Medical Support Equipment

Abstract

A medical support device is provided that can generate consent forms more easily and reduce the burden on doctors. [Solution] The medical support device comprises a terminal device having a hard disk or semiconductor memory installed with a medical support program that executes the steps of acquiring voice data of explanations given by a doctor to a patient, converting the acquired voice data into text data, creating a consent form based on the converted text data, and outputting the created consent form, and a calculation device that executes the medical support program.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a medical support device that generates a consent form based on an explanation given by a doctor to a patient. [Background technology]

[0002] While patients and their families have the right to receive explanations from doctors about their medical conditions at any time until they are satisfied, this is a task that takes up a large amount of doctors' time and is one that is particularly burdensome.

[0003] It is also very important for the doctor and patient to receive an explanation from the doctor and reach an agreement regarding future treatment plans, etc., and in medical lawsuits, whether or not there was agreement between the doctor and the patient can sometimes be an important point of contention.

[0004] Therefore, it is very important to prepare a consent form between the doctor and the patient, but as mentioned above, doctors are very busy, so the task of preparing the consent form is a huge burden. In recent years, work style reforms have been promoted in the medical world, and doctors' long working hours and increased workloads have been pointed out.

[0005] Patent Document 1 proposes a method for cumulatively registering summary information on a patient's health or diagnosis prepared by co-medical staff in an electronic health and medical record database. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-215804 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] As described in Patent Document 1, by registering summary information in a medical record database or the like, the patient's health or diagnosis can be checked later, thereby reducing the burden of explaining things to patients, for example, and making it easier for doctors to hand over control between doctors.

[0008] However, the summary information described in Patent Document 1 is not a consent form obtained with the patient's consent, and therefore a new consent form must be prepared.

[0009] In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a medical support device that can generate consent forms more easily and reduce the burden on doctors. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] The medical support device of the present invention comprises a terminal device having a hard disk or semiconductor memory installed with a medical support program that executes the steps of acquiring voice data of the explanation given by a doctor to a patient, converting the acquired voice data into text data, creating a consent form based on the converted text data, and outputting the created consent form, and a computing device that executes the medical support program. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the medical support device of the present invention, audio data of the explanation given by the doctor to the patient is acquired, the acquired audio data is converted into text data, and a consent form is created based on the converted text data, making it possible to generate the consent form more easily and reducing the burden on the doctor. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a medical support system according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] An example of a consent form [Diagram 3]2 is a flowchart illustrating the overall process flow of the medical support system shown in FIG. 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] A medical support system using an embodiment of the medical support device of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a medical support system 1 of this embodiment.

[0014] The medical support system 1 of this embodiment acquires voice data of a doctor explaining a patient's condition and converts the voice data into text data. Then, the medical support system 1 automatically generates and prints a consent form based on the text data.

[0015] Specifically, the medical support system 1 includes a terminal device 10, a microphone device 20, and a printing device 30, as shown in FIG.

[0016] The terminal device 10 is configured as a computer and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, a communication I / F (Interface), etc. The terminal device 10 is configured as, for example, a desktop personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet terminal, or the like.

[0017] 1, a microphone device 20 for recording explanations given by a doctor to a patient is connected to the terminal device 10. The microphone device 20 is preferably a lapel microphone that can be worn around the doctor's chest, for example.

[0018] The terminal device 10 is installed, for example, in a room where a doctor explains to a patient about the patient's condition, treatment, etc., and as shown in Figure 1, it is equipped with a voice data acquisition unit 11, a data conversion unit 12, a consent form creation unit 13, a memory unit 14, an input unit 15, and a display unit 16.

[0019] The voice data acquisition unit 11 acquires voice data that is collected by the microphone device 20 and amplified.

[0020] The data conversion unit 12 converts the voice data acquired by the voice data acquisition unit 11 into text data. For the conversion from voice data to text data, a known voice recognition technology using machine learning such as a recurrent neural network (RNN), a convolutional neural network (CNN), and a transformer model can be used.

