Information providing system

Abstract

To provide an information providing system for outputting acquired general health medical information to a prescribed destination on the basis of personal identification information associated with the acquired health medical information.SOLUTION: An information providing system includes: a personal identification information holding unit; a health medical information holding unit for holding health medical information based on two or more types of information received from one or a plurality of information sources in association with the personal identification information; a general health medical information holding unit intended to be universally used on the basis of scientific basis; a health medical information acquisition unit for acquiring the health medical information; a general health medical information acquisition rule holding unit; a general health medical information acquisition unit for acquiring general health medical information on the basis of the health medical information and general health medical information acquisition rules; and a general health medical information output unit for outputting the acquired general health medical information to a prescribed destination based on the personal identification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information providing system that outputs acquired general health care information to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the acquired health care information.

Background Art

[0002] Recently, systems and services that provide proposal information based on various information of users have been studied.

[0003] As an example of such a system, the invention described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. In this invention, an advisor inputs a customer's biological information and lifestyle information, performs analysis using a database based on the combination of the biological information and lifestyle information, and provides an information management system that outputs proposal information for improving the customer's QOL (quality of life).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, in the above-described invention, there is a nuisance that an advisor has to input a customer's biological information and lifestyle information each time, and there is also a problem that a specific configuration for outputting acquired general health care information to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the acquired health care information is not disclosed.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide an information providing system that outputs acquired general health care information to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the acquired health care information.

[0007] Specifically, the present invention includes a personal identification information holding unit that holds personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual, and information related to the health and medical care of that individual, associated with the personal identification information held by the personal identification information holding unit. The health care information is held based on two or more types of information received from one information source, or based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources. It also includes a general health care information holding unit that holds general health care information, which is general information related to health care and is intended to be generally used based on scientific grounds. There is a health care information acquisition unit that acquires health care information in association with personal identification information, and a general health care information acquisition rule holding unit that holds a general health care information acquisition rule (including artificial intelligence), which is a rule for acquiring general health care information based on the health care information acquired by the health care information acquisition unit. Based on the health care information acquired by the health care information acquisition unit and the general health care information acquisition rule held by the general health care information acquisition rule holding unit, there is a general health care information acquisition unit that acquires the general health care information held by the general health care information holding unit, and a general health care information output unit that outputs the general health care information acquired by the general health care information acquisition unit to a predetermined recipient based on the personal identification information associated with the health care information acquired by the health care information acquisition unit.

[0008] In addition to the above features, the present invention also provides an information providing system that includes a recipient identification information holding unit that holds recipient identification information for identifying a predetermined recipient in association with personal identification information (the recipient identification information and the personal identification information are not prevented from being the same. The same applies hereinafter), and a recipient identification information registration unit that registers the recipient identification information in the recipient identification information holding unit in association with the personal identification information.

[0009] In addition to the above features, the present invention also provides an information providing system including a trigger acquisition unit that acquires a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of general health care information in association with personal identification information or partner identification information, a process start control unit that starts a series of processes when the trigger is acquired, an output destination control unit that selects a partner to which the general health care information output unit outputs in accordance with a selection rule described later from the partner identification information held in the partner identification information holding unit in association with the personal identification information or partner identification information associated with the trigger, and controls the output destination of the general health care information output unit to the partner identified by the selected partner identification information, and a selection rule holding unit that holds a selection rule which is a rule for selection.

[0010] In addition to the above features, the present invention also provides an information providing system including a general health care information expression change unit that changes the expression and / or content of the general health care information acquired by the general health care information acquisition unit and output from the general health care information output unit according to the partner identification information selected by the output destination control unit.

[0011] In addition to the above features, the present invention also provides an information providing system including an inquiry information output request information acquisition means that the trigger acquisition unit acquires inquiry information output request information which is a request for output of inquiry information (inquiry information is different from information set individually for each person. The same applies hereinafter.) which is information in the form of an inquiry as a trigger.

[0012] In addition to the above features, the present invention also provides an information providing system in which the general health care information includes inquiry information.

[0013] In addition to the above features, the present invention also provides an information providing system in which the health care information includes inquiry response information which is response information to the inquiry information.

[0014] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides an information providing system having an information log holding unit that holds an information log which is a log of information related to an individual in association with personal identification information, and the general health care information acquisition rule is a rule for acquiring information based also on the information log.

[0015] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides an information providing system in which a predetermined counterpart is either both or either one of an individual identified by personal identification information or / and counterpart identification information and a medical worker related to the individual.

[0016] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides an information providing system in which the personal identification information includes at least one or more pieces of information among my number information, the symbol / number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, and the insured number of long-term care insurance.

[0017] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides an information providing system in which the counterpart identification information includes at least one or more pieces of information among my number information, the symbol / number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number of long-term care insurance, or, in the case of a medical worker, the number described in the qualification license held.

[0018] Furthermore, for the above-described information providing system, in order to implement them, a method executed by a CPU in the information providing system which is a computer, and an operation program of the information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner are provided.

[0019] Specifically, the present invention is a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, the method including: a personal identification information holding step of holding personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual; a health care information holding step of holding information related to the health care of the individual in association with the personal identification information held in the personal identification information holding step, where the health care information is based on two or more types of information received from one information source or based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources; a general health care information holding step of holding general health care information that is general information related to health care and is intended to be generally used based on scientific grounds; a health care information acquisition step of acquiring health care information in association with the personal identification information; a general health care information acquisition rule holding step of holding a general health care information acquisition rule (including artificial intelligence) that is a rule for acquiring general health care information based on the health care information acquired in the health care information acquisition step; a general health care information acquisition step of acquiring the general health care information held in the general health care information holding step based on the health care information acquired in the health care information acquisition step and the general health care information acquisition rule held in the general health care information acquisition rule holding step; and a general health care information output step of outputting the general health care information acquired in the general health care information acquisition step to a predetermined recipient based on the personal identification information associated with the health care information acquired in the health care information acquisition step.

[0020] Further, in addition to the above features, the present invention is a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, the method including: a recipient identification information holding step of holding recipient identification information for identifying a predetermined recipient in association with the personal identification information (the recipient identification information and the personal identification information are not prevented from being the same; the same applies hereinafter); and a recipient identification information registration step of registering the recipient identification information in association with the personal identification information for holding in the recipient identification information holding step.

[0021] In addition, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, the method including: a trigger acquisition step of acquiring a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of general health medical information in association with personal identification information or partner identification information; a process start control step of starting a series of processes when the trigger is acquired; an output destination control step of selecting a partner to be output in a general health medical information output step in association with the personal identification information or partner identification information associated with the trigger according to a selection rule described later from the partner identification information held in a partner identification information holding step, and controlling the output destination in the general health medical information output step to the partner identified by the selected partner identification information; and a selection rule holding step of holding a selection rule which is a rule for selection.

[0022] In addition, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, the method including a general health medical information expression change step of changing the expression and / or content of general health medical information acquired in a general health medical information acquisition step and output in a general health medical information output step according to the partner identification information selected in the output destination control step.

[0023] In addition, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, the trigger acquisition step including an inquiry information output request information acquisition sub-step of acquiring inquiry information output request information which is a request for output of inquiry information (which is different from information in an inquiry form and is not individually set inquiry information for an individual. The same applies hereinafter) as a trigger.

[0024] In addition, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, the general health medical information including inquiry information.

[0025] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, wherein the health care information includes inquiry response information which is response information to inquiry information.

[0026] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, the method having an information log holding step of holding an information log which is a log of information related to an individual in association with the individual identification information, and the general health care information acquisition rule being a rule for acquiring information based also on the information log.

[0027] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, wherein a predetermined counterpart is either both or either one of an individual identified by individual identification information or / and counterpart identification information and a medical worker related to the individual.

[0028] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, wherein the individual identification information includes at least one or more pieces of information among my number information, the symbol / number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, and the insured number of long-term care insurance.

[0029] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides a method executed by a CPU in an information providing system which is a computer, wherein the counterpart identification information includes at least one or more pieces of information among my number information, the symbol / number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number of long-term care insurance, or, in the case of a medical worker, the number described in the qualification license held.

[0030] Specifically, the present invention includes a personal identification information holding step for holding personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual, and in association with the personal identification information held in the personal identification information holding step, information related to the health and medical care of that individual, which holds health and medical information based on two or more types of information received from one information source, or holds health and medical information based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources, a general health and medical information holding step for holding general health and medical information that is related to health and medical care and is general information intended to be generally used based on scientific grounds, a health and medical information acquisition step for acquiring health and medical information in association with the personal identification information, a general health and medical information acquisition rule holding step for holding a general health and medical information acquisition rule (including artificial intelligence) that is a rule for acquiring general health and medical information based on the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquisition step, a general health and medical information acquisition step for acquiring the general health and medical information held in the general health and medical information holding step based on the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquisition step and the general health and medical information acquisition rule held in the general health and medical information acquisition rule holding step, and a general health and medical information output step for outputting the general health and medical information acquired in the general health and medical information acquisition step to a predetermined recipient based on the personal identification information associated with the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquisition step. The present invention provides an operation program of an information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner for an information providing system having the above steps.

[0031] Further, in addition to the above features, the present invention includes a recipient identification information holding step for holding recipient identification information for identifying a predetermined recipient in association with the personal identification information (the recipient identification information and the personal identification information are not prevented from being the same. The same applies hereinafter), and a recipient identification information registration step for registering the recipient identification information in association with the personal identification information for holding in the recipient identification information holding step. The present invention provides an operation program of an information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner for an information providing system having the above steps.

[0032] In addition to the above features, the present invention also includes a trigger acquisition step of acquiring a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of general health medical information in association with personal identification information or partner identification information, a process start control step of starting a series of processes when the trigger is acquired, an output destination control step of selecting a partner to be output in the general health medical information output step in association with the personal identification information or partner identification information associated with the trigger according to the selection rules described below from the partner identification information held in the partner identification information holding step, and controlling the output destination in the general health medical information output step to the partner identified by the selected partner identification information, and a selection rule holding step of holding a selection rule that is a rule for selection, and provides an operation program of an information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner for an information providing system having these steps.

[0033] In addition to the above features, the present invention also includes a general health medical information expression change step of changing the expression and / or content of the general health medical information acquired in the general health medical information acquisition step and output in the general health medical information output step according to the partner identification information selected in the output destination control step, and provides an operation program of an information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner for an information providing system having these steps.

[0034] In addition to the above features, the trigger acquisition step of the present invention includes an inquiry information output request information acquisition sub-step of acquiring inquiry information output request information which is a request for output of inquiry information (inquiry information is different from information set individually for each person. The same applies hereinafter.) which is information in the form of an inquiry as a trigger, and provides an operation program of an information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner for an information providing system having these steps.

[0035] In addition to the above features, the present invention also provides an operation program of an information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner for an information providing system in which the general health medical information includes inquiry information.

[0036] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides an operation program of an information providing system that is readable and executable by a computer, wherein the health care information includes inquiry response information that is response information to inquiry information.

[0037] In addition to the above features, the present invention has an information log holding step of holding an information log that is a log of information related to an individual in association with the individual identification information, and the general health care information acquisition rule is a rule for acquiring information based on the information log. The present invention provides an operation program of an information providing system that is readable and executable by a computer.

[0038] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides an operation program of an information providing system that is readable and executable by a computer, wherein a predetermined counterpart is either both or either one of an individual identified by individual identification information or / and counterpart identification information and a medical worker related to the individual.

[0039] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides an operation program of an information providing system that is readable and executable by a computer, wherein the individual identification information includes at least one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol / number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, and the insured number of long-term care insurance.

[0040] In addition to the above features, the present invention provides an operation program of an information providing system that is readable and executable by a computer, wherein the counterpart identification information includes at least one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol / number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number of long-term care insurance, or the number described in the qualification license held by a medical worker if the counterpart is a medical worker.

Advantages of the Invention

[0041] As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to provide an information providing system that outputs acquired general health care information to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the acquired health care information.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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[0043] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration applied to the present invention. The present invention is an invention that principally utilizes an electronic computer, and can be realized by software, by hardware, or by the cooperation of software and hardware. The hardware for realizing all or part of each constituent element of the present invention is composed of a CPU, memory, bus, input / output devices, various peripheral devices, a user interface, etc., which are the basic components of a computer. The various peripheral devices include storage devices, interfaces such as the Internet, Internet devices, displays, keyboards, mice, speakers, cameras, videos, TVs, various sensors for grasping the production status in a laboratory or factory (flow sensors, temperature sensors, weight sensors, liquid volume sensors, infrared sensors, shipping quantity counters, packing quantity counters, foreign object inspection devices, defective product counters, radiation inspection devices, surface condition inspection devices, circuit inspection devices, human sensors, operator work status grasping devices (by video, ID, PC workload, etc.)), CD devices, DVD devices, Blu-ray devices, USB memories, USB memory interfaces, removable hard disks, general hard disks, projector devices, SSDs, telephones, faxes, copiers, printing devices, movie editing devices, various sensor devices, etc. Also, this system does not necessarily have to be composed of a single housing, and may be composed of a plurality of housings connected by communication. Also, the communication may be LAN, WAN, Wifi, Bluetooth (registered trademark), infrared communication, ultrasonic communication, and furthermore, a part of it may be installed across national borders. Furthermore, each of the plurality of housings may be operated by different entities, or may be operated by a single entity. Whether the operating entity of the system of the present invention is singular or plural does not matter. Also, the invention can be configured as a system that includes terminals used by third parties in addition to this system, and further includes systems that include terminals used by other third parties. Also, these terminals may be installed across national borders. Furthermore, in addition to this system and the above terminals, devices used for registering related information of third parties and related persons, and devices used for databases for recording the registration content may be prepared. These may be provided in this system, or may be provided outside this system and configure this system so that these information can be utilized.

[0044] As shown in this figure, a computer consists of a chipset, a CPU, non-volatile memory, main memory, various buses, BIOS, various interfaces such as USB, HDMI (registered trademark), and LAN, a real-time clock, etc., which are configured on the motherboard. These operate in cooperation with an operating system, device drivers (for various interfaces such as USB and HDMI (registered trademark), and for embedding various devices such as cameras, microphones, speakers or headphones, and displays), and various programs. Various programs and various data constituting the present invention are configured to execute various processes by efficiently using these hardware resources. <<Chipset>>

[0045] The "chipset" is a set of large-scale integrated circuits (LSIs) that are mounted on the motherboard of a computer and integrate the communication function, that is, the bridge function, between the external bus of the CPU and the standard bus connecting memory and peripheral devices. There are cases of adopting a two-chipset configuration and a one-chipset configuration. A north bridge is provided on the side closer to the CPU and the main memory, and a south bridge is provided on the side farther away and for the interface with relatively low-speed external I / O.

[0046] (North Bridge) The north bridge includes a CPU interface, a memory controller, and a graphics interface. Most of the functions of a conventional north bridge may be borne by the CPU. The north bridge is connected to the memory slots of the main memory via a memory bus, and is connected to the graphics card slots of the graphics card via a high-speed graphics bus (AGP, PCI Express).

[0047] (South Bridge) The South Bridge is connected to the PCI interface (PCI slot) via the PCI bus and is responsible for I / O functions and sound functions with interfaces such as ATA (SATA), USB, and Ethernet. Incorporating circuits that support PS / 2 ports, floppy disk drives, serial ports, parallel ports, and ISA buses, which do not require or are incapable of high-speed operation, would act as a hindrance to the speeding up of the chipset itself. Therefore, it may be separated from the South Bridge chip and assigned to another LSI called a Super I / O chip. A bus is used to connect the CPU (MPU) to peripheral devices and various control units. The bus is connected by the chipset. The memory bus used for connection to the main memory may adopt a channel structure instead in order to achieve high speed. As the bus, a serial bus or a parallel bus can be adopted. The parallel bus transfers the original data itself or a plurality of bits cut out from the original data as a single unit simultaneously through a plurality of communication paths, while the serial bus transfers data bit by bit. A dedicated line for the clock signal is provided in parallel with the data lines to synchronize data demodulation on the receiving side. It is also used as a bus for connecting the CPU (chipset) to external devices, such as GPIB, IDE / (parallel) ATA, SCSI, and PCI. Since there are limitations to speeding up, in the improved version of PCI, PCI Express, and the improved version of parallel ATA, serial ATA, the data lines may also be a serial bus.

[0048] ≪CPU≫

[0049] The CPU reads, interprets, and executes in sequence the instruction sequence called a program on the main memory, and outputs information consisting of signals on the main memory as well. The CPU functions as the center for performing calculations within the computer. Note that the CPU is composed of a CPU core part that is the center of the calculation and its peripheral parts, and includes registers, cache memory, an internal bus connecting the cache memory and the CPU core, a DMA controller, a timer, and an interface with a connection bus to the north bridge inside the CPU. Note that multiple CPU cores may be provided in one CPU (chip). Also, in addition to the CPU, processing may be performed by a graphics interface (GPU) or an FPU. Note that the description in the embodiment is of a dual-core type, but it is not limited to this. Also, a program can be built into the CPU.

