Information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and program
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024087356
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-11
AI Technical Summary
Surgical medical equipment information and electronic medical record information are not associated, requiring separate checks for necessary information retrieval.
An information processing system that includes a medical device usage information acquisition unit, an electronic medical record information acquisition unit, and a matching unit to associate personal information between the two types of data.
Enables the association of medical device usage information with electronic medical record information, facilitating integrated information retrieval and analysis.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]
[0002] Medical data involves handling huge amounts of data related to treatment methods, patient attributes, test results, surgical records, electronic medical records, and so on. Research into technologies to effectively analyze and utilize this data is progressing. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is conducting educational activities aimed at the digitization and standardization of information, known as the "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Electronic Medical Information Exchange Promotion Project" (SS-MIX: Standardized Structured Medical Information eXchange), to facilitate the secondary use of medical data collected at clinics and hospitals and the exchange and sharing of information between medical institutions (see Non-Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Non-patent literature]
[0003] [Non-Patent Document 1] SS-MIX Promotion Consortium, "SS-MIX: Standardized Structured Medical Information eXchange Aiming to improve the quality of medical care through the exchange and sharing of medical information among all medical institutions," [ONLINE], [Retrieved April 15, 2023], Internet, http: / / www.ss-mix.org / cons / ssmix2_about.html Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] However, although surgical medical equipment information, which is the medical equipment used in surgery, and electronic medical record information, which is the patient's medical information, are both digitized, the surgical medical equipment information and the electronic medical record information are not associated, so in order to refer to the necessary information, it was necessary to check both pieces of information.
[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an information processing system, information processing device, information processing method, and program that can associate medical device usage information and electronic medical record information. [Means for solving the problem]
[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, one aspect of the present invention is an information processing system that includes a medical device usage information acquisition unit that acquires medical device usage information, which is information about medical devices used in surgery, an electronic medical record information acquisition unit that acquires electronic medical record information, and a matching unit that matches personal information included in the medical device usage information with personal information included in the electronic medical record information.
[0007] Another aspect of the present invention is an information processing device that includes a medical device usage information acquisition unit that acquires medical device usage information, which is information about medical devices used in surgery, an electronic medical record information acquisition unit that acquires electronic medical record information, and a matching unit that matches personal information included in the medical device usage information with personal information included in the electronic medical record information.
[0008] Another aspect of the present invention is an information processing method executed by a computer, comprising: a medical device usage information acquisition step for acquiring medical device usage information, which is information about medical devices used in surgery; an electronic medical record information acquisition step for acquiring electronic medical record information; and a matching step for matching personal information contained in the medical device usage information with personal information contained in the electronic medical record information.
[0009] Another aspect of the present invention is a program that causes a computer to execute a medical device usage information acquisition step of acquiring medical device usage information, which is information about medical devices used in surgery, an electronic medical record information acquisition step of acquiring electronic medical record information, and a matching step of matching personal information contained in the medical device usage information with personal information contained in the electronic medical record information. [Effects of the Invention]
[0010] As described above, according to the present invention, medical device usage information and electronic medical record information can be associated with each other. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an information processing device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing in the information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment. [Figure 3] 1 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing device 1 according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0012] (First embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0013] The information processing system SYS includes an information processing device 1. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which each function of the information processing device 1 is configured by one device, but each function of the information processing device 1 may be realized by multiple devices.
[0014] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The information processing device 1 is a server device that acquires medical device use information, which is information about medical devices used in surgery, acquires electronic medical record information, and matches personal information included in the medical device use information with personal information included in the electronic medical record information. The medical device use information is also called surgical electronic medical record. The electronic medical record information is also called diagnostic electronic medical record information.
[0015] Medical device usage information is information such as the manufacturer name, model number, size, and quantity used for each medical device used in a surgery, and also includes information related to the surgery such as patient identification information, surgery date and time, operating room, surgeon, surgery duration, and surgery records. Medical device usage information is recorded by reading two-dimensional codes or RFID tags attached to medical devices with a reading device when the medical device is used or after the surgery is completed, or by input by medical staff.
[0016] The electronic medical record information includes patient identification information, name, gender, medical records, and symptoms.
[0017] Furthermore, the information processing device 1 is a server device that anonymizes personal information included in the associated medical device usage information and personal information included in the electronic medical record information.
[0018] The information processing device 1 is also a server device that acquires medical receipt information and matches and associates personal information included in medical device usage information, personal information included in electronic medical record information, and personal information in medical receipt information.
