Medical support device, medical support system, medical support method, and program

Abstract

To provide a medical support device, a medical support system, a medical support method, and a program that make it accurate to grasp medical care information on a patient as compared with a case in which only the latest medical care process is displayed in a line.SOLUTION: A medical support device comprises a processor, which acquires associated information associated with a medical care process for a patient, and generates, based upon information including the medical care process and the associated information, a display screen where identification information for identifying the patient is arranged on a first axis and an item capable of specifying the medical care process is arranged on a second axis crossing the first axis. The display screen includes a plurality of first display areas arranged in units of identification information along the first axis and a second display area arranged along the second axis, in which medical care processes are displayed in the first display areas, and associated information is displayed in the second display area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 16

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The technology of the present disclosure relates to a medical support device, a medical support system, a medical support method, and a program.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a diagnostic support device including: a screen generation unit that generates a display screen having a patient list representing the contents of a plurality of items for each patient in a two-dimensional area composed of an item arrangement axis on which a plurality of items related to patient diagnosis are arranged and a patient identification information arrangement axis on which patient identification information for identifying a plurality of patients is arranged; and a screen display control unit that enables a non-display part, where at least one of a part of the plurality of items or a part of the plurality of patient identification information does not fit on the display screen, to be displayed by a scroll operation, and that displays on the display screen at least one of the number of items included in the non-display part or the number of patient identification information included in the non-display part.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

[0004] One embodiment of the technology according to the present disclosure provides a medical support device, a medical support system, a medical support method, and a program that enable more accurate understanding of patient medical information as compared with the case where only the latest medical process is displayed in one line.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] A first aspect of the technology of this disclosure is a medical support device comprising a processor, the processor which acquires relevant information relating to a medical treatment process for a patient, and generates a display screen based on information including the medical treatment process and related information, wherein identification information for identifying the patient is arranged on a first axis and items that can identify the medical treatment process are arranged on a second axis intersecting the first axis, the display screen includes a plurality of first display areas arranged along the first axis and a second display area arranged along the second axis, the medical treatment process is displayed in the first display area and related information is displayed in the second display area.

[0006] A second aspect of the technology of this disclosure is a medical support method that includes acquiring relevant information related to the medical treatment process for a patient, and generating a display screen based on information including the medical treatment process and related information, in which identification information for identifying the patient is arranged on a first axis and items that can identify the medical treatment process are arranged on a second axis intersecting the first axis, wherein the display screen includes a plurality of first display areas arranged along the first axis and a second display area arranged along the second axis, with the medical treatment process displayed in the first display area and related information displayed in the second display area.

[0007] A third aspect of the technology of this disclosure is a program for causing a computer to perform a process that includes acquiring relevant information relating to a medical treatment process for a patient, and generating a display screen based on information including the medical treatment process and related information, wherein identification information for identifying the patient is arranged on a first axis, and items that can identify the medical treatment process are arranged on a second axis intersecting the first axis, the display screen including a plurality of first display areas arranged along the first axis and a second display area arranged along the second axis, wherein the medical treatment process is displayed in the first display area and related information is displayed in the second display area. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a medical support system. [Figure 2] This block diagram shows an example of the electrical hardware configuration for a medical support server and client terminal. [Figure 3] This block diagram shows an example of the electrical hardware configuration for a medical support server, electronic medical record server, image management server, and document management server. [Figure 4] This is a screen diagram showing an example of a conventional display screen. [Figure 5] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing content of the display control unit, generation unit, and first transmission / reception unit of a client terminal when the client terminal accepts screen generation conditions, etc. [Figure 6] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing content of the third transmission / reception unit and the first search unit of the electronic medical record server. [Figure 7] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing content of the acquisition unit and the second transmission / reception unit of the medical support server. [Figure 8] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing content of the fourth transmission / reception unit and the second search unit of the image management server. [Figure 9] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing content of the fifth transmission / reception unit and the search unit of the document management server. [Figure 10] This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing content of the acquisition unit, screen generation unit, and second transmission / reception unit of the medical support server, as well as the processing content of the first transmission / reception unit and display control unit of the client terminal. [Figure 11] This is a screen diagram showing an example of the display screen. [Figure 12] This is a flowchart illustrating an example of the screen display processing flow. [Figure 13] This is a flowchart illustrating an example of the process for generating a display screen. [Figure 14] This is a flowchart illustrating an example of the electronic medical record management process. [Figure 15] This is a flowchart illustrating an example of the image management process. [Figure 16] This is a flowchart illustrating an example of the document management process flow. [Figure 17]It is a screen diagram showing other examples of the display screen. [Figure 18] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the third transmission / reception unit and the first search unit of the electronic medical record server. [Figure 19] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the fourth transmission / reception unit and the second search unit of the image management server. [Figure 20] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the acquisition unit, the screen generation unit, and the second transmission / reception unit of the medical support server, as well as the processing contents of the first transmission / reception unit and the display control unit of the client terminal. [Figure 21] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the third transmission / reception unit and the first search unit of the electronic medical record server. [Figure 22] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the fifth transmission / reception unit and the third search unit of the document management server. [Figure 23] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the acquisition unit, the screen generation unit, and the second transmission / reception unit of the medical support server, as well as the processing contents of the first transmission / reception unit and the display control unit of the client terminal. [Figure 24] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the third transmission / reception unit and the first search unit of the electronic medical record server. [Figure 25] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the fifth transmission / reception unit and the third search unit of the document management server. [Figure 26] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the acquisition unit, the screen generation unit, and the second transmission / reception unit of the medical support server, as well as the processing contents of the first transmission / reception unit and the display control unit of the client terminal. [Figure 27] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the fifth transmission / reception unit and the third search unit of the document management server. [Figure 28] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the display control unit, the generation unit, and the first transmission / reception unit of the client terminal when the client terminal accepts association conditions and the like. [Figure 29] It is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing contents of the fifth transmission / reception unit and the third search unit of the document management server. [Figure 30]This is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the processing content of the acquisition unit, screen generation unit, and second transmission / reception unit of the medical support server, as well as the processing content of the first transmission / reception unit and display control unit of the client terminal. [Figure 31] This is a screen diagram showing an example of the display screen. [Figure 32] This is a screen diagram showing an example of the display screen. [Figure 33] This is a screen diagram showing an example of the display screen. [Figure 34] This is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a medical support system. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] Examples of embodiments of medical support devices, medical support systems, medical support methods, and programs relating to the technology of this disclosure will be described in accordance with the attached drawings.

[0010] [First Embodiment] As an example, as shown in Figure 1, the medical support system 10 includes a medical support server 12, an electronic medical record server 14, an image management server 16, a document management server 18, and a client terminal 20. The medical support system 10 is a system used for at least one facility (for example, a hospital) that handles multiple medical information.

[0011] The medical support server 12 is a server that generates and outputs a display screen 108 (see Figure 11) based on information acquired from the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, and the document management server 18. The electronic medical record server 14 is a server that manages electronic medical records. The image management server 16 is a server that manages image information 102 that shows multiple medical images. An example of the image management server 16 is a PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems). The document management server 18 is a server that manages document information 106 that shows multiple documents. A document refers to, for example, a document created by a medical professional regarding the patient's medical treatment status. A first example of a document is a report created by a doctor, technician, pharmacist, and / or nurse. A second example of a document is a report generated by a modality. The medical support system 10 is an example of a "medical support system" relating to the technology of this disclosure. The medical support server 12 is an example of a "medical support device" relating to the technology of this disclosure.

[0012] The medical support server 12, the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, and the document management server 18 are connected to each other via network 24 so that they can communicate with one another. The medical support server 12 and the client terminal 20 are also connected to each other via network 24 so that they can communicate with one another. An example of network 24 is a WAN (Wide Area Network). However, the WAN is merely an example, and network 24 may consist of at least one of the following: a LAN (Local Area Network) and a WAN.

[0013] In the example shown in Figure 1, the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, and the document management server 18 are connected to the medical support server 12 via a single network 24, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, and the document management server 18 may be connected to the medical support server 12 via different networks. Also, in the example shown in Figure 1, the client terminal 20 is connected to the medical support server 12 via a single network 24, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the client terminal 20 may be connected to the medical support server 12 via a different network than the network to which the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, and the document management server 18 are connected.

[0014] As an example, as shown in Figure 2, the medical support server 12 includes a processor 26, storage 28, RAM (Random access memory) 30, and a communication interface 32. The processor 26, storage 28, RAM 30, and communication interface 32 are connected to a bus 36. The processor 26, storage 28, and RAM 30 are examples of "computers" related to the technology of this disclosure. Furthermore, the processor 26 is an example of a "processor" related to the technology of this disclosure.

[0015] The processor 26 is, for example, a CPU and controls the entire medical support server 12. Here, a CPU is given as an example of the processor 26, but this is merely an example, and the processor 26 may have both a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The GPU operates under the control of the CPU. Furthermore, the processor 26 may be one or more CPUs with integrated GPU functionality, or one or more CPUs without integrated GPU functionality.

[0016] The processor 26 is connected to memory. The memory includes storage 28 and RAM 30. Storage 28 is a non-volatile storage device that stores various programs and parameters. Examples of storage 28 include flash memory (e.g., EEPROM (electrically erasable and programmable read-only memory) and SSD (Solid State Drive)) and HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Note that flash memory and HDD are merely examples, and at least one of flash memory, HDD, magnetoresistive memory, and ferroelectric memory may be used as storage 28.

[0017] RAM30 is memory that temporarily stores information and is used as work memory by the processor 26. Examples of RAM30 include DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or SRAM (Static Random Access Memory).

[0018] The communication interface 32 is connected to the network 24. A client terminal 20 is connected to the network 24, and the communication interface 32 is responsible for exchanging information with the client terminal 20 via the network 24. For example, the communication interface 32 sends information to the client terminal 20 via the network 24 in response to a request from the processor 26. The communication interface 32 also receives information sent from the client terminal 20 via the network 24 and outputs the received information to the processor 26 via the bus 36.

[0019] The client terminal 20 includes a processor 38, storage 40, RAM 42, communication interface 44, reception device 46, and display 48. The processor 38, storage 40, RAM 42, communication interface 44, reception device 46, and display 48 are connected to the bus 50.

[0020] The processor 38 works in cooperation with the storage 40 and RAM 42 to control the entire client terminal 20. Here, the specific examples of the processor 38, storage 40, and RAM 42 are the same as those of the processor 26, storage 28, and RAM 30 described above. Therefore, a detailed explanation of the specific examples of the processor 38, storage 40, and RAM 42 is omitted here.

[0021] Communication I / F 44 is connected to communication I / F 32 of the medical support server 12 via network 24, and communication I / F 44 is responsible for the exchange of information between it and the medical support server 12 via network 24. For example, communication I / F 44 sends information to the medical support server 12 via network 24 in response to a request from processor 38. Communication I / F 44 also receives information sent from the medical support server 12 via network 24 and outputs the received information to processor 38 via bus 50.