[0050] ≪Non-volatile Memory≫

[0051] (HDD)

[0052] The basic structure of a hard disk drive is composed of a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, and an arm on which the magnetic head is mounted. The external interface can adopt SATA (ATA in the past). A high-performance controller, such as SCSI, is used to support communication between hard disk drives. For example, when copying a file to another hard disk drive, the controller can read a sector and transfer it to and write it to another hard disk drive. At this time, it does not access the memory of the host CPU. Therefore, the load on the CPU can be increased without increasing it.

[0053] ≪Main Memory≫

[0054] The CPU directly accesses and executes various programs on the main memory. The main memory is a volatile memory and DRAM is used. Programs on the main memory are expanded from the non-volatile memory to the main memory upon receiving the program startup instruction. Thereafter, the CPU executes the program according to various execution instructions and execution procedures within the program.

[0055] ≪Operating System (OS)≫

[0056] The operating system is used to manage the resources on the computer for the application to utilize, manage various device drivers, and manage the computer itself which is hardware. In small computers, firmware may be used as the operating system.

[0057] ≪BIOS≫

[0058] BIOS causes the CPU to execute the procedure for starting up the computer hardware and operating the operating system. Most typically, it is the hardware that the CPU first reads when receiving the startup instruction of the computer. The address of the operating system stored in the disk (non-volatile memory) is described here, and the operating system is sequentially expanded into the main memory by the BIOS expanded in the CPU and becomes operational. Note that BIOS also has a check function for checking the presence or absence of various devices connected to the bus. The result of the check is stored on the main memory and can be made available by the operating system as appropriate. Note that BIOS may be configured to check external devices and the like. The above is the same in all embodiments.

[0059] As shown in the figures, the present invention can basically be composed of a general-purpose computer program and various devices. The operation of the computer basically takes the form of loading the program recorded in the non-volatile memory into the main memory and then executing processing with the main memory, CPU, and various devices. Communication with the devices is performed via an interface connected to the bus line. Examples of the interface include a display interface, a keyboard, a communication buffer, etc. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples.

[0060] <Satisfaction of the availability of the natural law of the present invention>

[0061] The present invention functions through the cooperation of a computer, communication facilities, and software. Specifically, it relates to an information providing system that outputs acquired general health medical information to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the acquired health medical information. Through the network, various information and data are exchanged using hardware resources among a plurality of user terminals, a plurality of administrator terminals, a plurality of information sources, etc. Therefore, from this perspective, if the present invention of the application is judged based on the matters described in the claims and the specification regarding resources such as a computer and the common technical knowledge related to those matters, the present invention of the application as a whole utilizes natural laws and also falls within the category of inventions related to computer software.

[0062] <Significance of the utilization of natural laws required by the Patent Law>

[0063] The utilization of natural laws required by the Patent Act is something that is required to ensure that the invention is an invention that can be usefully utilized in industry from the perspective that, based on the purpose of the law, the invention must have industrial applicability and contribute to the development of industry. That is, it is something that requires the invention to be useful in industry, that is, the effects of the invention declared at the time of filing can be reproduced with a certain degree of certainty by implementing the invention. From this perspective, the utilization of natural laws means that it is interpreted that it is sufficient if the functions exerted by each of the invention-specific matters (invention constituent elements), which are the configuration of the invention for exerting the effects of the invention, are exerted by utilizing natural laws. Furthermore, it should be noted that the effects of the invention only need to have the possibility of providing a predetermined usefulness to the user who utilizes the invention, and should not be viewed from the perspective of how the user feels or thinks about the usefulness. Therefore, even if the effects obtained by the user through this system are psychological effects, the effects themselves are events outside the scope of the required utilization of natural laws.

Embodiments for Implementing the Invention

[0064] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The mutual relationship between the embodiments and the claims is as follows. Mainly, the description of Embodiment 1 relates to Claims 1, 12, and 23, the description of Embodiment 2 relates to Claims 2, 13, and 24, the description of Embodiment 3 relates to Claims 3, 14, and 25, the description of Embodiment 4 relates to Claims 4, 15, and 26, the description of Embodiment 5 relates to Claims 5, 16, and 27, and the description of Embodiment 6 relates to Claims 8, 19, and 30. The present invention should not be limited to these embodiments, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof.

[0065] <Overall Configuration of the Information Provision System of the Present Invention> FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the information provision system in the present invention. The information providing system 201 is configured to be electrically connected to a plurality of user terminals 203 and a plurality of administrator terminals 204 via a network 202 (e.g., the Internet, WAN, LAN, etc.). Here, the plurality of user terminals 203 and the plurality of administrator terminals 204 may be electronic devices (e.g., personal computers, tablet terminals, smartphones, etc.) that can be connected to the network 202 via a wired or wireless interface (e.g., a communication cable, a WiFi router, etc.). Also, the information providing system 201 is configured to be electrically connected to a first information source 206, a second information source 207, and an nth (where n is a natural number of 3 or more; the same applies hereinafter) information source 208 via a network 205 (e.g., the Internet, WAN, LAN, etc.). Here, the first information source 206, the second information source 207, and the nth information source 208 may be composed of one or more servers that can be connected to the network 205 via a wired or wireless interface (e.g., a communication cable, a WiFi router, etc.). For example, the first information source 206, the second information source 207, and the nth information source 208 may be the "healthcare information sharing system" described later, various databases related to healthcare, an electronic medical record system, an electronic medical chart system, a receipt computer, an online medical consultation system, an online medication guidance system, an electronic medicine notebook system, a diagnostic image storage system, a PHR (Personal Health Record; the same applies hereinafter) system, an EHR (Electronic Health Record; the same applies hereinafter) system, an EMR (Electronic Medical Record; the same applies hereinafter) system, etc. Note that the network 202 and the network 205 may be the same network or different networks.

[0066] The PHR system refers to a health record aimed at enabling an individual (patient) to manage their own health. It is characterized by recording information such as symptoms of illness, medication history, as well as physical information such as normal weight and blood pressure and information related to lifestyle habits from the perspective of the individual (patient). An EHR system refers to a mechanism that records all medical information of an individual (patient) over their lifetime in an electronic medium and shares and utilizes this information among medical institutions. For example, as medical information, past medical history, medication history, allergies, vaccination dates, image reports of examinations, etc. can also be accumulated, which can be said to be a digital record of an individual's medical information. An EMR system refers to what is commonly known as the "electronic medical record" stored by individual medical institutions. Note that the EMR system is recorded on the premise that it will be viewed by medical professionals, who are experts, and may not necessarily be in a state where it can be viewed in a format that is easy for patients to read.

[0067] Also, in the present invention, the "user" refers to an individual (patient) or a medical professional. In some cases, the "user" may include the family of the individual (patient) or the caregiver of the individual (patient). Also, the "administrator" is a person who undertakes the role of managing and operating the information providing system (for example, it may include an individual, or an institution, organization, corporation, etc. to which the individual belongs. It may also include employees of government agencies or local governments, or institutions, organizations, corporations, etc. entrusted by government agencies or local governments.). The administrator may have the authority to edit, add, or delete various information in the information providing system. Also, the "medical professional" refers to at least one or more of a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, public health nurse, midwife, nurse, licensed practical nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, vision therapist, speech therapist, prosthetist, diagnostic radiologic technologist, diagnostic X-ray technologist, clinical laboratory technologist, sanitary inspection technologist, clinical engineering technologist, dental hygienist, dental technician, emergency medical technician, massage therapist, acupuncturist, moxibustion therapist, chiropractor, registered dietitian, nutritionist, psychiatric welfare worker, social welfare worker, care worker, certified psychologist, clinical psychologist, medical office worker (for example, a person mainly engaged in front desk work, medical fee claim work, medical information management, assistance with doctor's office work, etc.). Note that the "medical professional" may have the authority to edit, add, or delete various information in the information providing system as appropriate and when necessary.

[0068] In addition, in the present invention, although the description is made on the premise that the information providing system 201 is configured to function as a single physical server, it is not limited thereto, and a plurality of servers may be prepared, and information and data may be exchanged between these servers so that various functions can be executed in cooperation or collaboration. For example, it may be realized using a plurality of cloud servers.

[0069] <Embodiment 1 (mainly corresponding to claims 1, 12, and 23)> <Overview of Embodiment 1> This embodiment provides an information providing system that outputs health care information and general health care information obtained based on general health care information acquisition rules to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the health care information. Further, to realize this, a method executed by the CPU in the information providing system which is a computer, and an operation program of the information providing system described so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system which is a computer are provided.

[0070] <Functional Configuration of Embodiment 1> FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the information providing system in Embodiment 1. In this embodiment, it includes a personal identification information holding unit, a health care information holding unit, a general health care information holding unit, a health care information acquisition unit, a general health care information acquisition rule holding unit, a general health care information acquisition unit, and a general health care information output unit.

[0071] <Explanation of the Configuration in Embodiment 1: Personal Identification Information Holding Unit> The "personal identification information holding unit" 301 is configured to have a function of holding personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual. Here, the "personal identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among my number information, the symbol / number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number of long-term care insurance, etc. In addition, the "My Number" refers to the "Personal Number" consisting of 12 digits designated for each individual from infants to the elderly. All people (including foreigners) who have a residence record in Japan have it. Since it is a number unique to that person, there are no people with the same number, including those who have passed away.

[0072] It is preferable to configure the "Personal Attribute Information Retention Unit" to retain personal attribute information, which is information indicating the attributes of the individual in association with the personal identification information. Examples of personal attribute information include family composition, personal identification information of the family, business partner identification information, other pedigree information, date of birth, gender, address, telephone number, email address, information regarding underlying diseases if any, business partner identification information and personal identification information if there is a regular doctor, eating habits, luxury goods, information regarding physical characteristics such as weight and height, information such as eyesight and hearing, test results if a DNA test is conducted, and health examination results if a health examination is conducted. It is preferable that these personal attribute information be updated with new content, and it is also preferable to configure it to further include a "Personal Attribute Information Update Unit". When the personal attribute information is newly obtained from a reliable institution (which can also be determined by the attribute information associated with the personal identification information or business partner identification information) in association with the personal identification information, this personal attribute information update unit can be configured to update it accordingly. The new acquisition is preferably made by a "Personal Attribute Information Acquisition Unit" that acquires personal attribute information associated with the personal identification information or business partner identification information. Also, persons with certain authority may be given the authority to edit this personal attribute information. It is preferable to provide a "Personal Attribute Information Editing Unit" to implement this editing. The editing authority can be configured to be authenticated by retaining the personal identification information or business partner identification information in an "Editing Authority Retention Unit".

[0073] <Embodiment 1 Explanation of Configuration: Health and Medical Information Retention Unit> The "Healthcare Information Retention Unit" 302 is configured to have a function of retaining healthcare information related to the health and medical care of an individual in association with the personal identification information retained by the Personal Identification Information Retention Unit, based on two or more types of information received from one information source, or based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources. Here, the "healthcare information" refers to information related to the health and medical care of an individual in association with the personal identification information, which is information based on two or more types of information received from one information source, or information related to the health and medical care of an individual in association with the personal identification information, which is information based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources.

[0074] And the "information" in the phrase "information related to the health and medical treatment of an individual, which is associated with the personal identification information and is based on two or more types of information received from one information source, or information related to the health and medical treatment of an individual, which is associated with the personal identification information and is based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources" refers to electronic medical record information related to an individual (including information that is the same as or similar to the information shown in the electronic medical record but is not an electronic medical record. The same applies hereinafter), various examination information (including examination values and image data obtained through health check-ups and medical examinations), prescription information (including information that is the same as or similar to the information shown in the prescription but is not prescription information. The same applies hereinafter), medication history information (including information that is the same as or similar to the information shown in the medication history but is not medication history information. The same applies hereinafter), information on the administration status (including information that is the same as or similar to the information shown in the administration status but is not information on the administration status. The same applies hereinafter), any one or more of the information related to the human body, each vital information (for example, body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, height, weight, blood glucose level, body fat percentage, arterial blood oxygen saturation, electroencephalogram, electrocardiogram, number of steps, respiratory rate, heart sound, urine measurement information (for example, urine sugar, urine protein, urine occult blood, urobilinogen, pH, bilirubin, ketone bodies, nitrite, etc.), sleep time, etc., and is not limited thereto), each information related to the human body described in the information on the questionnaire, each information related to the human body shown in the data of the health promotion app, each information related to the human body in the conversation data of the interactive health promotion SNS, etc. Examples of the information of "electronic medical record information", examples of the information of "various examination information", examples of the information of "prescription information", examples of the information of "medication history information", and examples of the information of "information on the administration status" are described in the paragraphs hereinafter.

[0075] (1) When the information source is one Here, the case where the first information source 206 in FIG. 2 is used as one "information source" will be described. Here, the "information source" refers to the owner or composer of information. For example, it may be an individual such as a medical professional, or it may be a legal entity such as a medical corporation. The owner of information is originally the person responsible for the composition of the information. For example, when a certain medical corporation takes an X-ray, the medical corporation is responsible for the X-ray photo, so the medical corporation is the owner of the information that is the X-ray photo. Also, when a blood sample is sent out for external analysis, the person who conducts the analysis is responsible for the analysis results, so the external institution or external examiner becomes the original owner of the information. If, for example, a medical corporation that conducts a comprehensive health checkup certifies it, the medical corporation is also responsible for the results of the blood test and thus also becomes the owner of that information. When these responsibilities lie with an individual, the individual who is the composer of the information becomes the information source. In this way, the information source is responsible for the information and thus becomes the source that supports the value of the information. Whether the information source is singular or plural is an important point. And generally, information supported by multiple responsibilities is reliable, so it is preferable for the information source to be plural rather than singular.

[0076] In particular, even if one of the information sources has a flaw, when there are three or more information sources, the information of the remaining two or more information sources can be utilized through a majority vote. Therefore, highly reliable information can still be derived from the information of these information sources. For example, in a test aimed at detecting cancer, the test results are not always correct. Even if it is a test that predicts the onset of cancer from the same antibody reaction in the blood, it is common for the test results to differ if the information sources are different. From this perspective, it can be said that it is extremely significant to have the same specimen for antibody reaction testing examined by three or more blood testing institutions and to determine the test results through a majority vote. Also, even if the test methods are not the same, it remains effective even when the test methods are made different, such as one information source being a blood antibody test, another information source being a gastric camera, and still another information source being a PET (to be described later). Furthermore, when the attributes of the information sources of health care information are different, naturally the attributes of the health care information will also be different, and the advantages of having multiple information sources are great. Examples of different attributes are cases where one information source is a family doctor, another information source is a medical corporation, and still another information source is the response results of a questionnaire. The findings regarding a patient as health care information based on the permanent accumulated information from the past of the family doctor, the test results using an advanced test system in a medical corporation, and the patient's own responses to the questionnaire, that is, the backgrounds of the information, namely the attributes, are different. As a result, comprehensive observation results of the patient can be obtained, and in-depth diagnostic results that cannot be obtained from observations from a single aspect can be obtained. Needless to say, as mentioned above, the patient himself / herself can also be an information source. Also, as a specific example of the "information source", it may be the "health care information sharing system" to be described later, various databases related to health care, an electronic medical record system, an electronic health record system, a receipt computer, an online medical treatment system, an online medication guidance system, an electronic medicine diary system, a diagnostic image storage system, a PHR system, an EHR system, an EMR system, etc.

[0077] "Electronic medical record information" refers to basic information about patients (e.g., patient ID, name, date of birth, contact information, emergency contact information, family history, height, weight, allergy information, smoking and drinking status, medical history, etc.), information related to examinations (e.g., the chief complaint of the patient (complaints such as subjective symptoms and physical condition), various examination results, information on medications, diagnosis names, treatment plans, examination records by doctors, instructions from doctors, etc.), information related to nursing and progress (e.g., vital information (e.g., at least including body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, height, weight, blood glucose level, body fat percentage, arterial blood oxygen saturation, electroencephalogram, electrocardiogram, step count, respiratory rate, heart sound, urine measurement information (e.g., urine sugar, urine protein, urine occult blood, urobilinogen, pH, bilirubin, ketone bodies, nitrite, etc.), sleep time, etc., not limited to this), observation results, records of urine, feces, etc., records of diet content and intake amount, records of nursing care, etc.), information related to examinations (e.g., examination instructions, examination results, (partial) images obtained by imaging examinations, reports on those images, etc.), information related to treatments and surgeries (e.g., instructions for treatments and surgeries, progress and results of treatments and surgeries, when pathological diagnosis is performed, the method and diagnosis results, etc.), information related to medications (e.g., medication instructions, medication date and medications, results of medication, etc.), and information on follow-up observations after treatment or surgery, etc.

[0078] "Various examination information" refers to the examination results of various examinations such as physical measurements (height, weight, vision, hearing, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, chest X-ray examination, electrocardiogram examination), urine examination, blood examination (anemia, liver function, lipid disorder, diabetes, etc.), PET examination, PET-CT examination, MRI examination (head, waist), CT examination (chest, abdomen, etc.), ultrasonic examination (thyroid, prostate, etc.).

