Medical Checkup Facility Selection With Chart Data and Availability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems fail to properly select a medical checkup facility for a patient considering multiple available options, leading to suboptimal recommendations.

Innovation Solution

A facility presentation apparatus and method that selects a recommended medical checkup facility based on medical checkup information, facility information, and patient medical chart data to present suitable options to the patient.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a medical checkup facility is selected based only on holiday and custom information, then the expatriate can take the health check on convenient dates, but the selected facility may not be properly suited for the specific medical checkup needs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of schedulingVSAvoidappropriateness of facility selection
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The facility selection process is segmented into multiple independent evaluation dimensions: (1) facility basic information matching the required medical checkup type, (2) facility current status including availability and capacity, and (3) patient-specific factors from medical chart data. This segmentation allows each dimension to be evaluated separately and comprehensively, ensuring both convenience and appropriateness in facility selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes evaluation parameters by integrating real-time facility status data (availability, capacity, waiting times) with patient-specific parameters from medical charts (medical history, required checkup type, urgency). This parameter integration transforms the selection from a static holiday-based approach to a dynamic multi-criteria optimization that ensures proper facility matching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple medical checkup facilities are available, then more options exist for the patient, but selecting the proper facility becomes more difficult without comprehensive evaluation criteria

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of facility optionsVSAvoidcomplexity of selection process
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system manages multiple facility options by establishing comprehensive evaluation parameters that automatically filter and rank facilities. Key parameters include: match between facility capabilities and required medical checkup type, current facility status (availability, capacity), and patient-specific requirements from medical charts. These parameters transform the complex multi-option selection into a systematic evaluation process that identifies the most suitable facility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates real-time feedback loops where facility status information (availability, capacity, current load) is continuously updated and fed back into the selection process. This feedback mechanism allows the system to dynamically adjust recommendations based on current conditions, ensuring that among multiple available options, the facility with the best current status and最适合匹配 is selected.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If facility selection does not consider current facility status, then the selection process is simpler, but the recommended facility may not be available or may have long waiting times

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimplicity of selection processVSAvoidwaiting time at facility
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary evaluation of facility status (availability, capacity, current load) before making the final facility recommendation. By pre-assessing these critical status parameters and integrating them with patient requirements, the system proactively identifies facilities that are both suitable and currently available, preventing time loss from selecting unavailable facilities or those with excessive waiting times.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically incorporates facility status parameters (availability, capacity, waiting time estimates) into the selection criteria. These parameters are continuously updated and weighted in the evaluation process, allowing the system to balance simplicity with effectiveness by automatically filtering out facilities with poor current status while maintaining a streamlined recommendation process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250218582A1Facility presentation apparatus, facility presentation method and recording medium
Publication Date: 2025.07.03 NEC CORP
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AI summary

A facility presentation apparatus (1) includes: a selection unit (121) for selecting, as a recommended facility, at least one medical checkup facility recommended to a medical checkup target person from a plurality of medical checkup facilities based on a medical checkup information indicating a medical checkup that is related to a healthcare and that is intended to be taken by the medical checkup target person, a medical checkup facility information (1110) related to the plurality of medical checkup facilities in each of which the medical checkup can be performed and medical chart data (1220) of the medical checkup target person; and a presentation unit (122) for presenting, to a presentation target person, a recommended facility information related to the recommended facility.