[0022] The reception device 46 receives instructions from the user of the client terminal 20. Examples of the user of the client terminal 20 include medical professionals (e.g., doctors, nurses, and / or technicians). Instructions received by the reception device 46 are acquired by the processor 38. Examples of the reception device 46 include a keyboard and / or mouse. The keyboard and / or mouse are merely examples; the reception device 46 may, in place of or in conjunction with the keyboard and / or mouse, utilize at least one of the following: a proximity input device such as a touch panel that accepts proximity input, a voice input device such as a microphone that accepts voice input, or a gesture input device such as a camera that accepts gesture input. Furthermore, the connection between the reception device 46 and the client terminal 20 may be wired or wireless.

[0023] The display 48 displays various types of information (e.g., images and text) under the control of the processor 38. Examples of the display 48 include an EL (Electro-Luminescence) display or a liquid crystal display. The display 48 is an example of a "display device" related to the technology of this disclosure.

[0024] In the client terminal 20, the storage 40 stores a screen display processing program 40A. The processor 38 reads the screen display processing program 40A from the storage 40 and performs screen display processing by executing the read screen display processing program 40A on the RAM 42. The screen display processing is realized by the processor 38 operating as a display control unit 38A, a generation unit 38B, and a first transmission / reception unit 38C.

[0025] In the medical support server 12, the storage 28 stores a display screen generation processing program 28A. The processor 26 reads the display screen generation processing program 28A from the storage 28 and performs the display screen generation processing by executing the read display screen generation processing program 28A on the RAM 30. The display screen generation processing is realized by the processor 26 operating as a second transmitting / receiving unit 26A, an acquisition unit 26B, and a screen generation unit 26C. The display screen generation processing program 28A is an example of a "program" related to the technology of this disclosure.

[0026] As an example, as shown in Figure 3, the electronic medical record server 14 includes a processor 52, storage 54, RAM 56, and a communication interface 58. The processor 52, storage 54, RAM 56, and communication interface 58 are connected to a bus 60.

[0027] The processor 52 works in cooperation with the storage 54 and RAM 56 to control the entire electronic medical record server 14. Here, the specific examples of the processor 52, storage 54, and RAM 56 are the same as those of the processor 26, storage 28, and RAM 30 described above. Therefore, a detailed explanation of the specific examples of the processor 52, storage 54, and RAM 56 is omitted here.

[0028] The communication interface 58 is connected to network 24. The medical support server 12 is connected to network 24, and the communication interface 58 is responsible for exchanging information with the medical support server 12 via network 24. For example, the communication interface 58 sends information to the medical support server 12 via network 24 in response to a request from the processor 52. The communication interface 58 also receives information sent from the medical support server 12 via network 24 and outputs the received information to the processor 52 via bus 60.

[0029] The image management server 16 includes a processor 62, storage 64, RAM 66, and a communication interface 68. The processor 62, storage 64, RAM 66, and communication interface 68 are connected to a bus 70.

[0030] The processor 62 works in cooperation with the storage 64 and RAM 66 to control the entire image management server 16. Here, the specific examples of the processor 62, storage 64, and RAM 66 are the same as those of the processor 26, storage 28, and RAM 30 described above. Therefore, here, the explanation of the specific examples of the processor 62, storage 64, and RAM 66 is omitted.

[0031] The communication interface 68 is connected to network 24. The medical support server 12 is connected to network 24, and the communication interface 68 is responsible for exchanging information with the medical support server 12 via network 24. For example, the communication interface 68 sends information to the medical support server 12 via network 24 in response to a request from the processor 62. The communication interface 68 also receives information sent from the medical support server 12 via network 24 and outputs the received information to the processor 62 via bus 70.

[0032] The document management server 18 includes a processor 72, storage 74, RAM 76, and a communication interface 78. The processor 72, storage 74, RAM 76, and communication interface 78 are connected to a bus 80.

[0033] The processor 72 works in cooperation with the storage 74 and RAM 76 to control the entire document management server 18. Here, the specific examples of the processor 72, storage 74, and RAM 76 are the same as those of the processor 26, storage 28, and RAM 30 described above. Therefore, a detailed explanation of the specific examples of the processor 72, storage 74, and RAM 76 is omitted here.

[0034] The communication interface 78 is connected to network 24. The medical support server 12 is connected to network 24, and the communication interface 78 is responsible for exchanging information with the medical support server 12 via network 24. For example, the communication interface 78 sends information to the medical support server 12 via network 24 in response to a request from the processor 72. The communication interface 78 also receives information sent from the medical support server 12 via network 24 and outputs the received information to the processor 72 via bus 80.

[0035] In the electronic medical record server 14, the electronic medical record management processing program 54A is stored in the storage 54. The processor 52 reads the electronic medical record management processing program 54A from the storage 54 and performs electronic medical record management processing by executing the read electronic medical record management processing program 54A on the RAM 56. The electronic medical record management processing is realized by the processor 52 operating as a third transceiver 52A and a first search unit 52B.

[0036] In the image management server 16, the image management processing program 64A is stored in the storage 64. The processor 62 reads the image management processing program 64A from the storage 64 and performs image management processing by executing the read image management processing program 64A on the RAM 66. Image management processing is realized by the processor 62 operating as a fourth transmitting / receiving unit 62A and a second searching unit 62B.

[0037] In the document management server 18, the document management processing program 74A is stored in the storage 74. The processor 72 reads the document management processing program 74A from the storage 74 and performs document management processing by executing the read document management processing program 74A on the RAM 76. The document management processing is realized by the processor 72 operating as the fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A and the third searching unit 72B.

[0038] Incidentally, when healthcare professionals view information about a patient's treatment process (for example, examinations or tests performed by healthcare professionals on a patient), the treatment processes of multiple patients are sometimes displayed in a list so that each patient's treatment process can be identified. This allows healthcare professionals to check the progress or history of each patient's treatment process. In the past, when displaying a list of treatment processes for multiple known patients, as shown in Figure 4 as an example, the treatment process for each patient was displayed on a single line. In the example shown in Figure 4, the patient's latest treatment process is displayed on a single line on screen 82.

[0039] However, as shown in Figure 4 as an example, if the treatment process is displayed on a single line for each patient, it becomes difficult for healthcare professionals to understand the treatment processes that are not displayed. For example, if only the most recent treatment process is displayed, it becomes difficult to understand the treatment processes at other times. If hospitalization is specified as the treatment process to be viewed, and a patient is hospitalized multiple times in a short period (e.g., within 3 months), only the most recent hospitalization will be displayed as the treatment process, and healthcare professionals will not be able to understand the hospitalizations at other times. Similarly, if surgery is specified as the treatment process to be viewed, and multiple surgeries are performed during a single hospitalization, only one of the surgeries will be displayed on a single line, making it difficult for healthcare professionals to understand the other surgeries.

[0040] In light of these circumstances, the medical support server 12 of the medical support system 10 according to this embodiment performs a display screen generation process (see Figure 2). Additionally, the client terminal 20 performs a screen display process (see Figure 2).

[0041] As an example, as shown in Figure 5, in the client terminal 20, the display control unit 38A determines whether the conditions for instructing the medical support server 12 to start generating the display screen 108 (see Figure 11) have been met (hereinafter also referred to as "start conditions"). An example of a start condition is that the receiving device 46 has received an instruction for the medical support server 12 to start generating the display screen 108.

[0042] If the start conditions are met, the display control unit 38A generates a reception screen 89 and displays the reception screen 89 on the display 48. Medical process identification information 91 is entered into the reception screen 89 according to the instructions received by the reception device 46. The medical process identification information 91 identifies the medical process to be displayed on the display screen 108 (see Figure 11) generated by the medical support server 12. In the example shown in Figure 5, the reception screen 89 is shown to have the medical process name entered as the medical process identification information 91. The medical process name indicates the type of medical process, such as hospitalization, surgery, examination, and treatment.

[0043] The generation unit 38B generates medical process identification information 91 based on the input received by the reception device 46. The medical process identification information 91 refers to information that identifies the medical process to be displayed in the list. In this case, for example, the medical process name received by the reception device 46 is used as the medical process identification information 91. The first transmission / reception unit 38C transmits the medical process identification information 91 generated by the generation unit 38B to the medical support server 12.

[0044] The first transmitting / receiving unit 38C of the client terminal 20 transmits the medical process identification information 91 to the medical support server 12. The second transmitting / receiving unit 26A (see Figure 6) of the medical support server 12 receives the medical process identification information 91. The second transmitting / receiving unit 26A then transmits the received medical process identification information 91 to the medical process management server. The medical process management server is a server for extracting medical processes to be listed from all recorded medical processes based on the medical process identification information 91. In other words, it is a server where medical process identification information and the information designated as medical process identification information 91 are recorded in association. For example, if the medical process identification information 91 is the medical process name, it is a server where the medical process identification information assigned to each medical process and the medical process name are recorded in association. In this embodiment, the medical process management server is also the electronic medical record server 14. Therefore, the medical support server 12 transmits the medical process identification information 91 to the electronic medical record server 14. Note that the medical process identification information 91 is an example of "medical process identification information" related to the technology disclosed herein.

[0045] As an example, as shown in Figure 6, a database 92 is constructed in the storage 54 of the electronic medical record server 14. The database 92 stores multiple electronic medical records 94. Each of the multiple electronic medical records 94 contains, for example, information unique to each patient. Each of the multiple electronic medical records 94 contains medical process information 94A. Medical process information 94A is information that shows the medical record for each type of medical process. In the example shown in Figure 6, the medical process information 94A shows medical records for hospitalization, surgery, and examination. In addition, each medical process is assigned medical process identification information 96 (see Figure 7) to identify the medical process. Medical process information 94A includes the medical process identification information 96 and patient identification information 90 of the medical process to be displayed in the list. Medical process information 94A is an example of "information including a medical process" relating to the technology of this disclosure. Medical process identification information 96 is an example of a "medical process identification symbol" relating to the technology of this disclosure. Patient identification information 90 includes an identification number assigned to each patient. Furthermore, patient identification information 90 may include information that identifies the patient, such as the patient's name and age.

[0046] When the medical process identification information 91 is transmitted from the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A of the medical support server 12 to the electronic medical record server 14, the third transmitting / receiving unit 52A of the electronic medical record server 14 receives the medical process identification information 91. The first search unit 52B of the electronic medical record server 14, acting as a medical process management server, searches for medical process identification information 96 corresponding to the medical process identification information 91. For example, if the medical process identification information 91 is the medical process name "hospitalization", it extracts the medical process identification information 96 associated with the medical process name "hospitalization" as the medical process to be listed. The first search unit 52B of the electronic medical record server 14 also searches for and obtains the medical process information 94A contained in the electronic medical record 94 according to the extracted medical process identification information 96 to be listed. In other words, the first search unit 52B searches the database 92 for the medical process identification information 96 of the medical process to be listed indicated by the medical process identification information 91. Furthermore, the first search unit 52B searches for and obtains medical process information 94A that matches the extracted medical process identification information 96.

[0047] In the electronic medical record server 14, the third transmitting / receiving unit 52A transmits the medical process information 94A, which includes the medical process identification information 96 of the medical process to be listed, acquired by the first search unit 52B, to the medical support server 12. In the medical support server 12, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A receives the medical process information 94A, which includes the medical process identification information 96 of the medical process to be listed, transmitted from the electronic medical record server 14.