[0079] Here, the PET (Positron Emission Tomography) examination refers to a precise examination performed for various purposes, such as examining the presence and spread of cancer before treatment, determining the effect during treatment, and confirming the absence of recurrence after treatment. PET scans are performed using FDG (glucose with added radioactive fluorine). In a PET scan, FDG is injected intravenously, and an image is made of the distribution of glucose taken up by cancer cells. PET scans are sometimes combined with CT scans or MRI scans. For example, a PET-CT scan can diagnose the presence or absence of cancer, its location and spread with high accuracy by overlaying the images of a PET scan and a CT scan.

[0080] MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scans are examinations that use a strong magnet and radio waves to image internal information of the body. Different from CT scans, since they do not use radiation, there is no risk of exposure. Multiple types of images can be taken in one examination, and the examination time is about 20 to 60 minutes (varying depending on the examination content). The examination content covers a wide range, such as examinations to examine the form and function of the brain, such as stroke and dementia, examinations to examine the course of blood vessels, examinations to check for tumors such as cancer, and examinations to examine parts that are difficult to see with ordinary X-ray (general radiography or CT) scans, such as the spinal cord, nerves, ligaments, and muscles.

[0081] CT (Computed Tomography) scans are precise examinations carried out for various purposes, such as examining the presence or absence of cancer, its spread, and metastasis to other organs before treatment, determining the effectiveness of treatment, and checking for recurrence after treatment. CT scans are performed using X-rays. X-rays are applied from around the body, and the differences in absorption rates in the body are processed by a computer to image cross-sections of the body. The thickness setting of the cross-sectional images is appropriately determined according to the part to be imaged and the purpose of the examination. Contrast agents may be used depending on the purpose of the examination. CT scans can take detailed images of a wide range in an examination time of about 5 to 15 minutes. CT scans can be used to examine almost all cancers, including blood cancers.

[0082] Ultrasonic (echo) examination is a test performed to confirm the location of cancer, the shape and size of cancer, and the relationship between the organs around the cancer and other organs. Ultrasonic examination is performed using ultrasonic waves. An ultrasonic probe (tanshokushi: an instrument that emits ultrasonic waves) is placed on the surface of the body, and the ultrasonic waves reflected from the internal organs are projected as images. In cases of liver cancer, breast cancer, etc., an ultrasonic examination may be performed using a contrast agent to observe blood flow. Ultrasonic examination is a test that causes no pain or risk of radiation exposure and places little burden on the body. Therefore, pregnant women and the elderly can also undergo the test. In ultrasonic examination, cancers that have developed in various organs such as the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, uterus, prostate, etc. in the abdomen, as well as the thyroid and mammary glands, may be examined. On the other hand, since ultrasonic waves have difficulty passing through air, bone, thick fat, etc., it is difficult to examine most cancers that have developed in areas surrounded by bone, etc., the lungs, and the brain.

[0083] "Prescription information" includes the insurance number, name, date of birth, gender, name of the medical institution, contact information, name of the prescribing doctor, name of the medicine, form of the medicine (tablet, capsule, liquid, powder, granule, etc.), amount of the medicine (amount taken at one time), number of times taken per day, timing of taking, information regarding changes to generic drugs, number of times of divided dispensing, etc.

[0084] "Medication history information" includes the patient's name, date of birth, gender, symbol number of the insurance card, address, emergency contact information, name of the prescribing insurance medical institution and insurance doctor, prescription date, prescription details, dispensing date, key points of inquiries regarding prescription details, etc., the patient's constitution, allergy history, side effect history, key points of consultations from the patient or their family, etc., medication status, confirmation of the status of remaining medicine, changes in physical condition during medication, concomitant medications, information regarding the past medical history including complications, presence or absence of consultations with other departments, presence or absence of symptoms suspected of being side effects, intake status of food and drink (drug interactions), patient's intention regarding the use of post-marketing drugs, status of information provision using a notebook, key points of medication guidance, name of the prescribing insurance pharmacist, medication status information, etc.

[0085] "Medication status information" includes information on the remaining amount of prescribed medications (e.g., the amount of medicine remaining when the patient forgets to take it accidentally or does not take it intentionally), timing information regarding hospital visits / clinic visits (e.g., the period from the scheduled prescription end date (scheduled medication end date) until the actual hospital visit / clinic visit (including cases where the patient visits the hospital / clinic earlier or later than scheduled)), information regarding the patient's complaints about taking medications (e.g., including subjective symptoms and complaints regarding physical condition such as getting hives after continuing to take a certain medicine or feeling overly effective and dizzy after taking a certain medicine).

[0086] Note that the health care information may be configured to be acquired and held from a public database such as a so-called PHR (a database on the cloud, etc.). In this case, the health care information acquired from the database can be configured to be partially acquired and held. For example, information regarding diseases that have been cured in the past may not be acquired, and only information regarding currently suffering diseases may be acquired and held here. Alternatively, when the health care information of the individual is already held in the health care information holding unit, it can also be configured to acquire and hold the updated information only when there is an update of the database information. Further, such a function can be configured to be performed by the "Health Care Information Management Unit", and the "Health Care Information Management Unit" can always monitor whether there is updated information of the held health care information, and when it is found that there is updated information, it can be configured to acquire and manage the updated portion from a database on the cloud, etc. Also, even for the held health care information, information regarding diseases that have already been cured, etc., can be configured to be stored separately in a "Health Care Information Accumulation Unit" different from the health care information holding unit that is frequently accessed, so as to be transferred there. It is preferable to configure the information providing system (computer) in this way to reduce the load when the health care information acquisition unit acquires health care information. Note that, in order to acquire the stored health care information, a "Stored Health Care Information Acquisition Unit" may be provided separately from the health care information acquisition unit. This "Stored Health Care Information Acquisition Unit" can be configured to be used in a flow different from the output flow in the general health care information output unit described later.

[0087] For example, various types of information included in "prescription information", "medication history information", and "medication status information" can be obtained from one "information source", and the medication compliance rate (a numerical value indicating that the prescribed medication is taken correctly according to the usage and dosage) for a predetermined period with respect to the medications taken by an individual (patient) can be determined. Then, the good or bad status of medication adherence can be understood from the medication compliance rate. As a result, medical staff, especially pharmacists, can provide appropriate medication guidance and health advice that lead to the improvement of the disease to the individual (patient) according to the status of medication adherence.

[0088] (2) When there are two information sources Here, the case where the first information source 206 and the second information source 207 in FIG. 2 are used as two "information sources" will be described. Here, the "information source" is a term referring to the owner or composer of information. For example, it may be an individual such as a medical staff member, or it may be a legal entity such as a medical corporation. The owner of information is originally the person responsible for the composition of the information. For example, when an X-ray is taken by a certain medical corporation, the medical corporation is responsible for the X-ray photo, so that medical corporation is the owner of the information that is the X-ray photo. Also, when a blood sample is sent out for external analysis, the person who conducted the analysis is responsible for the analysis result, so that external institution or external examiner becomes the original owner of the information. If, for example, a medical corporation that conducts a comprehensive health check certifies it, that medical corporation is also responsible for the result of the blood test and thus also becomes the owner of that information. When these responsibilities lie with an individual, the individual who is the composer of the information becomes the information source. In this way, since the information source is responsible for the information, it becomes the source that supports the value of the information, and whether the information source is singular or plural is an important point. And generally, information supported by multiple responsibilities is reliable, so it is preferable that the information source is plural rather than singular.

[0089] In particular, even when there is a flaw in one of the information sources, if there are three or more information sources, the information of the remaining two or more information sources can be utilized through a majority vote. Therefore, highly reliable information can still be derived from the information of those information sources. For example, in a test aimed at detecting cancer, the test result is not always correct. Even if it is a test that predicts the onset of cancer from the antibody reaction in the same blood, it is common for the test results to differ if the information sources are different. From this perspective, it can be said that it is extremely significant to have the same sample for antibody reaction testing examined by three or more blood testing institutions and to determine the test result through a majority vote. Also, even if the test methods are not the same, it remains effective even when the test methods are different, such as one information source being a blood antibody test, another information source being a gastric camera, and yet another information source being a PET. Furthermore, when the attributes of the information sources of health care information are different, the attributes of the health care information will naturally also be different, and the advantage of having multiple information sources is significant. An example of different attributes is a case where one information source is a family doctor, another information source is a medical corporation, and yet another information source is the result of the answers to a questionnaire. The findings regarding a patient as health care information based on the permanent accumulated information from the past of the family doctor, the test results using an advanced testing system in a medical corporation, and the patient's own answers to the questionnaire, that is, the background of the information, namely the attributes, will be different. As a result, comprehensive observation results of the patient can be obtained, and in-depth diagnostic results that cannot be obtained from one-sided observation can be obtained. Needless to say, as mentioned above, the patient himself / herself can also be an information source.

[0090] Also, as a specific example of the "information source", it may be the "health care information sharing system" to be described later, various databases related to health care, an electronic medical record system, an electronic health record system, a receipt computer, an online medical system, an online medication guidance system, an electronic medicine notebook system, a diagnostic image storage system, a PHR system, an EHR system, an EMR system, etc. In addition, when using two "information sources", it is conceivable that they are medical institutions belonging to the same medical corporation group or medical institutions belonging to different medical corporation groups. The systems used are also different, and it is assumed that the information and data of individuals (patients) stored therein are not formally unified. In such a case, a "format conversion unit" may be provided in this system so that the formats of the information and data used between the respective systems can be unified into a standard format.

[0091] "Electronic medical record information" includes basic information about the patient (for example, patient ID, name, date of birth, contact information, emergency contact information, family history, height / weight, allergy information, smoking and drinking status, past medical history, etc.), information related to diagnosis (for example, the patient's chief complaint (complaints such as subjective symptoms and physical condition), various test results, medicine information, diagnosis name, treatment policy, doctor's diagnosis record, doctor's instructions, etc.), information related to nursing and progress (for example, vital information (for example, at least including body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, height, weight, blood glucose level, body fat percentage, arterial blood oxygen saturation, electroencephalogram, electrocardiogram, number of steps, respiratory rate, heart sound, urine measurement information (for example, urine sugar, urine protein, urine occult blood, urobilinogen, pH, bilirubin, ketone bodies, nitrite, etc.), sleep time, etc., and not limited to this), observation results, records of urine and feces, records of diet content and intake amount, nursing care records, etc.), information related to examinations (for example, examination instructions, test results, (partial) images obtained by imaging examinations, reports on those images, etc.), information related to treatments and surgeries (for example, treatment and surgery instructions, progress and results of treatments and surgeries, when pathological diagnosis is performed, the method and diagnosis results, etc.), information related to medicines (for example, medication instructions, medication date and drugs, results of medication, etc.), and follow-up observation information after treatment or surgery, etc.

[0092] "Various examination information" includes the examination results of various examinations such as body measurements (height / weight / vision / hearing / blood pressure / pulse / respiratory rate / chest X-ray examination / electrocardiogram examination), urine examination, blood examination (anemia, liver function, lipid abnormality, diabetes, etc.), PET examination, PET-CT examination, MRI examination (head / lumbar region), CT examination (chest / abdomen, etc.), ultrasonic examination (thyroid gland / prostate gland, etc.).

[0093] Here, the PET (Positron Emission Tomography) examination refers to a precise examination that is performed for various purposes, such as examining the presence or absence and spread of cancer, whether there is metastasis to other organs before treatment, determining the effect during treatment, and confirming whether there is recurrence after treatment. The PET examination is performed using FDG (glucose with added radioactive fluorine). In the PET examination, FDG is injected through a vein, and the distribution of glucose taken up by cancer cells is imaged. The PET examination may also be performed in combination with a CT examination or an MRI examination. For example, the PET-CT examination can diagnose the presence or absence of cancer, the location and spread of cancer with high accuracy by overlapping the images of the PET examination and the CT examination.

[0094] The MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) examination is an examination that images the internal information of the body using a strong magnet and radio waves. Different from the CT examination, it does not use radiation, so there is no risk of exposure. Multiple types of images can be taken in one examination, and the examination time is about 20 to 60 minutes (varying depending on the examination content). The examination content covers a wide range, such as examinations for examining the morphology and function of the brain, such as stroke and dementia, examinations for examining the course of blood vessels, examinations for examining whether there are tumors such as cancer, and examinations for examining parts that are difficult to understand in normal X-ray (general radiography and CT) examinations, such as the spinal cord, nerves, ligaments, and muscles.

[0095] CT (Computed Tomography) examination is a precise examination conducted for various purposes, such as checking for the presence or absence of cancer, its spread, metastasis to other organs before treatment, determining the effectiveness of treatment, and confirming recurrence after treatment. CT examination is performed using X-rays. X-rays are applied from around the body, and the differences in absorption rates within the body are processed by a computer to image cross-sections of the body. The thickness setting of the cross-sectional images is appropriately determined according to the part to be imaged and the purpose of the examination. Contrast agents may be used depending on the purpose of the examination. CT examination can take about 5 to 15 minutes and can capture detailed images over a wide area. CT examination can be used for almost all cancers, including blood cancers.

[0096] Ultrasound (Echography) examination is an examination conducted to confirm the location of cancer, its shape and size, and its relationship with surrounding organs. Ultrasound examination is performed using ultrasound. An ultrasound probe (transducer: an instrument that emits ultrasound) is placed on the body surface, and the ultrasound reflected from internal organs is projected as an image. In the case of liver cancer, breast cancer, etc., contrast agents may be used for ultrasound examination to observe blood flow. Ultrasound examination is an examination that causes no pain or radiation exposure concerns and places little burden on the body. Therefore, pregnant women and the elderly can also undergo the examination. Ultrasound examination can be used for cancers that develop in various organs in the abdomen, such as the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, uterus, prostate, as well as the thyroid and breast. On the other hand, since ultrasound has difficulty passing through air, bone, thick fat, etc., it is difficult to examine many cancers that develop in areas surrounded by bone, etc., the lungs, and the brain.

[0097] "Prescription information" includes the insurer number, name, date of birth, gender, name of the medical institution, contact information, name of the prescribing doctor, name of the medicine, form of the medicine (tablet, capsule, liquid, powder, granule, etc.), amount of the medicine (amount taken at one time), number of times taken per day, timing of taking, information regarding changes to generic drugs, number of times for divided dispensing, etc.

[0098] "Medical history information" includes the patient's name, date of birth, gender, symbol number of the insurance card, address, emergency contact information, name of the prescribing insurance medical institution and the name of the insurance doctor, prescription date, prescription details, dispensing date, key points of inquiries regarding prescription details, the patient's constitution, allergy history, side effect history, key points of consultations from the patient or their family, etc., medication status, confirmation of remaining medication status, changes in physical condition during medication, concomitant medications, information regarding the past medical history including complications, presence or absence of consultations with other departments, presence or absence of symptoms suspected of being side effects, intake status of food and beverages (drug interactions), the patient's intention regarding the use of post-marketed drugs, status of information provision using a notebook, key points of medication guidance, name of the insurance pharmacist who provided guidance, medication status information, etc.

[0099] "Medication status information" includes information regarding the remaining amount of the prescribed drug (e.g., including the amount of the drug remaining when the patient forgets to take it accidentally or when the patient intentionally does not take it), timing information regarding hospital / clinic visits (e.g., the period required from the scheduled prescription end date (scheduled medication end date) until the actual hospital / clinic visit (including cases where the visit is earlier or later than scheduled)), information regarding the patient's complaints about taking medications (e.g., including subjective symptoms and complaints regarding physical condition such as getting hives after continuing to take a certain drug or feeling overly dizzy after taking a certain drug).

[0100] Note that the health care information may be configured to be obtained and held from a public database such as a so-called PHR (a database on the cloud, etc.). In this case, the health care information obtained from the database can be configured to be partially obtained and held. For example, information regarding diseases that have been cured in the past may not be obtained, and only information regarding currently suffering diseases may be obtained and held here. Alternatively, when the health care information of the individual has already been held in the health care information holding unit, it can also be configured to obtain and hold the updated information only when there is an update of the database information. Further, such a function can be configured to be performed by the "health care information management unit", and the "health care information management unit" constantly monitors whether there is updated information of the held health care information, and when it is found that there is updated information, it can be configured to obtain and manage the updated portion from a database on the cloud, etc. Also, even for the held health care information, information regarding diseases that have already been cured, etc., can be configured to be stored separately in a "health care information accumulation unit" different from the health care information holding unit that is frequently accessed, and be backed up there. It is preferable to configure the information providing system (computer) in such a way that the load when the health care information acquisition unit acquires health care information is reduced. Note that in order to obtain the stored health care information, a "stored health care information acquisition unit" may be provided separately from the health care information acquisition unit. This "stored health care information acquisition unit" can be configured to be used in a flow different from the output flow of the general health care information output unit described later.

