricts the input of receiving information by not accepting the input of receiving information, compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting.

[0107] Making reservations at both the hospital and the pharmacy makes it easier for information to be shared between the hospital and the pharmacy, but this requires the hospital to develop infrastructure (such as installing the hospital terminal 30) and allocate personnel (such as assigning an operator for the hospital terminal 30). Such infrastructure development and personnel allocation can be a burden for the hospital, but if a situation arises where the hospital must respond to the pharmacy's situation (such as when a drug is out of stock) due to the status of the hospital's and the pharmacy's systems and the personnel allocation, the burden on the hospital will increase even further, and it may be difficult for the hospital to respond flexibly to such situations.

[0108] In addition, for example, hospitals that provide elective medical care and counseling as their primary medical services may rarely issue prescriptions. If patients were required to enter receipt information when receiving treatment at such hospitals, this would be an unnecessary operation for both the patient and the hospital, and would only increase the burden on both parties.

[0109] Therefore, in the medical cooperation system 1, the hospital can select the second setting to restrict the input of the receiving information, thereby ensuring the flexibility of the hospital. According to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a flexible response in the system cooperation between the hospital and the pharmacy, such as restricting the input of the receiving information when the input of the receiving information is disadvantageous compared to the case where the input of the receiving information is always accepted, while ensuring convenience.

[0110] In addition, as described above, in the medical cooperation system 1, the hospital appointment information and the information (receiving information) related to the pharmacy appointment are associated with each other by the patient information. When the hospital appointment is changed (6. Reservation Change), the change processing unit 116 executes a process to change the contents of the input receiving information in response to the change, for example, in A33 shown in FIG. 5 (7. Automatic change of receiving information). According to this embodiment, since the operation to change the receiving information is not required when the hospital appointment is changed, the user's work can be reduced. In addition, compared to the case where the change process of the receiving information is not executed, it is possible to prevent the state where only the receipt of medicines is scheduled to continue even though no medical treatment is performed.

[0111] In addition, in the medical cooperation system 1, after input regarding a hospital appointment and receipt of medicine is made, the change processing unit 116 executes a process of accepting, from the patient terminal 20, a change input of the content entered regarding receipt of the medicine while maintaining the hospital appointment, for example, at A46 shown in Fig. 5. According to such an embodiment, it is possible to improve user convenience compared to a case in which only change input of receipt information is not accepted.

[0112] Thereafter, the patient is examined, and the hospital terminal 30 accepts the input of the examination results (9. Enter examination results). Next, the hospital terminal 30 executes the process of issuing a prescription (10. Issue prescription). Then, the pharmacy terminal 40 accepts the issued prescription (11. Accept prescription). The pharmacist dispenses the medicine based on the accepted prescription and provides the patient with medication instructions, thereby providing the patient with the medicine prescribed at the hospital. In the medical and pharmaceutical collaboration system 1, as described above, the hospital information and pharmacy information are linked, and reservation processing, change processing of receipt information, etc. are performed, so that medical and pharmaceutical collaboration can be carried out more smoothly than if these processes were not performed.

[0113] <Change of receipt information> The example in Fig. 5 shows a process for accepting input of changes to the receiving information. There may be restrictions on the input of changes to the receiving information.

[0114] <Before and after treatment> For example, the change processing unit 116 may restrict the change input after medical treatment at a hospital, compared to before medical treatment. The medical cooperation process in the case where such a restriction on the change input is performed will be described with reference to FIG.

[0115] Fig. 20 is an activity diagram showing another example of medical cooperation processing. In the example of Fig. 20, first, the patient terminal 20 accepts an operation to display a change screen for the received information by the patient through the first operation acceptance unit 212 (A81). The first operation acceptance unit 212 transmits operation data indicating the accepted operation to the server device 10. The server device 10 determines through the change processing unit 116 whether or not the received information by the patient can be changed (A82).

