Facility visit schedule generation system, facility visit schedule generation method, and program

Abstract

This system generates facility visit schedules for home healthcare and nursing care providers, based on the available schedules of their staff members, allowing them to visit facilities where home healthcare and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or support specialists are located. [Solution] In the facility visit schedule generation system, the computer comprises: acquisition means for acquiring facility information, staff schedule information, and transportation information for facilities where home medical care / nursing care managers, social workers, or consultation support specialists are located; recognition means for recognizing available schedule slots from the schedule information; determination means for determining which facilities can be visited within the available schedule slots; display means for displaying the facilities that can be visited on a list or map to the user; reception means for receiving the user's selection of a facility to be visited from the displayed list or map; and generation means for generating a facility visit schedule for the facility to be visited.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique effective for generating a facility visit schedule.

Background Art

[0002] In the home medical and caregiving industry, in order for home medical and caregiving corporations that provide home medical and caregiving services to smoothly accept users who receive medical and caregiving at home and acquire new users, it is necessary to take close cooperation with care managers, medical social workers, and consultation support specialists in the region during the intervals between home medical and caregiving services. However, it is difficult for the staff of home medical and caregiving corporations that provide home medical and caregiving services to efficiently conduct visits to facilities where care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists of home medical and caregiving are present during the intervals between home medical and caregiving services. Therefore, there is a need for a technique for generating a facility visit schedule that can be visited by a facility where a care manager, medical social worker, or consultation support specialist of home medical and caregiving is present in the free schedule of the staff belonging to a home medical and caregiving corporation that provides home medical and caregiving services.

[0003] For example, a technique has been published by the inventors and others in which the schedules of workers who possess the skills necessary for home medical and caregiving are collected across multiple different home medical and caregiving service providers, and a visitable schedule regarding skills is created for each service provider unit and provided to a facility visit schedule adjuster (Patent Document 1). In addition, a technique for determining a physician's facility visit schedule in consideration of a patient's schedule and the patient's residence has been published in home medical care (Patent Document 2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7320236 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2018-055554 [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0005] However, while the technologies described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 can generate visit schedules for service users such as patients, they cannot generate facility visit schedules that allow visits to facilities where care managers, medical social workers, or support specialists providing home medical and nursing care services are located, based on the available schedules of staff belonging to home medical and nursing care corporations that provide home medical and nursing care services.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention aims to generate facility visit schedules that allow staff members belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporations providing home medical care and nursing care services to visit facilities where home medical care and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists are located, based on their available schedules. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A facility visit schedule generation system that generates facility visit schedules for facilities where home medical care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists are available, based on the available schedules of staff belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporations that provide home medical care and nursing care services. A means of acquiring facility information for facilities with home medical care and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists, and schedule information and transportation information for staff belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporations that provide home medical care and nursing care services. A recognition means that recognizes available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information, Based on the acquired facility information and the acquired transportation information, a determination means is provided to determine which facilities can be visited within the recognized available schedule. A display means that shows the user the facilities they have determined are available to visit, either in a list or on a map. A reception method that allows users to select facilities they plan to visit from a displayed list or map, within the recognized available schedule slots. A generation means for generating a facility visit schedule for the selected facility to be visited, within the recognized available schedule slots, We provide a facility visit schedule generation system equipped with the following features.

[0008] Although this invention falls under the category of a system, similar effects and benefits can be achieved with methods and programs. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, staff members of home medical care and nursing care corporations providing home medical care and nursing care services can efficiently visit facilities with home medical care and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists in between providing home medical care and nursing care services. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] This diagram illustrates the overview of the facility visit schedule generation system 1. [Figure 2] This diagram shows the functional configuration of the facility visit schedule generation system 1. [Figure 3] This diagram shows a flowchart of the facility visit schedule generation process performed by computer 10. [Figure 4] This diagram schematically illustrates an example of when computer 10 accepts the selection of a facility visit schedule. [Figure 5] This diagram schematically illustrates an example of a facility visit schedule provided by computer 10. [Figure 6] This diagram shows a flowchart of the process performed by computer 10 to extract and display facilities corresponding to the desired length of stay. [Figure 7]An image diagram that extracts facilities where a user 8 can stay that satisfy the desired stay time provided by the computer 10 and shows them on the list 20 and the map 21. [Figure 8] A diagram showing a flowchart of the attention level change display process executed by the computer 10. [Figure 9] An image diagram that shows facilities where a user can stay with the attention level changed provided by the computer 10 on the list 20 and the map 21. [Figure 10] A diagram showing a flowchart of the aggregation display process executed by the computer 10. [Figure 11] An image diagram of the aggregation display provided by the computer 10.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments (hereinafter, embodiments) for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail. In the following figures, the same elements are given the same numbers or symbols throughout the description of the embodiments.

