Dialysis patient management system and dialysis patient management method

Abstract

To provide a dialysis patient management system and a dialysis patient management method that allow appropriate medical services to be provided to dialysis patients.SOLUTION: A dialysis patient management system 1 includes: a schedule acquisition part which is provided for an apartment house A where a plurality of dialysis patients live, and which acquires a dialysis treatment schedule of each dialysis patient living in a respective room of the apartment house A; and an output part for outputting dialysis treatment schedule information in which each dialysis patient is associated with a dialysis treatment schedule of each patient. The dialysis treatment schedule information is provided to an administrator of a medical institution H implementing the dialysis treatment.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a dialysis patient management system and a dialysis patient management method for managing various information relating to dialysis patients in collective housing where the dialysis patients live. [Background technology]

[0002] With the advancement of information technology, various computer systems have been proposed to support the management of the health condition of patients, etc. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a health management device that includes an acquisition unit that acquires vital data and activity history information of a patient, an estimation unit that estimates a disease candidate of the patient based on the vital data and activity history information, and an output control unit that causes an output unit to output a notification regarding the estimated disease candidate or a medical interview item for determining the patient's disease from the disease candidate. This health management device makes it possible to automatically manage the health condition of a patient. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2022-71523 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] For dialysis patients who need to receive dialysis treatment frequently, it is convenient to have an environment where medical institutions can be easily accessed. On the other hand, it is desirable for medical institutions to provide appropriate medical services to many dialysis patients by fully understanding the treatment status of each dialysis patient. In light of these circumstances, it is convenient for both patients and medical facilities if there is a medical institution nearby or if there is an apartment complex with a medical institution attached, where many dialysis patients can live.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its main object is to provide a dialysis patient management system and a dialysis patient management method that can appropriately manage information on each dialysis patient who is a resident of such an apartment building. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, one embodiment of the dialysis patient management system of the present invention is a dialysis patient management system that is provided in an apartment building where multiple dialysis patients live and manages information about the dialysis patients, and is equipped with a schedule acquisition unit that acquires dialysis treatment schedules for each dialysis patient residing in each room of the apartment building, and an output unit that outputs dialysis treatment schedule information that associates each dialysis patient with their dialysis treatment schedule.

[0007] In the above aspect, the present invention may further include a judgment unit that judges whether a particular day corresponds to a dialysis day for each dialysis patient based on the dialysis treatment schedule of each dialysis patient, and the output unit may output the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with the judgment result by the judgment unit.

[0008] In the above aspect, the system may further include an identification unit that identifies the room in which each dialysis patient resides, and the output unit may output the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with the room in which each dialysis patient resides.

[0009] In the above aspect, the output unit may output the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with a floor map including the rooms in which each dialysis patient resides.

[0010] In the above aspect, the system may further include a reception unit that receives a change to the dialysis treatment schedule of the dialysis patient, and a provision unit that provides the dialysis treatment schedule after the change to the dialysis patient.

[0011] In the above aspect, the device may further include a vital information acquisition unit that acquires vital information of each dialysis patient from a wearable terminal worn by the patient, and the output unit may output the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with the vital information.

[0012] In the above aspect, the method further includes a physical activity information acquisition unit that acquires physical activity information of each dialysis patient from a wearable terminal worn by the patient, and the output unit may output the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with the physical activity information.

[0013] One aspect of the dialysis patient management method of the present invention is a dialysis patient management method that uses a computer provided in an apartment building in which a plurality of dialysis patients reside to manage information regarding the dialysis patients, obtains dialysis treatment schedules for each dialysis patient residing in each room of the apartment building, and outputs dialysis treatment schedule information that associates each dialysis patient with their dialysis treatment schedule. Effect of the Invention

[0014] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide appropriate medical services to multiple dialysis patients living in the same apartment complex. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of a dialysis patient management system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a dialysis patient management system and its connected devices. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of a patient attribute database. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of a schedule database. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a main menu screen displayed on a patient terminal. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a program menu list screen displayed on a patient terminal. [Figure 7]FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a main menu screen displayed on the administrator terminal. [Figure 8] 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of a floor map providing process. [Figure 9A] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a floor map screen displayed on the manager terminal. [Figure 9B] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a floor map screen displayed on the manager terminal. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a profile screen displayed on an administrator terminal. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a vital sign output screen displayed on the administrator terminal. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a physical activity output screen displayed on the administrator terminal. [Figure 13] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for a patient list providing process. [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a patient list screen displayed on the administrator terminal. [Figure 15] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure for a program menu setting process. [Figure 16] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a setting editing screen displayed on the administrator terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiments are merely examples of methods and devices for embodying the technical idea of ​​the present invention, and the technical idea of ​​the present invention is not limited to the following. The technical idea of ​​the present invention can be modified in various ways within the technical scope described in the claims.