[0116] The change processing unit 116, for example, refers to the status of the patient, and if the patient's status is "not yet accepted", it determines that medical treatment has not yet begun and that the receiving information can be changed, whereas if the patient's status is "not yet billed" or "waiting for guidance", it determines that medical treatment has ended and that the receiving information cannot be changed. If the change processing unit 116 determines that the receiving information cannot be changed, it transmits notification data to the patient terminal 20 notifying that the change is not possible. The patient terminal 20 displays a notification that the receiving information cannot be changed by the first user display unit 211 (A83).

[0117] When the change processing unit 116 determines that the receiving information can be changed, it transmits notification data to the patient terminal 20 notifying the patient that the change can be made. In this case, the patient terminal 20 displays, for example, a receiving information change screen G6 shown in FIG. 14 by the first user display unit 211 (A84). Then, the patient terminal 20 receives an operation to change the receiving information by the first operation receiving unit 212, and transmits receiving change data indicating the changed receiving information to the server device 10 (A85). The server device 10 receives the change to the receiving information indicated by the received receiving change data by the change processing unit 116, similar to A46 shown in FIG. 5 (A86).

[0118] When the patient's status is "unpaid" or "waiting for instructions," the medical treatment may have ended, a prescription may have been issued, and the pharmacy may have accepted the prescription. Once the prescription is accepted, the pharmacy may begin preparing to dispense the medicine or may actually dispense it. By not accepting changes to the receipt information after the medical treatment, the pharmacy can reduce the complexity compared to accepting changes after the medical treatment.

[0119] Note that the restriction on change input by the change processing unit 116 is not limited to the example of Fig. 20. For example, the change processing unit 116 may accept changes to part of the receipt information even after medical treatment. Fig. 21 is an activity diagram showing another example of medical cooperation processing. In the example of Fig. 21, first, the patient terminal 20 accepts an operation to display a change screen for receiving information by the patient through the first operation accepting unit 212 (A91). The first operation accepting unit 212 transmits operation data indicating the accepted operation to the server device 10.

[0120] The server device 10, through the change processing unit 116, judges whether there is a restriction on changing the receiving information by the patient (A92). For example, the change processing unit 116 refers to the status of the patient, and judges that there is no restriction on changing the receiving information if the patient's status is "not yet accepted", and judges that there is a restriction on changing the receiving information if the patient's status is "not yet billed" or "waiting for guidance". The change processing unit 116 transmits notification data to the patient terminal 20 notifying whether there is a restriction on changing the receiving information.

[0121] If the patient terminal 20 is notified by the first user display unit 211 that there is a restriction on changing the receiving information, it displays a first change screen for the receiving information (A93), and if the patient terminal 20 is notified that there is no restriction on changing the receiving information, it displays a second change screen for the receiving information (A94). Fig. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a change screen for reception information. Fig. 22(a) and (b) show a first change screen G9-1 for reception information and a second change screen G9-2 for reception information.

[0122] In the first change screen G9-1, the non-changeable buttons B91-1 and B92-1 and the change button B93-1 are displayed in association with the receiving information C91, C92, and C93 (respectively indicating the drug receiving method, pharmacy, and reservation date and time). The non-changeable buttons B91-1 and B92-1 are displayed with the text "Cannot be changed" and cannot be operated. On the other hand, the change button B93-1 is displayed with the text "Change" and can be operated. In other words, in the first change screen G9-1, the reservation date and time can be changed, but the drug receiving method and pharmacy cannot be changed.

[0123] In the second change screen G9-2, change buttons B91-2, B92-2, and B93-2 are displayed in association with the same receiving information C91, C92, and C93. The character string "Change" is displayed on all of these change buttons, and they are in an operable state. That is, in the second change screen G9-2, the drug receiving method, pharmacy, and reservation date and time can all be changed. In either case of the first change screen G9-1 or the second change screen G9-2 being displayed, A85 (change of receiving information) and A86 (acceptance of change) are performed to change the receiving information. As described above, even if only the change input is restricted, the amount of content to be changed is reduced compared to when the change input is not restricted, and therefore the complexity on the pharmacy side can be reduced.