[0012] [Outline of the Facility Visit Schedule Generation System 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the outline of the facility visit schedule generation system 1. Based on FIG. 1, the outline of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 will be described.

[0013] The facility visit schedule generation system 1 in the present embodiment is a system for generating a facility visit schedule that consists of at least a computer 10 having server functions. In the present embodiment, the facility visit schedule generation system 1 includes, in addition to the computer 10, a work terminal 11 managed by a home medical and nursing care corporation 6 that provides home medical and nursing care services, and a work terminal 12 managed by a user 8.

[0014] Computer 10 has server functionality and may be implemented using, for example, a single computer, or using multiple computers, like a cloud computer. In the embodiments of this specification, computer 10 is a cloud computer. A cloud computer as defined herein may be one that uses any computer scalably to perform a particular function, or one that includes multiple functional modules to implement a certain system and uses those functions in any combination. Work terminals 11 and 12 are, for example, information terminals such as mobile phones, smartphones, tablet devices, personal computers, and laptop computers, and the number of each work terminal may be one or more. If user 8 performs management and work at the home medical care / nursing care corporation 6, the work terminal 12 managed by user 8 may be the same as work terminal 11.

[0015] This section will describe the general processing steps involved in the facility visit schedule generation system 1 in this embodiment when generating a facility visit schedule.

[0016] As shown in Figure 1, the computer 10 of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 in this embodiment acquires facility information 100 of facilities 5 where home medical care managers 2, medical social workers 3, or consultation support specialists 4 are located (step S1). Facility information 100 (facility information 100a, facility information 100b, ... facility information 100n) corresponds to facility 5 (facility 5a, facility 5b, ... facility 5n), respectively.

[0017] Here, the facility 5, which has at least 2 care managers, 3 medical social workers, or 4 consultation support specialists for home medical care and nursing, may be, for example, a home care support service office, a community comprehensive support center, or a hospital operated by a medical or nursing care corporation or a local government, and the facility 5 may have one or more care managers, 3 medical social workers, and 4 consultation support specialists. Also, the user 8 may be an administrator or staff member 7 belonging to a home medical care and nursing care corporation 6. Furthermore, facility information 100 may include, for example, facility information such as the name of each facility 5, address, nearest station, nearest bus stop, whether or not there is parking, and business hours. Facility information 100 may also include schedule information for at least two care managers, three medical social workers, or four consultation support specialists at each facility 5, and may include information on available hours that indicate the times when staff members 7 can be accepted, based on the schedule information.

[0018] Furthermore, facility information for each of the 5 facilities may be obtained from the long-term care service provider data (open data) of the long-term care service information disclosure system issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and local governments, as well as from the websites and brochures of each of the 5 facilities.

[0019] Computer 10 obtains schedule information 110 and transportation information 120 of staff members 7 belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporation 6, which provides home medical care and nursing care services (Step S2). The schedule information 110 (schedule information 110a, schedule information 110b, ... schedule information 110n) and transportation information 120 (transportation information 120a, transportation information 120b, ... transportation information 120n) correspond to each employee 7 (employee 7a, employee 7b, ... employee 7n) belonging to the home medical care and nursing corporation 6, and the computer 10 acquires the respective schedule information 110 and transportation information 120 from the work terminal 11 of the home medical care and nursing corporation 6.