[0048] As an example, as shown in Figure 7, the acquisition unit 26B acquires medical process information 94A. The acquisition unit 26B identifies the medical process identification information 96 of the medical process to be listed, which is included in the medical process information 94A. The second transmission / reception unit 26A transmits the medical process identification information 96 to the image management server 16 and the document management server 18.

[0049] As an example, as shown in Figure 8, the medical process identification information 96 is transmitted from the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A of the medical support server 12 to the image management server 16. The fourth transmitting / receiving unit 62A of the image management server 16 receives the medical process identification information 96. A database 100 is constructed in the storage 64 of the image management server 16. Multiple image information 102 is stored in the database 100. Each of the multiple image information 102 is, for example, image information unique to each patient. The image information 102 is information indicating images obtained by examinations using various modalities. The image information 102 includes image body information 102A and image identification information 102B. The image body information 102A is information indicating the image obtained from the modality. The image identification information 102B is information indicating the medical process identification information 96 corresponding to the image. The image information 102 includes, for example, information indicating the presence or absence of an image, supplementary information such as imaging conditions including the organ being photographed, the photographing equipment, and the photographing method, and at least one of the images themselves, such as a thumbnail.

[0050] The second search unit 62B retrieves image information 102 from the database 100 according to the medical process identification information 96 received by the fourth transmission / reception unit 62A. In other words, the second search unit 62B retrieves image information 102 from the database 100 that includes image identification information 102B that matches the medical process identification information 96.

[0051] In the image management server 16, the fourth transmitting / receiving unit 62A transmits the image information 102 acquired by the second search unit 62B to the medical support server 12. In the medical support server 12, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A receives the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16.

[0052] As an example, as shown in Figure 9, the medical process identification information 96 is transmitted from the second transmission / reception unit 26A of the medical support server 12 to the document management server 18.

[0053] The fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A of the document management server 18 receives medical process identification information 96. A database 104 is constructed in the storage 74 of the document management server 18. The database 104 stores multiple document information 106. Each of the multiple document information 106 is, for example, unique to each patient. Document information 106 is information that indicates a document created by a medical professional regarding the medical status of a patient. The document indicated by document information 106 (for example, a surgical consent form) is a document created in accordance with the medical process (for example, surgery). Document information 106 includes document body information 106A and document identification information 106B. Document body information 106A is information that indicates the document body. Document identification information 106B is information that indicates the medical process identification information 96 corresponding to the document. Document information 106 includes, for example, information indicating the existence of a document, link information to the document, and at least one of the document itself.

[0054] The third search unit 72B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 according to the medical process identification information 96 that indicates the medical process to be listed, which is received by the fifth transmission / reception unit 72A. In other words, the third search unit 72B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 that includes document identification information 106B that matches the medical process identification information 96.

[0055] In the document management server 18, the fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A transmits the document information 106 acquired by the third search unit 72B to the medical support server 12. In the medical support server 12, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A receives the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18.

[0056] As described above, the acquisition unit 26B acquires image information 102 corresponding to the medical process identification information 96 from the image management server 16. The acquisition unit 26B also acquires document information 106 corresponding to the medical process identification information 96 from the document management server 18. That is, as shown in Figure 10 as an example, the acquisition unit 26B acquires related information 93, including image information 102 and document information 106, based on the medical process identification information 96 that indicates the medical process to be listed. In other words, the acquisition unit 26B acquires related information 93 based on predetermined conditions, such as whether or not it matches the medical process identification information 96. Here, related information 93 is medical information related to the medical process. Note that related information 93 is an example of "related information" related to the technology of this disclosure.

[0057] The screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 (see Figure 11) based on the medical process information 94A and related information 93 (for example, image information 102 and document information 106) acquired by the acquisition unit 26B. Furthermore, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 based on the patient identification information 90 included in the medical process information 94A to be listed, acquired by the acquisition unit 26B. That is, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 in which the items indicated by the medical process information 94A are arranged along the vertical axis A (see Figure 11) and the related information 93 is arranged along the horizontal axis B (see Figure 11) in units of identification information indicated by the patient identification information 90. The second transmission / reception unit 26A transmits information indicating the display screen 108 generated by the screen generation unit 26C to the client terminal 20.

[0058] In the client terminal 20, the first transceiver unit 38C receives information indicating the display screen 108 (see Figure 11). Based on the information indicating the display screen 108 received by the first transceiver unit 38C, the display control unit 38A causes the display screen 108 to be displayed on the display 48.

[0059] As an example, as shown in Figure 11, the display screen 108 includes multiple first display areas 110A to 110C (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "first display area 110") arranged along the vertical axis A, representing the patient identification unit indicated by the patient identification information 90. That is, in the example shown in Figure 11, the display screen 108 displays the patient's name and patient ID in the patient identification area 109 along the vertical axis A, representing the patient identification unit. Furthermore, the display screen 108 displays multiple first display areas 110A to 110C for each patient identification unit. The first display areas 110A to 110C are arranged along the vertical axis A. Each of the multiple first display areas 110A to 110C displays items that can identify the medical process indicated by the medical process information 94A. That is, the display screen 108 displays multiple medical processes for each patient. The display screen 108 is an example of a "display screen" relating to the technology of this disclosure. The first display area 110 is an example of the "first display area" relating to the technology of this disclosure. The vertical axis A is an example of the "first axis" relating to the technology of this disclosure.

[0060] In the example shown in Figure 11, the three first display areas 110A to 110C display information related to surgery as a medical process. In the example shown in Figure 11, the items that can identify surgery as a medical process are the surgical procedure, department, operating room, and date of surgery, but this is merely an example, and it is sufficient to display items that can identify surgery as a medical process. Furthermore, the order in which the three first display areas 110A to 110C are displayed along the vertical axis A is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, by date, by department, by attributes assigned by the user to the medical process (urgent, important, unread, or edited, etc.), or by medical process identification information.

[0061] Furthermore, display screen 108 only shows information related to surgery as a single medical process. In other words, display screen 108 does not show any medical processes other than surgery. In the example shown in Figure 11, surgery is shown as a single medical process, but this is only one example. A single medical process is any of hospitalization, surgery, examination, or treatment. Specifically, any of the hospitalization, surgery, examination, or treatment specified on the reception screen 89 (see Figure 5) will be displayed on display screen 108 as a single medical process.

[0062] Furthermore, the display screen 108 includes second display areas 112A to 112C (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "second display area 112") arranged along the horizontal axis B. Related information 93 is displayed in the second display areas 112A to 112C. Here, the related information 93 displayed in the second display areas 112A to 112C corresponds to the medical treatment process displayed in the first display areas 110A to 110C. In the example shown in Figure 11, the medical treatment processes for three surgeries are shown in the first display areas 110A to 110C. Surgical consent forms corresponding to the medical treatment process for each surgery are displayed in the second display areas 112A to 112C. That is, multiple second display areas 112A to 112C are displayed on the same row as the corresponding first display areas 110A to 110C. Note that the second display area 112 is an example of a "second display area" relating to the technology of this disclosure. Horizontal axis B is an example of a "second axis" relating to the technology of this disclosure.

[0063] Next, the operation of the medical support system 10 will be explained with reference to Figures 12 to 16.

[0064] Figure 12 shows an example of the screen display processing flow performed by the processor 38 of the client terminal 20. Figure 13 shows an example of the display screen generation processing flow performed by the processor 26 of the medical support server 12.

[0065] First, an example of the screen display processing flow performed by the processor 38 of the client terminal 20 will be explained with reference to Figure 12.

[0066] In the screen display process shown in Figure 12, first, in step ST10, the display control unit 38A determines whether or not the start condition is met. If the start condition is not met in step ST10, the determination is denied, and the screen display process proceeds to step ST10. If the start condition is met in step ST10, the determination is affirmed, and the screen display process proceeds to step ST12.

[0067] In step ST12, the display control unit 38A generates a reception screen 89 and displays the generated reception screen 89 on the display 48 (see Figure 9). After the processing in step ST12 is completed, the screen display process proceeds to step ST14.

[0068] In step ST14, the display control unit 38A determines whether or not the medical process identification information 91 has been received by the reception device 46. If the screen generation start trigger has not been received by the reception device 46 in step ST14, the screen display process proceeds to step ST14. If the screen generation start trigger has been received by the reception device 46 in step ST14, the screen display process proceeds to step ST16.

[0069] In step ST16, the generation unit 38B generates medical process identification information 91 based on the input received by the reception device 46 in step ST14, and the first transmission / reception unit 38C transmits the medical process identification information 91 generated in step ST16 to the medical support server 12 (see Figure 5). After the processing in step ST16 is executed, the screen display processing proceeds to step ST18.

[0070] When the processing in step ST16 is executed and the medical process identification information 91 is sent from the client terminal 20 to the medical support server 12, the processing in steps ST100 to ST118, which are included in the display screen generation process shown in Figure 13, is executed. As a result, information indicating the display screen 108 is sent from the medical support server 12 to the client terminal 20.

[0071] Therefore, in step ST18, the first transmitting / receiving unit 38C determines whether or not information indicating the display screen 108 (see Figure 11) transmitted from the medical support server 12 has been received by the communication I / F 44. If, in step ST18, information indicating the display screen 108 transmitted from the medical support server 12 has not been received by the communication I / F 44, the determination is denied, and the determination in step ST18 is repeated. If, in step ST18, information indicating the display screen 108 transmitted from the medical support server 12 has been received by the communication I / F 44, the determination is affirmed, and the screen display process proceeds to step ST20.

[0072] In step ST20, the display control unit 38A displays the display screen 108 on the display 48 based on the information indicating the display screen 108 received by the communication I / F 44 in step ST18 (see Figure 9). After the processing in step ST20 is completed, the screen display process proceeds to step ST22.

[0073] In step ST22, the processor 38 determines whether the conditions for terminating the screen display process (hereinafter referred to as "termination conditions") have been met. An example of a termination condition is that an instruction to terminate the screen display process has been received by the receiving device 46. If the termination conditions are not met in step ST22, the determination is denied, and the screen display process proceeds to step ST10. If the termination conditions are met in step ST22, the determination is affirmed, and the screen display process terminates.

[0074] Next, an example of the flow of the display screen generation process performed by the processor 26 of the medical support server 12 will be explained with reference to Figure 13. The display screen generation process shown in Figure 13 is an example of the "medical support method" related to the technology of this disclosure.

[0075] In the display screen generation process shown in Figure 13, first, in step ST100, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A determines whether the medical process identification information 91 transmitted from the client terminal 20 by the execution of the process in step ST16, which is included in the screen display process shown in Figure 12, has been received by the communication I / F 32 (see Figure 2). If the medical process identification information 91 has not been received by the communication I / F 32 in step ST100, the determination is denied, and the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST100. If the medical process identification information 91 has been received by the communication I / F 32 in step ST100, the determination is affirmed, and the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST102.

[0076] In step ST102, the second transceiver 26A transmits the medical process identification information 91 received by the communication I / F 32 in step ST100 to the electronic medical record server 14 (see Figure 6). After the processing in step ST102 is completed, the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST104.

[0077] When the medical support server 12 transmits the medical process identification information 91 to the electronic medical record server 14 as a result of the execution of step ST102, the processes of steps ST200 to ST204 included in the electronic medical record management process shown in Figure 14 are executed, and as a result, medical process information 94A, including medical process identification information 96 and patient identification information 90, is transmitted from the electronic medical record server 14 to the medical support server 12 (see Figure 6).