[0101] Here, for example, when an individual (patient) has multiple diseases and visits different medical institutions according to each disease, if it is configured to be able to hold the "healthcare information" of the individual (patient) based on various information included in the "electronic medical record information", "prescription information", "medication history information", and "medication status information" in one medical institution, and various information included in the "electronic medical record information", "prescription information", "medication history information", and "medication status information" in another medical institution, there is an advantage that it becomes easier to identify problems with the combination of medications prescribed at each medical institution and medications to be avoided when taking them simultaneously. Also, when an individual (patient) has hypertension and a blood pressure lowering agent with similar efficacy is prescribed at different medical institutions, it becomes possible to avoid a situation where the blood pressure drops too much and the patient becomes drowsy due to overlapping use of the medications. In addition, even when there are two "information sources", similar to the case of one information source, various information included in the "prescription information", "medication history information", and "medication status information" can be obtained, and the medication compliance rate (a numerical value indicating that the prescribed medication has been taken properly according to the usage and dosage) for a prescribed period for the medications taken by the individual (patient) can be determined. And from that medication compliance rate, it becomes possible to tell whether the situation of medication adherence is good or bad. As a result, medical staff, especially pharmacists, can provide appropriate medication guidance and health advice that lead to the improvement of the disease according to the situation of medication adherence for the individual (patient).

[0102] (3) When there are three information sources Here, the case where the first information source 206, the second information source 207, and the third information source (when n = 3) 208 in FIG. 2 are used as three "information sources" will be described. Here, the "information source" refers to the owner or composer of information. For example, it may be an individual such as a medical professional, or it may be a juridical person such as a medical corporation. The owner of information is originally the person responsible for the composition of the information. For example, when a medical corporation takes an X-ray, the medical corporation is responsible for the X-ray photo, so the medical corporation is the owner of the information that is the X-ray photo. Also, when a blood sample is sent out for external analysis, the person who conducted the analysis is responsible for the analysis results, so the external institution or external examiner becomes the original owner of the information. If, for example, a medical corporation that conducts a comprehensive health checkup approves it, that medical corporation is also responsible for the results of the blood test and thus also becomes the owner of that information. When these responsibilities lie with an individual, the individual who is the composer of the information becomes the information source. Thus, since the information source is responsible for the information, it becomes the source that supports the value of the information, and whether the information source is singular or plural is an important point. And generally, information supported by multiple responsibilities is reliable, so it is preferable for the information source to be plural rather than singular.

[0103] In particular, even if one of the information sources has a defect, when there are three or more information sources, the information of the remaining two or more information sources can be utilized by majority vote, so highly reliable information can still be derived from the information of those information sources. For example, in an examination aimed at detecting cancer, the examination results are not necessarily correct. Even if it is an examination for predicting the onset of cancer from the same antibody reaction in the blood, it is quite common for the examination results to be different if the information sources are different. From this perspective, it can be said that it is extremely significant to have the same specimen for antibody reaction testing examined by three or more blood testing institutions and to determine the test results by majority vote. Also, even if the test methods are not the same, it remains effective even when the test methods are different, such as one information source being a blood antibody test, another information source being a gastric camera, and still another information source being a PET. Furthermore, when the attributes of the information sources of health care information are different, the attributes of the health care information will naturally also be different, and the advantages of having multiple information sources are great. Examples of different attributes are cases where one information source is a primary care physician, another information source is a medical corporation, and still another information source is the response results of a questionnaire. The findings regarding a patient as health care information based on the permanent accumulated information from the past of the primary care physician, the test results using an advanced testing system in a medical corporation, and the patient's own responses to the questionnaire, that is, the background of the information, namely the attributes, will be different. As a result, comprehensive observation results of the patient can be obtained, and deep diagnostic results that cannot be obtained from one-sided observation can be obtained. Needless to say, as mentioned above, the patient himself / herself can also be an information source.

[0104] Also, as a specific example of an "information source", it may be the "health care information sharing system" to be described later, various databases related to health care, an electronic medical record system, an electronic medical chart system, a receipt computer, an online medical system, an online medication guidance system, an electronic medicine diary system, a diagnostic image storage system, a PHR system, an EHR system, an EMR system, etc. In addition, when using three "information sources", it is conceivable that they are medical institutions belonging to the same medical corporation group or medical institutions belonging to different medical corporation groups. The systems used are also different, and it is assumed that the information and data of individuals (patients) stored therein are not formally unified. In such a case, a "format conversion unit" may be provided in this system so that the formats of the information and data used between the systems can be unified into a standard format.

[0105] "Electronic medical record information" refers to basic information about patients (e.g., patient ID, name, date of birth, contact information, emergency contact information, family history, height / weight, allergy information, smoking and drinking status, medical history, etc.), information related to examinations (e.g., the chief complaint of the patient (complaints such as subjective symptoms and physical condition), various examination results, information on medications, diagnosis name, treatment plan, examination records by doctors, instructions from doctors, etc.), information related to nursing and progress (e.g., vital information (e.g., at least including body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, height, weight, blood glucose level, body fat percentage, arterial blood oxygen saturation, electroencephalogram, electrocardiogram, step count, respiratory rate, heart sound, urine measurement information (e.g., urine sugar, urine protein, urine occult blood, urobilinogen, pH, bilirubin, ketone bodies, nitrite, etc.), sleep time, etc., not limited to this), observation results, records of urine and feces, records of diet content and intake amount, records of nursing care, etc.), information related to examinations (e.g., examination instructions, examination results, (partial) images obtained by imaging examinations, reports on those images, etc.), information related to treatments and surgeries (e.g., instructions for treatments and surgeries, progress and results of treatments and surgeries, when pathological diagnosis is performed, the method and diagnosis results, etc.), information related to medications (e.g., medication instructions, medication date and medications, results of medication, etc.), and information on follow-up observations after treatment or surgery, etc.

[0106] "Various examination information" includes examination results of various examinations such as body measurements (height / weight / vision / hearing / blood pressure / pulse / respiratory rate / chest X-ray examination / electrocardiogram examination), urine examination, blood examination (anemia, liver function, lipid abnormality, diabetes, etc.), PET examination, PET-CT examination, MRI examination (head / lumbar region), CT examination (chest / abdomen, etc.), ultrasonic examination (thyroid / prostate, etc.).

[0107] Here, the PET (Positron Emission Tomography) examination refers to a precise examination that is performed for various purposes, such as examining the presence or absence and spread of cancer before treatment, whether there is metastasis to other organs, determining the effect during treatment, and confirming whether there is recurrence after treatment. The PET examination is performed using FDG (glucose with added radioactive fluorine). In the PET examination, FDG is injected through a vein, and the distribution of glucose taken up by cancer cells is imaged. The PET examination may also be performed in combination with a CT examination or an MRI examination. For example, the PET-CT examination can diagnose the presence or absence of cancer, the location and spread of cancer with high accuracy by overlapping the images of the PET examination and the CT examination.

[0108] The MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) examination is an examination that images the internal information of the body using a strong magnet and radio waves. Different from the CT examination, it does not use radiation, so there is no risk of exposure. Multiple types of images can be taken in one examination, and the examination time is about 20 to 60 minutes (varying depending on the examination content). The examination content covers a wide range, such as examinations for examining the morphology and function of the brain, such as stroke and dementia, examinations for examining the course of blood vessels, examinations for examining whether there are tumors such as cancer, and examinations for examining parts that are difficult to understand in normal X-ray (general radiography and CT) examinations, such as the spinal cord, nerves, ligaments, and muscles.

[0109] CT (Computed Tomography) examination is a precise examination conducted for various purposes, such as checking for the presence and spread of cancer, whether there is metastasis to other organs before treatment, determining the effectiveness of treatment, and confirming whether there is recurrence after treatment. CT examination is performed using X-rays. X-rays are applied from around the body, and the differences in absorption rates within the body are processed by a computer to image the cross-section of the body. The thickness setting of the cross-sectional images is appropriately determined according to the part to be photographed and the purpose of the examination. Contrast agents may be used depending on the purpose of the examination. CT examination can take about 5 to 15 minutes and can capture detailed images over a wide area. CT examination can be used for almost all cancers, including blood cancers.

[0110] Ultrasound (Echography) examination is an examination conducted to confirm the location of cancer, the shape and size of cancer, and the relationship with surrounding organs. Ultrasound examination is performed using ultrasound. An ultrasound probe (transducer: an instrument that emits ultrasound) is placed on the body surface, and the ultrasound reflected from internal organs is projected as an image. In cases of liver cancer, breast cancer, etc., contrast agents may be used for ultrasound examination to observe blood flow. Ultrasound examination is an examination that causes no pain or radiation exposure concerns and places little burden on the body. Therefore, pregnant women and the elderly can also undergo the examination. Ultrasound examination can be used for cancers that develop in various organs such as those in the abdomen (e.g., liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, uterus, prostate), thyroid, and breast. On the other hand, since ultrasound has difficulty passing through air, bone, thick fat, etc., it is difficult to examine many cancers that develop in areas surrounded by bone, etc., the lungs, and the brain.

[0111] "Prescription information" includes the insurer number, name, date of birth, gender, name of the medical institution, contact information, name of the prescribing doctor, name of the medicine, form of the medicine (tablet, capsule, liquid, powder, granule, etc.), amount of the medicine (amount taken at one time), number of times taken per day, timing of taking, information about changes to generic drugs, number of times of divided dispensing, etc.

[0112] "Medication history information" includes information such as the patient's name, date of birth, gender, insured person identification number, address, emergency contact information, name of the prescribing insurance medical institution and insurance doctor, prescription date, prescription details, dispensing date, key points of inquiries regarding prescription details, the patient's constitution, allergy history, side effect history, key points of consultations from the patient or their family, etc., medication status, confirmation of remaining medication status, changes in physical condition during medication, concomitant medications, information on past medical history including complications, presence or absence of consultations with other departments, presence or absence of symptoms suspected of being side effects, intake status of food and beverages (drug interactions), the patient's intention regarding the use of follow-up pharmaceuticals, status of information provision using a notebook, key points of medication guidance, name of the prescribing insurance pharmacist, and medication status information.

[0113] "Medication status information" includes information regarding the remaining amount of prescribed medication (e.g., including the amount of remaining medication when the patient forgets to take it accidentally or when the patient intentionally does not take it), timing information regarding hospital / clinic visits (e.g., the period required from the scheduled prescription end date (scheduled medication end date) until the actual hospital / clinic visit (including cases where the visit is earlier or later than scheduled)), information regarding the patient's complaints about taking medications (e.g., including subjective symptoms and complaints about physical condition such as getting hives after continuing to take a certain medication or feeling overly effective and dizzy after taking a certain medication).

[0114] Note that the health care information may be configured to be obtained and held from a public database such as a so-called PHR (a database on the cloud, etc.). In this case, the health care information obtained from the database can be configured to be partially obtained and held. For example, information regarding diseases that have been cured in the past may not be obtained, and only information regarding currently suffering diseases may be obtained and held here. Alternatively, when the health care information of an individual has already been held in the health care information holding unit, it can also be configured to obtain and hold the updated information only when there is an update to the information in the database. Further, such a function can be configured to be performed by the "Health Care Information Management Unit", and the "Health Care Information Management Unit" can always monitor whether there is updated information on the held health care information, and when it is found that there is updated information, it can be configured to obtain and manage the updated portion from a database on the cloud, etc. Also, even for the held health care information, information regarding diseases that have already been cured, etc., can be configured to be stored separately in a "Health Care Information Accumulation Unit" different from the health care information holding unit that is frequently accessed, and to be transferred there. It is preferable to configure the information providing system (computer) in this way to reduce the load when the health care information acquisition unit acquires health care information. Note that, in order to obtain the stored health care information, a "Stored Health Care Information Acquisition Unit" may be provided separately from the health care information acquisition unit. This "Stored Health Care Information Acquisition Unit" can be configured to be used in a flow different from the output flow in the general health care information output unit described later.

[0115] Here, for example, when an individual (patient) has multiple diseases and visits different medical institutions according to each disease, the various information included in the "electronic medical record information", "prescription information", "medication history information", and "medication status information" in the first medical institution, the various information included in the "electronic medical record information", "prescription information", "medication history information", and "medication status information" in the second medical institution, and the various information included in the "electronic medical record information", "prescription information", "medication history information", and "medication status information" in the third medical institution are used to construct a system that can hold the "healthcare information" of the individual (patient). This way, problems such as the amplification or reduction of the effects of medications due to the combination of medications prescribed by different medical institutions can be discovered early and addressed immediately. Also, it becomes easier to identify medications that should be avoided during concurrent use and change the prescription content. There is also a great advantage in that it becomes possible to prevent an increase in side effects caused by overlapping the use of medications with the same expected effects in advance.

[0116] For example, when diabetes and depression coexist, some antidepressants prescribed for depression can affect metabolism, and there are also medications that should be avoided (such as olanzapine and quetiapine). Here, olanzapine and quetiapine are a type of atypical antipsychotic medication that acts on multiple types of receptors for neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin to improve hallucinations, delusions, and disorders of emotions and volition. Such medications that should be avoided can be discovered early based on information obtained from multiple information sources. Even when there are three "information sources," as in the case of one information source, various information contained in "prescription information," "medication history information," and "medication status information" can be obtained, and the medication compliance rate (a value indicating whether the prescribed medication is being taken properly according to the dosage and usage) for the medication taken by an individual (patient) for a specified period can be calculated. The medication compliance rate can then be used to determine the quality of the medication adherence situation. This allows medical professionals, especially pharmacists, to provide appropriate medication guidance and health advice that will lead to the improvement of the disease to individuals (patients) according to the medication adherence situation. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the case where up to three information sources are used has been mainly described, but it is obvious that the present invention can also be applied to a case where four or more information sources are involved.

[0117] <Configuration of embodiment 1: General health and medical information storage unit> 'General health and medical information storage unit' 303 is configured to have a function of storing general health and medical information, which is general information related to health and medical care and intended to be used universally based on scientific evidence. Here, "general health and medical information" refers to general information that is related to health and medical care and is intended for general use based on scientific evidence, and that is organized and compiled, for example, as published in medical encyclopedias, medical terminology dictionaries, prescription drug dictionaries, medical papers, medical and pharmaceutical papers, and world-renowned scientific journals such as Nature and Science. In addition, this information that has been trained by an artificial intelligence (described below) and retained as artificial intelligence knowledge also falls under the category of general health and medical information. General health care information may be composed of multiple groups. Examples of groups include specialized information groups intended for provision to experts, general public-oriented information groups intended for provision to ordinary members of the general public, and general-purpose information groups intended for provision to both. Further, groups of estimated information such as diseases and injuries estimated from an individual's health care information, information groups useful for recovering from such diseases and injuries based on the estimated information, further, statistical information groups regarding estimated diseases and injuries collected by government agencies etc., and further, information groups of medical institutions etc. that have specialized or performed a large number of treatments corresponding to the estimated diseases and injuries. Also, general health care information may include not only text information, but also image information, video information, audio information, etc. For example, it may include introduction information of medical instruments and inspection instruments available for the estimated disease, and introduction information of hospitals and clinics etc. that have a track record in the treatment of that disease.

[0118] Figure 21 is a diagram showing an example of general health care information. As shown in this diagram, for example, diseases that can be considered (suspected) from low back pain as a symptom include lumbar disc herniation, degenerative lumbar spondylosis, lumbar spinal canal stenosis, etc. Also, as inspection methods, X-ray inspection, CT (computed tomography) inspection, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) inspection, etc. can be mentioned. When a disease can be identified by these inspection methods, for example, when it can be identified as lumbar disc herniation, it is necessary to continuously perform treatment methods etc. (pharmacotherapy, physical therapy, etc.). For example, as pharmacotherapy, prescribe acetaminophen, which is an antipyretic analgesic, or prescribe a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to relieve pain. Also, for example, as physical therapy, use transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and perform massage in the area centered on the affected part by a physical therapist, and it can be expected to relieve pain. Also, when the expected effect does not appear even after performing pharmacotherapy or physical therapy, it can be expected to remove the pain by performing surgery after thorough consultation between the doctor and the individual (user). For example, in the case of lumbar disc herniation, discectomy, laminotomy, etc. are generally performed. If the disease cannot be identified, for example, information indicating the probability of possible (suspected) diseases such as a 70% probability of lumbar disc herniation and a 30% probability of lumbar spondylosis may be associated and retained. In addition, when information included in the "general health and medical information" needs to be added, deleted, edited, etc., it is desirable that the administrator carefully perform the operation after logging in to the information providing system using the administrator terminal 204. Also, the "general health and medical information" may include intervention support information by a pharmacist or the like for an individual (patient) taking a prescribed drug. Note that the intervention support information refers to, for example, support activities in which a pharmacist individually checks the medication status of an individual (patient) and provides medication guidance and health advice to the individual (patient) so that medication adherence can be appropriate or improved.

[0119] <Embodiment 1 Explanation of Configuration: Health and Medical Information Acquisition Unit> The "health and medical information acquisition unit" 304 is configured to have a function of acquiring health and medical information in association with personal identification information. In addition, the "personal identification information" preferably includes at least one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol and number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number of long-term care insurance, etc. Also, the "health and medical information" is the same as the description in the "health and medical information storage unit" described above. Here, the "health and medical information acquisition unit" may acquire the health and medical information stored in the above-described health and medical information storage unit, or may be configured to acquire it via an API (Application Programming Interface) from one or more information sources such as a health and medical information sharing system (including, for example, a PHR system). Incidentally, FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of an overall view (partial excerpt) of the PHR. As shown in this example, the "PHR system" accumulates insurance medical information held by schools, municipalities, insurers, and medical institutions in an intermediate server or the like, and based on the consent of an individual (patient and their family, etc.), it is connected to mechanisms such as the "My Portal" and the API. By doing so, an individual can view or download their own information. Note that this is merely an example and is not necessarily limited to this.