[0020] Here, the staff member 7 belonging to the home medical care and nursing corporation 6 may be, for example, a nurse, doctor, physical therapist, caregiver, or office worker, and the schedule information 110 may be, for example, the schedule and actuals of staff member 7's duties such as visiting nursing, business trips, attendance such as day and night shifts, and attendance at meetings during a specified period. Furthermore, the means of transportation information 120 is information relating to the means of transportation available to staff member 7, such as walking, cycling, motorcycling, driving, or public transportation such as trains and buses. Note that the means of transportation information 120 may include one or more means of transportation, and may be, for example, information in which the means of transportation available for each specified date are set according to the schedule information 110.

[0021] Furthermore, the order and timing of the processing of steps S1 and S2 by the computer 10 are not limited.

[0022] Computer 10 recognizes the available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information 110 (step S3). Computer 10 recognizes the available time slots in each employee's schedule from the acquired schedule information 110 for each employee 7.

[0023] Based on the acquired facility information 100, the computer 10 determines which of the acquired transportation information 120 is a facility 5 that can be visited within the recognized available schedule slot (step S4). Based on the acquired facility information 100 and the acquired transportation information 120, the computer 10 determines which of the facilities 5 each staff member 7 can visit within their recognized available schedule slots.

[0024] The computer 10 displays the determined visitable facilities 5 to the user 8 on a list or map (step S5).

[0025] Computer 10 accepts a selection from user 8 of a facility 5 to be visited from the displayed list 20 or map 21 within a recognized available schedule slot (step S6).

[0026] The computer 10 generates a facility visit schedule 130 for the facility 5 that the user has selected to visit, using the previously recognized available schedule slot (step S7). Furthermore, the computer 10 may transmit and provide the generated facility visit schedule 130 to the user 8's work terminal 12 or the like. In this case, the form of provision may be a predetermined UI (User Interface) or data via API (Application Programming Interface) linkage, etc.

[0027] The above is an overview of the facility visit schedule generation system 1. According to this facility visit schedule generation system 1, staff members 7 of a home medical care and nursing care corporation 6 that provides home medical care and nursing care services can efficiently visit facilities 5 where home medical care and nursing care care managers 2, medical social workers 3, or consultation support specialists 4 are located, in between providing home medical care and nursing care services.

[0028] [Basic configuration] Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facility visit schedule generation system 1. Based on Figure 2, the basic configuration of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 will be explained.

[0029] The facility visit schedule generation system 1 is a system that generates facility visit schedules and, as described above, is composed of at least a computer 10. In this embodiment, in addition to the computer 10, the facility visit schedule generation system 1 is composed of a work terminal 11 managed by the home medical care and nursing care corporation 6 and a work terminal 12 managed by the user 8. The facility visit schedule generation system 1 is a system in which a computer 10 is connected to work terminals 11 and 12 via a network 14 such as a public telephone network, enabling data communication. In addition to the computer 10, work terminals 11 and 12, the facility visit schedule generation system 1 may also include other terminals and devices, and the number, types, and functions of these other terminals and devices can be designed as appropriate.

[0030] Computer 10 includes, as a control unit, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), etc.; as a storage unit, a data storage unit using a hard disk, semiconductor memory, recording medium, memory card, etc.; and as a communication unit, a device for enabling communication with other terminals and devices, such as a Wi-Fi-enabled device (not shown). The storage unit may be located externally and capable of network communication.

[0031] As shown in Figure 2, the computer 10 includes an acquisition means 200 that acquires facility information 100 of a facility 5 where a home medical care manager 2, medical social worker 3, or consultation support specialist 4 is located, and schedule information 110 and means of transportation information 120 of staff members 7 belonging to a home medical care corporation 6 that provides home medical care services; a recognition means 210 that recognizes available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information 110; a determination means 220 that determines a facility 5 that can be visited within the recognized available schedule slots based on the acquired facility information 100 and the acquired means of transportation information 120; a display means 230 that displays the determined visitable facilities 5 on a list 20 or map 21 for the user 8; a reception means 240 that accepts the user 8's selection of a facility 5 to be visited within the recognized available schedule slots from the displayed list 20 or map 21; and a generation means 250 that generates a facility visit schedule 130 for the selected facility 5 to be visited within the recognized available schedule slots.

[0032] In the computer 10, the control unit loads a predetermined program and, in cooperation with the storage unit and the communication unit, realizes an acquisition module, a recognition module, a decision module, a display module, a reception module, and a generation module.

