Inspection Information Display Device for Resource Availability Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Radiologists face a significant burden in arranging necessary inspections and treatments due to the lack of readily available information about resource availability, such as imaging and operating room schedules, and personnel, which can lead to delays in emergency situations.

Innovation Solution

An inspection information display device that analyzes patient data, including medical images, to determine necessary inspections or treatments, and acquires and displays resource availability information, allowing for resource reservation based on urgency, with the option to cancel reservations as needed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the radiologist manually checks multiple schedules and availability information to arrange inspections and treatments, then the accuracy of resource allocation is improved, but the time required and operational burden increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of resource allocationVSAvoidtime required for arranging inspections and treatments
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically acquiring and displaying resource availability information without requiring the radiologist to manually check multiple schedules. The display controller automatically obtains inspection room schedules, operating room schedules, and personnel availability, presenting this information in an integrated view that allows the radiologist to make accurate resource allocations efficiently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system merges multiple separate information sources (inspection room schedules, operating room schedules, personnel availability, and patient data) into a single integrated display. This consolidation allows the radiologist to view all relevant resource availability information in one place, eliminating the need to manually check multiple separate schedules and improving both accuracy and efficiency of resource allocation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Ease of operation

If comprehensive resource availability information is displayed to the radiologist, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of arranging inspections and treatmentsVSAvoidcomplexity of information processing and display system
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the comprehensive resource availability information into distinct, organized components including inspection room availability, operating room availability, and personnel schedules. Each segment is displayed in a structured format that is easy to interpret, allowing the radiologist to access specific information quickly without being overwhelmed by the overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If the system automatically acquires and displays resource availability information, then productivity is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeed of arranging inspections and treatmentsVSAvoidcomplexity of automated information acquisition and display system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically acquiring resource availability information before the radiologist needs to make scheduling decisions. The display controller proactively obtains and prepares inspection room schedules, operating room schedules, and personnel availability data, so that when the radiologist needs to arrange inspections or treatments, all necessary information is already available and organized for immediate use.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11574402B2Inspection information display device, method, and program
Publication Date: 2023.02.07 FUJIFILM CORP
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AI summary

In inspection information display device, method, and program includes a display controller displays data related to a patient, for example, an analysis result obtained by analyzing a medical image and inspection information related to the data on a display, a decision unit decides at least one of a necessary inspection or a necessary treatment for confirming the analysis result, a resource information acquisition unit acquires resource availability information for executing at least one of the necessary inspection or the necessary treatment for confirming the analysis result, and a display controller 31 further displays the resource availability information on the display.