[0124] The method of determining whether a medical examination is performed before or after the examination is not limited to the above method. For example, the time before or after the reception at the hospital may be regarded as the time before or after the examination, or the time before or after the input of the medical examination results may be regarded as the time before or after the examination. The time before or after the issuance of a prescription may be regarded as the time before or after the examination, or the time before or after the payment may be regarded as the time before or after the examination. In short, any time during the period from reception at the hospital to payment may be regarded as the timing of the medical examination. In any case, since the possibility of receiving a prescription and performing subsequent work is higher after the examination than before the examination, by restricting the input of changes, the complexity on the pharmacy side can be reduced in the same manner as described above.

[0125] <Method of accepting prescriptions> There are two or more means by which a pharmacy that receives pharmaceuticals accepts a prescription. The first means is a means (the means explained in FIG. 15) for uploading an electronic prescription that can be viewed from the pharmacy's pharmacy terminal 40 to the electronic prescription management server 3. The second means is a means (the means explained in FIG. 17) for the pharmacy to receive a digitalized version of a paper prescription.

[0126] Here, when the change processing unit 116 executes a process of accepting, from the patient terminal 20, a change input for the contents entered regarding receipt of a medicine, the period during which the change input is possible may be different between when the pharmacy accepts the prescription by the first means and when the pharmacy accepts the prescription by the second means. For example, the change processing unit 116 may make the period during which the change input is possible longer when the first means is used than when the second means is used.

[0127] Specifically, the change processing unit 116 may allow change input even after medical treatment when the first means of electronic prescription is used, and may not allow change input after medical treatment when the second means of paper prescription is used. The period during which change input is possible when the first means is used may be a predetermined period after the patient pays the bill, or may be a period until the patient visits the pharmacy. The period during which change input is not possible when the second means is used may be a period starting from when the patient checks in at the hospital, or may be a period starting from when the patient receives a medical examination, when the prescription is issued, or when the payment is completed, etc.

[0128] In short, when the first means is used, it is sufficient that the period during which change input is possible is longer than when the second means is used. When the first means is used, even if the pharmacy is changed, it is only necessary to switch the pharmacy that can view the uploaded electronic prescription, so the change processing unit 116 can reliably switch the pharmacy that accepts the prescription without human intervention. On the other hand, when the second means is used, when the pharmacy is changed, the patient must again take a picture of the paper prescription and send it to the pharmacy, which requires human intervention, and it is not clear whether the work will be performed reliably.

[0129] Therefore, by shortening the period during which changes can be input when the second means is used compared to when the first means is used, the period during which the pharmacy can reliably accept prescriptions can be extended compared to when this period is uniform, thereby improving the reliability of information sharing. Also, when a means that allows for a change of pharmacy more quickly is used, such as the first means, by lengthening the period during which changes can be input compared to when the other means is used, convenience for patients can be improved compared to when this period is uniform, and rework at the pharmacy that occurs due to reasons such as preparation for dispensing proceeding before the changes are reflected can be reduced.

[0130] In addition to the above, the pharmacy that receives the medicine can also use other methods to accept the prescription, such as mailing a paper prescription to the pharmacy. By making the period during which changes can be made different between when the pharmacy accepts the prescription via the first method and when the pharmacy accepts the prescription via the second method among these two or more methods, the pharmacy can increase the information it needs to select the method for accepting the prescription, compared to when the period during which changes can be made is fixed for all methods, such as selecting a method with a longer period when there is a possibility that the patient may change pharmacies.

[0131] <Upload prescription image> In the example of Fig. 18, the instruction processing unit 118 executes a process of instructing the patient to take a photo of the prescription and to transmit the photo (prescription image) to the pharmacy via the patient terminal 20. Therefore, when the pharmacy is changed, the prescription image must be resent from the patient terminal 20 to the pharmacy terminal 40 of the new pharmacy.

[0132] Therefore, for example, when the receipt setting is the first setting, the instruction processing unit 118 may execute processing to instruct via the patient terminal 20 to upload a captured photo (prescription image) to a storage area viewable by the pharmacy terminal 40 of the pharmacy. Note that when a hospital issues an electronic prescription or when the receipt setting is the second setting, the instruction processing unit 118 does not execute processing to instruct such uploading. The medical and pharmaceutical cooperation processing when a prescription image is uploaded will be described with reference to FIG. 23.