[0033] The work terminals 11 and 12 are equipped with a CPU, GPU, RAM, ROM, etc. as a terminal control unit, a device for enabling communication with other terminals and devices, etc. as a communication unit, and various devices for receiving predetermined inputs, inputting and outputting various data, etc. as an input / output unit (not shown).

[0034] The above describes the basic configuration of the facility visit schedule generation system 1. Below, each process performed by the facility visit schedule generation system 1 will be explained in conjunction with the processes performed by the modules described above. In this specification, each module may perform its processing as a function of its own, or it may perform it through a predetermined application.

[0035] [Facility visit schedule generation process] Figure 3 is a flowchart showing the facility visit schedule generation process performed by computer 10. Figure 4 is an illustrative diagram showing an example of when a facility visit schedule 130 provided by computer 10 is selected and accepted. Figure 5 is an illustrative diagram showing an example of a facility visit schedule 130 provided by computer 10. Based on Figures 3 to 5, the facility visit schedule generation performed by computer 10 will be described.

[0036] This facility visit schedule generation process involves an acquisition process (steps S1, S2) to acquire facility information 100 of a facility 5 where a home medical care manager 2, medical social worker 3, or consultation support specialist 4 is located, and schedule information 110 and transportation information 120 of staff members 7 belonging to a home medical care corporation 6 that provides home medical care services, as described above; a recognition process (step S3) to recognize available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information 110; and a recognition process based on the acquired facility information 100 and the acquired transportation information 120. This describes the details of the following steps: a determination process (step S4) for determining which facilities 5 can be visited within the recognized available schedule; a display process (step S5) for displaying the determined available facilities 5 on the list 20 or map 21 for the user 8; a reception process (step S6) for receiving the user 8's selection of facilities 5 to be visited within the recognized available schedule from the displayed list 20 or map 21; and a generation process (step S7) for generating a facility visit schedule 130 for the selected facilities 5 to be visited within the recognized available schedule.

[0037] The acquisition module acquires facility information 100 for facility 5 that has 2 home medical care managers, 3 medical social workers, or 4 consultation support specialists, and schedule information 110 and transportation information 120 for staff 7 belonging to home medical care corporations 6 that provide home medical care services (Step S10). Furthermore, the acquisition module may acquire facility information 100 for each facility 5 from the long-term care service provider data (open data) of the long-term care service information disclosure system issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and local governments, the website and brochures of facility 5, etc., and schedule information 110 and transportation information 120 for each employee 7 belonging to the home medical care and long-term care corporation 6 from the work terminal 11 managed by the home medical care and long-term care corporation 6.

[0038] Furthermore, each process executed by the acquisition module may be performed periodically at pre-set times, or as needed when the reception process that accepts selections from user 8 (described later) or the facility visit schedule 130 generation process is performed, or it may be performed at any other arbitrary time.

[0039] Furthermore, the memory unit may be configured to register and store the acquired facility information 100 in a predetermined database (DB), linking it with the identifier of facility 5 (facility name, management number / ID, facility type, number of beds, affiliated group, collaboration start date and time, visit record, referral record, assignment icon, remarks, etc.) and / or the identifier of care manager 2 / medical social worker 3 / consultation support specialist 4 (name, management number / ID, occupation, qualifications held, contact information, preferred contact method, basic working hours, photograph, cumulative number of collaborations, collaboration start date and time, remarks, etc.).

[0040] Furthermore, the memory unit may be configured to register and store the acquired schedule information 110 and transportation information 120 in a predetermined database, linked to the employee's identifier (name, management number / ID, job title, qualifications held, contact information, preferred means of contact, basic working hours, photograph, cumulative number of home visits, cumulative number of shifts, assigned duties, shift time, actual transportation records, remarks, etc.).

[0041] At this time, the acquisition module collects the following information: facility information 100 for the work terminal 11, schedule information 110, means of transportation information 120, and the identifiers of the facility / care manager / medical social worker / consultation support specialist / staff member mentioned above.