[0078] Therefore, in step ST104, the acquisition unit 26B determines whether or not the medical process information 94A, which includes the medical process identification information 96 and patient identification information 90 transmitted from the electronic medical record server 14, has been received by the communication I / F 32 (see Figure 2). In step ST104, if the medical process information 94A transmitted from the electronic medical record server 14 has not been received by the communication I / F 32, the determination is denied, and the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST104. In step ST104, if the medical process information 94A transmitted from the electronic medical record server 14 has been received by the communication I / F 32, the determination is affirmed, and the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST106.

[0079] In step ST106, the acquisition unit 26B generates medical process identification information 96 indicating the medical processes to be displayed in a list, based on the medical process information 94A, which includes the medical process identification information 96 and patient identification information 90 acquired in step ST104. After the processing in step ST106 is executed, the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST108.

[0080] In step ST108, the acquisition unit 26B sends the medical process identification information 96 generated in step ST106 to the image management server 16. After the processing in step ST108 is completed, the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST110.

[0081] When the medical support server 12 transmits the medical process identification information 96 to the image management server 16 as a result of the execution of step ST108, the processes of steps ST300 to ST304 included in the image management process shown in Figure 15 are executed, and as a result, image information 102 is transmitted from the image management server 16 to the medical support server 12 (see Figure 8).

[0082] Therefore, in step ST110, the acquisition unit 26B determines whether or not the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16 has been received by the communication interface 32 (see Figure 2). If, in step ST110, the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16 has not been received by the communication interface 32, the determination is denied, and the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST110. If, in step ST110, the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16 has been received by the communication interface 32, the determination is affirmed, and the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST112.

[0083] In step ST112, the acquisition unit 26B sends the medical process identification information 96 generated in step ST106 to the document management server 18. After the processing in step ST112 is completed, the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST114.

[0084] When the medical support server 12 sends the medical process identification information 96 to the document management server 18 as a result of the execution of step ST112, the processes of steps ST400 to ST404 included in the document management process shown in Figure 16 are executed, and as a result, document information 106 is sent from the document management server 18 to the medical support server 12 (see Figure 9).

[0085] Therefore, in step ST114, the acquisition unit 26B determines whether or not the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18 has been received by the communication interface 32 (see Figure 2). If, in step ST114, the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18 has not been received by the communication interface 32, the determination is denied, and the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST114. If, in step ST114, the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18 has been received by the communication interface 32, the determination is affirmed, and the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST116. In the example shown in Figure 13, the processing in step ST108 and the processing in step ST112 are shown in order, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited to this, and these processes may be performed in parallel or in a different order. Furthermore, the display screen generation process may perform only one of the processing in step ST108 or step ST112. In other words, the system may acquire either image information 102 or document information 106 as related information from either the image management server 16 or the document management server 18.

[0086] In step ST116, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 based on the medical process information 94A, image information 102, and document information 106 acquired by the acquisition unit 26B. After the processing in step ST116 is completed, the display screen generation process proceeds to step ST118.

[0087] In step ST118, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A transmits information indicating the display screen 108 generated by the screen generation unit 26C to the client terminal 20. After the processing in step ST118 is completed, the screen generation process ends.

[0088] Next, an example of the flow of electronic medical record management processing performed by the processor 52 of the electronic medical record server 14 will be explained with reference to Figure 14.

[0089] In the electronic medical record management process shown in Figure 14, first, in step ST200, the third transmitting / receiving unit 52A determines whether the medical process identification information 91 transmitted from the medical support server 12 has been received by the communication I / F 58 (see Figure 3) by the execution of the process in step ST102, which is included in the display screen generation process shown in Figure 13. If the medical process identification information 91 has not been received by the communication I / F 58 in step ST200, the determination is denied, and the electronic medical record management process proceeds to step ST200. If the medical process identification information 91 has been received by the communication I / F 58 in step ST200, the determination is affirmed, and the electronic medical record management process proceeds to step ST202.

[0090] In step ST202, the first search unit 52B extracts the medical process identification information 96 of the medical processes to be displayed in the list from the database 92 (see Figure 6) based on the medical process identification information 91 received by the communication I / F 58 in step ST200, and retrieves the medical process information 94A (see Figure 6) from the database 92 (see Figure 6) according to the extracted medical process identification information 96. After the processing in step ST202 is executed, the electronic medical record management process moves to step ST204.

[0091] In step ST204, the third transceiver 52A transmits the medical process information 94A acquired in step ST202 to the medical support server 12. After the processing in step ST204 is completed, the electronic medical record management process ends.

[0092] Next, an example of the image management processing flow performed by the processor 62 of the image management server 16 will be explained with reference to Figure 15.

[0093] In the image management process shown in Figure 15, first, in step ST300, the fourth transmitting / receiving unit 62A determines whether the medical process identification information 96 transmitted from the medical support server 12 by the execution of the process in step ST108, which is included in the display screen generation process shown in Figure 13, has been received by the communication I / F 68 (see Figure 3). If the medical process identification information 96 has not been received by the communication I / F 68 in step ST300, the determination is denied, and the image management process proceeds to step ST300. If the medical process identification information 96 has been received by the communication I / F 68 in step ST300, the determination is affirmed, and the image management process proceeds to step ST302.

[0094] In step ST302, the second search unit 62B retrieves image information 102 (see Figure 8) from the database 100 (see Figure 8) according to the medical process ID 95 indicated by the medical process identification information 96 received by the communication I / F 68 in step ST300. After the processing in step ST302 is completed, the image management process moves on to step ST304.

[0095] In step ST304, the fourth transceiver 62A transmits the image information 102 acquired in step ST302 to the medical support server 12. After the processing in step ST304 is completed, the image management process ends.

[0096] Next, an example of the document management process flow performed by the processor 72 of the document management server 18 will be explained with reference to Figure 16.

[0097] In the document management process shown in Figure 16, first, in step ST400, the fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A determines whether the medical process identification information 96 transmitted from the medical support server 12 by the execution of the process in step ST112, which is included in the display screen generation process shown in Figure 13, has been received by the communication I / F 78 (see Figure 3). If the medical process identification information 96 has not been received by the communication I / F 78 in step ST400, the determination is denied, and the document management process proceeds to step ST400. If the medical process identification information 96 has been received by the communication I / F 78 in step ST400, the determination is affirmed, and the document management process proceeds to step ST402.

[0098] In step ST402, the third search unit 72B retrieves document information 106 (see Figure 9) from the database 104 (see Figure 9) according to the medical process ID 95 indicated by the medical process identification information 96 received by the communication I / F 78 in step ST400. After the processing in step ST402 is completed, the document management process moves on to step ST404.

[0099] In step ST404, the fifth transceiver unit 72A transmits the document information 106 acquired in step ST402 to the medical support server 12. After the processing in step ST404 is completed, the document management process ends.

[0100] As described above, in the medical support system 10 according to this first embodiment, the medical treatment process is displayed in a plurality of first display areas 110A to 110C. The plurality of first display areas 110A to 110C are arranged along the vertical axis A. In addition, related information 93 related to the medical treatment process is displayed in second display areas 112A to 112C. The second display areas 112A to 112C are arranged along the horizontal axis B. Therefore, with this configuration, compared to the case where only the latest medical treatment process is displayed on a single line, it is possible to grasp multiple medical treatment processes associated with a patient for each medical treatment process.

[0101] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this first embodiment, the medical process identified by the medical process identification information 91 is displayed in the first display area 110. Therefore, with this configuration, the understanding of the patient's medical information becomes more accurate compared to the case where unintended medical processes are mixed and displayed in multiple first display areas 110.

[0102] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this first embodiment, the medical process displayed in the first display area 110 is one of hospitalization, surgery, examination, and treatment. Therefore, with this configuration, the understanding of the patient's medical information becomes more accurate compared to the case where multiple medical processes are mixed and displayed in multiple first display areas 110.

[0103] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this first embodiment, the acquisition of related information 93 related to the medical treatment process is performed based on predetermined conditions. Therefore, compared to a case where the conditions for associating the medical treatment process with the related information 93 are set each time, the load associated with the association calculation process is reduced.

[0104] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this first embodiment, the acquisition of related information 93 related to the medical treatment process is performed based on a medical treatment process ID 95 assigned to each medical treatment process. Therefore, compared to a case where the conditions for associating a medical treatment process with related information 93 are set each time, the load associated with the association calculation process is reduced.

[0105] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this first embodiment, the medical treatment process displayed in the first display area 110 is a single medical treatment process. Therefore, with this configuration, the understanding of the patient's medical information becomes more accurate compared to the case where multiple medical treatment processes are mixed and displayed in multiple first display areas 110.

[0106] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this first embodiment, the first display area 110 and the second display area 112 are displayed on the same line. Therefore, compared to the case where the first display area 110 and the second display area 112 are displayed on separate screens, the correspondence between the medical treatment process displayed in the first display area 110 and the related information 93 displayed in the second display area 112 becomes easier to understand.

[0107] In the first embodiment described above, an example of a single medical treatment process being displayed on the display screen 108 was given, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Multiple types of medical treatment processes may be displayed on the display screen 108. Multiple types of medical treatment processes may be displayed as a combination of any of hospitalization, surgery, examination, and treatment. That is, the medical treatment process specified on the reception screen 89 (see Figure 5) is any combination of hospitalization, surgery, examination, and treatment.

[0108] In the example shown in Figure 17, the first display area 110A to 110C of the display screen 108 displays items that identify surgery as a medical process. The first display area 110D displays items that identify hospitalization as a medical process. Furthermore, the first display area 110E displays items that identify examination as a medical process. In addition, the second display area 112A to 112C displays a surgical consent form as related information 93 for surgery as a medical process. In addition, the second display area 112D displays a referral letter as related information 93 for hospitalization as a medical process. Furthermore, the second display area 112E displays examination images as related information 93 for examination as a medical process. Thus, multiple medical processes are displayed in the first display area 110 of the display screen 108. In addition, the second display area 112 displays related information 93 corresponding to each of the medical processes displayed in the multiple first display areas 110.

[0109] Furthermore, while the example shown in Figure 17 describes a configuration in which a surgical consent form is displayed in the column containing the second display areas 112A to 112C, a referral letter is displayed in the column containing the second display area 112D, and an examination image is displayed in the column containing the second display area 112E, the technology of this disclosure is not limited to this. For example, in the display screen 108, the second display areas 112A to 112E may be displayed in the same column (i.e., the column for related information). Alternatively, in the display screen 108, the second display areas 112A to 112D may be displayed in the same column (i.e., the column for related documents), and the second display area 112E may be displayed in a different column (i.e., the column for related images).

[0110] Furthermore, although the example shown in Figure 17 describes an example in which only the title of the related information 93 is displayed in the second display areas 112A to 112E, the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, in the second display areas 112A to 112E, supplementary information of the related information 93 (such as date information, medical department information, or browsing history information) may be displayed along with the title of the related information 93. Moreover, in the second display areas 112A to 112E, a thumbnail of the content indicated by the related information 93 may be displayed.