[0019] Receipt information is information used for insurance claims, and includes patient identification information, admission and discharge records, outpatient records, whether or not tests were performed and the type of test, the name of the doctor in charge of the medical department, and the type of medical equipment used.
[0020] The information processing device 1 will be described in more detail.
[0021] The information processing device 1 includes a communication unit 11, an input unit 12, an output unit 13, a control unit 14, and a storage unit 15.
[0022] The communication unit 11 has a function of communicating with other devices in the information processing system SYS via a network. The communication unit 11 outputs various information and signals received from other devices to the control unit 14. The communication unit 11 also transmits various information and signals output from the control unit 14 to other devices.
[0023] The input unit 12 is an input device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a power button, and a setting button.
[0024] The output unit 13 is an output device such as a display unit and a speaker.
[0025] The control unit 14 has a function of controlling the information processing device 1. The control unit 14 includes a medical device use information acquisition unit 141 , an electronic medical record information acquisition unit 142 , a medical receipt information acquisition unit 143 , an association unit 144 , and an anonymization processing unit 145 .
[0026] The medical device usage information acquiring unit 141 acquires the medical device usage information from the storage unit 15. The medical device usage information acquiring unit 141 outputs the medical device usage information to the association unit 144.
[0027] The medical device usage information acquiring unit 141 may acquire the medical device usage information from a medical institution terminal device connected for communication. In this case, the medical device usage information acquiring unit 141 may store the acquired medical device usage information in the storage unit 15.
[0028] The electronic medical record information acquisition unit 142 acquires the electronic medical record information from the storage unit 15. The electronic medical record information acquisition unit 142 outputs the electronic medical record information to the association unit 144.
[0029] The electronic medical record information acquisition unit 142 may acquire the electronic medical record information from a medical institution terminal device connected for communication. In this case, the electronic medical record information acquisition unit 142 may store the acquired electronic medical record information in the storage unit 15.
[0030] The medical receipt information acquisition unit 143 acquires medical receipt information from the storage unit 15. The medical receipt information acquisition unit 143 outputs the medical receipt information to the association unit 144.
[0031] The medical receipt information acquisition unit 143 may acquire medical receipt information from a medical institution terminal device connected to the medical receipt information acquisition unit 143. In this case, the medical receipt information acquisition unit 143 may store the acquired medical receipt information in the storage unit 15.
[0032] The association unit 144 includes a medical device / electronic medical record association unit 1441 and a medical receipt information association unit 1442 . The medical device electronic medical record association unit 1441 associates the medical device usage information input from the medical device usage information acquisition unit 141 with the electronic medical record information input from the electronic medical record information acquisition unit 142. Specifically, the medical device electronic medical record association unit 1441 matches the personal information included in the medical device usage information with the personal information included in the electronic medical record information to generate first association information. More specifically, when the patient identification information or patient name included in the medical device usage information matches the patient identification information or patient name included in the electronic medical record information, the medical device electronic medical record association unit 1441 associates the medical device usage information with the electronic medical record information to generate first association information. The personal information is, for example, patient identification information. The medical device electronic medical record association unit 1441 outputs the first association information to the medical receipt information association unit 1442.
[0033] The medical device electronic medical record associating unit 1441 may use the date and time of surgery and information on the operating room as personal information instead of patient identification information when associating the medical device use information with the electronic medical record information.
[0034] When first correspondence information is input, the medical receipt information association unit 1442 associates the first correspondence information with the medical receipt information. Specifically, the medical receipt information association unit 1442 matches and associates the personal information in the first correspondence information with the personal information in the medical receipt information to generate second correspondence information. More specifically, when the patient identification information or patient name in the first correspondence information matches the patient identification information or patient name in the medical receipt information, the medical receipt information association unit 1442 associates the first correspondence information with the medical receipt information to generate second correspondence information. The medical receipt information association unit 1442 stores the second correspondence information in the memory unit 15.
[0035] By matching prescription information, it is possible to match more information using information that is not included in medical equipment usage information or electronic medical record information, such as whether or not an examination was performed and the type of examination, and it is also possible to understand the context of examinations, surgeries, outpatient visits, admissions and discharges, etc.
[0036] The anonymization processing unit 145 reads the second correspondence information from the storage unit 15 and anonymizes the personal information included in the second correspondence information. The anonymization processing unit 145 stores the anonymized second correspondence information in the storage unit 15.
[0037] The anonymization processor 145 may anonymize the second correspondence information as needed, and if anonymization is not required, the anonymization processor 145 may not be provided. Furthermore, the anonymization processor 145 may anonymize the personal information in the first correspondence information instead of anonymizing the personal information in the second correspondence information.
