JP6914897B2 - Inpatient management system and inpatient management method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an inpatient management system and an inpatient management method.

In recent years, with the spread of mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet computers and the improvement of chat technology, the communication infrastructure between people and computers using mobile terminals has been rapidly developed. As one of the agent devices to which this kind of technology is applied, the driver is based on the difference between the temperature inside the vehicle and the temperature outside the vehicle in a moving vehicle and the operating condition of the air conditioner mounted on the vehicle. There are agent devices that make various proposals to the above and communicate with each other (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Further, a communication platform using a mobile terminal is expected as one of means for facilitating interpersonal communication in a space where an unspecified number of people live, such as in a hospital.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-313886

When deciding which room a patient newly admitted to a hospital will enter (live a hospitalized life), for example, mechanically from among a plurality of hospital rooms defined for each clinical department, which can be admitted. I have to decide. However, in many cases, the indoor environment such as temperature and humidity of each of the plurality of hospital rooms in the hospital is adjusted so as to suit the sensory indoor environment preference of the inpatient. For this reason, when the hospital room in which a new inpatient is admitted is mechanically determined, the new inpatient is psychologically affected by the discrepancy between the sensory indoor environment preference of the new inpatient and the preference of the existing inpatient. It can be burdensome.

In one aspect, the present invention aims to allow an inpatient to enter a hospital room suitable for the patient's preference for the indoor environment.

The inpatient management system, which is the first aspect of the present invention, accepts an input of preference of the indoor environment of the inpatient, and searches for a suitable hospital room for the inpatient by chatting with the first server device. The second server device includes a terminal device that requests the server device of the above and a second server device that searches for a hospital room suitable for the inpatient based on the request from the first server device. The indoor environment of the inpatient from among a plurality of hospital rooms based on the hospital room information updating unit that periodically updates the information of the indoor environment, the preference of the indoor environment of the inpatient, and the information of the indoor environment. It is an inpatient management system that includes a hospital room search unit that extracts hospital rooms that have a small difference from the preference of the patient.

In the inpatient management method according to the second aspect of the present invention, a computer periodically collects and updates information on the indoor environment, and includes information indicating the preference of the inpatient's indoor environment from an external device. When the search request is received, based on the preference of the indoor environment of the inpatient and the information of the indoor environment, a hospital room having a small difference between the preference of the indoor environment of the inpatient and the preference of the indoor environment is extracted, and the extracted hospital room is extracted. This is an inpatient management method for executing a process of returning information indicating a hospital room to the external device.

According to the above-described aspect, the inpatient can be admitted to a hospital room suitable for the preference of the indoor environment of the patient.

It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the inpatient management system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of a ward server. It is a figure which shows the content of the terminal information. It is a figure which shows the content of the hospital room information DB. It is a figure which shows the contents of an element conversion table. It is a sequence diagram explaining the method of collecting hospital room information. It is a sequence diagram explaining the process performed when searching for a suitable room for an inpatient. It is a flowchart explaining an example of the calculation method of the suitability of a hospital room. It is a figure explaining the example of the screen transition of the terminal device at the time of registering the information of an inpatient. It is a figure (the 1) explaining the example of the screen transition of the terminal device at the time of searching the hospital room suitable for an inpatient. It is a figure (the 2) explaining the example of the screen transition of the terminal device at the time of searching the hospital room suitable for an inpatient. It is a figure (the 3) explaining the example of the screen transition of the terminal device at the time of searching the hospital room suitable for an inpatient. It is a sequence diagram explaining an example of the processing performed after determining a hospital room. It is a figure (the 1) explaining the example of the screen transition of the terminal device for inpatients. It is a figure (the 2) explaining the example of the screen transition of the terminal device for inpatients. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration of a computer.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an inpatient management system according to an embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the inpatient management system 1 of the present embodiment includes a ward server 2, a ward client 3, a gateway device for sensors (GW device) 4 (4A and 4B), a sensor device 5 (5A and 5B), and a staff member. The terminal device 6 for inpatients, the terminal devices 7 (7A and 7B) for inpatients, the external information receiving / distributing device 8, the bedside server 9, and the chat server 10 are included.