[0111] In the first embodiment described above, the medical support server 12 received the medical process name as medical process identification information 91 via the reception device 46 of the client terminal 20 as an example; however, the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0112] For example, the medical process identification information 91 can be any information that can identify the medical process that is the subject of the list display. In order for the medical support server 12 to identify the medical process for list display, the medical process identification information 91 may be set in the medical process management server (not shown) based on the information associated with the medical process identification information. The medical process identification information is unique identification information for each medical process that is attached to identify information related to the medical process. The medical process identification information is also called the order number. In other words, the medical process management server is a server that manages the information associated with the medical process identification information.

[0113] The medical process identification information 91 may be, for example, a condition indicating the type of surgery or examination itself, such as a specific surgical name (procedure) or examination name associated with each medical process. Alternatively, the medical process identification information 91 may be a condition set based on examination values, such as the examination values ​​associated with the medical process being within a certain range. Furthermore, the medical process identification information 91 may be a condition indicating the medical department associated with the medical process. Furthermore, the medical process identification information 91 may be a condition indicating the location where the medical process is performed, such as an inpatient ward, patient room, operating room, or examination room associated with the medical process. Finally, the medical process identification information 91 may be a temporal condition, such as date information associated with the medical process (e.g., examination date or surgery date) being within a specific period. Temporary conditions include, for example, being within n (a natural number of n or more) days from the date the display target identification information was entered, or including the date the screen trigger was entered in the hospitalization period or planned hospitalization period.

[0114] Furthermore, the medical process identification information 91 may also be information for identifying patient identification information linked to the medical process identification information. Patient identification information is unique identification information assigned to each patient to identify information related to the patient. Examples of information for identifying patient identification information include gender, age, name (surname, given name, or initials thereof). In this case, the medical support server 12 may identify the medical process to be listed by sending the information for identifying patient identification information to the patient information management server before the medical process management server, extracting the patient identification information corresponding to the information for identifying patient identification information, and sending the patient identification information to the medical process management server, thereby extracting the medical process identification information corresponding to the patient identification information. Note that the patient information management server and the medical process management server may be the same server.

[0115] Furthermore, the medical process identification information 91 is not limited to being entered into the reception device 46 of the client terminal 20. For example, the medical support system 10 may identify a user by entering a login ID associated with each user, performing authentication, or other login processes. The medical process identification information 91 may also be based on user information such as medical department information associated with the identified user, or on conditions based on the date information when the login process or display target identification information was entered.

[0116] The medical process identification information 91 may be one of the above examples or a combination of multiple examples.

[0117] (Variation 1) In the first embodiment described above, a case in which relevant information 93 related to a medical treatment process is obtained based on medical treatment process identification information 96 was described, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. In this first modification, a case in which relevant information 93 related to a medical treatment process is obtained based on date information 98 is described.

[0118] As an example, as shown in Figure 18, in the medical support server 12, the acquisition unit 26B acquires medical process information 94A from the electronic medical record server 14. In the example shown in Figure 18, the medical process information 94A shows medical records for hospitalization, surgery, and examinations. The medical process information 94A also includes date information 98, which is information indicating the date related to the medical process, and patient identification information 90. More specifically, the electronic medical record server 14, as a medical process management server, acquires medical process information 94A for medical processes that are subject to list display based on medical process identification information 91 received from the medical support server 12. In the example shown in Figure 18, the medical process information 94A indicating hospitalization includes date information 98 indicating the date of hospitalization. Date information 98 is an example of "date information" relating to the technology of this disclosure.

[0119] As an example, as shown in Figure 19, the acquisition unit 26B generates patient identification information 90 and date information 98 corresponding to the medical process to be displayed in the list, based on the medical process information 94A. The second transmitting / receiving unit 26A of the medical support server 12 transmits the patient identification information 90 (see Figure 5) and date information 98 corresponding to the medical process to be displayed in the list to the image management server 16. The fourth transmitting / receiving unit 62A of the image management server 16 receives the patient identification information 90 and date information 98 corresponding to the medical process to be displayed in the list.

[0120] The database 100, built on the storage 64 of the image management server 16, stores multiple image information 102. The image information 102 includes patient identification information, image body information 102A, and image date information 102C. Image date information 102C indicates the date and time the examination was performed. While the image date information 102C is given here as the date and time the examination was performed, this is merely an example. For instance, information indicating the date and time the image information 102 was created could also be used as the image date information 102C.

[0121] The second search unit 62B retrieves image information 102 from the database 100 according to the patient identification information 90 and the date indicated by the date information 98 received by the fourth transmission / reception unit 62A. In this case, for example, the second search unit 62B retrieves image information 102 from the database 100 that includes the patient identification information 90 and image date information 102C that indicates a date matching the date indicated by the date information 98.

[0122] Here, when searching for image information 102 based on date information 98, the second search unit 62B has given the example of a case where the date indicated by date information 98 matches the date indicated by image date information 102C, but this is merely one example. For example, the second search unit 62B may search for image information 102 that includes a date within a predetermined period (for example, one day before or after, one week before or after, or one month before or after, etc.) from the date indicated by date information 98 as image date information 102C. Furthermore, the range of dates to be searched may be set by machine learning using AI (artificial intelligence), or it may be set based on a statistical calculation formula (for example, a regression line).

[0123] In the image management server 16, the fourth transmitting / receiving unit 62A transmits the image information 102 acquired by the second search unit 62B to the medical support server 12. In the medical support server 12, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A receives the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16.

[0124] Furthermore, although not shown in the diagram, similar to the processing in the image management server 16, the third search unit 72B (see Figure 9) in the document management server 18 (see Figure 9) searches for and retrieves document information 106 (see Figure 9) based on date information 98 and patient identification information 90. In the medical support server 12, the second transmission / reception unit 26A receives the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18.

[0125] As an example, as shown in Figure 20, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 (see Figure 11) based on the medical process information 94A, image information 102, and document information 106 acquired by the acquisition unit 26B. More specifically, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 in which, for each medical process identification information 91 included in the medical process information 94A, the same patient identification information as the patient identification information 90 included in the medical process information 94A is associated, and image information 102 of image date information corresponding to the date information of the medical process information 94A is arranged. The second transmission / reception unit 26A transmits information indicating the display screen 108 generated by the screen generation unit 26C to the client terminal 20. The display control unit 38A displays the display screen 108 on the display 48 based on the information indicating the display screen 108 received by the first transmission / reception unit 38C.

[0126] As described above, in the medical support system 10 according to this second embodiment, the acquisition of related information 93 related to the medical treatment process is performed based on date information 98 attached to the medical treatment process. Therefore, even if the related information 93 and the medical treatment process identification information are not associated, related information related to the medical treatment process can be extracted based on the related date information of the related information 93 and the date information linked to the medical treatment process information 94A.

[0127] In the second embodiment described above, an example of how image information 102 is retrieved based on the date indicated by image date information 102C contained in image information 102 was given, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the retrieval may be based on the date written on the image indicated by image information 102. Also, in the second embodiment described above, when document information 106 is retrieved based on the date indicated by date information contained in document information 106, it may be a date written in the report indicated by document information 106 (for example, "surgery date" written in a surgery report, etc.).

[0128] Furthermore, in the first modified example described above, the image management server 16 or document management server 18 acquires image information 102 or document information 106 based on patient identification information 90 and date information 98 that are subject to list display, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Image information 102 including patient identification information 90 and image date information 102C may be output based solely on patient identification information 90. Specifically, the medical support server 12 may perform a process to associate the medical process information 94A with image information 102 by comparing the image date information 102C included in image information 102 with the date information 98 included in medical process information 94A. Furthermore, this association information may be fed back to each management server. Specifically, the database 100 of the image management server 16 may manage medical process identification information as information of the medical process associated with each image information 102 where the date indicated by the image date information 102C and the date indicated by the date information 98 match.

[0129] (Modification 2) In the first embodiment described above, a case in which relevant information 93 related to the medical process is obtained based on medical process identification information 96 was described, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. In this second modification, a case in which relevant information 93 related to the medical process is obtained based on medical department information 114 is described.

[0130] As an example, as shown in Figure 21, in the medical support server 12, the acquisition unit 26B acquires medical process information 94A from the electronic medical record server 14. In the example shown in Figure 21, the medical process information 94A shows medical records for hospitalization, surgery, and examinations. The medical process information 94A also includes medical department information 114, which is information indicating the medical department related to the medical process, and patient identification information 90. More specifically, the electronic medical record server 14, as a medical process management server, acquires medical process information 94A for medical processes that are subject to list display based on the medical process identification information 91 received from the medical support server 12. In the example shown in Figure 21, the medical process information 94A indicating hospitalization includes medical department information 114 indicating "surgery" as the medical department. Medical department information 114 is an example of "medical department information" related to the technology of this disclosure.

[0131] As an example, as shown in Figure 22, the acquisition unit 26B generates patient identification information 90 and medical department information 114 corresponding to the medical process to be displayed in the list, based on the medical process information 94A. The second transmitting / receiving unit 26A of the medical support server 12 transmits the patient identification information 90 (see Figure 5) and medical department information 114 corresponding to the medical process to be displayed in the list to the document management server 18. The fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A of the document management server 18 receives the patient identification information 90 and medical department information 114 corresponding to the medical process to be displayed in the list.

[0132] The database 104 built on the storage 74 of the document management server 18 stores multiple document information 106. The document information 106 includes patient identification information, document body information 106A, and document medical department information 106C. The document medical department information 106C is information indicating the medical department to which the medical professional who created the document belongs. Here, the medical department to which the medical professional who created the document belongs is given as the document medical department information 106C, but this is merely an example. For example, information indicating the medical department written in the document may be used as the document medical department information 106C. In the example shown in Figure 22, a surgical report is shown in which the medical department as document information 106 is surgery.

[0133] The third search unit 72B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 according to the patient identification information 90 received by the fifth transmission / reception unit 72A and the clinical department indicated by the clinical department information 114. In other words, the third search unit 72B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 that includes the patient identification information 90 and document clinical department information 106C that matches the clinical department indicated by the clinical department information 114.

[0134] In the document management server 18, the fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A transmits the document information 106 acquired by the third search unit 72B to the medical support server 12. In the medical support server 12, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A receives the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18.

[0135] Furthermore, although not shown in the diagram, similar to the processing in the document management server 18, the second search unit 62B (see Figure 8) in the image management server 16 searches for and retrieves image information 102 based on patient identification information 90 and medical department information 114. In the medical support server 12, the second transmission / reception unit 26A receives the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16.

[0136] As an example, as shown in Figure 23, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 (see Figure 11) based on the medical process information 94A, image information 102, and document information 106 acquired by the acquisition unit 26B. More specifically, for each medical process identification information 91 included in the medical process information 94A, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 in which document information 106 has patient identification information corresponding to the patient identification information 90 and medical department information 114 of the medical process identification information 91, and document information 106C having document medical department information 106C. The second transmission / reception unit 26A transmits information indicating the display screen 108 generated by the screen generation unit 26C to the client terminal 20. The display control unit 38A displays the display screen 108 on the display 48 based on the information indicating the display screen 108 received by the first transmission / reception unit 38C.