[0038] The storage unit 15 stores medical device usage information 151, electronic medical record information 152, medical receipt information 153, and correspondence information 154.
[0039] Next, information processing in the information processing device 1 will be described.
[0040] FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing in the information processing device 1 according to this embodiment. In step S101, the information processing device 1 acquires medical device use information, electronic medical record information, and medical receipt information from the storage unit 15. Next, the information processing device 1 executes processing in step S102.
[0041] In step S102, the information processing device 1 associates the medical device use information, electronic medical record information, and medical receipt information based on the personal information contained in each piece of information, and stores the association information in the storage unit 15. Thereafter, the information processing in FIG. 2 ends.
[0042] Next, the hardware configuration of the information processing device 1 will be described.
[0043] The information processing device 1 is composed of a CPU 101, a drive unit 102, a storage medium 103, an input unit 104, an output unit 105, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 106, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 107, an auxiliary storage unit 108, and an interface unit 109.
[0044] The CPU 101, drive unit 102, input unit 104, output unit 105, ROM 106, RAM 107, auxiliary storage unit 108, and interface unit 109 are interconnected via a bus.
[0045] The CPU 101 referred to here refers to a processor in general, and includes not only a device called a CPU in the narrow sense, but also, for example, a GPU, a DSP, etc. Furthermore, the CPU 101 referred to here is not limited to being realized by a single processor, but may be realized by combining multiple processors of the same or different types.
[0046] The CPU 101 controls the information processing device 1 by reading and executing programs stored in the auxiliary storage unit 108, the ROM 106, and the RAM 107, and by reading various data stored in the auxiliary storage unit 108, the ROM 106, and the RAM 107 and writing the various data to the auxiliary storage unit 108 and the RAM 107. The CPU 101 also reads various data stored in the storage medium 103 via the drive unit 102 and writes the various data to the storage medium 103. The storage medium 103 is a portable storage medium such as a magneto-optical disk, a flexible disk, or a flash memory, and stores various data.
[0047] The drive unit 102 is a device that reads and writes data from and to a storage medium 103 such as an optical disk drive, a flexible disk drive, or a flash memory.
[0048] The input unit 104 is an input device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a power button, a setting button, and an infrared receiver.
[0049] The output unit 105 is an output device such as a display unit, a speaker, or the like.
[0050] The ROM 106 and RAM 107 store programs for operating the various functional units of the information processing device 1 and various data.
[0051] The auxiliary storage unit 108 is a hard disk drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores programs for operating each functional unit of the information processing device 1 and various data.
[0052] The interface unit 109 has a communication interface and is connected to the network NW or other devices in the information processing system SYS by wire or wirelessly.
[0053] For example, the communication unit 11 in the functional configuration of the information processing device 1 in the above-mentioned FIG. 1 corresponds to the interface unit 109 in FIG. 3, the input unit 12 in FIG. 1 corresponds to the input unit 104 in FIG. 3, the output unit 13 in FIG. 1 corresponds to the output unit 105 in FIG. 3, and the control unit 14 in FIG. 1 corresponds to the CPU 101 in FIG. 3.
[0054] As described above, the information processing system SYS according to this embodiment is an information processing system that includes a medical device usage information acquisition unit 141 that acquires medical device usage information, which is information about medical devices used in surgery, an electronic medical record information acquisition unit 142 that acquires electronic medical record information, and a matching unit 144 that matches and matches personal information contained in the medical device usage information with personal information contained in the electronic medical record information.
[0055] In this way, medical device usage information and electronic medical record information can be associated. Furthermore, by using the associated information, for example, by inputting the model number of a medical device, electronic medical record information related to that medical device can be extracted and displayed. Therefore, the associated information can also be used to display the prognosis of a patient's progress and symptoms for each medical device.
[0056] In addition, the information processing system SYS is an information processing system further including an anonymization processing unit 145 that anonymizes the personal information contained in the medical device usage information associated by the association unit 144 and the personal information contained in the electronic medical record information.
[0057] In this way, the associated information is anonymized, and the associated information can be utilized for various analyses and analysis.
[0058] In addition, the information processing system SYS further includes a prescription information acquisition unit 143 that acquires prescription information, and the matching unit 144 is an information processing system that matches and matches personal information contained in medical device usage information, personal information contained in electronic medical record information, and personal information in prescription information.
[0059] This makes it possible to understand the chronological order of surgeries, hospital visits, tests, and admissions and discharges, and to supplement information missing from medical equipment usage information and electronic medical record information.