[0133] FIG. 23 is an activity diagram showing another example of the medical cooperation process. First, the processes of A53 (issuing a prescription) and A55 (printing a prescription) shown in FIG. 17 are executed. In the example of FIG. 23, the prescription information transmitted from the hospital terminal 30 indicates the format of a paper prescription, and the server device 10 issues a paper prescription to the patient indicated by the prescription information in A53. Then, when the processing result in A53 indicates that the patient is a patient to whom a paper prescription has been issued by the hospital (that is, when a paper prescription has been issued to the patient in A53), the server device 10 controls the server display unit 111 by the instruction processing unit 118 to execute a process of displaying an instruction screen including a character string instructing to photograph and upload the prescription on the patient terminal 20 as an instruction process (A101). The server display unit 111 transmits screen data indicating the instruction screen to the patient terminal 20 by this control. The patient terminal 20 displays, by the first user display unit 211, an instruction screen indicated by the transmitted screen data (A102).

[0134] Fig. 24 is a diagram showing an example of an instruction screen. Fig. 24(a) and (b) show instruction screens G101 and G102 which are displayed sequentially on the patient terminal 20. The instruction screen G101 includes a character string saying "Please take a picture of the prescription", an image capture range C101, and a capture button B101. The instruction screen G102 includes a character string saying "Please upload an image of the prescription", a captured image C102, and an upload button B102.

[0135] The patient terminal 20 executes the photographing process by the photographing processing unit 213 in the same manner as the example of FIG. 18 (A103). When the upload button B102 is operated with the photographed prescription displayed in the photographed image C102, the photographing processing unit 213 transmits the photographed prescription image to the server device 10. When the prescription image is transmitted, the server device 10 stores the received prescription image in the pharmacy DB by the reception processing unit 119 (A104). The reception processing unit 119 transmits notification data to the pharmacy terminal 40 notifying that the prescription image has been uploaded.

[0136] The pharmacy terminal 40 displays the notification indicated by the transmitted notification data by the third user display unit 411 (A105). The third user display unit 411 displays a patient status screen for the pharmacy, and displays the above notification on the status screen. Fig. 25 is a diagram showing another example of a patient status screen for a pharmacy. The patient status screen G11 for a pharmacy shown in Fig. 25 includes a status information list C111. In the prescription image status of the status information list C111, a "DL button" and a "DL completed button" are displayed, similar to the electronic prescription status shown in Fig. 16.

[0137] The "DL button" (DL button B112 in the example of FIG. 25) indicates that a prescription image has been uploaded to server device 10. When the DL button B112 is operated, the prescription image is downloaded from server device 10 to the pharmacy terminal 40. The "DL completed button" (DL completed button B113 in the example of FIG. 25) indicates that the prescription image uploaded to server device 10 has been downloaded to the pharmacy terminal 40. When the DL completed button B113 is operated, the downloaded prescription image is displayed.

[0138] When the pharmacy terminal 40 accepts the operation of the DL button B112, the prescription processing unit 413 executes a process of requesting a prescription image from the server device 10 (A106). The server device 10 transmits the requested prescription image to the pharmacy terminal 40 via the reception processing unit 119 (A107). The pharmacy terminal 40 displays the prescription image downloaded by the processes of A106 and A107 on the third user display unit 411 (A108).

[0139] Once the prescription image is uploaded to the server device 10 as described above, when switching pharmacies, only UL notification (A105) and DL processing (A106, A107) are performed between the server device 10 and the pharmacy terminal 40, eliminating the need for the patient to perform work to resend the prescription image from the patient terminal 20 to the pharmacy terminal 40. According to this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the effort required of the patient when changing pharmacies, even in the case of paper prescriptions, compared to a case in which the prescription image cannot be uploaded.

[0140] The above-mentioned means for uploading prescription images can be used as one of the means for the pharmacy that receives the medicines described in the "Prescription acceptance means" to accept the prescription.

[0141] <Dunning notice> When a prescription is issued at a hospital, work by a medical professional is required on the hospital terminal 30. Prescription-related work includes, for example, the operation of inputting the contents of the prescription, the operation of uploading the prescription, and the operation of printing the prescription. If such prescription-related work is delayed, there may be a delay in the time when the prescription can be accepted by the pharmacy. In order to prevent such a delay, a reminder may be sent to the hospital.