[0017] (System Configuration) Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of a dialysis patient management system according to this embodiment. As shown in Fig. 1, a dialysis patient management system (hereinafter simply referred to as a "patient management system") 1 according to this embodiment is a computer system provided for an apartment building A in which multiple dialysis patients live, and executes various processes in response to requests from the dialysis patients themselves and from an administrator of a medical institution H provided near the apartment building A. Here, each dialysis patient is a patient who regularly undergoes dialysis treatment at the medical institution H, and the administrator is a staff member (doctor, medical office staff, etc.) of the medical institution H that performs the dialysis treatment.

[0018] 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the patient management system of this embodiment and its connected devices. The patient management system 1 communicates with a plurality of patient terminals 2, 2, . . . and administrator terminals 4, 4, .

[0019] The patient terminal 2 is an information terminal used by a dialysis patient, and examples of such terminals include a personal computer, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, etc. The patient terminal 2 cooperates with the patient management system 1 using an internet browser or a dedicated application, etc.

[0020] The dialysis patient wears a wearable terminal 3 such as a smart watch, and the wearable terminal 3 and the patient terminal 2 are communicatively connected by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). The patient terminal 2 and the wearable terminal 3 may be the same device.

[0021] The administrator terminal 4 is an information terminal used by an administrator who is an employee of the medical institution H, and is configured with a personal computer or the like, similar to the patient terminal 2. The administrator terminal 4 cooperates with the patient management system 1 using an internet browser or a dedicated application or the like.

[0022] The patient management system 1 is composed of a computer equipped with a control unit including a CPU, RAM, and ROM, and a storage unit, and each process described below is executed by this control unit. The storage unit of the patient management system 1 is provided with the following databases: a patient attribute database (DB) 11, a schedule database (DB) 12, a menu database (DB) 13, a vitals database (DB) 14, a physical activity database (DB) 15, and a floor map database (DB) 16. The following describes these databases in detail.

[0023] (1) Patient attribute DB11 The patient attribute DB 11 is a database that stores patient attribute information relating to the attributes of dialysis patients who are the subject of management by the patient management system 1. This patient attribute information is input to the patient management system 1 by an administrator of the medical institution H and is updated as appropriate.

[0024] Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the patient attribute DB 11. As shown in Fig. 3, the patient attribute DB 11 stores at least a patient ID for identifying each dialysis patient, the name, contact information, room number in the housing complex A where the dialysis patient lives, and age of the dialysis patient, as well as a service identifier for identifying a service available to the dialysis patient. In the example shown in Fig. 3, an email address is shown as the contact information, but other contact information such as a telephone number may also be used. Details of the services will be described later.

[0025] Furthermore, a facial image of each dialysis patient is stored in association with the patient ID in the patient attribute DB 11. This facial image is provided from the patient management system 1 to the patient terminal 2 and the manager terminal 4 as appropriate.

[0026] Furthermore, the patient attribute DB 11 stores information, linked to the patient ID, indicating whether each dialysis patient is logged in to the patient management system 1. The patient management system 1 can grasp the login status of each dialysis patient by referring to the information, and therefore can, for example, send a notification to a dialysis patient who is not logged in to encourage him or her to log in.

[0027] (2) Schedule DB12 The schedule DB 12 is a database that stores schedule information related to the dialysis treatment schedule of each dialysis patient. This schedule information, like the patient attribute information, is input to the patient management system 1 by the administrator of the medical institution H and updated as appropriate.

[0028] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the schedule DB 12. As shown in Fig. 4, the schedule DB 12 stores at least the weekly schedule of dialysis treatment (days of the week on which dialysis treatment is performed), the next treatment date, and the treatment history up to now (dates on which dialysis treatment was performed) of each dialysis patient, linked to the patient ID of the dialysis patient.