[0042] The recognition module recognizes available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information 110 (step S11). The recognition module recognizes time outside of the entered schedule as available time slots based on the acquired schedule information 110 of employee 7 (scheduled and actual work such as home nursing, business trips, attendance such as day and night shifts, and meeting attendances for a specified period). If the employee is accompanied by another employee to a client's location, the recognition module may refer to the time outside of each employee's entered schedule and recognize the matching available time as available time slots.

[0043] Based on the acquired facility information 100 and the acquired means of transportation information 120, the decision module determines which facilities can be visited within the recognized available schedule (step S12). Based on facility information 100, the decision module determines which facilities 5 can be visited, taking into account the planned locations where staff member 7 will stay before and after the available schedule slot recognized from schedule information 110, and the transportation information 120 that staff member 7 can use for the available schedule. More specifically, the decision module determines which facilities 5 can be visited, for example, from the schedule information 110, assuming the location where the employee 7 was staying immediately before the available schedule and the means of transportation to the facility, it considers the distance from the location to the candidate facility based on the facility information it has acquired, and the availability of parking, etc., based on the means of transportation to the facility, and further considers the distance to the location immediately after the available schedule, the available means of transportation, and the available time to determine which facilities can be visited. If the user 8 has set a desired length of stay, in addition to the above determination, the module also determines which facilities can be visited that satisfy the set length of stay.

[0044] The decision module may determine available schedule slots that meet the above conditions based on the conditions set by User 8, the desired length of stay, the desired facility, and the desired care manager / medical social worker / consultation support specialist.

[0045] The display module displays the facilities that the decision module has determined are available for visitation to user 8 on list 20 or map 21 (step S13). For example, when the display module displays facilities that can be visited by user 8, as shown in Figure 4, user 8 selects a frame (dashed line frame) of an available schedule that has been determined by the decision module, and displays the facilities that can be visited in that available schedule on list 20 or map 21.

[0046] Furthermore, the display module may display the estimated time available for staying at a facility determined by the decision module to be visitable, as shown in Figure 4, as an estimated time 30. In this case, the estimated time 30 may be displayed on the map 21 as shown in Figure 4, or it may be displayed alongside the facility displayed in the list 20.

[0047] Furthermore, if the facility information 100 for the facilities that can be visited contains information entered for sharing with other staff members within the home medical care and nursing care corporation, the display module may display it as a shared memo field in the facility visit schedule 130 for the selected facility to be visited, as shown in Figure 5. In addition, if the facility information 100 for the facilities that can be visited contains at least aggregated information such as the last visit date of the selected facility to be visited, the cumulative number of visits to the selected facility to be visited, and the cumulative number of cases referred by the facility to be visited, the display module may display it in the same way as the shared memo field, as shown in Figure 5.

[0048] The reception module accepts the user 8's selection of a facility to visit from the displayed list 20 or map 21 within the recognized available schedule slot (step S14). As shown in Figure 4, the reception module may allow user 8 to select the facility they intend to visit from among the recognized available schedule slots displayed on list 20 or map 21. For example, as shown in Figure 4, the selection of the facility to be visited is accepted by selecting the facility and then selecting the create button. The reception module may also accept any time specified by user 8 within the recognized available schedule slots.

[0049] Here, as shown in Figure 4, user 8 may, for example, select at least one of the following to further narrow down the target facility: a care manager (CM), a medical social worker (SW), or a consultation support specialist (consultation support). The reception module may accept user 8's selection. The decision module will then narrow down the number of facilities that can be visited based on user 8's selection, and the display module may display them on a list or map.

[0050] The generation module generates a facility visit schedule 130 for the selected facility to be visited, using the recognized available schedule slots (step S15). As shown in Figure 5, the generation module generates a facility visit schedule 130 for the facility to be visited based on the selection of user 8 received by the reception module.

[0051] The generated facility visit schedule 130 may be transmitted from the computer 10 to the work terminal 11 managed by the home medical care and nursing corporation 6, and to the work terminal 12 managed by the user 8, respectively.

[0052] The above describes the facility visit schedule generation process performed by the computer 10 of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 in this embodiment.

[0053] [Facility extraction and display processing based on desired length of stay] Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the process by which computer 10 extracts and displays facilities that meet the desired length of stay. Figure 7 is an image showing the facilities that computer 10 extracts that meet the desired length of stay requested by user 8, and displays them on list 20 and map 21. Based on Figures 6 and 7, the extraction and display of facilities that meet the desired length of stay performed by computer 10 will be explained.