[0142] Fig. 26 is a diagram showing another example of the functional configuration of the control unit 11 of the server device 10. The control unit 11 includes a dunning processing unit 120 in addition to the units shown in Fig. 4. The dunning processing unit 120 executes a process of transmitting a dunning notice to the hospital terminal 30. Specifically, the dunning processing unit 120 executes a process of transmitting a dunning notice when a process for allowing a pharmacy to accept a prescription has not been performed in the hospital terminal 30 by a predetermined time.

[0143] The process for having the pharmacy accept the prescription is, for example, a process for uploading the electronic prescription to the electronic prescription management server 3. For example, if the process for uploading the electronic prescription is not completed by a predetermined time before the desired time of receipt of the medicine input as the receipt information, the dunning processing unit 120 transmits a dunning notice to the pharmacy terminal 40 of the pharmacy indicated by the receipt information. For example, the dunning processing unit 120 transmits dunning notice data indicating the contents of the dunning to the pharmacy terminal 40.

[0144] The pharmacy terminal 40 displays the contents indicated by the transmitted reminder notice data by the third user display unit 411. As described above, in the medical and pharmaceutical cooperation system 1, the server display unit 111 causes each terminal to display a status screen indicating the status of medical and pharmaceutical cooperation. The third user display unit 411 displays, for example, a status screen of a pharmacy for a hospital, and displays the reminder notice on the status screen.

[0145] FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of a pharmacy status screen for hospitals. The pharmacy status screen G12 shown in FIG. 27 includes a status information list C121. The status information list C121 includes status information C1211 to C1217 that associates a patient ID, a patient name, a receipt method, a pharmacy name, a reservation date and time, an electronic prescription reception status, a prescription image reception status, and a reminder notice. These status information are displayed based on information stored in the pharmacy DB, and the patient status managed on the pharmacy side can be shared on the hospital side. In other words, the pharmacy status screen G12 is an example of a UI that realizes medical cooperation.

[0146] The status information C1213 and C1215 include a reminder notice saying "Please upload the electronic prescription!". By seeing this reminder notice, a medical staff member at the hospital can realize that the electronic prescription has not yet been uploaded and can perform the uploading work. According to this aspect, it is possible to increase the reliability of information sharing compared to a case where a reminder notice is not sent.

[0147] The process for making the pharmacy accept the prescription is not limited to uploading an electronic prescription. For example, at the request of a patient, a process for sending a prescription from a hospital to a pharmacy by facsimile may be performed as a process for making the pharmacy accept the prescription. In this case, the dunning processing unit 120 may send a dunning notice such as "Please fax the prescription to the pharmacy!". The dunning notice may also be displayed as a pop-up on a screen other than the pharmacy status screen.

[0148] Furthermore, even if a desired time is not input as the receipt information, the dunning processing unit 120 may send a dunning notice to the pharmacy terminal 40 of the pharmacy indicated by the receipt information, for example, if the process of uploading the electronic prescription has not been completed by a specified time (a time to meet the pharmacy's business hours, for example, 4:00 p.m.) on the day when the status shown in FIG. 16 becomes "waiting for guidance". In either case, the reliability of information linkage can be increased compared to when a dunning notice is not sent. In the medical and pharmaceutical linkage system 1, hospital information and pharmacy information are linked as described above, and reservation processing, dunning processing, etc. are performed, so that medical and pharmaceutical linkage can be carried out more smoothly than when these processes are not performed.

[0149] <Status information> As described in the example of Fig. 27, the server display unit 111 causes the hospital terminal 30 to execute a process to display a status related to the pharmacy where the medicine is received (for example, the status information list C121 shown in Fig. 27). Also, as described in the example of Fig. 16, the server display unit 111 causes the pharmacy terminal 40 to execute a process to display a status related to the user who is receiving medical treatment at the hospital (for example, the status information list C71 shown in Fig. 16).