The ward server 2, the ward client 3, the gateway device 4 for sensors, the external information reception / distribution device 8, and the bedside server 9 in the inpatient management system 1 are each connected to the in-hospital network 11. Further, the sensor device 5 in the inpatient management system 1 is connected to the in-hospital network 11 via the sensor gateway device 4. The external information receiving / distributing device 8 connected to the in-hospital network 11 is also connected to a communication network (out-of-hospital network) 12 such as the Internet. That is, the communication device such as the ward server 2 connected to the in-hospital network 11 is a communication device connected to the out-of-hospital network 12 via the external information receiving / distributing device 8 (for example, the chat server 10 and the terminal device 6 for staff). , And a terminal device 7 for inpatients, etc.).

The ward server 2 is a server device that collects and manages various information related to the ward (ward). In addition, the ward server 2 according to the present embodiment performs various data processing (for example, a process of searching for a hospital room suitable for an inpatient) using various collected information.

The ward client 3 is a terminal device that inputs and outputs (views) information managed by the ward server 2. The ward client 3 is one of the terminal devices (clients) connected to the in-hospital network 11. The number of ward clients 3 is not limited to one, and may be plural.

The bedside server 9 cooperates with the ward server 2 and the chat server 10, distributes various information to the terminal device 7 for inpatients, and operates various information input by the patient or the like by operating the terminal device 7 for inpatients. It is a server device that collects and manages.

The external information receiving / distributing device 8 distributes various information from the communication device connected to the in-hospital network 11 to the communication device connected to the out-of-hospital network 12, and from the communication device connected to the out-of-hospital network 12 to the in-hospital network 11. It is an information processing device that performs various processes including a process of receiving and transferring various information transmitted to a communication device connected to. The external information receiving / distributing device 8 is, for example, a first information processing device (not shown) connected to the in-hospital network 11 and a second information processing device connected to the first information processing device and the out-of-hospital network 12. (Not shown) and is included.

The sensor gateway device 4 communicates with the sensor device 5 according to a predetermined communication protocol (communication standard), and transfers the sensor data collected by the sensor device 5 to the ward server 2 of the hospital network 11. The sensor device 5 is a type of IoT (Internet of Things) device, and for example, communicates between a sensor unit that measures any of temperature, humidity, illuminance, and sound (noise level) and a gateway device 4 for a sensor. Includes communication units to perform. Four sensor devices, for example, a sensor device for measuring temperature, a sensor device for measuring humidity, a sensor device for measuring illuminance, and a sensor device for measuring sound, are installed in each of a plurality of hospital rooms in a hospital. (See, for example, FIG. 2). The sensor gateway device 4 is installed in each of a plurality of hospital rooms in the hospital, for example. In this case, one sensor gateway device 4 acquires sensor data (data of temperature, humidity, illuminance, and noise level) from each of the four sensor devices in the hospital room in which the device is installed, and ward. Transfer to server 2.

The terminal device 6 for staff is a terminal device used by hospital staff for inputting and viewing various information regarding inpatients. The terminal device 6 for staff is installed at a hospital admission counter or the like in a state where only hospital staff can use it. The terminal device 6 for staff includes, for example, a server device such as a chat server 10 (cloud server) installed outside the hospital via the out-of-hospital network 12, an external information receiving / distributing device 8 of the in-hospital network 11, and a ward server 2. It has a communication function that can communicate with communication devices such as.

The terminal device 7 for inpatients is a terminal device used by inpatients to view various information distributed by hospital staff and to input messages and the like to hospital staff. The terminal device 7 for the inpatient is installed, for example, in the vicinity of the bed used by the inpatient.

When the hospital staff or the inpatient executes the chat application of the terminal devices 6 and 7, the chat server 10 automatically responds to the sentences (inquiry sentences) input by the hospital staff and the inpatient into the terminal devices 6 and 7. It is a server device (chatbot). When the chat server 10 according to the present embodiment receives, for example, a search request for a hospital room suitable for the preference of the indoor environment of the inpatient from the terminal device 6 for staff, the chat server 10 requests the ward server 2 to search for the ward, and the ward. The search result from the server 2 is transferred to the terminal device 6 for staff.