[0137] As explained above, in the medical support system 10 relating to this second modified example, the acquisition of relevant information 93 related to the medical treatment process is performed based on the medical department information 114 indicated by the medical treatment process. Therefore, even if the relevant information 93 and the medical treatment process specific information 91 are not associated, relevant information related to the medical treatment process can be extracted based on the patient identification information 90 linked to the medical treatment process information 94A and the medical department information 114.

[0138] Furthermore, in the second modified example described above, the image management server 16 or document management server 18 acquires image information 102 or document information 106 based on patient identification information 90 and medical department information 114 that are subject to list display, but this is not limited to this. It is also possible to output document information 106, which includes patient identification information and document medical department information 106C, based only on patient identification information 90. Specifically, the medical support server 12 may compare the document medical department information 106C and patient identification information contained in document information 106 with the medical department information 114 and patient identification information 90 contained in medical process information 94A, and perform processing to associate medical process information 94A with document information 106. Furthermore, this association information may be fed back to each management server. Specifically, in the database 104 of the document management server 18, medical process identification information may be managed as information of the medical process associated with each document information in which the value of document medical department information 106C and the value of medical department information 114 match.

[0139] (Third variation) In the first embodiment described above, a case in which related information 93 relating to a medical treatment process is obtained based on medical treatment process identification information 96 was described, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. In this third modification, a case in which related information 93 relating to a medical treatment process is obtained based on the item contents included in medical treatment process information 94A is described.

[0140] As an example, as shown in Figure 24, in the medical support server 12, the acquisition unit 26B acquires medical process information 94A from the electronic medical record server 14. In the example shown in Figure 24, the medical process information 94A includes medical records of hospitalization, surgery, and examinations. In the example shown in Figure 24, the surgical procedure is shown as an item related to surgery as part of the medical process.

[0141] As an example, as shown in Figure 25, the acquisition unit 26B generates item content information 116 and patient identification information 90 corresponding to items that can identify the medical process included in the medical process information 94A (see Figure 11). The patient identification information 90 and item content information 116 are transmitted from the second transmission / reception unit 26A of the medical support server 12 to the document management server 18. The fifth transmission / reception unit 72A of the document management server 18 receives the patient identification information 90 and item content information 116.

[0142] The database 104 built on the storage 74 of the document management server 18 stores multiple document information 106. The document information 106 includes patient identification information and document body information 106A. In the example shown in Figure 25, a surgical consent form is shown as document information 106. The surgical consent form contains the statement, "I consent to liver resection surgery."

[0143] The third search unit 72B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 according to the patient identification information 90 corresponding to the medical treatment process to be displayed in the list, and the item content indicated by the item content information 116, which are received by the fifth transmission / reception unit 72A. In other words, the second search unit 62B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 that includes the patient identification information 90 corresponding to the medical treatment process to be displayed in the list, and that matches the item content indicated by the item content information 116.

[0144] In the document management server 18, the fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A transmits the document information 106 acquired by the third search unit 72B to the medical support server 12. In the medical support server 12, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A receives the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18.

[0145] Furthermore, although not shown in the diagram, similar to the processing in the document management server 18, the second search unit 62B (see Figure 8) in the image management server 16 searches for and retrieves image information 102 based on patient identification information 90 and item content information 116. In the medical support server 12, the second transmission / reception unit 26A receives the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16.

[0146] As an example, as shown in Figure 26, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 (see Figure 11) based on the medical process information 94A, image information 102, and document information 106 acquired by the acquisition unit 26B. More specifically, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 in which, for each medical process identification information 91 included in the medical process information 94A, the same patient identification information as the patient identification information 90 included in the medical process information 94A is associated, and document information 106 containing descriptions corresponding to the item content information 116 of the medical process information 94A is arranged. The second transmission / reception unit 26A transmits information indicating the display screen 108 generated by the screen generation unit 26C to the client terminal 20. The display control unit 38A displays the display screen 108 on the display 48 based on the information indicating the display screen 108 received by the first transmission / reception unit 38C.

[0147] As explained above, in the medical support system 10 relating to this third modified example, the acquisition of relevant information 93 related to the medical treatment process is performed based on the item content indicated by the relevant information 93. Therefore, even if the relevant information 93 and the medical treatment process identification information are not associated, relevant information related to the medical treatment process can be extracted based on the patient identification information and item content (e.g., document description, etc.) of the relevant information 93, and the patient identification information 90 and item content information 116 linked to the medical treatment process information 94A.

[0148] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 relating to this third modified example, the acquisition of related information 93 related to the medical treatment process is performed based on the item content corresponding to the medical treatment process. Therefore, the association between the medical treatment process and the related information 93 becomes more accurate compared to the case where unnecessary item content is considered when associating the medical treatment process with the related information 93.

[0149] In the third modified example described above, the item content was explained using an example of an item that can identify a medical treatment process, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the item content may be an identification symbol of a related medical treatment process, which is another medical treatment process related to the medical treatment process.

[0150] As an example, as shown in Figure 27, the medical support server 12 acquires medical process information 94A from the electronic medical record server 14. The acquisition unit 26B generates item content information 116 based on the medical process information 94A. In the example shown in Figure 27, the related medical process ID is shown as an item related to examinations as a medical process. Also in the example shown in Figure 27, the acquisition unit 26B generates item content information 116 indicating the related medical process ID.

[0151] Here, the related clinical process ID is a symbol that identifies a related clinical process, which is a clinical process performed in conjunction with a particular clinical process. For example, a pathological examination is a related clinical process that is associated with an endoscopic examination. In this case, the clinical process information 94A for the endoscopic examination has the related clinical process ID for the pathological examination as supplementary information, along with its own clinical process ID.

[0152] The second transmitting / receiving unit 26A of the medical support server 12 transmits patient identification information 90 and item content information 116 to the document management server 18. The fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A of the document management server 18 receives the patient identification information 90 and item content information 116.

[0153] The third search unit 72B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 according to the patient identification information 90 and the related medical process ID indicated by the item content information 116 received by the fifth transmission / reception unit 72A. In other words, the second search unit 62B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 that includes the patient identification information 90 and matches the related medical process ID indicated by the item content information 116.

[0154] In the example shown in Figure 27, a pathology report is shown as document information 106. The pathology report has a related clinical process ID attached as property information. The third search unit 72B searches for and retrieves document information 106 that has property information containing a related clinical process ID that matches the related clinical process ID indicated by the item content information 116.

[0155] In the document management server 18, the fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A transmits the document information 106 acquired by the third search unit 72B to the medical support server 12. In the medical support server 12, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A receives the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18.

[0156] Furthermore, although not shown in the diagram, similar to the processing in the document management server 18, the second search unit 62B (see Figure 8) in the image management server 16 searches for and retrieves image information 102 based on patient identification information 90 and item content information 116. In the medical support server 12, the second transmission / reception unit 26A receives the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16.

[0157] The screen generation unit 26C (see Figure 26) generates a display screen 108 (see Figure 11) based on the medical process information 94A, image information 102, and document information 106 acquired by the acquisition unit 26B. The second transmission / reception unit 26A transmits information indicating the display screen 108 generated by the screen generation unit 26C to the client terminal 20. The display control unit 38A (see Figure 26) displays the display screen 108 on the display 48 based on the information indicating the display screen 108 received by the first transmission / reception unit 38C (see Figure 26).

[0158] Furthermore, in the third modified example described above, the image management server 16 or document management server 18 acquires image information 102 or document information 106 based on patient identification information 90 and item content information 116 that are subject to list display, but this is not limited to this. It is also possible to output document information 106 that includes document description or property information and patient identification information based solely on patient identification information 90. Specifically, the medical support server 12 may perform a process to associate medical process information 94A with document information 106 by comparing the document description or property information and patient identification information contained in document information 106 with the item content information 116 and patient identification information 90 contained in medical process information 94A. Furthermore, this association information may be fed back to each management server. Specifically, the database 104 of the document management server 18 may manage medical process identification information as information of the medical process associated with each document information in which the document description or property information and the item content description 116 match.

[0159] Furthermore, while the first, second, and third modifications described above illustrate examples of how the medical process and related information 93 are automatically associated based on the date information, medical department information, or item content included in the related information 93, the system is not limited to these examples. Users may either be able to edit the association status of the related information that has been automatically associated with the medical process, or they may be able to set the association status of the related information. Specifically, related information extracted based on date information, medical department information, or item content may have information added to indicate an "associated" status, linking it to a specific medical process, but it may also be possible to edit this to an "unassociated" status, disconnecting it from a specific medical process, depending on the user's operation. This information on the association status for each piece of related information may be managed by the medical support server 12, or it may be fed back to a related information 93 management server such as the image management server 16 or the document management server 18, and stored and updated by the related information management server. Alternatively, based on the patient identification information 90 included in the medical process information 94A, the system may retrieve related information corresponding to the patient identification information 90 from the management server of related information 93, display the retrieved related information 93 as related information 93 in an "unrelated" state, meaning it is not associated with a specific medical process, and then accept input from the user to associate it with a specific medical process, thereby displaying it as related information 93 in an "related" state, meaning it is associated with a specific medical process.

[0160] [Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment described above, an example of how the medical treatment process and related information 93 are associated in the medical support server 12 was given, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. In this second embodiment, a case in which the user can associate the medical treatment process and related information 93 will be described.

[0161] As an example, as shown in Figure 28, in the client terminal 20, the display control unit 38A determines whether the conditions for instructing the medical support server 12 to start generating the editing screen 118 (hereinafter also referred to as the "editing start conditions") have been met. An example of an editing start condition is that the receiving device 46 has received an instruction for the medical support server 12 to start generating the editing screen 118.

[0162] If the conditions for starting editing are met, the display control unit 38A generates an editing screen 118 and displays the editing screen 118 on the display 48. The editing screen 118 is entered with the conditions for associating the medical treatment process performed by the medical support server 12 with related information 93 (hereinafter also referred to as "association conditions"), according to the instructions received by the reception device 46. That is, an instruction to change the status of the association between the medical treatment process and related information 93 is entered on the editing screen 118.

[0163] In the example shown in Figure 28, the editing screen 118 has an associated display area 118A and an unassociated display area 118B. Associated display area 118A displays associated information 93 that is related to the medical process. In the example shown in Figure 28, the text information "Surgical Consent Form," which indicates a surgical consent form associated with surgery as a medical process, is displayed in associated display area 118A. On the other hand, unassociated display area 118B displays information that is not associated with a medical process. In the example shown in Figure 28, the text information "Anesthesia Consent Form" is displayed in unassociated display area 118B.

[0164] In the example shown in Figure 28, in the editing screen 118, the related information 93 listed in the associated display area 118A can be moved from the associated display area 118A to the unassociated display area 118B, thereby making the related information 93 unassociated with the medical process. In the example shown in Figure 28, the text representing the related information 93 is moved to the unassociated display area 118B when the change key 118C is operated via a pointer (not shown) (for example, by clicking the arrow in the direction you want to move it). On the other hand, in the editing screen 118, the related information 93 can be associated with the medical process by moving the related information 93 listed in the associated display area 118A from the unassociated display area 118B to the associated display area 118A.

[0165] The generation unit 38B generates edited information 120 based on the association conditions received by the receiving device 46. The edited information 120 is information indicating a change or confirmation result of the association conditions. The first transmitting / receiving unit 38C transmits the edited information 120 generated by the generation unit 38B to the medical support server 12. The edited information 120 is an example of "edited information" relating to the technology of this disclosure.