[0150] Moreover, the status displayed by the server display unit 111 is not limited to those shown in Fig. 16 and Fig. 27. For example, as the status related to a pharmacy, information such as whether or not a patient has visited the store, whether or not medication instruction has been completed, or whether or not payment has been completed may be displayed. Furthermore, as the status related to a user receiving medical treatment at a hospital, information such as whether or not medical treatment has been completed, whether or not a prescription has been issued, or whether or not a health insurance card is present may be displayed.

[0151] In this way, by sharing information between the hospital terminal 30 and the pharmacy terminal 40, the pharmacy can prepare medication instructions according to the medical treatment situation. In addition, when the hospital issues a paper prescription and sends it by facsimile to the pharmacy to provide medicine, the hospital has the task of mailing the original prescription to the pharmacy, but this task can be performed after confirming that the medicine has been provided according to the prescription. In addition, the hospital can confirm that the patient has received the medicine. In addition, the hospital can receive feedback from the pharmacy about the medicine prescribed to the patient.

[0152] <Other embodiments> In the above embodiment, the pharmacy to be selected is necessarily input as the receiving information as shown in Fig. 10, but input of the pharmacy is not essential. The reception processing unit 119 may receive input of one or more of the drug receiving method, the pharmacy, and the scheduled date and time of instruction, for example, in A33 shown in Fig. 5.

[0153] Furthermore, the method of restricting the input of receiving information by the reception processing unit 119 is not limited to the method described in the embodiment. For example, when the received receiving setting is the second setting, the reception processing unit 119 may restrict the time period during which the input of receiving information can be accepted, compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting. Specifically, when the receiving setting is the second setting, the reception processing unit 119 restricts the time period during which the input of receiving information can be accepted to be shorter, compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting.

[0154] Furthermore, when the received receipt setting is the second setting, the reception processing unit 119 may limit the number of pharmacies that can accept the input of receipt information, compared to when the receipt setting is the first setting. Specifically, when the received receipt setting is the second setting, the reception processing unit 119 limits the number of pharmacies that can accept the input of receipt information to fewer pharmacies, compared to when the received receipt setting is the first setting. In either case, the burden on the hospital in sharing information between the hospital and the pharmacy changes between the first setting and the second setting. Therefore, by enabling the first setting and the second setting on the hospital side, the degree of freedom on the hospital side is ensured.

[0155] Furthermore, in the first setting, the reception processing unit 119 accepts simultaneous reservations for both a hospital and a pharmacy, but in the second setting, such simultaneous reservations may be restricted more than in the first setting. Restrictions on simultaneous reservations include, for example, not allowing reservations for receiving medicines or restricting the number of items that can be reserved for receiving medicines (receiving method, pharmacy, and scheduled receiving time).

[0156] Moreover, the overall configuration shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and is not limited thereto. For example, the server device 10 may be distributed to two or more devices, or may be replaced by a cloud computing system. Moreover, the functional configuration shown in FIG. 4 is also an example, and is not limited thereto. For example, the functions of the server device 10 may be distributed and realized to two or more devices. Furthermore, the operation performed by one function may be distributed to two or more functions, or two or more functions may be integrated into one function. In short, as long as each function shown in FIG. 4 is realized in the entire medical and pharmaceutical cooperation system 1, the devices that realize those functions may have any configuration.

[0157] The above-mentioned embodiment is an information processing system such as the medical cooperation system 1 including an information processing device such as the server device 10, but may be an information processing method. The information processing method includes steps of each process executed by the information processing system. The above-mentioned embodiment may be a program. The program causes a computer to execute each process executed by the same information processing system.

[0158] <Additional Notes> Furthermore, it may be provided in the following aspects:

[0159] (1) A program that causes a computer to execute the following processes: accepting a receiving setting, either a first setting or a second setting, for receiving medicines from a hospital terminal; accepting a hospital reservation from a patient terminal; reading out the receiving setting for the hospital where the reservation was made; and accepting input of receiving information for receiving medicines from the patient terminal, and when the receiving setting is the second setting, restricting the input of receiving information for receiving the medicines from the patient terminal compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting.

[0160] According to such an embodiment, it is possible to ensure convenience while enabling flexible responses in system cooperation between hospitals and pharmacies.