[0054] In addition to the basic configuration described above, the facility visit schedule generation system 1 of this embodiment further includes an extraction means for extracting facilities that meet the user's desired stay duration from among the facilities that can be visited within the determined and recognized available schedule frame. In the computer 10 of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 of this embodiment, the control unit reads a predetermined program and, in cooperation with the storage unit and the communication unit, realizes the extraction module.

[0055] The facility extraction and display process performed by computer 10 for the desired length of stay is the same as in the facility visit schedule generation process described above, and is therefore omitted up to the point where it acquires facility information 100 of facilities 5 where home medical care managers 2, medical social workers 3, or consultation support specialists 4 are located, and schedule information 110 and means of transportation information 120 of staff members 7 belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporations 6 that provide home medical care and nursing care services (step S10), recognizes available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information 110 (step S11), and determines which facilities can be visited within the recognized available schedule slots based on the acquired facility information and means of transportation information (step S12).

[0056] The extraction module extracts facilities that meet the user's desired stay duration (desired stay time) from among the facilities that can be visited within the determined and recognized available schedule (step S20).

[0057] Furthermore, the desired length of stay is not limited to time units such as 60 minutes; it can be a time period such as from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

[0058] Next, the display module displays at least the facilities that meet the extracted stay time on List 20 or Map 21, as shown in Figure 7 (Step S21).

[0059] The above describes the facility extraction and display process corresponding to the desired stay duration, performed by the computer 10 of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 in this embodiment.

[0060] [Display process to change attention level] Figure 8 is a flowchart showing the attention level change display process performed by computer 10. Figure 9 is an image showing the facilities available for stay after the attention level change provided by computer 10 on list 20 and map 21. The attention level change display process performed by computer 10 will be explained based on Figures 8 and 9.

[0061] The display module changes the level of attention given to a facility on the list or map based on the user's visit history or referral history for that facility (step 30).

[0062] Here, the visit history or referral history to the facilities that can be visited may be extracted, for example, from past facility visit schedules or facility information of the facility in question. The extracted visit history or referral history of the facility in question may be registered in a predetermined database by the storage unit described above, linked to, for example, the facility identifier (facility name, management number / ID, facility type, number of beds, affiliated group, collaboration start date and time, visit history, referral history, assignment icon, remarks, etc.), and the stored data may be used.

[0063] As shown in Figure 9, the level of attention is set based on the visit record or referral record, and may be an icon that changes in stages according to the cumulative number of visits or referrals set by the user, etc. For example, among the visit record, facilities with a cumulative number of visits exceeding 1,000 are given a three-star icon 40 as part of the level of attention and displayed in List 20, or similarly, a three-star icon with a framed facility nameplate 41 is given and displayed on Map 21. In addition, among the visit record, if a certain period of time has passed since the last visit and the number of referrals is less than the specified amount, it is displayed on Map 21 as a dashed line icon 42 as part of the level of attention.

[0064] The above describes the attention level change display processing performed by the computer 10 of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 in this embodiment. This attention level change display processing allows for the visual distinction and display of high-quality partner facilities, making it possible to efficiently select facilities to visit.

[0065] [Summary display processing] Figure 10 is a flowchart showing the summary display process performed by computer 10. Figure 11 is an image of the summary display provided by computer 10. The summary display process performed by computer 10 will be explained based on Figures 10 and 11.

[0066] In addition to the basic configuration described above, the facility visit schedule generation system 1 of this embodiment further includes a summary display means that aggregates and displays the cumulative number of times the selected scheduled visit facility has been visited, and / or the cumulative number of times a case has been referred from the selected scheduled visit facility as a result of visiting that facility. In the computer 10 of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 of this embodiment, the control unit loads a predetermined program and, in cooperation with the storage unit and the communication unit, realizes the summary display module.

[0067] As shown in Figure 10, the aggregation display module of the computer 10 of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 in this embodiment aggregates and displays in a list the cumulative number of times the selected scheduled visit facility has been visited, and / or the cumulative number of times a case has been referred from the facility as a result of visiting the selected scheduled visit facility (step S40).