[0120] Here, the "healthcare information sharing system" has, for example, a healthcare-related information storage unit that stores healthcare-related information about an individual, and an access control unit that allows a third party to access the healthcare-related information stored in the healthcare-related information storage unit via a network. The access control unit has access subject-specific requirement means for imposing different access requirements depending on whether the access subject is a non-profit user of the healthcare-related information or a for-profit user of the healthcare-related information. The healthcare-related information storage unit refers to a system that includes at least one or more of the individual's electronic medical record information, various examination information, prescription information, medication history information, vital information, information on medical questionnaires, data from a health promotion app, conversation data from an interactive health promotion SNS, etc. The same applies hereinafter. Note that the above is an example of the "healthcare information sharing system" and is not necessarily limited to this.

[0121] For example, a health care-related information storage unit that stores health care-related information about an individual, an access control unit that discloses the health care-related information stored in the health care-related information storage unit to a third party via a network, a disclosure permission information storage unit that holds disclosure permission information indicating whether or not an individual permits the disclosure of their own health care-related information to a third party, and a third party identification information storage unit that holds third party identification information for identifying whether a third party is a medical professional or a non-medical professional. The health care-related information storage unit stores health care-related information consisting of the individual's electronic medical record information, various examination information, prescription information, medication history information, vital information, information on examination sheets, data from a health promotion app, and conversation data from an interactive health promotion SNS. The access control unit may be a system that varies the range of health care-related information that can be viewed depending on whether a third party is a medical professional or a non-medical professional.

[0122] Also, for example, a health care-related information storage unit that stores health care-related information, which is information related to an individual's health care and includes public safety health care-related information that may affect public safety, an access control unit that controls the disclosure of the health care-related information stored in the health care-related information storage unit to a third party via a network, and a disclosure permission information storage unit that holds disclosure permission information indicating whether or not an individual permits the disclosure of their own health care-related information to a third party. The health care-related information storage unit stores health care-related information consisting of any one or more pieces of information among the individual's electronic medical record information, various examination information, prescription information, medication history information, medication status information, vital information, information on examination sheets, data from a health promotion app, conversation data from an interactive health promotion SNS, and public safety health care-related information. The access control unit causes a third party to view the health care-related information excluding the public safety health care-related information stored in the health care-related information storage unit when the disclosure permission information held in the disclosure permission information storage unit indicates permission for disclosure, and stops causing a third party to view the health care-related information excluding the public safety health care-related information stored in the health care-related information storage unit when the disclosure permission information held in the disclosure permission information storage unit is changed to refusal of disclosure. This may be a system.

[0123] Here, the "non-medical personnel" refers to at least one or more of the employees belonging to life insurance companies, property insurance companies, securities companies, pharmaceutical companies, drug discovery venture companies, food companies, nursing service providers, supermarkets, drugstores, mail-order companies, bedding companies, health equipment companies, fitness clubs, sports gyms, yoga studios, banks, credit unions, JA, cooperative health insurance, association health insurance, mutual aid associations, municipal national health insurance, national health insurance associations, PR companies, general research institutes, universities and graduate schools (including affiliated research institutions), junior colleges, agricultural and forestry-related companies, fertilizer companies, government agencies, local governments, and independent administrative agencies.

[0124] <Embodiment 1 Description of the Configuration: General Health Medical Information Acquisition Rule Holding Unit> The "general health medical information acquisition rule holding unit" 305 is configured to have a function of holding a general health medical information acquisition rule (including artificial intelligence), which is a rule for acquiring general health medical information based on the acquired health medical information. Also, the "health medical information" is the same as the description in the above-mentioned "health medical information holding unit". FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a general health medical information acquisition rule in the present invention. As shown in this figure, when the information included in the health medical information, for example, the subjective symptom is "low back pain", a rule for acquiring the content of the corresponding "general health medical information" is set. Also, based on the information included in the health medical information, for example, test values and vital information, a rule for acquiring the content of the corresponding "general health medical information" may be set. In addition, although it has been described in the description of general health medical information that the general health medical information may be grouped, a sub-rule for determining which group of information to select by analyzing the acquired health medical information may be included in this general health medical information acquisition rule. In addition to the above-described cases, it may be configured to use artificial intelligence to learn by using various information included in health care information as input, and then, by inputting predetermined health care information, appropriate "general health care information" can be selected and obtained. Regarding the information in the "general health care information acquisition rule", when addition, deletion, editing, etc. are necessary, it is desirable that the administrator carefully perform the operations after logging in to the information providing system using the administrator terminal 204.

[0125] <Embodiment 1 Explanation of Configuration: General Health Care Information Acquisition Unit> The "general health care information acquisition unit" 306 is configured to have a function of acquiring the held general health care information based on the acquired health care information and the held general health care information acquisition rule. Also, the "health care information" is the same as the description in the "health care information holding unit" described above. Also, the "general health care information" is the same as the description in the "general health care information holding unit" described above. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of the general health care information acquisition rule in the present invention. As shown in this figure, when the information included in the health care information, for example, the subjective symptom is "low back pain", various information regarding herniated intervertebral disc, lumbar spondylosis deformans, lumbar spinal canal stenosis, etc. included in the corresponding "general health care information" can be acquired. Also, based on the information included in the health care information, for example, test values and vital information, the content of the corresponding "general health care information" can be acquired.

[0126] <Embodiment 1 Explanation of Configuration: General Health Care Information Output Unit> The "general health care information output unit" 307 is configured to have a function of outputting the acquired general health care information to a predetermined recipient based on the personal identification information associated with the health care information. Also, the "personal identification information" is the same as the description in the "personal identification information holding unit" described above. Also, the "general health care information" is the same as the description in the "general health care information storage unit" described above. Here, the "predetermined recipient" refers to both or either one of an individual identified by personal identification information and a medical worker related to that individual. In some cases, the family members of an individual (patient) or the caregivers of that individual (patient) may be included in the "individual". Here, the "medical worker" refers to at least one or more of a doctor, dentist, pharmacist, public health nurse, midwife, nurse, licensed practical nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, vision therapist, speech therapist, prosthetist, radiologic technologist, medical x-ray technologist, clinical laboratory technologist, sanitary inspection technologist, clinical engineering technologist, dental hygienist, dental technician, emergency medical technician, massage therapist, acupuncturist, moxibustion therapist, chiropractor, registered dietitian, nutritionist, mental welfare worker, social welfare worker, care welfare worker, certified psychologist, clinical psychologist, medical office worker (for example, those mainly engaged in front desk work, medical fee claim work, medical information management, assistance with doctor's office work, etc.).

[0127] Also, the system may be configured to have a "feedback acquisition unit" for acquiring feedback on the information provided from this output destination. The form of the feedback may be a group of the output general health care information, information indicating whether the information itself was appropriate, or a viewing history of which information (page) of the general health care information was viewed how many times, or further feedback requesting additional information. These may be configured such that the "feedback acquisition unit" presents options to the other party and obtains feedback by having the other party select one of them. Furthermore, it can also be configured to have a "general health care information acquisition rule improvement unit" for improving the general health care information acquisition rules used in the general health care information acquisition unit according to the feedback. This improvement is preferably made by statistical processing based on a large number of feedbacks. For this improvement, the improvement rules are held in the "improvement rule storage unit", and the "general health care information acquisition rule improvement unit" can be configured to perform the improvement work using these rules.

[0128] In addition, the "general health and medical information" may be configured to include inquiry information, which is information in the form of an interview (the information of the inquiry is different from the individually set inquiry information for each individual. The same applies hereinafter). For example, FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of general health and medical information in the present invention. In this example, it is assumed that an individual (patient) complains of low back pain and a doctor conducts an interview. As shown in this figure, the inquiry information (inquiry) includes, as representative examples, Q1 "What kind of pain is it?", Q2 "How intense is the pain?", Q3 "Where is the pain and where does it spread?", Q4 "What makes the pain subside or worsen (for example, changing body posture, supporting weight, etc.)?", Q5 "When and how did the pain start?", and Q6 "Are there any other symptoms (for example, numbness, muscle weakness, urinary retention, incontinence, etc.)." and other such information. On the other hand, the "health and medical information" may be configured to include inquiry response information, which is response information to the above-mentioned inquiry information. For example, FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of health and medical information in the present invention. In this example, it is assumed that an individual (patient) complains of low back pain and a doctor conducts an interview. As shown in this figure, the inquiry response information, which is response information to the inquiry information (inquiry), includes, as representative examples, A1 "A sharp pain.", A2 "Moderate pain. It's not so painful that I can't bear it.", A3 "The pain is only on the left side of the waist and does not spread anywhere else.", A4 "I feel pain when I bend my waist to the left or twist it. Otherwise, I don't feel pain.", A5 "I suddenly felt pain when I got up from bed in the morning.", and A6 "There are no other particular symptoms." and other such information.

[0129] FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of health and medical information. Generally, when an individual (patient) gets sick, various symptoms often appear. A doctor, who is a medical professional, conducts an interview or the like to listen to multiple symptoms from the individual (patient), and in many cases, the disease name can be identified with a relatively high probability. For example, a matrix representing the relationship between a plurality of symptoms and disease names as shown in FIG. 26 is prepared, and it is possible to specify with a relatively high probability what disease names are conceivable based on the combination of a plurality of symptoms reported by an individual (patient). As an example, when an individual (patient) reports symptom X2 and symptom Y1, it can be specified using the above matrix that the disease name is Z2. If the disease name can be specified to a certain extent, it becomes possible to determine an examination method, a treatment method, and the like.

[0130] FIG. 27 is a diagram showing an example of health care information. In this example, it is a matrix specialized for low back pain. Here, a specific example will be given for explanation. Individual (patient) Mr. N suddenly developed low back pain several days ago, so he went to an orthopedic clinic near the nearest station to receive a diagnosis. At the first visit, using the information providing system, the doctor asked Q1 in the inquiry information (questioning) "What kind of pain is it?" So, individual (patient) Mr. N answered A1 in the inquiry response information "A sharp pain." Also, the doctor asked Q2 in the inquiry information (questioning) "How intense is the pain?" So, individual (patient) Mr. N answered A2 in the inquiry response information "Moderate pain. It's not so painful that I can't bear it." Also, the doctor asked Q3 in the inquiry information (questioning) "Where is the pain and where does it spread?" So, individual (patient) Mr. N answered A3 in the inquiry response information "The pain is only on the left side of the lower back and does not spread anywhere else." Also, the doctor asked Q4 in the inquiry information (questioning) "What makes the pain subside or worsen? For example, how about when changing body posture or supporting weight?" So, individual (patient) Mr. N answered A4 in the inquiry response information "I feel pain when bending my lower back to the left or twisting it. I don't feel pain otherwise." Also, since the doctor asked Q5 in the inquiry information (questioning), "When and how did the pain start?", individual (patient) Mr. N answered in the inquiry response information A5, "I suddenly felt pain when I got up from bed in the morning." Also, since the doctor asked Q6 in the inquiry information (questioning), "Are there any other symptoms? For example, numbness, muscle weakness, urinary retention, incontinence, etc.", individual (patient) Mr. N answered in the inquiry response information A6, "There are no other particular symptoms." These pieces of information can be configured to be stored in the "General Health Medical Information Storage Section" and the "Health Medical Information Storage Section" in the information provision system respectively.

[0131] In response to this, the doctor recommended undergoing an MRI examination to investigate the cause. Also, a reservation was made at the Edogawa Ward Doctors' Association Medical Examination Center for an MRI examination. In addition, in order to relieve the pain in the waist, a corset was purchased, and the doctor taught how to wear and remove it, and gave instructions to wear it when going out.

[0132] One week later, an MRI examination (imaging) was performed at the above-mentioned examination center, and the examination results reached the above-mentioned orthopedic department one week later. Two weeks later, the patient went to the above-mentioned orthopedic department again for a consultation. Using the information provision system, the doctor showed the image which was the result of the MRI examination, and based on the appearance of the image and the previous symptoms, etc., it was diagnosed as "lumbar intervertebral cystic disease". It was presumed that the pain was caused by the cyst covering the intervertebral disc being deformed for some reason and compressing the nerve root. The doctor explained the treatment policy of observing the current situation while simultaneously performing drug therapy and physical therapy, and individual (patient) Mr. N agreed to it. Here, as drug therapy, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a muscle relaxant, and a drug to enhance defensive factors were prescribed, and it was decided to take one tablet three times a day after meals. Also, as physical therapy (rehabilitation), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and a massage by a physical therapist in the area centered on the affected part were each to be performed for 10 minutes every day.

[0133] Here, the "non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug" refers to a drug that suppresses the production of prostaglandin, a substance in the body that causes inflammation, etc. in the body, suppresses inflammation, pain, etc., and reduces fever. In addition, the "muscle relaxant" refers to a drug that suppresses the transmission of muscle tension from the brain to the muscles, exhibits a muscle relaxant effect, and relieves pain, numbness, etc. In addition, the "defense factor enhancer" refers to a drug that exhibits a gastrointestinal mucosa protective effect, etc. by enhancing defense factors such as gastric mucus against peptic ulcers, etc. In addition, "transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)" is a type of electrotherapy in which surface electrodes are placed on the local area, periphery of pain, or the origin of the spinal nerve that controls it, and low-frequency current is passed through. It is also called TENS, a therapy that stimulates peripheral nerves electrically through the skin to relieve pain.

[0134] One month later, the individual (patient) Mr. N went to the above-mentioned orthopedic department again for a medical examination. Since the doctor asked, "How have you been since then?", Mr. N replied, "My lower back still hurts. The pain increases when I bend my lower back to the left or twist it." Then, since the doctor asked, "Do you have any problems with taking the medicine?", Mr. N replied, "I feel that the effect of the prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug is weak. There is still pain in my lower back. I want a stronger medicine to be prescribed." These pieces of information may be stored in the "General Health Medical Information Storage Section" and the "Health Medical Information Storage Section" in the information providing system, respectively. In response to this, the doctor fully considered the side effects of the medicine and the combination with other medicines, etc., and added an opioid analgesic and an anti-dopamine drug to the prescription. These are to be taken one tablet each, twice a day, after breakfast and dinner. Here, the "opioid analgesic" refers to a drug that exhibits a strong analgesic effect by acting on opioid receptors involved in analgesic effects, etc. In addition, the "anti-dopamine drug" refers to a drug that enhances gastrointestinal motility and improves nausea, heartburn, loss of appetite, etc. caused by a decrease in gastrointestinal motility.

[0135] Furthermore, one month later, the individual (patient) N visited the orthopedic department for a medical examination. When the doctor asked, "How are you feeling today?", the individual (patient) N replied, "I feel a little pain when I bend or twist my waist, but I hardly feel any pain in my normal posture. I can feel that the medicine and rehabilitation are effective." Then, when the doctor asked, "Do you have any problems with taking the medicine?", the individual (patient) N replied, "None in particular. I feel that the prescribed opioid analgesic is effective. I would like to continue taking the medicine in this combination." These pieces of information may be stored in the "General Health Medical Information Storage Section" and the "Health Medical Information Storage Section" in the information providing system respectively. Incidentally, the individual (patient) N informed the doctor that he / she was able to take off the corset and go out.

[0136] After that, while receiving rehabilitation several times a week, the individual continued to take the prescribed medicine and had a medical examination once a month. As a result of continuing the medicine and rehabilitation for about one year, the individual hardly felt any pain in the waist. After consulting with the doctor, the individual stopped taking the medicine and continued to receive rehabilitation about twice a week. Currently, the pain in the waist has subsided, and the individual has recovered so well that rehabilitation once a month is sufficient.

[0137] As explained in the above example, the "General Health Medical Information" can be configured to include "Inquiry Information" (such as Q1 to Q6, etc.), which is information in the form of a medical interview, and be stored in the "General Health Medical Information Storage Section". Similarly, the "Health Medical Information" can be configured to include "Inquiry Response Information" (such as A1 to A6, etc.), which is response information to the inquiry information, and be stored in the "Health Medical Information Storage Section".

[0138] <Embodiment 1 Information Providing System: Hardware Configuration> The hardware configuration of the information providing system in this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0139] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information providing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the information providing system according to the present embodiment includes a "CPU (Central Processing Unit)" 401 that performs various arithmetic processes, and a "main memory" 402. Further, it includes a "non-volatile memory" 403 that holds predetermined information, a plurality of users 406, a plurality of administrator terminals 407, a first information source 408, a second information source 409, and an nth information source 410, and a "network I / F (Interface)" 404 that transmits and receives information to and from them. And they are interconnected by a data communication path such as a "bus" 405 to transmit, receive, and process information.