[0161] (2) A program in accordance with the above (1) that causes the computer to execute a process for changing the contents of the input receiving information in response to a change in the hospital appointment.

[0162] According to such an embodiment, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user while preventing a situation in which the receipt of medicine is scheduled even though no medical treatment is being performed from continuing.

[0163] (3) A program in accordance with the above (1) or (2) that causes the computer to execute a process in which, after input regarding the hospital appointment and receipt of the medicine has been made, the computer receives, from the patient terminal, input of changes to the content entered regarding receipt of the medicine while maintaining the hospital appointment.

[0164] According to this embodiment, it is possible to improve convenience for the user.

[0165] (4) The program according to (3) above, wherein the input of changes is restricted after medical treatment at the hospital compared to before the medical treatment.

[0166] According to such an embodiment, it is possible to reduce the complexity on the part of the pharmacy.

[0167] (5) A program according to any one of (1) to (4) above, wherein the pharmacy that receives the medicine has two or more means for accepting prescriptions, and the computer is caused to execute a process for accepting, from the patient terminal, changes to the content entered regarding the receipt of the medicine, and the period during which the changes can be made differs depending on whether the pharmacy accepts the prescription via the first means or the second means.

[0168] According to this embodiment, it is possible to increase the information to be considered when selecting a means for receiving a prescription.

[0169] (6) In the program described in (5) above, the first means is a means for uploading an electronic prescription that can be viewed from a pharmacy terminal of the pharmacy, and the second means is a means for the pharmacy to receive a digitized version of a paper prescription, and when the first means is used, the period during which changes can be input is longer than when the second means is used.

[0170] According to this embodiment, it is possible to reduce rework at the pharmacy.

[0171] (7) A program for causing the computer to execute a process of sending a reminder notice to the hospital terminal if the process for having the prescription accepted by the pharmacy has not been completed at the hospital terminal by a predetermined time, in the program described in any one of (1) to (6) above.

[0172] According to this embodiment, the reliability of information sharing can be increased.

[0173] (8) A program according to any one of (1) to (7) above, which causes the computer to execute a process of displaying, on a hospital terminal, a status regarding the pharmacy where the medicine is to be received, and displaying, on the pharmacy terminal, a status regarding a user receiving medical treatment at the hospital.

[0174] According to this embodiment, medication instructions can be prepared according to the medical situation.

[0175] (9) A program according to any one of (1) to (8) above, which causes the computer to execute a process of instructing, when a paper prescription is issued by the hospital, via a patient terminal to take a photo of the prescription and send the photo to a pharmacy, and, when the receiving setting is the first setting, to execute a process of instructing, via the patient terminal, to upload the taken photo to a memory area viewable by the pharmacy terminal of the pharmacy.

[0176] According to this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the hassle for the patient when changing pharmacies in the first setting.

[0177] (10) A system that executes the following processes: accepting from a hospital terminal either a first setting or a second setting for receiving medicines; accepting from a patient terminal a hospital reservation; reading out the reception setting for the hospital where the reservation was made; and accepting input of reception information for receiving medicines from the patient terminal, and when the reception setting is the second setting, restricts the input of reception information for receiving the medicines from the patient terminal compared to when the reception setting is the first setting.

[0178] According to such an embodiment, it is possible to ensure convenience while enabling flexible responses in system cooperation between hospitals and pharmacies.

[0179] (11) A method in which a computer controlling a system executes the following processes: accepting a receiving setting, either a first setting or a second setting, regarding the receipt of pharmaceuticals from a hospital terminal; accepting a hospital reservation from a patient terminal; reading out the receiving setting of the hospital where the reservation was made; and accepting input of receiving information regarding the receipt of pharmaceuticals from the patient terminal; and when the receiving setting is the second setting, restricting the input of receiving information regarding the receipt of the pharmaceuticals from the patient terminal compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting.

[0180] According to such an embodiment, it is possible to ensure convenience while enabling flexible responses in system cooperation between hospitals and pharmacies. Of course, this is not the case. Furthermore, the above-described embodiments and modifications may be combined in any desired manner.