[0021] The consent form creation unit 13 creates a consent form based on the text data converted by the data conversion unit 12. Specifically, the consent form creation unit 13 first proofreads the input text data. In proofreading the text data, in addition to correcting typos and omissions, the consent form creation unit 13 corrects technical terms in the medical field contained in the text data to make them easier to understand.

[0022] The text data is proofread by inputting the text data and a prompt into a machine learning model such as ChatGpt (registered trademark). The method of correcting technical terms in the medical field to easy-to-understand expressions is not limited to the method using ChatGpt (registered trademark), and may be, for example, a machine learning model that has previously learned the relationship between technical terms in the medical field and easy-to-understand expressions for the technical terms. Also, a table in which the relationship between technical terms in the medical field and easy-to-understand expressions for the technical terms is previously set may be used.

[0023] Also, when proofreading the text data, information on the situation of the explanation from the doctor to the patient may be input. Information on the situation, such as "when", "where", "who", "to whom" and "what" are input. For example, information such as "doctor" talking to "patient" about "symptom", "doctor" talking to "patient" about "treatment policy", "doctor" talking to "patient" about "surgery", "doctor" talking to "patient" about "hospitalization", "doctor" talking to "patient" about "operative procedure", and "doctor" talking to "patient" about "medication" are input. Specifically, for example, text data such as "Today, in the examination room, the neurosurgeon gave a preoperative explanation to the patient's family about the patient's XX case" is input.

[0024] The situation information is set and input by a doctor or the like via the input unit 15, for example.

[0025] Then, the consent document creation unit 13 creates a consent document by inputting the text data proofread as described above into an LLM (Large Language Model). Specifically, the consent document creation unit 13 creates a consent document by inputting the proofread text data and information on the items to be described in the consent document into the LLM. Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of a consent document.

[0026] The items to be written on the consent form include the date and time when the doctor gave the explanation to the patient, the patient ID which is the patient's identification number, a summary of the proofread text data, the patient's current condition, the treatment policy for the patient, future plans, advantages / disadvantages, prognosis / risk, and a signature section, etc. Note that the items to be written on the consent form are not limited to these, and other items may be added.

[0027] The consent form creation unit 13 analyzes the proofread text data, extracts contents corresponding to the items to be described in the consent form, and creates the consent form by inserting them into the columns for each item. In particular, the consent form creation unit 13 creates a summary from the proofread text data and enters it in the summary column.

[0028] When creating a consent form, if the proofread text data does not contain any content that corresponds to the description item, the consent form creation unit 13 writes "not applicable."

[0029] Note that the user may manually add items to be described, delete items to be described, or change the contents of the consent form that was automatically created by the consent form creation unit 13. However, in this case, editing work such as addition, deletion, and change is performed based on the proofread text data.

[0030] The storage unit 14 stores the consent form created by the consent form creation unit 13 in association with the patient ID.

[0031] The consent form created in the consent form creation unit 13 is displayed on the display unit 16 and is also output to the printing device 30.

[0032] The input unit 15 includes input devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, etc. The display unit 16 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display.

[0033] An embodiment of a medical support program is installed on the hard disk or semiconductor memory of the terminal device 10, and the medical support program is executed by the CPU of the terminal device 10 to cause the above-mentioned units to function.

[0034] In this embodiment, the functions of each part of the terminal device 10 are realized by software, but this is not limited to the above, and some or all of the functions may be configured from hardware such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or other electrical circuits.

[0035] The printer 30 prints the input consent form, which is then signed by the doctor and the patient.

[0036] Next, the overall processing flow of the medical support system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

[0037] First, a doctor explains the patient's condition, treatment plan, etc., and audio data of the contents of the explanation is acquired by the terminal device 10 via the microphone device 20 (S10).

[0038] Then, the voice data acquired by the terminal device 10 is converted into text data (S12), and the text data and information on the items to be written in the consent form are input to the consent form creation unit 13.

[0039] The consent form creation unit 13 proofreads the text data by inputting it into ChatGpt (S14), and generates the consent form by inputting the proofread text data and information on the items to be written in the consent form into the LLM (S16).