[0166] As an example, as shown in Figure 29, editing information 120 is transmitted from the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A of the medical support server 12 to the document management server 18. The fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A of the document management server 18 receives the editing information 120.

[0167] The third search unit 72B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 according to the association conditions indicated by the editing information 120 received by the fifth transmission / reception unit 72A. In other words, the second search unit 62B retrieves document information 106 from the database 104 that matches the association conditions indicated by the editing information 120.

[0168] In the document management server 18, the fifth transmitting / receiving unit 72A transmits the document information 106 acquired by the third search unit 72B to the medical support server 12. In the medical support server 12, the second transmitting / receiving unit 26A receives the document information 106 transmitted from the document management server 18.

[0169] Furthermore, although not shown in the diagram, similar to the processing in the document management server 18, the second search unit 62B (see Figure 8) in the image management server 16 searches for and retrieves image information 102 based on the editing information 120. In the medical support server 12, the second transmission / reception unit 26A receives the image information 102 transmitted from the image management server 16.

[0170] As an example, as shown in Figure 30, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 (see Figure 11) based on the editing information 120 acquired by the acquisition unit 26B. That is, the screen generation unit 26C changes the association status of the related information 93 based on the association conditions indicated by the editing information 120. For example, the screen generation unit 26C makes related information 93 that is not associated in the association conditions medical information that is not related to the medical treatment process. Also, the screen generation unit 26C associates the related information 93 acquired by the acquisition unit 26B as associated with the medical treatment process as a result of the association conditions. That is, the screen generation unit 26C generates a display screen 108 that shows the association status between the medical treatment process and the related information 93.

[0171] The second transmitting / receiving unit 26A transmits information indicating the display screen 108 generated by the screen generation unit 26C to the client terminal 20. The display control unit 38A displays the display screen 108 on the display 48 based on the information indicating the display screen 108 received by the first transmitting / receiving unit 38C.

[0172] As an example, as shown in Figure 31, the association status is displayed in the first display areas 110A to 110C on the display screen 108. In the example shown in Figure 31, an image 122 indicating the association status is shown in the first display areas 110A to 110C. As an example of image 122, icons 122A, 122B, and 122C indicating the association status are shown. Icons 122A to 122C are displayed in the first display areas 110A to 110C, respectively. Image 122 is an example of an "image" relating to the technology of this disclosure.

[0173] In the example shown in Figure 31, in the first display area 110A, icon 122A is an image of a circle drawn inside a rectangular frame. Icon 122A indicates a state in which the medical process and related information 93 are associated (i.e., the association has been made by processing in the medical support system 10, and the association has not been changed or confirmed by the user). In the first display area 110B, icon 122B is an image of a triangle drawn inside a rectangular frame. Icon 122B indicates a state in which the association between the medical process and related information 93 has been edited (i.e., the association between the medical process and related information 93 has been changed by the user on the editing screen 118). In the first display area 110C, icon 122C is an image of an X mark drawn inside a rectangular frame. Icon 122C indicates a state in which related information 93 is not associated with the medical process (i.e., the association has not been made by processing in the medical support system 10, and the association has not been changed or confirmed by the user).

[0174] As described above, in the medical support system 10 according to this second embodiment, the acquisition of related information 93 related to the medical treatment process is performed based on the edited information 120. Therefore, the load associated with the calculation process of the association is reduced compared to the case where the conditions for associating the medical treatment process with the related information 93 are set each time.

[0175] Furthermore, since related information 93 is obtained based on the editorial information 120, even if the results of the association made by the medical support system 10 differ from the user's perception, an association that matches the user's perception is achieved.

[0176] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this second embodiment, the status of the association between the medical process information and related information 93 is displayed on the display screen 108. Therefore, the status of the association between the medical process and related information 93 can be accurately grasped compared to when the user checks the status of the association between the medical process and related information 93 themselves.

[0177] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this second embodiment, the association status is displayed as follows: association established (i.e., the association has been established by processing in the medical support system 10 and the association has not been changed or confirmed by the user), edited association (i.e., the association between the medical process and related information 93 has been changed by the user on the editing screen 118), and not associated (i.e., the association has not been established by processing in the medical support system 10 and the association has not been changed or confirmed by the user). Therefore, compared to a case where the association status between the medical process and related information 93 is always displayed as the same state, the association status between the medical process and related information 93 can be accurately grasped.

[0178] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this second embodiment, an image 122 corresponding to the association status is displayed on the display screen 108. Therefore, the association status between the medical process and related information 93 is displayed more simply compared to when the association status between the medical process and related information 93 is displayed using language.

[0179] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this second embodiment, an image 122 corresponding to the association status is displayed within the first display area 110. Therefore, compared to the case where the association status between the medical process and related information 93 is displayed in a separate window, the association status between the medical process and related information 93 is displayed more simply.

[0180] Furthermore, in the medical support system 10 according to this second embodiment, the images 122 corresponding to the association status are icons 122A, 122B, and 122C. Therefore, the association status between the medical process and related information 93 can be displayed more easily compared to when the association status between the medical process and related information 93 is displayed using language.

[0181] Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, a change key 118C is displayed on the editing screen 118, and the association state is changed by operating the change key 118C via a pointer. However, the technology of this disclosure is not limited to this. For example, the association state may be changed by directly inputting information about the association state via a receiving device 46 such as a keyboard.

[0182] Furthermore, although the second embodiment described above illustrates an example in which the editing screen 118 is displayed when the editing start condition is received via the receiving device 46, the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. The editing screen 118 may also be displayed as a pop-up when the image 122 displayed on the display screen 108 is specified via a pointer (not shown).

[0183] Furthermore, although the second embodiment described above illustrates an example in which the editing screen 118 is generated on the client terminal 20, the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. The editing screen 118 may also be generated on the medical support server 12. In this case, the display control unit 38A causes the display screen 108 to be displayed on the display 48 based on information indicating the editing screen 118 received by the first transmitting / receiving unit 38C.

[0184] [Third Embodiment] In the first and second embodiments described above, examples of configurations in which a first display area 110 and a second display area 112 are displayed on the display screen 108 were given, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. In this third embodiment, the display screen 108 has a third display area 124. Medical information that has not been associated is displayed in the third display area 124.

[0185] As an example, as shown in Figure 32, the display screen 108 has a first display area 110A-110C, a second display area 112A-112C, and a third display area 124. The third display area 124 is displayed in the right column of the second display area 112A on the horizontal axis B, and in the first row on the vertical axis A. The third display area 124 displays medical information that has not been associated with the medical treatment process. In the example shown in Figure 32, the third display area 124 displays medical information that has not been associated with surgery as a medical treatment process. The results of preoperative nursing and the results of preoperative interviews are displayed as medical information that has not been associated.

[0186] As explained above, in the medical support system 10 according to this third embodiment, related information 93 that has not been associated is also displayed in the third display area 124, which is different from the first display area 110 and the second display area 112 and is aligned with the second axis direction. Therefore, compared to the case where the third display area 124 is displayed on a separate screen from the first display area 110 and the second display area 112, the related information 93 displayed in the third display area 124 is easier to grasp.

[0187] In the embodiments described above, examples of forms in which the medical treatment process is always displayed on multiple lines were given, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited to these. For example, as shown in Figure 33, the display screen 108 may be switchable between a state in which the medical treatment process is displayed on multiple lines (hereinafter referred to as "multi-line display") and a state in which the medical treatment process is displayed on a single line (hereinafter referred to as "single-line display").

[0188] The multi-line and single-line displays of the medical treatment process may be switched individually for each patient, or they may be switched collectively for all patients displayed on the display screen 108. Furthermore, the switching operation may be performed by pre-setting the multi-line or single-line display for each patient and reading the setting information when generating the display screen 108. Individual switching icons may be displayed next to the patient identification area 109 on the display screen 108 (for example, in the right-hand column). The multi-line or single-line display is switched by selecting a switching icon via the reception device 46. Additionally, switching icons for all patients displayed on the display screen 108 may be displayed above the patient list on the display screen 108.

[0189] Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, examples were given in which the medical process displayed on the display screen 108 is identified by medical process identification information 91 corresponding to the medical process entered via the reception screen 89, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, a predetermined medical process may be displayed on the display screen 108.

[0190] Furthermore, although the above embodiment shows an example of how the display screen 108 is generated on the medical support server 12, this is merely one example, and the display screen 108 may also be generated on the client terminal 20. In this case, for example, the client terminal 20 can perform processing equivalent to the display screen generation process and the screen display process.

[0191] Furthermore, at least one of the medical support server 12 and client terminals 20 may have at least one of the functions of an electronic medical record server 14, an image management server 16, and a document management server 18.

[0192] Furthermore, while the above embodiment illustrates a case where one electronic medical record server 14, one image management server 16, and one document management server 18 are provided as servers for managing medical information, the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. At least one of the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, or the document management server 18 may be provided. If the electronic medical record server 14 is not included, the image management server 16 or the document management server 18 will obtain medical process identification information 91 and / or patient identification information 90 from the medical support server 12, rather than the medical process ID 95, and will search for image information 102 or document information 106 based on the medical process identification information 91 and / or patient identification information 90. In addition, multiple electronic medical record servers 14, image management servers 16, and document management servers 18 may be provided. Furthermore, there may be other servers for managing medical information in place of, or together with, the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, and the document management server 18. Furthermore, the server managing medical information may be a single server with equivalent functionality to the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, and the document management server 18.

[0193] Furthermore, the server managing medical information may also have an information aggregation server that aggregates information from individual management servers such as the electronic medical record server 14, the image management server 16, and the document management server 18 under predetermined conditions. These predetermined conditions may be, for example, pre-set temporal conditions such as the timing of data updates on the individual management servers or the elapsed time of a predetermined period. If an information aggregation server is provided, the information aggregation server can pre-process the linking of the medical process information of the electronic medical record server shown in Figure 7 with the medical process identification information of the image management server 16 or the document management server 18, or it can store the editing information shown in Figure 28 in association with the information of each individual server. Furthermore, when the medical support server 12 acquires information such as medical process information 94A, image information 102, and / or document information 106 from the information aggregation server, the timing of acquiring information from the individual management servers and the timing of transmitting information to the medical support server 12 can be separated, thereby distributing the communication load.

[0194] Furthermore, although the above embodiment described an example in which the screen display processing program 40A is stored in storage 40, the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the screen display processing program 40A may be stored in a storage medium such as an SSD or USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory. The storage medium is a portable, computer-readable, non-temporary storage medium. The screen display processing program 40A stored in the storage medium is installed in the client terminal 20. The processor 38 executes screen display processing according to the screen display processing program 40A.

[0195] Alternatively, the screen display processing program 40A may be stored in a storage device of another computer or server connected to the client terminal 20 via the network 24 (see Figure 1), and the screen display processing program 40A may be downloaded and installed on the client terminal 20 upon request from the client terminal 20.

[0196] It is not necessary to store the entirety of the screen display processing program 40A in the storage device of another computer or server connected to the client terminal 20, or in storage device 40; it is acceptable to store only a portion of the screen display processing program 40A. The storage medium, the storage device of another computer or server connected to the client terminal 20, and other external storage are all considered as memory directly or indirectly connected to and used by the processor 38.