[0068] Here, the cumulative number of visits to the facility scheduled for visit, and / or the results of visits to the selected facility scheduled for visit, may be extracted from, for example, past facility visit schedules or facility information, similar to the visit history or referral history to the facilities available for visit in the attention change display process described above. The extracted visit history or referral history of the facility may be registered in a predetermined DB by the storage unit described above, linked to, for example, the facility identifier (facility name, management number / ID, facility type, number of beds, affiliated group, collaboration start date and time, visit history, referral history, assignment icon, remarks, etc.), and stored therein.

[0069] Furthermore, the aggregation and display processing performed by computer 10 is not limited to the cumulative number of visits to selected scheduled facilities, and / or the cumulative number of referrals received from those facilities as a result of visits. For example, it may aggregate and display the number of referrals at a specific facility over a certain period, or the composition ratio and changes of care managers / medical social workers / consultation support specialists at each facility. As shown in Figure 10, this can be used as a dashboard function that links to detailed information about each facility from the aggregated list display.

[0070] The above describes the aggregation and display processing performed by the computer 10 of the facility visit schedule generation system 1 in this embodiment.

[0071] The means and functions described above are realized by a computer (including the CPU, information processing unit, and various terminals) reading and executing a predetermined program. The program may be provided, for example, via a network from the computer (SaaS: Software as a Service) or as a cloud service. Alternatively, the program may be provided in a form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. In this case, the computer reads the program from the recording medium, transfers it to an internal or external recording device, records it, and executes it. Alternatively, the program may be pre-recorded on a recording device (recording medium) and provided to the computer from that recording device via a communication line.

[0072] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. Furthermore, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are merely a list of the most preferred effects arising from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0073] A first aspect disclosed in this embodiment is a facility visit schedule generation system that generates facility visit schedules for visits to facilities where home medical care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists are located, based on the available schedules of staff belonging to a home medical care and nursing care corporation that provides home medical care and nursing care services, A means of acquiring facility information for facilities with home medical care and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists, and schedule information and transportation information for staff belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporations that provide home medical care and nursing care services. A recognition means that recognizes available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information, Based on the acquired facility information and the acquired transportation information, a determination means is provided to determine which facilities can be visited within the recognized available schedule. A display means that shows the user the facilities they have determined are available to visit, either in a list or on a map. A reception method that allows users to select facilities they plan to visit from a displayed list or map, within the recognized available schedule slots. A generation means for generating a facility visit schedule for the selected facility to be visited, within the recognized available schedule slots, We provide a facility visit schedule generation system equipped with the following features.

[0074] A second aspect disclosed in this embodiment provides a facility visit schedule generation system according to the first aspect, wherein the display means displays the estimated time that can be spent at a facility that is available for visit within the recognized available schedule frame.

[0075] A third aspect disclosed in this embodiment further comprises extraction means for extracting facilities that meet the user's desired stay duration from facilities that can be visited within the determined and recognized available schedule frame, The display means provides a facility visit schedule generation system according to the first embodiment, which displays the extracted facilities on a list or map.

[0076] A fourth aspect disclosed in this embodiment provides a facility visit schedule generation system according to claim 1, wherein the display means changes the level of attention given to a facility displayed on a list or map based on past facility visit schedules, visit history, or referral history.

[0077] A fifth aspect disclosed in this embodiment provides a facility visit schedule generation system according to the first aspect, wherein the display means displays the final visit date to the selected facility in the facility visit schedule.

[0078] A sixth aspect disclosed in this embodiment provides a facility visit schedule generation system according to the first aspect, wherein the display means displays the cumulative number of times the selected facility has been introduced to the facility on the facility visit schedule.

[0079] A seventh aspect disclosed in this embodiment includes, at least, shared information in which the facility information is entered by the staff member when they visit a selected facility scheduled to be visited, The display means provides a facility visit schedule generation system according to the first embodiment, which displays the shared information for sharing with other staff members within the home medical care and nursing care corporation on the facility visit schedule for the selected facility to be visited.