[0140] Here, the "main memory" reads out a program for causing the "CPU" to execute various processes, and at the same time provides a work area that is also a work area for the program. In addition, a plurality of addresses are respectively assigned to this "main memory" and "non-volatile memory", and the programs executed by the "CPU" can exchange data with each other by specifying and accessing those addresses, and perform processes. In the present embodiment, the programs stored in the "main memory" include an individual identification information holding program, a health care information holding program, a general health care information holding program, a health care information acquisition program, a general health care information acquisition rule holding program, a general health care information acquisition program, a general health care information output program, and the like. Further, individual identification information, health care information, general health care information acquisition rules, general health care information, etc. are stored in the "main memory" and the "non-volatile memory".

[0141] The "CPU" executes the personal identification information storage program stored in the "main memory" to store personal identification information in the "main memory" or the "non-volatile memory". Also, it executes the health care information storage program stored in the "main memory" to store health care information in the "main memory" or the "non-volatile memory". Also, it executes the general health care information storage program stored in the "main memory" to store general health care information in the "main memory" or the "non-volatile memory". Also, it executes the health care information acquisition program stored in the "main memory" to acquire health care information. Also, it executes the general health care information acquisition rule storage program stored in the "main memory" to store the general health care information acquisition rule in the "main memory" or the "non-volatile memory". Also, it executes the general health care information acquisition program stored in the "main memory" to acquire general health care information based on the health care information and the general health care information acquisition rule. Also, it executes the general health care information output program stored in the "main memory" to output the general health care information to a predetermined recipient based on the personal identification information associated with the health care information.

[0142] <Embodiment 1 Information Provision System: Process Flow> FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the process flow when the information provision system in this embodiment is used. As shown in the figure, it is a processing method consisting of a personal identification information storage step S501, a health care information storage step S502, a general health care information storage step S503, a health care information acquisition step S504, a general health care information acquisition rule storage step S505, a general health care information acquisition step S506, and a general health care information output step S507. These processing methods are executed by an information providing system having: a personal identification information holding unit that holds personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual; a healthcare information holding unit that holds healthcare information related to the health and medical care of the individual in association with the personal identification information held by the personal identification information holding unit, where the healthcare information is based on two or more types of information received from one information source or is based on two or more types of information received from multiple information sources; a general healthcare information holding unit that holds general healthcare information which is general information related to healthcare and is intended to be generally used based on scientific grounds; a healthcare information acquisition unit that acquires healthcare information in association with the personal identification information; a general healthcare information acquisition rule holding unit that holds a general healthcare information acquisition rule (including artificial intelligence) which is a rule for acquiring general healthcare information based on the healthcare information acquired by the healthcare information acquisition unit; a general healthcare information acquisition unit that acquires the general healthcare information held by the general healthcare information holding unit based on the healthcare information acquired by the healthcare information acquisition unit and the general healthcare information acquisition rule held by the general healthcare information acquisition rule holding unit; and a general healthcare information output unit that outputs the general healthcare information acquired by the general healthcare information acquisition unit to a predetermined recipient based on the personal identification information associated with the healthcare information acquired by the healthcare information acquisition unit.

[0143] The "personal identification information holding step" S501 is a step of holding personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual.

[0144] The "healthcare information holding step" S502 is a step of holding healthcare information related to the health and medical care of the individual in association with the held personal identification information, where the healthcare information is based on two or more types of information received from one information source or is based on two or more types of information received from multiple information sources.

[0145] The "General Health and Medical Information Retention Step" S503 is a step of retaining general health and medical information, which is general information related to health and medicine and is intended for general use based on scientific evidence.

[0146] The "Health and Medical Information Acquisition Step" S504 is a step of acquiring health and medical information in association with personal identification information.

[0147] The "General Health and Medical Information Acquisition Rule Retention Step" S505 is a step of retaining general health and medical information acquisition rules, which are rules for acquiring general health and medical information based on the acquired health and medical information.

[0148] The "General Health and Medical Information Acquisition Step" S506 is a step of acquiring the retained general health and medical information based on the acquired health and medical information and the retained general health and medical information acquisition rules.

[0149] The "General Health and Medical Information Output Step" S507 is a step of outputting the acquired general health and medical information to a predetermined recipient based on the personal identification information associated with the health and medical information.

[0150] <Summary> As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to provide an information providing system capable of outputting the acquired general health and medical information to a predetermined recipient based on the personal identification information associated with the acquired health and medical information.

[0151] <Embodiment 2 (mainly corresponding to Claim 2, Claim 13, and Claim 24)> <Outline of Embodiment 2> This embodiment is based on Embodiment 1 and is characterized by including a counterpart identification information holding unit that holds counterpart identification information for identifying a predetermined counterpart in association with personal identification information, and a counterpart identification information registration unit that registers the counterpart identification information in association with the personal identification information for holding in the counterpart identification information holding unit. Also, to realize this, a method executed by the CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, and an operation program of the information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner are provided. Hereinafter, the same functional configuration, hardware configuration, and processing flow as those in Embodiment 1 will be omitted as appropriate.

[0152] <Embodiment 2 Functional Configuration> FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the information providing system in Embodiment 2. In this embodiment, a counterpart identification information holding unit and a counterpart identification information registration unit are provided.

[0153] <Explanation of Configuration in Embodiment 2: Counterpart Identification Information Holding Unit> The "counterpart identification information holding unit" 608 is configured to have a function of holding counterpart identification information for identifying a predetermined counterpart in association with personal identification information. Also, the "personal identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol / number on the insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured person number for long-term care insurance, etc. Here, the "My Number" refers to the 12-digit "personal number" designated for each person from babies to the elderly. Everyone with a residence card in Japan (including foreigners) has it. Since it is a number unique to that person, there are no people with the same number, including those who have passed away. In addition, the "counterparty identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among the My Number information, the symbol / number on the insurance certificate for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, or, in the case of medical personnel, the number described on the qualification license they hold. The counterparty identification information may be information for identifying medical corporations, clinics, public institutions, specific departments of pharmaceutical manufacturers, research institutions (which may include universities, etc.), institutions that conduct clinical trial operations on a commissioned basis, etc., in addition to cases where the counterparty is a person.

[0154] Also, it is preferable to configure to hold counterparty attribute information in association with the counterparty identification information. It is preferable to configure this holding to be borne by the "counterparty attribute information holding section". As the counterparty attribute information, in addition to information similar to the personal attribute information already described, when the counterparty is an organization related to health such as a medical institution, the official name of the organization, the URL of the homepage, the English name, the location and its map, the telephone number, the establishment date, the industry classification, the name of the representative, the capital, the settlement period, in the case of a listed company, the name of the stock market where it is listed, the number of employees, the average age of the employees, etc., in the case of having published papers in the past, the content of the papers and the URL for reference, in the case of selling drugs, information regarding the drugs, regarding an organization that provides treatment such as a hospital, the specialized medical field, past treatment results, the scale of the hospital, etc., in the case of having patients who visit the hospital, the personal identification information of those patients, the facility information of the hospital, the operating hours of the hospital, the personal identification information for identifying the doctors working at the hospital, etc.

[0155] Note that the personal identification information for identifying a doctor preferably includes, as personal attribute information, the doctor's field of specialization, the above information regarding papers published in the past, past treatment records, past drug prescription records, and the personal identification information of patients to whom the drugs were prescribed. It is preferable that these partner attribute information can be viewed by a request for viewing by an authorized person, and this request for viewing is preferably configured to be controlled for viewing by a "viewing management department" that manages the viewing of personal attribute information and partner attribute information. For example, the personal attribute information associated with the personal identification information associated with the personal identification information of a doctor is preferably configured to be viewable by a request for viewing personal attribute information associated with the personal identification information of the doctor. In addition, the viewing of personal attribute information can also be configured to be viewable in response to a request for viewing personal attribute information accompanied by the personal identification information of family members and relatives associated with this personal identification information. Note that the most typical request for viewing personal attribute information is a request for viewing by a person who is a doctor, but in some cases, it can also be configured to be viewable by a request for viewing by a specific department of a pharmaceutical manufacturer, a research institution, a public institution, etc. Note that it may be possible to prevent the partner identification information and the personal identification information from being the same.

[0156] <Embodiment 2 Explanation of Configuration: Partner Identification Information Registration Department> The "partner identification information registration department" 609 is configured to have a function of registering partner identification information in association with personal identification information for retention in the partner identification information holding section. In addition, the "personal identification information" refers to at least any one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol / number on the insurance certificate for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, etc. Here, the "My Number" refers to the "personal number" consisting of 12 digits designated for each person from a baby to an elderly person. Everyone who has a residence card in Japan (including foreigners) has it. Since it is a number unique to that person, there is no one with the same number, including those who have passed away. In addition, the "counterparty identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among the my number information, the symbol / number on the insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, or the number described on the qualification license held by medical personnel. Note that it may be allowed that the counterparty identification information is the same as the personal identification information. For example, the present system may be provided with a "counterparty identification information holding request input receiving unit" having a function of receiving an input of a request for associating the counterparty identification information with the personal identification information and holding it in the counterparty identification information holding unit. As an example, a registration button may be provided on the screen of the administrator terminal used by the administrator, and when the administrator clicks or touches the registration button, the counterparty identification information may be associated with the personal identification information and held in the counterparty identification information holding unit. Also, a registration button may be provided on the screen of the user terminal used by an individual (patient) or medical personnel, and when the individual (patient) or medical personnel clicks or touches the registration button, the counterparty identification information may be associated with the personal identification information and held in the counterparty identification information holding unit.

[0157] <Embodiment 2 Information Provision System: Hardware Configuration> The hardware configuration of the information provision system in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0158] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information provision system in the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the information provision system in the present embodiment includes a "CPU (Central Processing Unit)" 701 that performs various arithmetic processes and a "main memory" 702. In addition, it includes a "non-volatile memory" 703 that holds predetermined information, a plurality of user terminals 706, a plurality of administrator terminals 707, a first information source 708, a second information source 709, and an nth information source 710, and a "network I / F (Interface)" 704 that transmits and receives information. And they are interconnected by a data communication path such as a "bus" 705 to transmit, receive, and process information.

[0159] Here, the "main memory" reads out a program for performing various processes to be executed by the "CPU" and at the same time provides a work area that also serves as a working area for the program. In addition, a plurality of addresses are respectively assigned to this "main memory" and the "non-volatile memory", and the programs executed by the "CPU" can exchange data with each other by specifying and accessing those addresses, making it possible to perform processing. In the present embodiment, the programs stored in the "main memory" include a counterpart identification information holding program, a counterpart identification information registration program, and the like. Also, personal identification information, health care information, general health care information acquisition rules, general health care information, counterpart identification information, etc. are stored in the "main memory" and the "non-volatile memory".

[0160] The "CPU" executes the counterpart identification information holding program stored in the "main memory" and stores the counterpart identification information for identifying a predetermined counterpart in association with the personal identification information in the "main memory" or the "non-volatile memory". Also, the "CPU" executes the counterpart identification information registration program stored in the "main memory" and registers the counterpart identification information for holding in association with the personal identification information.

[0161] <Embodiment 2 Information Providing System: Flow of Processing> FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the flow of processing when the information providing system in the present embodiment is used. As shown in the figure, it is a processing method consisting of a counterpart identification information holding step S801 and a counterpart identification information registration step S802.

[0162] The "counterpart identification information holding step" S801 is a stage of holding the counterpart identification information for identifying a predetermined counterpart in association with the personal identification information.

[0163] The "counterpart identification information registration step" S802 is a stage of registering the counterpart identification information for holding in association with the personal identification information.

[0164] <Summary> As described above, the present invention can provide an information providing system capable of holding destination identification information for identifying a predetermined destination in association with personal identification information.

[0165] <Embodiment 3 (mainly corresponding to Claim 3, Claim 14, and Claim 25)> <Outline of Embodiment 3> Based on Embodiments 1 and 2, this embodiment includes a trigger acquisition unit that acquires a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of general health medical information in association with personal identification information or destination identification information, a process start control unit that starts a series of processes when the trigger is acquired, and an output destination control unit that selects a destination output by the general health medical information output unit in association with the personal identification information or destination identification information associated with the trigger from the destination identification information held in the destination identification information holding unit according to the selection rules described later, and controls the output destination of the general health medical information output unit to the destination identified by the selected destination identification information, and a selection rule holding unit that holds the selection rules that are the rules for selection. Also, to realize this, a method executed by the CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, and an operation program of the information providing system described so as to be readable and executable by a computer are provided. Hereinafter, the same functional configurations, hardware configurations, and processing flows as those in Embodiments 1 and 2 will be omitted as appropriate.

[0166] <Functional Configuration of Embodiment 3> FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the information providing system in Embodiment 3. In this embodiment, it includes a trigger acquisition unit, a process start control unit, an output destination control unit, and a selection rule holding unit.

[0167] <Explanation of the Configuration of Embodiment 3: Trigger Acquisition Unit> The "trigger acquisition unit" 910 is configured to have a function of acquiring a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of general health medical information in association with personal identification information or destination identification information. Here, the "trigger" generally means a trigger or a cause. In the present invention, it is used in the sense of a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of general health medical information in the information providing system. For example, it may include the inquiry information output request information described later. Specific examples of the trigger may include, but are not limited to, an output request associated with the personal identification information of an individual who is a patient of general health medical information and the partner identification information of a medical corporation associated therewith. When a patient himself / herself feels unwell with his / her body and seeks advice, an electronic request for general health medical information associated with the personal identification information of the patient corresponds to the trigger. Further, when an answer to a medical questionnaire, which is general health medical information, is obtained in association with personal identification information and held in the health medical information holding unit, it is also conceivable to use this as a trigger for outputting general health medical information when this health medical information meets certain conditions. Such condition setting may be configured to hold the trigger conditions as "trigger condition holding means" in the trigger acquisition unit. For example, it can be designed so that when the body temperature described in the medical questionnaire exceeds a predetermined temperature, this functions as a trigger for the output of general health medical information. Generally speaking, when the "health medical information" acquired as the trigger condition meets a predetermined condition, such as a numerical condition or a grading (classified into a predetermined level) condition indicating deterioration of health, delay in health recovery, or further delay in health promotion, etc., it can be configured to output general health medical information as if it meets the trigger condition. As described above, when the health medical information held in the health medical information holding unit meets the trigger conditions associated with the personal identification information, it can be configured to output general health medical information using this as a trigger.

[0168] For example, information for determining that an individual's health is impaired or is likely to be impaired from a questionnaire or other information can be used as a trigger condition. The trigger condition may also include a condition for automatically selecting an output destination for the general health care information. When the fever is too high, a sentence including a possible disease name as general health care information, for example, a sentence "Mr. ●● is suspected of having influenza." including the disease name influenza may be configured to be output to the attending physician (hospital). Note that disease names such as "influenza" as shown here are also included in the general health care information. Also, when new general health care information related to health maintenance is additionally held in the general health care information holding unit, it may be configured to output the general health care information added as a trigger. In this case, it is preferable that an attribute is added to the general health care information. This attribute is preferably available as information for selecting an output destination. For example, when the newly added general health care information is information related to the health of an infant, it can be considered to be configured such that the general health care information is output to a person raising the infant. Information such as whether an infant is being raised can be obtained from personal attribute information associated with the personal identification information.

[0169] Here, the "series of processes" refers to, as described in Embodiment 1, processes starting from a process of holding personal identification information and ending with a process of outputting the acquired general health care information to a predetermined counterpart based on the personal identification information associated with the acquired health care information. Here, the "personal identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol / number of an insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number of long-term care insurance, and the like. Here, the "My Number" refers to the "personal number" consisting of 12 digits designated for each person from a baby to an elderly person. Everyone in Japan who has a residence card (including foreigners) has it. Since it is a number unique to that person, there is no one with the same number, including those who have passed away. In addition, the "counterparty identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among the my number information, the symbol / number on the insurance certificate for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, or the number described in the qualification license held in the case of being a medical worker. Also, the "counterparty identification information" is the same as the content described in the "counterparty identification information holding section" of Embodiment 2. Note that it may be configured so as not to prevent the counterparty identification information and the personal identification information from being the same.

[0170] <Embodiment 3 Explanation of Configuration: Processing Start Control Unit> The "processing start control unit" 911 is configured to have a function of starting a series of processes when a trigger is acquired. Here, the "trigger" is the same as the description of the "trigger acquisition unit" described above. Also, the "series of processes" refers to, as described in Embodiment 1, starting from the process of holding personal identification information and outputting the acquired general health medical information to a predetermined counterparty based on the personal identification information associated with the acquired health medical information.

[0171] <Embodiment 3 Explanation of Configuration: Output Destination Control Unit> The "output destination control unit" 912 selects the counterparty to which the general health medical information output unit outputs, in association with the personal identification information or counterparty identification information associated with the trigger, from the counterparty identification information held in the counterparty identification information holding section according to the selection rules described later, and is configured to have a function of controlling the output destination of the general health medical information output unit to the counterparty identified by the selected counterparty identification information. Here, the "trigger" is the same as the description of the "trigger acquisition unit" described above. Also, the "personal identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among the my number information, the symbol / number on the insurance certificate for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, etc. Here, the "My Number" refers to the "Personal Number" consisting of 12 digits designated for each individual from babies to the elderly. Everyone with a residence card in Japan (including foreigners) has it. Since it is a number unique to that person, there are no people with the same number, including those who have passed away. Also, the "counterparty identification information" refers to at least any one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol / number on the insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, or the number described on the qualification license held in the case of a medical worker. Also, the "counterparty identification information" is the same as the content described in the "counterparty identification information holding unit" of Embodiment 2. Note that it may be arranged so as not to prevent the counterparty identification information and the personal identification information from being the same.