[0197] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the processor 38, storage 40, RAM 42, and communication I / F 44 of the client terminal 20 are exemplified as a computer, but the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto, and devices including ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays), and / or PLDs (Programmable Logic Devices) may be used instead of a computer. Alternatively, a combination of hardware and software configurations may be used instead of a computer.

[0198] The hardware resources used to perform the screen display processing described in the above embodiment include the following types of processors. Examples of processors include a CPU, which is a general-purpose processor that functions as a hardware resource for performing screen display processing by executing software, i.e., a program. Other examples of processors include dedicated electronic circuits, which are processors with circuit configurations specifically designed to perform particular processing, such as FPGAs, PLDs, or ASICs. Each processor has built-in or connected memory, and each processor uses memory to perform screen display processing.

[0199] The hardware resources that perform screen display processing may consist of one of these various processors, or a combination of two or more processors of the same or different types (for example, a combination of multiple FPGAs, or a combination of a CPU and an FPGA). Alternatively, the hardware resources that perform screen display processing may consist of a single processor.

[0200] Examples of configurations using a single processor include, firstly, a configuration in which one or more CPUs and software are combined to form a single processor, and this processor functions as a hardware resource that performs screen display processing. Secondly, there is a configuration using a processor that realizes the functions of the entire system, including multiple hardware resources that perform screen display processing, on a single IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, as exemplified by SoCs (System-on-a-chip). Thus, screen display processing is realized using one or more of the above types of processors as hardware resources.

[0201] More specifically, the hardware structure of these various processors can utilize electronic circuits that combine circuit elements such as semiconductor devices. Furthermore, the screen display processing described above is merely an example. Therefore, it goes without saying that unnecessary steps can be deleted, new steps added, or the processing order rearranged, as long as it does not deviate from the main purpose.

[0202] Furthermore, although the above embodiment described an example in which the display screen generation processing program 28A is stored in storage 28, the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, as shown in Figure 29, the display screen generation processing program 28A may be stored in a storage medium such as an SSD or USB memory. The storage medium is a portable, computer-readable, non-temporary storage medium. The display screen generation processing program 28A stored in the storage medium is installed in the medical support server 12. The processor 26 executes the display screen generation process according to the display screen generation processing program 28A.

[0203] Alternatively, the display screen generation processing program 28A may be stored in a storage device of another computer or server connected to the medical support server 12 via the network 24 (see Figure 1), and the display screen generation processing program 28A may be downloaded and installed on the medical support server 12 upon request from the medical support server 12.

[0204] It is not necessary to store the entirety of the display screen generation processing program 28A in the storage device of another computer or server connected to the medical support server 12, or in storage device 28; it is acceptable to store only a portion of the display screen generation processing program 28A. The storage medium, the storage device of another computer or server connected to the medical support server 12, and other external storage are positioned as memories used by being directly or indirectly connected to the processor 26.

[0205] Furthermore, although the above embodiment shows an example of how the display screen 108 is generated in the medical support server 12, this is merely one example, and as an example, the display screen 108 may be generated in the client terminal 20, as shown in Figure 34. In this case, for example, the client terminal 20 should perform processing equivalent to the display screen generation process and the screen display process. In the client terminal 20, the storage 40 stores the display screen generation processing program 40B. The processor 38 reads the display screen generation processing program 40B from the storage 40 and performs the display screen generation process by executing the read display screen generation processing program 40B on the RAM 42. The display screen generation process is realized by the processor 38 operating as a screen generation unit 38D. In this case, the client terminal 20 is an example of a "medical support device" related to the technology of this disclosure, and the processor 38 is an example of a "processor" related to the technology of this disclosure. Also, the display screen generation processing program 40B is an example of a "program" related to the technology of this disclosure.

[0206] Furthermore, although the medical support server 12 is exemplified as a computer in the above embodiment, the technology of this disclosure is not limited thereto, and devices including ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), FPGAs (Field-Programmable Gate Arrays), and / or PLDs (Programmable Logic Devices) may be used instead of a computer. Alternatively, a combination of hardware and software configurations may be used instead of a computer.

[0207] The hardware resources used to perform the display screen generation process described in the above embodiment include the following types of processors. Examples of processors include a CPU, which is a general-purpose processor that functions as a hardware resource for performing the display screen generation process by executing software, i.e., a program. Other examples of processors include dedicated electrical circuits, which are processors with circuit configurations specifically designed to perform particular processing, such as FPGAs, PLDs, or ASICs. Each processor has built-in or connected memory, and each processor uses this memory to perform the display screen generation process.

[0208] The hardware resources that perform the display screen generation process may consist of one of these various processors, or a combination of two or more processors of the same or different types (for example, a combination of multiple FPGAs, or a combination of a CPU and an FPGA). Alternatively, the hardware resources that perform the display screen generation process may consist of a single processor.

[0209] Examples of configurations using a single processor include, firstly, a configuration in which one or more CPUs and software are combined to form a single processor, and this processor functions as a hardware resource that performs the display screen generation process. Secondly, there is a configuration using a processor that realizes the functions of the entire system, including multiple hardware resources that perform the display screen generation process, on a single IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, as exemplified by SoCs (System-on-a-chip). In this way, the display screen generation process is realized using one or more of the above types of processors as hardware resources.

[0210] More specifically, the hardware structure of these various processors can utilize electrical circuits that combine circuit elements such as semiconductor devices. Furthermore, the above display screen generation process is merely an example. Therefore, it goes without saying that unnecessary steps can be deleted, new steps added, or the processing order rearranged, as long as it does not deviate from the main purpose.

[0211] The descriptions and illustrations presented above are detailed explanations of the technical aspects of this disclosure and are merely examples of the technical aspects. For example, the above descriptions of the structure, function, operation, and effect are examples of the structure, function, operation, and effect of the technical aspects of this disclosure. Therefore, it goes without saying that you may delete unnecessary parts, add new elements, or replace elements in the descriptions and illustrations presented above, as long as you do not deviate from the essence of the technical aspects of this disclosure. Furthermore, in order to avoid confusion and facilitate understanding of the technical aspects of this disclosure, explanations of common technical knowledge and the like that do not require special explanation to enable the implementation of the technical aspects of this disclosure have been omitted from the descriptions and illustrations presented above.

[0212] In this specification, "A and / or B" is synonymous with "at least one of A and B." That is, "A and / or B" means that it may be A alone, or B alone, or a combination of A and B. Furthermore, in this specification, the same concept as "A and / or B" applies when expressing three or more things linked by "and / or."

[0213] All documents, patent applications, and technical standards described herein are incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual document, patent application, and technical standard were specifically and individually noted to be incorporated by reference. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0214] 10. Medical support systems 12 Medical support server 14. Electronic medical record server 16 Image Management Server 18 Document Management Server 20 client terminals 24 Network 26, 38, 52, 62, 72 processors 26A Second Transceiver Unit 26B Acquisition Department 26C Screen generation section 28,40,54,64,74 storage 28A Display screen generation processing program 30, 42, 56, 66, 76 RAM Buses 36, 50, 60, 70, 80 38A Display Control Unit 38B Generation part 38C First Transmitter / Receiver Unit 38D screen generator 32, 44, 58, 68, 78 Communication I / F 40A Screen display processing program 40B Display screen generation processing program 46 Reception device 48 displays 52A Third Transceiver Unit 52B First Search Section 54A Electronic Medical Record Management Processing Program 62A Fourth Transceiver Unit 62B Second Search Section 64A Image Management Processing Program 72A Fifth Transceiver Unit 72B Third Search Section 74A Document Management Processing Program 88 Reception screen 90 Patient Identification Information 91 Medical Process Identification Information 92,100,104 databases 94 Electronic Medical Records 94A Medical Process Information 95 Medical Process ID 96 Medical Process Identification Information Information dated 98 102 Image Information 102A Image Body Information 102B Image Identification Information 102C Image date information 106 Document Information 106A Document Body Information 106B Document Identification Information 106C Document and Medical Information 108 Display screen 109 Patient identification area 110,110A,110B,110C,110D,110E 1st display area 112,112A,112B,112C,112D,112E 2nd display area 114 Department information 116 Item content information 118 Editing screen 118A Associated display area 118B Unassociated display area 118C Change Key 120 Editorial Information 122 images 122A, 122B, 122C icons 124 Third display area A Vertical axis B Horizontal axis

Claims

1. Equipped with a processor, The aforementioned processor, Obtain relevant information related to the patient's treatment process, A display screen is generated based on the information including the medical treatment process and the related information, in which the identification information for identifying the patient is arranged on the first axis, and items that can identify the medical treatment process are arranged on the second axis that intersects the first axis. The display screen includes, for each identification information unit, a plurality of first display areas arranged along the first axis and a second display area arranged along the second axis, The first display area displays the medical treatment process. The related information is displayed in the second display area. Medical support device.

2. The processor acquires medical process identification information that identifies the medical process, The first display area displays the medical process identified from the medical process identification information acquired by the processor. The medical support device according to claim 1.

3. The aforementioned medical process is one of the following: hospitalization, surgery, examination, or treatment. A medical support device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The processor acquires the relevant information based on predetermined conditions. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The processor acquires the relevant information based on the medical process identification code assigned to each medical process. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The processor acquires the relevant information based on the date information associated with the medical process and / or the relevant information. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. The processor acquires the relevant information based on the medical department information indicated by the medical process and / or the relevant information. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The aforementioned related information includes the item content, The processor acquires the relevant information based on the item content. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The processor acquires the item content according to the medical treatment process, The contents of the above items are set according to the above medical treatment process. The medical support device according to claim 8.

10. The processor acquires the related information based on edited information relating to the association between the medical treatment process and the related information. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. The aforementioned display screen shows the status of the association between the medical treatment process and the related information. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. The association status includes the state in which the association has been established by the processor, the state in which the association has been edited, and the state in which the association has not been established by the processor. The medical support device according to claim 11.

13. The aforementioned display screen shows an image corresponding to the association status. The medical support device according to claim 11 or 12.

14. The image is displayed within the first display area. The medical support device according to claim 13.

15. The associated information that has not been associated by the processor is displayed in a third display area that is a different display area from the first and second display areas and is displayed along the second axis direction. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

16. A medical support device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, A display device that displays the display screen generated by the processor, A medical support system that includes this.

17. To obtain relevant information related to the patient's treatment process, and, A display screen is generated based on information including the medical treatment process and related information, in which identification information for identifying the patient is arranged on a first axis, and items that can identify the medical treatment process are arranged on a second axis that intersects with the first axis. Includes, The display screen includes, for each identification information unit, a plurality of first display areas arranged along the first axis and a second display area arranged along the second axis, wherein the first display area displays the medical process and the second display area displays the related information. Medical support methods.

18. to the computer To obtain relevant information related to the patient's treatment process, and, A display screen is generated based on information including the medical treatment process and related information, in which identification information for identifying the patient is arranged on a first axis, and items that can identify the medical treatment process are arranged on a second axis that intersects with the first axis. A program for performing a process that includes the following: The display screen includes, for each identification information unit, a plurality of first display areas arranged along the first axis and a second display area arranged along the second axis, wherein the first display area displays the medical process and the second display area displays the related information. program.

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