[0029] The weekly schedule may be changed by the administrator of medical institution H in consultation with the dialysis patient or at the discretion of medical institution H. In addition, the next treatment date is automatically updated by the patient management system 1 based on the weekly schedule. The treatment history is automatically updated by the patient management system 1 after dialysis treatment is performed.

[0030] (3) Menu DB13 The menu DB 13 is a database that stores menu information related to the program menu used by dialysis patients. Here, the program menu means a list of services provided by the patient management system 1 when the dialysis patient logs into the patient management system 1 using the patient terminal 2. This program menu includes services that realize access to specific websites (search sites, news sites, financial institution sites, etc.) and services that make appointments for medical treatment at medical institution H. The menu information stored in the menu DB 13 includes information such as the display name of each service, the URL of the website related to each service, the icon of each service, and the category to which each service belongs.

[0031] The menu information also includes setting information that specifies whether to present an overview of each service included in the program menu to each dialysis patient. This setting information is updated as appropriate by a program menu setting process described later.

[0032] Information on new services is appropriately added to the menu DB 13. For example, when the administrator of the medical institution H finds a new website that is useful for dialysis patients, information on a service that enables access to the website is added.

[0033] (4) Vital DB14 The vital DB 14 is a database that stores vital information of the dialysis patient acquired by the wearable terminal 3. This vital information includes the number of steps, walking speed, and SpO2 (percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation) of the dialysis patient.

[0034] The patient terminal 2 repeatedly acquires vital information of the dialysis patient from the wearable terminal 3 at a predetermined time interval and transmits it to the patient management system 1. The patient management system 1 associates the vital information acquired from the patient terminal 2 with the patient ID of each dialysis patient and stores it in the vital DB 14. As a result, the vital DB 14 accumulates the vital information of each dialysis patient.

[0035] (5) Physical activity DB15 The physical activity DB 15 is a database that stores physical activity information of a dialysis patient acquired by the wearable device 3. This physical activity information includes the number of steps, walking speed, walking route, and the like of the dialysis patient.

[0036] The patient terminal 2 repeatedly acquires the physical activity information of the dialysis patient from the wearable terminal 3 at a predetermined time interval and transmits it to the patient management system 1. The patient management system 1 associates the physical activity information acquired from the patient terminal 2 with the patient ID of each dialysis patient and stores it in the physical activity DB 15. As a result, the physical activity information of each dialysis patient is accumulated in the physical activity DB 15.

[0037] (6) Floor Map DB16 The floor map DB 16 is a database that stores basic map information indicating the positions, shapes, room numbers, etc. of rooms on each floor of the housing complex A. As will be described later, the patient management system 1 uses this basic map information to generate floor map information to be provided to the manager of the medical institution H.

[0038] (System Operation) A dialysis patient residing in the housing complex A accesses the patient management system 1 using the patient terminal 2, and after performing a predetermined login operation, receives various services from the patient management system 1. Fig. 5 is an example of a main menu screen displayed on the display unit 21 of the patient terminal 2 after the login operation is performed. As shown in Fig. 5, this main menu screen has a notification icon 22 that indicates whether or not there is a notification from the patient management system 1, and a number of category buttons 23 for selecting each category to which the services available to the dialysis patient belong.

[0039] When the notification icon 22 is selected by the patient terminal 2, if there is a notification from the patient management system 1, a list of the notifications is displayed in a pop-up on the display unit 21. This list of notifications includes notifications for all dialysis patients residing in the housing complex A, as well as notifications for the logged-in dialysis patient only. Examples of the latter notifications include messages such as "Today is a consultation day" and "The dialysis treatment schedule has been changed." Such messages are generated by the patient management system 1 based on the patient attribute DB 11, the schedule DB 12, etc.

[0040] Furthermore, when a specific category button 23 is selected by the patient terminal 2, a program menu screen showing a program menu related to each category is displayed on the display unit 21. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the program menu screen. As shown in Fig. 6, this program menu screen is provided with icons 24 related to each service available to the logged-in dialysis patient, that is, each service identified by a service identifier included in the patient attribute information of the dialysis patient. When a specific icon 24 is selected here, the service related to that icon 24 (for example, a service that realizes access to a specific website) is executed.