[0172] <Embodiment 3 Explanation of Configuration: Selection Rule Holding Unit> The "selection rule holding unit" 913 is configured to have a function of holding a selection rule, which is a rule for selection. Also, the "personal identification information" refers to at least any one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol / number on the insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, etc. Here, the "My Number" refers to the "Personal Number" consisting of 12 digits designated for each individual from babies to the elderly. Everyone with a residence card in Japan (including foreigners) has it. Since it is a number unique to that person, there are no people with the same number, including those who have passed away. Also, the "counterparty identification information" refers to at least any one or more pieces of information among My Number information, the symbol / number on the insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, or the number described on the qualification license held in the case of a medical worker. Also, the "counterparty identification information" is the same as the content described in the "counterparty identification information holding unit" of Embodiment 2. Note that it may be arranged so as not to prevent the counterparty identification information and the personal identification information from being the same.

[0173] In addition, the "selection rule" refers to a selection rule for selecting destination identification information indicating a destination for outputting general health care information. General health care information may be associated with information for selecting a destination to which the information is to be output according to a selection rule. For example, general health care information attribute information may be associated, and it may be configured to select a destination to which the information is to be output based on this general health care information attribute information and the selection rule. Here, the "general health care information attribute information" may include, for example, symptoms, suspected disease names, examination methods, treatment methods, surgical methods, etc., as shown in FIG. 21. Further, in particular, although the attribute information is not associated, information serving as a key for selecting a destination to which the information is to be output according to the content of the general health care information, that is, key information, is configured to be extracted by artificial intelligence or the like, and it can also be configured to select a destination to which the information is to be output based on this key information and the selection rule. For example, when the general health care information is information related to a disease, it can be configured to output the information to a medical institution such as a hospital associated with the personal identification information of the patient who caused the general health care information to be output, a specific doctor therein, a clinic, a cohabiting family member, etc. These are extracted based on personal attribute information associated with personal identification information or partner attribute information associated with partner identification information, and are used to select an output destination. Note that ad hoc responses such as not outputting to a medical institution such as a hospital but outputting to a regular clinic can be configured to respond according to the attribute information or key information associated with the general health care information. For example, a rule such as outputting only to a clinic if the attribute information associated with the general health care information is in the fifth category in the classification of infectious diseases divided into the first to fifth categories, and outputting to both a medical institution such as a hospital and a clinic if it is in the first to fourth categories can be considered as an example of a rule. Also, a "rule editing management unit" may be separately provided so that the rules can be appropriately edited by an administrator or by an individual patient himself / herself. This editing corresponds to changes in the association between the attributes associated with the general health care information, the key information, and the attributes of the output destination. Or it also corresponds to changes in the output destination.

[0174] For example, in the case of an individual (patient) suspected of having "aortic valve stenosis", etc., a selection rule may be set to select counterparty identification information indicating a doctor belonging to a department of cardiovascular medicine or cardiac and vascular surgery in a hospital, clinic, clinic, etc., and output general health care information to those doctors. Also, in the case of an individual (patient) suspected of having "diabetes", etc., a selection rule may be set to select counterparty identification information indicating doctors belonging to internal medicine (e.g., department of diabetes), surgery, ophthalmology, urology, etc. in a hospital, clinic, clinic, etc., and output general health care information to those doctors. Further, in the case of an individual (patient) suspected of having "depression", etc., a selection rule may be set to select counterparty identification information indicating doctors belonging to a department of psychiatry, neurology, psychosomatic medicine, mental health clinic, etc. in a hospital, clinic, clinic, etc., and output general health care information to those doctors. Alternatively, if there is a doctor that an individual (patient) can trust as a "family doctor", it is also conceivable to set a selection rule so that the counterparty identification information indicating that family doctor can be selected and general health care information can be output to that family doctor.

[0175] As in the examples described above, it is preferable to set a selection rule to select counterparty identification information indicating a doctor belonging to a hospital, clinic, clinic, etc. where the diagnosis is to be made according to the disease suspected of the individual (patient), etc., and output general health care information to those doctors. Also, it is desirable to be able to appropriately set a selection rule to select counterparty identification information indicating which hospital, clinic, clinic, etc. or counterparty identification information indicating which department, and output general health care information. Such setting of the selection rule is required to be carefully performed as needed by the administrator logging in to this system through the administrator terminal. Also, various information may be input into the artificial intelligence for learning, and based on the learning results, a selection rule may be generated and stored in the "selection rule holding unit".

[0176] <Embodiment 3 Information Provision System: Hardware Configuration> The hardware configuration of the information providing system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0177] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information providing system according to this embodiment. As shown in this figure, the information providing system according to this embodiment includes a "CPU (Central Processing Unit)" 1001 that performs various arithmetic processes, and a "main memory" 1002. Further, it includes a "non-volatile memory" 1003 that holds predetermined information, a plurality of user terminals 1006, a plurality of administrator terminals 1007, a first information source 1008, a second information source 1009, and an nth information source 1010, and a "network I / F (Interface)" 1004 that transmits and receives information therewith. And they are interconnected by a data communication path such as a "bus" 1005 to transmit, receive, and process information.

[0178] Here, the "main memory" reads out a program for causing the "CPU" to execute various processes, and at the same time provides a work area that is also a work area for the program. In addition, a plurality of addresses are respectively assigned to this "main memory" and "non-volatile memory", and the programs executed by the "CPU" can exchange data with each other and perform processes by specifying and accessing those addresses. In this embodiment, the programs stored in the "main memory" include a trigger acquisition program, a process start control program, an output destination control program, a selection rule holding program, and the like. Further, personal identification information, health care information, general health care information acquisition rules, general health care information, partner identification information, trigger information, selection rules, and the like are stored in the "main memory" and the "non-volatile memory".

[0179] The "CPU" executes the trigger acquisition program stored in the "main memory", acquires a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of general health care information in association with personal identification information or partner identification information, and stores it in the "main memory" and the "non-volatile memory". Also, it executes the process start control program stored in the "main memory" to start a series of processes when a trigger is acquired. Further, it executes the output destination control program stored in the "main memory" to select, according to the selection rules described later, the partner to be output by the general health care information output unit in association with the personal identification information or partner identification information associated with the trigger from the partner identification information held in the partner identification information holding unit, and controls the output destination of the general health care information output unit to the partner identified by the selected partner identification information. Also, it executes the selection rule holding program stored in the "main memory" to store the selection rule, which is a rule for selecting partner identification information, in the "main memory" and the "non-volatile memory".

[0180] <Embodiment 3 Information Provision System: Process Flow> FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the process flow when the information provision system in this embodiment is used. As shown in the figure, it is a processing method consisting of a trigger acquisition step S1101, a process start control step S1102, an output destination control step S1103, and a selection rule holding step S1104.

[0181] The "trigger acquisition step" S1101 is the stage of acquiring a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of general health care information in association with personal identification information or partner identification information.

[0182] The "process start control step" S1102 is the stage of starting a series of processes when a trigger is acquired.

[0183] The "output destination control step" S1103 is a step of selecting a destination output by the general health medical information output unit in association with the personal identification information or the partner identification information associated with the trigger from the partner identification information held in the partner identification information holding unit according to the selection rules described later, and controlling the output destination of the general health medical information output unit to the partner identified by the selected partner identification information.

[0184] The "selection rule holding step" S1104 is a step of holding a selection rule which is a rule for selecting partner identification information.

[0185] <Summary> As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to provide an information providing system capable of selecting a destination output by the general health medical information output unit in association with the personal identification information or the partner identification information associated with the trigger from the partner identification information held in the partner identification information holding unit according to the selection rules, and controlling the output destination of the general health medical information output unit to the partner identified by the selected partner identification information.

[0186] <Embodiment 4 (mainly corresponding to Claim 4, Claim 15, and Claim 26)> <Outline of Embodiment 4> This embodiment is characterized in that, based on Embodiments 1 to 3, it includes a general health medical information expression change unit that changes the expression and / or content of the general health medical information acquired by the general health medical information acquisition unit and output from the general health medical information output unit according to the partner identification information selected by the output destination control unit. Also, to realize this, a method executed by the CPU in the information providing system which is a computer, and an operation program of the information providing system described in a computer-readable and executable manner are provided. Hereinafter, the same functional configurations, hardware configurations, and processing flows as those in Embodiments 1 to 3 will be omitted as appropriate.

[0187] <Functional Configuration of Embodiment 4> FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the information providing system according to Embodiment 4. In this embodiment, a general health care information expression changing unit is provided.

[0188] <Explanation of Configuration in Embodiment 4: General Health Care Information Expression Changing Unit> The "general health care information expression changing unit" 1214 is configured to have a function of changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information acquired by the general health care information acquisition unit according to the destination identification information selected by the output destination control unit and output from the general health care information output unit. Here, the "general health care information acquisition unit", the "general health care information output unit", and the "general health care information" are the same as those described in Embodiment 1. Also, the "destination identification information" is the same as that described in Embodiment 2. Also, the "output destination control unit" is the same as that described in Embodiment 3. In addition, "according to the destination identification information" in the configuration of "changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information according to the destination identification information" means, for example, according to whether the destination is an individual (patient) who is a general person or a medical professional who is an expert. In addition, "changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information" in the configuration of "changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information according to the destination identification information" means, for example, when the destination is an individual (patient) who is a general person, changing the expression of the general health care information to be explained in as easy-to-understand and plain language as possible, or changing the information included in the content of the general health care information to the organized and summarized content. On the other hand, "changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information" in the configuration of "changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information according to the destination identification information" means, for example, when the destination is a medical professional who is an expert, changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information to be expressed in detail and accurately using professional terms.

[0189] In addition, it is preferable to make the changes in expression and / or content flexible, and it is also conceivable to make the changes using artificial intelligence such as generative AI. The changes may be configured to be made according to criteria other than whether the user is an expert or not, such as age, gender, the usage history of this system so far, and personal attribute information associated with the personal identification information. This personal attribute information may include the usage log of this system, and for example, when providing general health care information, it may be configured to refer to the conversation history between the individual and the artificial intelligence included in this system. As an example of this, when making content changes such as not repeating the explanation of the drug efficacy to a patient who is considered to already have a sufficient understanding of the drug efficacy, it can be cited.

[0190] In addition, the "personal identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among the My Number information, the symbol / number on the insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, etc. Here, the "My Number" refers to the "personal number" consisting of 12 digits assigned to each person from babies to the elderly. Everyone who has a resident registration in Japan (including foreigners) has it. Since it is a number unique to that person, there is no one with the same number, including those who have passed away. In addition, the "counterparty identification information" refers to at least one or more pieces of information among the My Number information, the symbol / number on the insurance card for social insurance or national health insurance, the insured number for long-term care insurance, or the number described in the qualification license held in the case of a medical worker. Also, the "counterparty identification information" is the same as the content described in the "counterparty identification information holding unit" of Embodiment 2. Note that the counterparty identification information and the personal identification information may not be prevented from being the same.

[0191] <Embodiment 4 Information Provision System: Hardware Configuration> The hardware configuration of the information provision system in this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0192] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information providing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the information providing system according to the present embodiment includes a "CPU (Central Processing Unit)" 1301 that performs various arithmetic processes, and a "main memory" 1302. Further, it includes a "non-volatile memory" 1303 that holds predetermined information, a plurality of user terminals 1306, a plurality of administrator terminals 1307, a first information source 1308, a second information source 1309, and an nth information source 1310, and a "network I / F (Interface)" 1304 that transmits and receives information therewith. And they are mutually connected by a data communication path such as a "bus" 1305 to transmit, receive, and process information.

[0193] Here, the "main memory" reads out a program for causing the "CPU" to execute various processes, and at the same time provides a work area that is also a work area for the program. Further, a plurality of addresses are respectively assigned to this "main memory" and "non-volatile memory", and the programs executed by the "CPU" can exchange data with each other and perform processes by specifying and accessing those addresses. In the present embodiment, the program stored in the "main memory" is a general health medical information expression change program or the like. Further, personal identification information, health medical information, general health medical information acquisition rules, general health medical information, destination identification information, trigger information, selection rules, etc. are stored in the "main memory" and "non-volatile memory".

[0194] The "CPU" executes the general health medical information expression change program stored in the "main memory", changes the expression and / or content of the general health medical information acquired by the general health medical information acquisition program according to the destination identification information selected by the output destination control program, and stores it in the "main memory" and "non-volatile memory".

[0195] <Embodiment 4 Information Providing System: Flow of Processing> FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the flow of processing when the information providing system according to the present embodiment is used. As shown in the figure, it is a processing method consisting of a general health care information expression change step S1401.

[0196] The "general health care information expression change step" S1401 is a stage of changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information obtained in the general health care information acquisition step and output in the general health care information output step according to the partner identification information selected in the output destination control step.

[0197] <Summary> As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to provide an information providing system capable of changing the expression and / or content of the general health care information obtained by the general health care information acquisition unit and output from the general health care information output unit according to the partner identification information selected by the output destination control unit.

[0198] <Embodiment 5 (mainly corresponding to claim 5, claim 16, and claim 27)> <Outline of Embodiment 5> This embodiment is based on Embodiments 1 to 4. The trigger acquisition unit is characterized by including means for acquiring inquiry information output request information, which is a request for output of inquiry information (inquiry information as a trigger, different from information of inquiries set individually for each person. The same applies hereinafter), which is information in the form of an inquiry. Also, to realize this, a method executed by the CPU in the information providing system which is a computer, and an operation program of the information providing system described so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system which is a computer are provided. Hereinafter, the same functional configurations, hardware configurations, and processing flows as those in Embodiments 1 to 4 will be omitted as appropriate.

[0199] <Functional Configuration of Embodiment 5> FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the information providing system in Embodiment 5. In this embodiment, means for acquiring inquiry information output request information is provided.

[0200] <Embodiment 5 Configuration Explanation: Inquiry Information Output Request Information Acquisition Means> The "inquiry information output request information acquisition means" 1502 is configured to have a function of acquiring inquiry information output request information, which is a request for output of inquiry information that is inquiry-formatted information as a trigger. Here, the "personal identification information holding unit", "healthcare information holding unit", "general healthcare information holding unit", "healthcare information acquisition unit", "general healthcare information acquisition rule holding unit", "general healthcare information acquisition unit", "general healthcare information output unit", and "healthcare information" and "general healthcare information" are the same as those described in Embodiment 1. Also, the "counterparty identification information holding unit", "counterparty identification information registration unit", and "counterparty identification information" are the same as those described in Embodiment 2. Also, the "trigger acquisition unit", "processing start control unit", "output destination control unit", and "selection rule holding unit" are the same as those described in Embodiment 3. Note that the inquiry information may be included in the above-mentioned "general healthcare information". As an example of this, there is inquiry information (questions) as shown in FIG. 23. The "inquiry information output request information" in the present embodiment corresponds to, for example, a request for output of inquiry information (questions) as shown in FIG. 23.

[0201] <Embodiment 5 Information Provision System: Hardware Configuration> The hardware configuration of the information provision system in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0202] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information providing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the information providing system according to the present embodiment includes a "CPU (Central Processing Unit)" 1601 that performs various arithmetic processes, and a "main memory" 1602. Further, it includes a "non-volatile memory" 1603 that holds predetermined information, a plurality of user terminals 1606, a plurality of administrator terminals 1607, a first information source 1608, a second information source 1609, and an nth information source 1610, and a "network I / F (Interface)" 1604 that transmits and receives information therewith. And they are mutually connected by a data communication path such as a "bus" 1605 to transmit, receive, and process information.

[0203] Here, the "main memory" reads out a program for causing the "CPU" to execute various processes, and at the same time provides a work area that is also a work area for the program. Further, a plurality of addresses are respectively assigned to this "main memory" and "non-volatile memory", and the programs executed by the "CPU" can exchange data with each other by specifying and accessing the addresses, and perform processes. In the present embodiment, the program stored in the "main memory" is an inquiry information output request information acquisition subprogram or the like. Further, personal identification information, health care information, general health care information acquisition rules, general health care information, partner identification information, trigger information, selection rules, inquiry information output request information, etc. are stored in the "main memory" and "non-volatile memory".

[0204] The "CPU" executes the inquiry information output request information acquisition subprogram stored in the "main memory" to acquire inquiry information output request information, which is a request for output of inquiry information that is inquiry-form information as a trigger, and stores it in the "main memory" and "non-volatile memory".

[0205] <Embodiment 1 Information Providing System: Flow of Processing> FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the processing flow when the information providing system according to the present embodiment is used. As shown in the figure, it is a processing method consisting of an inquiry information output request information acquisition sub-step S1701.