[0060] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to that described above, and various design changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.
[0061] The program running on the information processing device 1 according to one aspect of the present invention may be a program that controls one or more processors, such as a central processing unit (CPU), to implement the functions described in the above-described embodiments and modifications of the present invention (a program that causes a computer to function). The term "computer" as used herein also includes quantum computers. Information handled by each of these devices may be temporarily stored in random access memory (RAM) during processing, and then stored in various storage devices, such as flash memory and hard disk drives (HDDs), and may be read, modified, or written by the CPU or the like as needed.
[0062] Note that part or all of the information processing device 1 in each of the above-described embodiments and modifications may be implemented by a computer having one or more processors. In this case, the information processing device 1 may be implemented by recording a program for implementing the control function on a computer-readable recording medium, and reading and executing the program recorded on the recording medium into a computer system.
[0063] The term "computer system" used here refers to a computer system built into the information processing device 1, and includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. The term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, optical magnetic disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, as well as storage devices such as hard disks built into the computer system.
[0064] Furthermore, the term "computer-readable recording medium" may include a medium that dynamically stores a program for a short period of time, such as a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line, or a medium that stores a program for a fixed period of time, such as volatile memory within a computer system that serves as a server or client in such a case. The program may also be one that realizes part of the above-mentioned functions, or one that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already stored in the computer system.
[0065] Furthermore, part or all of the information processing device 1 in each of the above-described embodiments and modifications may be realized as an LSI, which is typically an integrated circuit, or as a chipset. Furthermore, each functional block of the information processing device 1 in each of the above-described embodiments and modifications may be individually formed into a chip, or part or all of them may be integrated into a chip. The integrated circuit method is not limited to LSI, and may be realized using a dedicated circuit and / or a general-purpose processor. Furthermore, if an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI emerges due to advances in semiconductor technology, it is also possible to use an integrated circuit based on that technology.
[0066] While the embodiments and modifications have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings as one aspect of the present invention, the specific configuration is not limited to the embodiments and modifications, and design changes within the scope of the present invention are also included. Furthermore, various modifications of one aspect of the present invention are possible within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in different embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, configurations in which elements described in the above embodiments and modifications are substituted with elements that achieve the same effect are also included. [Explanation of symbols]
[0067] 1. Information processing equipment 11 Communications Department 12 Input section 13 Output section 14 Control Unit 141 Medical Device Usage Information Acquisition Department 142 Electronic Medical Record Information Acquisition Department 143 Receipt Information Acquisition Department 144 Mapping Section 1441 Medical Device Electronic Medical Record Correspondence Department 1442 Receipt information matching unit 145 Anonymization Processing Unit 15 Storage section 151 Medical device usage information 152 Electronic medical record information 153 Receipt Information 154 Compatibility Information 101 CPU 102 Drive section 103 Storage medium 104 Input section 105 Output section 106 ROM 107 RAM 108 Auxiliary storage 109 Interface section NW Network SYS Information Processing System
Claims
1. a medical device use information acquisition unit that acquires medical device use information, which is information about the medical devices used in the surgery; an electronic medical record information acquisition unit that acquires electronic medical record information; a matching unit that matches personal information included in the medical device usage information with personal information included in the electronic medical record information; An information processing system comprising:
2. an anonymization processing unit that anonymizes the personal information included in the medical device use information and the personal information included in the electronic medical record information associated by the association unit; Further provided with The information processing system according to claim 1 .
3. a medical receipt information acquisition unit that acquires medical receipt information; Furthermore, The associating unit matches and associates the personal information included in the medical device use information, the personal information included in the electronic medical record information, and the personal information in the medical receipt information. The information processing system according to claim 1 .
4. a medical device use information acquisition unit that acquires medical device use information, which is information about the medical devices used in the surgery; an electronic medical record information acquisition unit that acquires electronic medical record information; a matching unit that matches personal information included in the medical device usage information with personal information included in the electronic medical record information; An information processing device comprising:
5. 1. A computer-implemented information processing method, comprising: a medical device use information acquisition step of acquiring medical device use information which is information on medical devices used in surgery; an electronic medical record information acquisition step of acquiring electronic medical record information; a matching step of matching personal information included in the medical device usage information with personal information included in the electronic medical record information; An information processing method comprising:
6. On the computer, a medical device use information acquisition step of acquiring medical device use information which is information on medical devices used in surgery; an electronic medical record information acquisition step of acquiring electronic medical record information; a matching step of matching personal information included in the medical device usage information with personal information included in the electronic medical record information; A program to execute.