[0041] This program menu screen is provided with an add button 25 for adding a new icon and a delete button 26 for deleting a displayed icon. When the add button 25 is pressed by a dialysis patient, a list of service overviews (display name, link destination, etc.) that can be presented to each dialysis patient according to the setting information in the menu DB 13 is displayed. When the dialysis patient selects an icon that needs to be added from the list, the icon 24 of that service is displayed on the program menu screen displayed on the administrator terminal 4 thereafter. On the other hand, when a specific icon 24 is selected on the program menu screen and the delete button 26 is pressed by the dialysis patient, that icon 24 is deleted. When an icon 24 is deleted or added in this way, the patient management system 1 updates the service identifier in the patient attribute DB 11.

[0042] On the other hand, the administrator of the medical institution H accesses the patient management system 1 using the administrator terminal 4, and after performing a predetermined login operation, receives various services from the patient management system 1. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a main menu screen displayed on the display unit 41 of the administrator terminal 4 after the login operation is performed. As shown in Fig. 7, this main menu screen has a notification icon 42 indicating the presence or absence of a notification from the patient management system 1, and a plurality of buttons 43 relating to each service available to the administrator.

[0043] When the notification icon 42 is selected by the administrator terminal 4, if there is a notification from the patient management system 1, a list of the notifications is displayed in a pop-up on the display unit 41. This list of notifications includes various notifications regarding each dialysis patient. Examples of such notifications include messages such as "XX is a consultation day for XX on XX month" and "YYY has not logged in." These messages are generated by the patient management system 1 based on the patient attribute DB 11, the schedule DB 12, etc.

[0044] Moreover, when a specific button 43 is selected by the administrator terminal 4, a service related to the button 43 is executed. The following describes in detail the processes executed when each of the buttons 43, "Floor Map", "Patient List" and "Menu Settings", is selected.

[0045] (1) Floor map provision processing When the administrator selects the "Floor Map" button 43, the patient management system 1 executes a floor map provision process. The floor map provision process is a process for providing floor map information that associates the rooms in which each dialysis patient resides with the dialysis treatment schedule to the administrator of the medical institution H. By receiving this floor map information, the medical institution H can easily grasp the dialysis treatment schedule of each dialysis patient residing in the apartment complex A. As a result, appropriate medical services can be provided to each dialysis patient residing in the apartment complex A.

[0046] 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the floor map provision process. When the "Floor Map" button 43 is selected by the administrator, a floor map provision request is sent from the administrator terminal 4. When the patient management system 1 receives this floor map provision request (S101), it extracts patient attribute information of each dialysis patient from the patient attribute DB 11 (S102).

[0047] Next, the patient management system 1 extracts schedule information for each dialysis patient from the schedule DB 12 (S103), and determines whether or not the current day (the day the floor map provision process is executed) corresponds to a treatment day for each dialysis patient based on the extracted schedule information (S104). In addition, the patient management system 1 extracts basic map information for each floor of the apartment building A from the floor map DB 16 (S105).

[0048] Next, the patient management system 1 generates floor map information (an example of dialysis treatment schedule information) using the patient attribute information and basic map information extracted as described above, and the judgment result of step S104 (S106). This floor map information is information obtained by associating each dialysis patient, each dialysis treatment schedule, and each room in which each dialysis patient resides via the floor map of the apartment building A. The specific contents of the floor map information will be described later using an example screen displayed on the manager terminal 4.

[0049] The patient management system 1 transmits the floor map information generated as described above to the manager terminal 4 (S107). Upon receiving this floor map information, the manager terminal 4 displays a floor map screen showing the contents of the floor map information on the display unit.

[0050] 9A and 9B are diagrams showing an example of the floor map screen. First, the floor map screen shown in FIG. 9A is displayed on the display unit 41 of the manager terminal 4. This floor map screen shows the positions, shapes, room numbers, etc. of rooms on a specific floor, and also displays position icons 44a, 44b for rooms inhabited by dialysis patients. Here, a black-filled position icon 44a is displayed for rooms inhabited by dialysis patients who are receiving treatment today, and a white-filled position icon 44b is displayed for rooms inhabited by other dialysis patients.