[0181] Finally, although various embodiments of the present invention have been described, these are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The new embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The embodiments and their modifications are within the scope and spirit of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention and its equivalents described in the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0182] 1: Medical and pharmaceutical collaboration system 2: Communication lines 3: Electronic prescription management server 10: Server device 11: Control section 20: Patient terminal 21: Control section 30: Hospital terminal 31: Control section 40:Pharmacy terminal 41: Control section 111: Server display section 112: Memory control unit 113: Setting processing section 114: Reservation processing unit 115: Receiving processing unit 116: Change processing section 117: Medical Treatment Department 118: Instruction processing unit 119: Reception department 120: Dunning department 211: First user display unit 212: First operation reception unit 213: Shooting processing section 311: Second user display unit 312: Second operation reception section 313: Print processing unit 411: Third user display unit 412: Third operation reception section 413: Prescription Processing Department

Claims

1. On the computer, A process of receiving either a first setting or a second setting regarding receipt of medicines from the hospital terminal; A process to accept hospital reservations from patient terminals; Retrieving the receipt settings for the hospital where the appointment was made; A process of receiving input of receipt information regarding receipt of medicines from the patient terminal; Run the command, When the receiving setting is the second setting, input of receiving information regarding the receiving of the medicine from the patient terminal is restricted compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting. program.

2. The program according to claim 1, The computer includes: When the hospital appointment is changed, a process of changing the contents of the input receipt information in response to the change; A program that executes the following.

3. The program according to claim 2, The computer includes: a process of accepting, from the patient terminal, a change input for the input content regarding the receipt of the medicine while maintaining the hospital reservation after the input content regarding the appointment with the hospital and the receipt of the medicine has been made; A program that executes the following.

4. The program according to claim 3, After the medical treatment at the hospital, the change input is limited compared to before the medical treatment. program.

5. The program according to claim 1, The pharmacy that receives the medicine has two or more means for accepting prescriptions; The computer includes: Executing a process of receiving, from the patient terminal, a change input of the content input regarding receipt of the medicine; The period during which the change can be input is different depending on whether the pharmacy accepts the prescription through the first means or the second means. program.

6. The program according to claim 5, The first means is a means for uploading an electronic prescription viewable from a pharmacy terminal of the pharmacy, The second means is a means for the pharmacy to receive a digital copy of a paper prescription, When the first means is used, the period during which the change input is possible is longer than when the second means is used. program.

7. The program according to claim 1, The computer includes: If the processing for having the prescription accepted by the pharmacy is not completed at the hospital terminal by a predetermined time, a processing for sending a reminder notice to the hospital terminal; A program that executes the following.

8. The program according to claim 1, The computer includes: Displaying a status regarding the pharmacy where the medicine is to be received on the hospital terminal; A process of displaying a status regarding a user receiving medical treatment at the hospital on the pharmacy terminal; A program that executes the following.

9. The program according to claim 1, The computer includes: When a paper prescription is issued by the hospital, a process is executed to instruct, via a patient terminal, to take a photo of the prescription and transmit the photo to a pharmacy; When the receiving setting is the first setting, a process is executed to instruct, via a patient terminal, to upload the photograph taken to a storage area accessible by a pharmacy terminal of the pharmacy. program.

10. 1. A system comprising: A process of receiving either a first setting or a second setting regarding receipt of medicines from a hospital terminal; A process to accept hospital reservations from patient terminals; Retrieving the receipt settings for the hospital where the appointment was made; A process of receiving input of receipt information regarding receipt of medicines from the patient terminal; Run When the receiving setting is the second setting, input of receiving information regarding the receiving of the medicine from the patient terminal is restricted compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting. system.

11. The computer that controls the system A process of receiving either a first setting or a second setting regarding receipt of medicines from a hospital terminal; A process to accept hospital reservations from patient terminals; Retrieving the receipt settings for the hospital where the appointment was made; A process of receiving input of receipt information regarding receipt of medicines from the patient terminal; Run When the receiving setting is the second setting, input of receiving information regarding the receiving of the medicine from the patient terminal is restricted compared to when the receiving setting is the first setting. method.

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