[0040] The consent form generated by the consent form generation unit 13 is displayed on the display unit 16, and can be edited by a doctor or the like as necessary to add or delete items to be described, or to change the contents (S18). At this time, the consent form may be regenerated by inputting the information into the LLM.

[0041] After editing of the consent form is completed, it is output to the printer 30 and printed (S20). The doctor and the patient sign the printed summary (S22).

[0042] In the above embodiment, the consent form is sent from the terminal device 10 to the printing device 30 and printed out, but it may also be sent from the terminal device 10 to a terminal device such as the patient's smartphone, and the patient may then print out the consent form.

[0043] According to the medical support system 1 of the above embodiment, voice data of the explanation given by the doctor to the patient is acquired, the voice data is converted into text data, and a consent form is created and output based on the text data. This makes it easier to generate the consent form and reduces the burden on the doctor.

[0044] Furthermore, in the medical support system 1 of the above embodiment, when creating a consent form, a summary of the text data is included, so that a concise and easy-to-understand consent form can be created.

[0045] Furthermore, in the medical support system 1 of the above embodiment, the text data is proofread and the consent form is created using the proofread text data, so that a more accurate consent form can be created.

[0046] Furthermore, in the medical support system 1 of the above embodiment, when proofreading, the technical terms in the medical specialty field contained in the text data are revised to easier to understand expressions, so that a more understandable consent form can be created.

[0047] Furthermore, in the medical support system 1 of the above embodiment, calibration is performed based on information regarding the situation of the explanation from the doctor to the patient, so that a more accurate consent form can be created.

[0048] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the components can be modified and embodied in the implementation stage without departing from the gist of the invention. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining the multiple components disclosed in the above embodiment. For example, all the components shown in the embodiment may be appropriately combined. Of course, various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0049] The following notes are further disclosed regarding the present invention.

[0050] (Appendix 1) The medical support device of the present invention comprises a voice data acquisition unit that acquires voice data of explanations given by a doctor to a patient, a data conversion unit that converts the voice data acquired by the voice data acquisition unit into text data, and a consent form creation unit that creates and outputs a consent form based on the text data converted by the data conversion unit.

[0051] (Appendix 2) In the medical support device described in Supplementary Note 1, the consent form creation unit can include a summary of the text data when creating the consent form.

[0052] (Appendix 3) In the medical support device described in Supplementary Note 1 or 2, the consent form creation unit can proofread the text data and create the consent form using the proofread text data.

[0053] (Appendix 4) In the medical support device described in Supplementary Note 3, when proofreading, the consent form creation unit can revise specialized medical terminology contained in the text data to easier-to-understand expressions.

[0054] (Appendix 5) In the medical support device described in Supplementary Note 3, the consent form creation unit can obtain information regarding the situation in which the doctor gives an explanation to the patient, and perform calibration based on the information regarding the situation. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1 Medical Support System 10 Terminal Equipment 11 Voice data acquisition unit 12 Data conversion section 13. Consent Form Preparation Department 14 Storage section 15 Input section 16 Display 20 Microphone Equipment 30 Printing device

Claims

1. A medical support device comprising a terminal device having a hard disk or semiconductor memory on which a medical support program is installed, the medical support program executing the steps of acquiring voice data of an explanation given by a doctor to a patient, converting the acquired voice data into text data, creating a consent form based on the converted text data, and outputting the created consent form, and a calculation device that executes the medical support program.

2. The medical support device according to claim 1 , wherein the medical support program includes a summary of the text data when creating the consent form.

3. 2. The medical support device according to claim 1, wherein the medical support program executes a step of proofreading the text data, and creates the consent form using the proofread text data.

4. 4. The medical support device according to claim 3, wherein the medical support program amends technical terms in a medical specialty field contained in the text data to easier-to-understand expressions when proofreading.

5. 4. The medical support device according to claim 3, wherein the medical support program acquires information relating to a situation in which the doctor gives an explanation to the patient, and performs the calibration based on the information relating to the situation.

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