[0051] By referring to the floor map screen, the administrator can check the rooms of each dialysis patient and whether there are any dialysis patients who will be seen on that day. When the administrator wants to check the details of each dialysis patient, the administrator moves the cursor to each position icon 44a, 44b. The example screen shown in FIG. 9B is an example of the floor map screen displayed at this time.

[0052] As shown in Fig. 9B, when the cursor 45 is placed on a specific location icon 44a, 44b, details of the dialysis patient residing in the room related to the location icon 44a, 44b (such as a face photo, name, and weekly schedule of dialysis treatment) are displayed in a pop-up screen 46. If the day is a consultation day for the dialysis patient, information indicating this is displayed in the pop-up screen 46. The next treatment date, treatment history, and the like of the dialysis patient stored in the schedule DB 12 may also be displayed in the pop-up screen 46.

[0053] Furthermore, when the administrator selects the pop-up screen 46, information indicating the selection is sent from the administrator terminal 4 to the patient management system 1. Receiving this, the patient management system 1 transmits information for displaying a profile screen of the dialysis patient to the administrator terminal 4. Having received this information, the administrator terminal 4 displays the profile screen on the display unit 41 based on the information.

[0054] Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the profile screen. As shown in Fig. 10, in addition to the information displayed on the pop-up screen 46, the profile screen displayed on the display unit 41 displays the room number of the dialysis patient, information indicating whether the user is logged in, an edit button 47a, a vital button 47b, and a physical activity button 47c. Here, the edit button 47a is a button selected when editing various information related to the dialysis patient. Also, the vital button 47b and the physical activity button 47c are buttons selected when displaying vital information and physical activity information of the dialysis patient, respectively.

[0055] When the administrator presses the edit button 47a, a specified edit screen is displayed on the display unit 41. On this edit screen, attribute information such as the contact information, room, and age of the dialysis patient, as well as the dialysis treatment schedule, etc. can be edited. The administrator performs appropriate editing work as necessary. The items that can be edited may vary depending on the attributes of the administrator. For example, the dialysis treatment schedule may be editable only if the administrator is a doctor, and may not be editable if the administrator is a medical office worker.

[0056] When the administrator changes the dialysis treatment schedule as described above, the patient management system 1 accepts the change, registers the changed schedule in the patient attribute DB 11, and provides the dialysis patient with a notification indicating that the schedule has been changed. In this case, the dialysis patient checks the notification on the main menu screen shown in Fig. 5 and requests information on the changed schedule from the patient management system 1. Upon receiving this request, the patient management system 1 transmits information on the schedule to the patient terminal 2, and the patient terminal 2, upon receiving the information, displays the schedule on the display unit 21, allowing the dialysis patient to check the changed dialysis treatment schedule.

[0057] Furthermore, when the vitals button 47b is pressed by the administrator, information indicating the pressing is transmitted from the administrator terminal 4 to the patient management system 1. Receiving this, the patient management system 1 extracts vitals information of the dialysis patient from the vitals DB 14, and transmits information for displaying a vitals output screen showing the vitals information to the administrator terminal 4. Having received this information, the administrator terminal 4 displays the vitals output screen on the display unit 41 based on the information.

[0058] Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the vital sign output screen. As shown in Fig. 11, the heart rate and SpO2 of the dialysis patient are displayed in a graph on this vital sign output screen. Of course, vital signs other than the heart rate and SpO2 may be displayed. By referring to such vital signs, the administrator can grasp the health condition of the dialysis patient and can utilize it during medical treatment.

[0059] When the administrator presses the physical activity button 47c, information indicating that the button has been pressed is sent from the administrator terminal 4 to the patient management system 1. Receiving this, the patient management system 1 extracts the physical activity information of the dialysis patient from the physical activity DB 15, and transmits information for displaying a physical activity output screen showing the physical activity information to the administrator terminal 4. Receiving this information, the administrator terminal 4 displays the physical activity output screen on the display unit 41 based on the information.

[0060] Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the physical activity output screen. As shown in Fig. 12, the number of steps and walking speed of the dialysis patient are displayed in a graph on the physical activity output screen. Of course, physical activity information other than the number of steps and walking speed may be displayed. By referring to such physical activity information, the administrator can grasp the health condition of the dialysis patient and can utilize it during medical treatment.