[0206] The "inquiry information output request information acquisition sub-step" S1701 is a stage of acquiring inquiry information output request information which is a request for output of inquiry information that is inquiry-formatted information as a trigger.

[0207] <Summary> As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to provide an information providing system capable of acquiring inquiry information output request information which is a request for output of inquiry information that is inquiry-formatted information as a trigger.

[0208] <Embodiment 6 (mainly corresponding to claims 8, 19, and 30)> <Outline of Embodiment 6> This embodiment is based on Embodiments 1 to 5, and has an information log holding unit that holds an information log which is a log of information related to an individual in association with the individual identification information. The general health care information acquisition rule is characterized in that it acquires information based also on the information log. Further, in order to realize this, a method executed by the CPU in the information providing system which is a computer, and an operation program of the information providing system described so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system which is a computer are provided. Hereinafter, description of the functional configuration, hardware configuration, and processing flow overlapping with Embodiments 1 to 5 will be omitted as appropriate.

[0209] <Functional Configuration of Embodiment 6> FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the information providing system in Embodiment 6. In this embodiment, an information log holding unit is provided.

[0210] <Explanation of Configuration in Embodiment 6: Information Log Holding Unit> The "information log holding unit" 1801 is configured to have a function of holding an information log which is a log of information related to an individual in association with the individual identification information. Also, the "personal identification information" is the same as the description in the "personal identification information holding unit" of Embodiment 1. Also, the "healthcare information" is the same as the description in the "healthcare information holding unit" of Embodiment 1. Also, the "general healthcare information" is the same as the description in the "general healthcare information holding unit" of Embodiment 1. Also, the "general healthcare information acquisition rule" is the same as the description in the "general healthcare information acquisition rule holding unit" of Embodiment 1. The "information log" in this embodiment preferably includes at least the above-mentioned "healthcare information", "general healthcare information", "inquiry information", "inquiry response information", etc., and includes various information acquired, held, used, or output by this system. Also, the "general healthcare information acquisition rule" is desirably a rule for acquiring information based on the above-mentioned "information log". For example, in the case of the above-mentioned individual (patient) Mr. N, if there is an allergy history to a certain specific drug (for example, a certain specific antibiotic, etc.) recorded in the past history of the "healthcare information", then in drug therapy during illness treatment, the above drug can be excluded, or an alternative drug (including generic drugs, etc.) that can be expected to have the same effect as the above drug can be used instead, so that medication can be carried out.

[0211] Note that an "information log output unit" having a function of outputting various information held in the "information log holding unit" in this embodiment as a file of CSV format data may be provided in this system. Also, a "statistical processing unit" having a function of reading the CSV format file output by the above "information log output unit" and performing statistical processing may be provided in this system. Also, a "statistical processing result holding unit" having a function of holding the statistical processing result which is the result of the above "statistical processing unit" may be provided in this system. By providing these "information log output unit", "statistical processing unit", and "statistical processing result holding unit" in this system, for example, on the administrator terminal used by an administrator, information such as whether an individual (patient) shows interest in what kind of information (page), and information on whether the number of views of what kind of information (page) is large or small, and information on what general health care information is output where by referring to personal identification information and partner identification information can be grasped by "visualizing" using graphs and the like. Also, for example, by feeding back such information to this system, the expression and / or content of general health care information can be diversified or enriched.

[0212] <Embodiment 6 Information Provision System: Hardware Configuration> The hardware configuration of the information provision system in this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0213] FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the information provision system in this embodiment. As shown in this figure, the information provision system in this embodiment includes a "CPU (Central Processing Unit)" 1901 that performs various arithmetic processes, and a "main memory" 1902. It also includes a "non-volatile memory" 1903 that holds predetermined information, a plurality of user terminals 1906, a plurality of administrator terminals 1907, a first information source 1908, a second information source 1909, and an nth information source 1910, and a "network I / F (Interface)" 1904 that transmits and receives information. And they are interconnected by a data communication path such as a "bus" 1905 to transmit, receive, and process information.

[0214] Here, the "main memory" reads out a program for performing various processes to be executed by the "CPU" and at the same time provides a work area that is also a work area for that program. Also, a plurality of addresses are respectively assigned to this "main memory" and the "non-volatile memory", and the programs executed by the "CPU" can exchange data with each other by specifying and accessing those addresses and perform processes. In the present embodiment, the program stored in the "main memory" is an information log holding program or the like. Further, personal identification information, health care information, general health care information acquisition rules, general health care information, information log information, etc. are stored in the "main memory" and the "non-volatile memory".

[0215] The "CPU" executes the information log holding program stored in the "main memory", holds an information log which is a log of information related to that individual in association with the personal identification information, and stores information log information (for example, health care information, general health care information, consultation information, consultation response information, etc.) in the "main memory" or the "non-volatile memory".

[0216] <Embodiment 6 Information Providing System: Flow of Processing> FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the flow of processing when the information providing system in the present embodiment is used. As shown in the figure, it is a processing method consisting of an information log holding step S2001.

[0217] The "information log holding step" S2001 is a stage of holding an information log which is a log of information related to that individual in association with the personal identification information. Here, it is preferable that the "information log" includes various information including at least health care information, general health care information, consultation information, consultation response information, etc.

[0218] <Summary> As described above, in the present invention, there is provided an information providing system having an information log holding unit that holds an information log which is a log of information regarding an individual in association with personal identification information, and a general health care information acquisition rule is a rule for acquiring information based on the information log.

Explanation of Signs

[0219] Information providing system: 201, 300 User terminal: 203 Administrator terminal: 204 Network: 202, 205 First information source: 206 Second information source: 207 n-th information source: 208 Personal identification information holding unit: 301 Health care information holding unit: 302 General health care information holding unit: 303 Health care information acquisition unit: 304 General health care information acquisition rule holding unit: 305 General health care information acquisition unit: 306 General health care information output unit: 307

Claims

1. a personal identification information storage unit that stores personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual; a health and medical information storage unit that stores health and medical information based on two or more types of information received from one information source, or that stores health and medical information based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources, in association with the individual identification information stored in the individual identification information storage unit, the health and medical information being information related to the individual's health and medical care; a general health and medical information storage unit that stores general health and medical information, which is general information related to health and medical care and is intended to be used universally based on scientific evidence; a health and medical information acquisition unit that acquires health and medical information in association with personal identification information; a general health and medical information acquisition rule storage unit that stores general health and medical information acquisition rules (including artificial intelligence) that are rules for acquiring general health and medical information based on the health and medical information acquired by the health and medical information acquisition unit; a general health and medical information acquiring unit that acquires general health and medical information stored in the general health and medical information storage unit based on the health and medical information acquired by the health and medical information acquiring unit and the general health and medical information acquisition rule stored in the general health and medical information acquisition rule storage unit; a general health and medical information output unit that outputs the general health and medical information acquired by the general health and medical information acquisition unit to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the health and medical information acquired by the general health and medical information acquisition unit; having The general health and medical information is composed of at least a group of specialized information intended to be provided to specialists, a group of information for the general public intended to be provided to ordinary people, and a group of general-purpose information intended to be provided to specialists and the general public. An information providing system comprising:

2. a destination identification information storage unit that stores destination identification information that identifies the specified destination in association with the personal identification information (the destination identification information and the personal identification information may be the same; the same applies below); a destination identification information registration unit that associates the destination identification information with the personal identification information and registers the destination identification information in the destination identification information storage unit for storage; 2. The information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising:

3. a trigger acquisition unit that acquires a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of the general health and medical information in association with the personal identification information or the destination identification information; a process start control unit that starts the series of processes when a trigger is acquired; an output destination control unit that selects a destination to which the general health and medical information output unit outputs information in association with the personal identification information or the destination identification information associated with a trigger from the destination identification information stored in the destination identification information storage unit in accordance with a selection rule described below, and controls the output destination of the general health and medical information output unit to the destination identified by the selected destination identification information; a selection rule storage unit that stores a selection rule that is a rule for the selection; The information providing system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

4. The information providing system of claim 3, further comprising a general health and medical information expression change unit that changes the expression and / or content of the general health and medical information acquired by the general health and medical information acquisition unit and output from the general health and medical information output unit in accordance with the destination identification information selected by the output destination control unit.

5. The information providing system according to claim 3, wherein the trigger acquisition unit has a medical interview information output request information acquisition means for acquiring medical interview information output request information, which is a request for output of medical interview information (information on a question, different from information on questions individually set for an individual; the same applies below), which is information in the form of a medical interview, as a trigger.

6. 6. The information providing system according to claim 5, wherein the general health and medical information includes the medical interview information.

7. 7. The information providing system according to claim 6, wherein the health and medical information includes medical interview response information which is response information to the medical interview information.

8. an information log storage unit that stores an information log, which is a log of information about an individual, in association with the personal identification information; 8. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the general health and medical information acquisition rule is a rule for acquiring information also based on the information log.

9. 3. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined destination is an individual identified by the personal identification information and / or the destination identification information and / or a medical professional related to the individual.

10. 2. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the personal identification information includes at least one of the following: My Number information, the symbol and number on a social insurance or national health insurance certificate, and a nursing care insurance number.

11. The information provision system of claim 2, wherein the recipient identification information includes at least one or more of the following: My Number information, the symbol / number on a social insurance or national health insurance certificate, a nursing care insurance number, or, in the case of a medical professional, the number printed on a qualification or license held by the person.

12. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: a personal identification information holding step of holding personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual; a health and medical information holding step of holding health and medical information based on two or more types of information received from one information source, which is information related to the individual's health and medical care, in association with the individual identification information held in the individual identification information holding step, or holding health and medical information based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources; a general health and medical information storage step of storing general health and medical information, which is general information related to health and medical care and is intended to be used universally based on scientific evidence; a health and medical information acquisition step of acquiring health and medical information in association with the individual identification information; a general health and medical information acquisition rule holding step for holding general health and medical information acquisition rules (including artificial intelligence) which are rules for acquiring general health and medical information based on the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquisition step; a general health and medical information acquiring step of acquiring the general health and medical information stored in the general health and medical information storing step based on the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquiring step and the general health and medical information acquisition rule stored in the general health and medical information acquisition rule storing step; a general health and medical information output step of outputting the general health and medical information acquired in the general health and medical information acquisition step to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquisition step; having The general health and medical information is composed of at least a group of specialized information intended to be provided to specialists, a group of information for the general public intended to be provided to ordinary people, and a group of general-purpose information intended to be provided to specialists and the general public. A method comprising:

13. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: a destination identification information holding step for holding destination identification information for identifying the predetermined destination in association with the personal identification information (the destination identification information and the personal identification information may be the same; the same applies below); a destination identification information registration step of associating the destination identification information with the personal identification information and registering the destination identification information for storage in the destination identification information storage step; 13. The method of claim 12, comprising:

14. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: a trigger acquisition step of acquiring a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of the general health and medical information in association with the personal identification information or the destination identification information; a process start control step of starting the series of processes when a trigger is acquired; an output destination control step of selecting a destination to which the general health and medical information is to be output in the general health and medical information output step in association with the personal identification information or the destination identification information associated with a trigger from the destination identification information held in the destination identification information holding step in accordance with a selection rule to be described later, and controlling the output destination in the general health and medical information output step to the destination identified by the selected destination identification information; a selection rule storage step for storing selection rules which are rules for the selection; 14. The method of claim 13 further comprising:

15. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: The method described in claim 14, further comprising a general health and medical information expression changing step of changing the expression and / or content of the general health and medical information acquired in the general health and medical information acquisition step and output in the general health and medical information output step in accordance with the destination identification information selected in the output destination control step.

16. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: The method described in claim 14, wherein the trigger acquisition step includes a medical interview information output request information acquisition substep of acquiring, as a trigger, medical interview information output request information, which is a request for output of medical interview information (information on a question, different from information on questions individually set for an individual; the same applies below).

17. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: The method of claim 16 , wherein the general health care information includes the medical history information.

18. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: The method of claim 16 , wherein the health care information includes medical interview response information that is response information to the medical interview information.

19. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: an information log retention step for retaining an information log, which is a log of information about an individual, in association with the personal identification information; 19. The method according to claim 12, wherein the general health and medical information acquisition rule is a rule for acquiring information also based on the information log.

20. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: The method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the predetermined destination is an individual identified by the personal identification information and / or destination identification information and / or a medical professional associated with the individual.

21. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: The method according to claim 12, wherein the personal identification information includes at least one of the following: My Number information, a symbol / number on a social insurance or national health insurance certificate, and a nursing care insurance number.

22. A method executed by a CPU in an information providing system that is a computer, comprising: The method described in claim 13, wherein the recipient identification information includes at least one or more of the following: My Number information, the symbol / number on a social insurance or national health insurance certificate, a nursing care insurance number, or, in the case of a medical professional, the number printed on a license or qualification held by the person.

23. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, a personal identification information holding step of holding personal identification information for uniquely identifying an individual; a health and medical information holding step of holding health and medical information based on two or more types of information received from one information source, which is information related to the individual's health and medical care, in association with the individual identification information held in the individual identification information holding step, or holding health and medical information based on two or more types of information received from a plurality of information sources; a general health and medical information storage step of storing general health and medical information, which is general information related to health and medical care and is intended to be used universally based on scientific evidence; a health and medical information acquisition step of acquiring health and medical information in association with the individual identification information; a general health and medical information acquisition rule holding step for holding general health and medical information acquisition rules (including artificial intelligence) which are rules for acquiring general health and medical information based on the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquisition step; a general health and medical information acquiring step of acquiring the general health and medical information stored in the general health and medical information storing step based on the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquiring step and the general health and medical information acquisition rule stored in the general health and medical information acquisition rule storing step; a general health and medical information output step of outputting the general health and medical information acquired in the general health and medical information acquisition step to a predetermined recipient based on personal identification information associated with the health and medical information acquired in the health and medical information acquisition step; having The general health and medical information is composed of at least a group of specialized information intended to be provided to experts, a group of information for the general public intended to be provided to ordinary people, and a group of general-purpose information intended to be provided to experts and the general public. An operating program for an information providing system, characterized in that it is executed by said information providing system which is a computer.

24. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, a destination identification information holding step for holding destination identification information for identifying the predetermined destination in association with the personal identification information (the destination identification information and the personal identification information may be the same; the same applies below); a destination identification information registration step of associating the destination identification information with the personal identification information and registering the destination identification information for storage in the destination identification information storage step; 24. An operation program for an information providing system, comprising: a program for causing said information providing system, which is a computer according to claim 23, to execute said program;

25. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, a trigger acquisition step of acquiring a trigger for starting a series of processes leading to the output of the general health and medical information in association with the personal identification information or the destination identification information; a process start control step of starting the series of processes when a trigger is acquired; an output destination control step of selecting a destination to which the general health and medical information is to be output in the general health and medical information output step in association with the personal identification information or the destination identification information associated with a trigger from the destination identification information held in the destination identification information holding step in accordance with a selection rule to be described later, and controlling the output destination in the general health and medical information output step to the destination identified by the selected destination identification information; a selection rule storage step for storing selection rules which are rules for the selection; 25. An information providing system operation program, comprising: a program for causing said information providing system, which is a computer according to claim 24, to execute said program;

26. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, An operating program for an information providing system, characterized in that it is executed by the information providing system which is a computer as described in claim 25, further comprising a general health and medical information expression changing step for changing the expression and / or content of the general health and medical information acquired in the general health and medical information acquisition step and output in the general health and medical information output step in accordance with the destination identification information selected in the output destination control step.

27. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, The trigger acquisition step includes a medical interview information output request information acquisition substep of acquiring medical interview information output request information, which is a request for output of medical interview information (information on a question, different from information on questions individually set for an individual; the same applies below), which is information in the form of a medical interview, as a trigger. An operating program for an information provision system which is a computer as described in claim 25.

28. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, 28. An operating program for an information providing system, which is executed by said information providing system that is a computer according to claim 27, wherein said general health and medical information includes said medical interview information.

29. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, 30. The operating program for an information providing system, which is executed by said information providing system that is a computer according to claim 28, wherein said health and medical information includes medical interview response information that is response information to said medical interview information.

30. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, an information log retention step for retaining an information log, which is a log of information about an individual, in association with the personal identification information; An operating program for an information providing system, characterized in that the general health and medical information acquisition rule is a rule for acquiring information also based on the information log, the operating program being executed by the information providing system which is a computer as described in any one of claims 23 to 29.

31. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, An operating program for an information provision system, characterized in that the specified destination is both or either of an individual identified by personal identification information and / or destination identification information and a medical professional related to that individual, which is a computer as described in claim 23 or claim 24.

32. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, An operating program for an information providing system, characterized in that the personal identification information includes at least one of the following information: My Number information, the symbol and number on a social insurance or national health insurance certificate, and a nursing care insurance certificate number.

33. An operation program for an information providing system, the operation program being written so as to be readable and executable by the information providing system, An operating program for an information providing system, characterized in that the recipient identification information includes at least one or more of the following information: My Number information, the symbol / number on a social insurance or national health insurance certificate, a nursing care insurance insured number, or, in the case of a medical professional, the number printed on a qualification or license held by the medical professional.

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