[0080] An eighth aspect disclosed in this embodiment provides a facility visit schedule generation system according to the first aspect, further comprising a summary display means that aggregates and displays as a list at least the cumulative number of visits to a selected facility and the cumulative number of times a case has been referred from that facility, as a result of visiting the selected facility. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0081] 1. Facility Visit Schedule Generation System 2. Care Manager 3. Medical Social Worker 4. Counseling and support specialist 5 facilities 6 Home-based medical care and nursing care corporations 7 Staff 8 users 10 Computers 11, 12 Work terminals 14 Networks 20 List 21 Map 130 Facility Visit Schedule 200 Acquisition method 210 Recognition means 220 Judgment means 230 Display means 240 Reception methods 250 Generation means

Claims

1. A facility visit schedule generation system that generates facility visit schedules for staff members belonging to a home medical care and nursing care corporation that provides home medical care and nursing care services, allowing them to visit facilities where home medical care and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists are located, based on the available schedules of the staff members. A means of acquiring facility information for facilities with home medical care and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists, and schedule information and transportation information for staff belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporations that provide home medical care and nursing care services. A recognition means that recognizes available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information, Based on the acquired facility information and the acquired transportation information, a determination means is provided to determine which facilities can be visited within the recognized available schedule. A display means that shows the user the facilities they have determined are available to visit, either in a list or on a map. A reception method that allows users to select facilities they plan to visit from a displayed list or map, within the recognized available schedule slots. A generation means for generating a facility visit schedule for the selected facility to be visited, within the recognized available schedule slots, A facility visit schedule generation system equipped with the following features.

2. The facility visit schedule generation system according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the estimated time that can be spent at a facility that is available for visit within the recognized available schedule frame.

3. The system further includes an extraction method for selecting facilities that meet the user's desired stay duration from among the facilities that can be visited within the determined and recognized available schedule. The facility visit schedule generation system according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the extracted facilities on a list or map.

4. The facility visit schedule generation system according to claim 1, wherein the display means changes the level of attention given to a facility on a list or map based on past facility visit schedules and the history of visits or referrals to the facilities that can be visited.

5. The facility visit schedule generation system according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the final visit date to the selected facility in the facility visit schedule.

6. The facility visit schedule generation system according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the cumulative number of times the selected facility has been introduced to the facility on the facility visit schedule.

7. The aforementioned facility information includes at least shared information entered by the staff member when they visited the selected facility to be visited, The facility visit schedule generation system according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the shared information for sharing with other staff members within the home medical care and nursing care corporation on the facility visit schedule for the selected facility to be visited.

8. The facility visit schedule generation system according to claim 1, further comprising a means for aggregating and displaying, as a list, the cumulative number of visits to the selected facilities and the cumulative number of times a case has been referred from the facilities.

9. A method for generating facility visit schedules, which is executed by a computer and generates facility visit schedules that allow visits to facilities where home medical care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists are located, based on the available schedules of staff belonging to a home medical care and nursing care corporation that provides home medical care and nursing care services. Steps to obtain facility information for facilities with home medical care and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists, and schedule information and transportation information for staff belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporations that provide home medical care and nursing care services, The steps include: recognizing available schedule slots from the acquired schedule information, Based on the acquired facility information and the acquired transportation information, the step of determining which facilities can be visited within the recognized available schedule is as follows: A display means that shows the user the facilities they have determined are available to visit, either in a list or on a map. The process involves a step where the user selects a facility they plan to visit from a displayed list or map, within a recognized available schedule slot. The steps include generating a facility visit schedule for the selected facility to be visited within the previously recognized available schedule slots, A method for generating facility visit schedules, comprising the following features.

10. On the computer, Steps to obtain facility information for facilities with home medical care and nursing care care managers, medical social workers, or consultation support specialists, and schedule information and transportation information for staff belonging to home medical care and nursing care corporations that provide home medical care and nursing care services. Steps to recognize available schedule slots from acquired schedule information, Based on the acquired facility information and the acquired transportation information, the system determines which facilities can be visited within the recognized available schedule. A display means that shows the user the facilities they have determined are available to visit, either in a list or on a map. The process involves allowing the user to select a facility they plan to visit from a displayed list or map, within a recognized available schedule slot. The steps include generating a facility visit schedule for the selected facility to be visited within the previously recognized available schedule slots, A computer-readable program for executing a command.

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