[0061] (2) Patient list provision processing Next, a case where the "Patient List" button 43 is selected on the main menu screen shown in FIG. 7 will be described. When the "Patient List" button 43 is selected by the administrator, the patient management system 1 executes a patient list providing process. The patient list providing process is a process for providing the administrator of medical institution H with list information of dialysis patients residing in apartment complex A. By receiving this list information, medical institution H can easily grasp various information of each dialysis patient residing in apartment complex A. As a result, appropriate medical services can be provided to each dialysis patient residing in apartment complex A.

[0062] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure for the patient list providing process. When the administrator selects the "Patient List" button 43, a patient list providing request is sent from the administrator terminal 4. When the patient management system 1 receives this patient list providing request (S201), it extracts patient attribute information of each dialysis patient from the patient attribute DB 11 (S202).

[0063] Next, the patient management system 1 extracts schedule information for each dialysis patient from the schedule DB 12 (S203), and based on the extracted schedule information, determines whether the current day (the day the patient list provision process is executed) corresponds to the treatment day for each dialysis patient (S204).

[0064] Next, the patient management system 1 generates patient list information (an example of dialysis treatment schedule information) using the patient attribute information extracted as described above and the judgment result of step S204 (S205). This patient list information is information obtained by associating each dialysis patient with the dialysis treatment schedule of each dialysis patient and the room in which each dialysis patient resides. The specific contents of the patient list information will be described later using an example screen displayed on the manager terminal 4.

[0065] The patient management system 1 transmits the patient list information generated as described above to the administrator terminal 4 (S206). Upon receiving this patient list information, the administrator terminal 4 displays a patient list screen showing the contents of the patient list information on the display unit.

[0066] Fig. 14 is a diagram showing an example of the above-mentioned patient list screen. This patient list screen shows various information such as face photos, names, weekly schedules for dialysis treatment, room numbers, and login status for multiple dialysis patients, and further shows information indicating whether the current day is a treatment day (in the example shown in Fig. 14, the presence or absence of a message "Today is a treatment day"). In addition, the next treatment date and treatment history of each dialysis patient stored in the schedule DB 12 may also be displayed on the patient list screen. By referring to such a patient list screen, the administrator can easily grasp various information of each dialysis patient residing in the housing complex A.

[0067] When the display area of ​​each dialysis patient is selected on the above-mentioned patient list screen, a profile screen such as that shown in Fig. 10 may be displayed. This allows the administrator to easily edit various information related to each dialysis patient and check the vital signs and physical activity information of each dialysis patient.

[0068] (3) Program menu setting process Next, a case where the "Menu setting" button 43 is selected on the main menu screen shown in Fig. 7 will be described. When the "Menu setting" button 43 is selected by the administrator, a program menu setting process is executed by the patient management system 1. The program menu setting process is a process for rewriting setting information included in the menu information stored in the menu DB 13. By executing this program menu setting process, it is possible to improve convenience for dialysis patients who use various services via the patient management system 1.

[0069] 15 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of a program menu setting process. When the "Menu setting" button 43 is selected by the administrator, a menu setting request is sent from the administrator terminal 4. When the patient management system 1 receives this menu setting request (S301), it extracts menu information from the menu DB 13 (S302).

[0070] Next, based on the extracted menu information, the patient management system 1 generates setting editing information for editing setting information that specifies whether or not to present an overview of each service included in the program menu to each dialysis patient (S303), and transmits this to the administrator terminal 4 (S304).

[0071] When the administrator terminal 4 receives the setting editing information, it displays a setting editing screen for editing the setting information on the display unit 41 based on the setting editing information. FIG. 16 is an example of the setting editing screen. As shown in FIG. 16, the setting editing screen displays an overview (display name, link destination, icon, category) of each service included in the program menu, as well as a check box for setting whether or not to present the overview of the service to each dialysis patient. Note that the check box is checked for services that can be presented to each dialysis patient at that time.

[0072] The administrator refers to the above setting editing screen and judges for each service whether it is necessary to present the information to each dialysis patient, and checks the checkboxes of the services that are judged necessary and that do not have a check in the checkbox. In addition, if the administrator judges that a service with a check in the checkbox does not need to be presented to each dialysis patient in the future, he or she removes the check from the checkbox of that service. After editing the setting information in this way, the administrator presses the send button 48. As a result, setting content information indicating the contents of the edited setting information is sent from the administrator terminal 4 to the patient management system 1.

[0073] Returning to Fig. 15, when the patient management system 1 receives the setting content information from the administrator terminal 4 (S305), it registers the setting information indicated in the setting content information in the menu DB 13 (S306). This completes the rewriting of the setting information in the menu DB 13. Thereafter, when the program menu screen (see Fig. 6) is displayed on the display unit 21 of the patient terminal 2 by the operation of the dialysis patient and the Add button 25 is selected, a list of service overviews will be displayed according to the rewritten setting information.

[0074] By rewriting the setting information as described above, each dialysis patient can easily use the services that the administrator determines to be appropriate, thereby improving convenience for each dialysis patient.

[0075] (Other embodiments) In the above embodiment, the floor map providing process provides the manager with floor map information associating each dialysis patient with their dialysis treatment schedule on the floor map, but the floor map is not essential, and for example, data in which the relationship between the room number on each floor and each dialysis patient and their dialysis treatment schedule is expressed in a table format or the like may be provided to the manager. The room number of each dialysis patient is also not essential, and data in which only each dialysis patient residing in the apartment complex A and the dialysis treatment schedule of that dialysis patient are associated may be provided to the manager.

[0076] In the above embodiment, information indicating whether the current day is the treatment day of each dialysis patient is provided to the administrator, but this is not limited to this. For example, information indicating dialysis patients whose treatment day is a specific day specified by the administrator, or dialysis patients whose treatment day will occur during a specified period, etc. may be provided to the administrator.

[0077] In the above embodiment, medical institution H is located near apartment complex A, but it may be located geographically away from apartment complex A as long as it is easily accessible from apartment complex A. Also, in the above embodiment, apartment complex A and medical institution H are separate facilities, but medical institution H may be located within apartment complex A, for example. [Explanation of symbols]

[0078] 1 Dialysis patient management system 2 Patient terminal 21 Display section 3. Wearable devices 4. Administrator terminal 41 Display section 11 Patient attribute database 12 Schedule Database 13 Menu Database 14 Vital Database 15 Physical Activity Database 16 Floor Map Database 101 Internet

Claims

1. A dialysis patient management system that is provided for an apartment complex where a plurality of dialysis patients reside and manages information about the dialysis patients, A schedule acquisition unit that acquires a dialysis treatment schedule for each dialysis patient residing in each room of the housing complex; A determination unit that determines whether a specific day corresponds to a dialysis day of each dialysis patient based on a dialysis treatment schedule of each dialysis patient; an output unit that outputs dialysis treatment schedule information that associates each dialysis patient, each dialysis patient's dialysis treatment schedule, and the judgment result by the judgment unit; A dialysis patient management system comprising:

2. Identification unit that identifies the room in which each dialysis patient resides Further equipped with The output unit outputs the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with the room in which each dialysis patient resides. The dialysis patient management system according to claim 1 .

3. The output unit outputs the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with a floor map including the rooms in which each dialysis patient resides. The dialysis patient management system according to claim 2 .

4. A reception unit that receives changes to a dialysis treatment schedule of a dialysis patient; A provision department that provides the changed dialysis treatment schedule to the dialysis patient; Further comprising: The dialysis patient management system according to claim 1 .

5. A vital information acquisition unit that acquires vital information of each dialysis patient from a wearable device attached to the dialysis patient. Further equipped with The output unit outputs the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with the vital information. The dialysis patient management system according to claim 1 .

6. A physical activity information acquisition unit that acquires physical activity information of each dialysis patient from a wearable device worn by the patient. Further equipped with The output unit outputs the dialysis treatment schedule information further associated with the physical activity information. The dialysis patient management system according to claim 1 .

7. A dialysis patient management method for managing information on dialysis patients, the method being performed by a computer installed in an apartment building in which a plurality of dialysis patients reside, comprising: Obtaining a dialysis treatment schedule for each dialysis patient residing in each room of the housing complex; determining whether a particular day corresponds to a dialysis day for each dialysis patient based on the dialysis treatment schedule of each dialysis patient; outputting dialysis treatment schedule information relating each dialysis patient, each dialysis patient's dialysis treatment schedule, and the determination result of the determination; Dialysis patient management methods.

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