The ward server 2 in the inpatient management system 1 of the present embodiment searches for a hospital room that suits the inpatient's preference based on the inpatient's indoor environment preference and information on the environment of each hospital room. In addition, the ward server 2 according to the present embodiment specifies a terminal device that delivers (transmits) the message when delivering the message to the inpatient.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a ward server.
As shown in FIG. 2, the ward server 2 according to the present embodiment includes a data processing unit 210, a communication unit 220, and a storage unit 290.

The data processing unit 210 performs various data processing including a process of updating information about each hospital room, a process of searching for a hospital room suitable for the preference of the indoor environment of the inpatient, and a process of specifying a terminal device for delivering a message. conduct. The data processing unit 210 includes a hospital room information update unit 211, a hospital room search unit 212, and a public relations terminal identification unit 213.

The hospital room information updating unit 211 updates the information about each hospital room in the hospital room information database (hospital room information DB) 292 stored in the storage unit 290. The hospital room information updating unit 211 updates the information of the inpatients in each hospital room based on the information of the inpatients received from the terminal device 6 for the staff, the ward client 3, and the like, for example. Further, the hospital room information update unit 211 obtains environmental information (average temperature, average humidity, average illuminance, and average noise level) of each hospital room based on, for example, sensor data received from the sensor gateway device (GW device) 4. Update.

The hospital room search unit 212 is based on the preference of the inpatient's indoor environment received from the terminal device 6 for staff, the element conversion table 293 stored in the storage unit 290, and the environmental information of each hospital room in the hospital room information database 292. To search for a suitable room for the inpatient. The hospital room search unit 212 quantifies the inpatient's sensory indoor environment preference based on the element conversion table 293, and refers to the inpatient based on the difference between the quantified indoor environment preference and the hospital room environmental information. Calculate the suitability of each hospital room. The hospital room search unit 212 extracts a predetermined number of hospital rooms in descending order of the calculated suitability, and notifies the staff terminal device 6 of the extraction result via the communication unit 220.

When delivering various messages to the terminal device 7 for inpatients, the public relations terminal identification unit 213 identifies the terminal device 7 to deliver the message based on the information of the inpatients in the hospital room information database 292. The public relations terminal identification unit 213 determines, for example, a hospital room of a newly hospitalized patient and notifies an inpatient in the hospital room that there is a new patient to be admitted. Identify 7.

The communication unit 220 transmits / receives various information between the ward server 2 and other communication devices. The communication unit 220 receives, for example, information about the patient transmitted by the ward client 3 and the terminal device 6 for staff to the ward server 2. Further, the communication unit 220 receives, for example, the sensor data transmitted by the sensor gateway device (GW device) 4 toward the ward server 2. In addition, the communication unit 220 receives the hospital room search request sent by the chat server 10 to the ward server 2, and also sends the search result to the chat server 10. Further, the communication unit 220 receives, for example, the inpatient information transmitted to the ward server 2 by the staff terminal device 6, and also indicates the inpatient terminal device 7 that notifies the inpatient information. Is transmitted to the bedside server 9 (see FIG. 1) of the hospital network 11.

The storage unit 290 stores various types of information including terminal information 291, a hospital room information database (hospital room information DB) 292, an element conversion table 293, and a hospital room image 294. The terminal information 291 includes information for identifying each of the plurality of sensor gateway devices 4 and information for identifying each of the plurality of inpatient terminal devices 7. The hospital room information database 292 includes information on inpatients in each hospital room and information on the environment in the hospital room. The information about the inpatient includes, for example, the patient ID and the device ID of the inpatient terminal device 7 in use. Environmental information includes average temperature, average humidity, average noise level, and average illuminance in the hospital room. The element conversion table 293 includes a definition in which the inpatient's sensory preference for the indoor environment is associated with numerical values relating to the environment. For example, the element conversion table 293 shows each of the patient's sensory preferences for room temperature: "cold (not good at cold)", "don't care too much", and "hot (not good at hot)". , A first room temperature, a second room temperature (<first temperature), and a third room temperature (<second temperature). The hospital room image 294 is an image of each hospital room in the hospital.

Here, referring to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, terminal information 291 to be stored in the storage unit 290 of the ward server 2 according to the present embodiment, a hospital room information database (hospital room information DB) 292, and an element conversion table 293. The contents of each of the above will be explained concretely.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of terminal information. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of the hospital room information DB. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the contents of the element conversion table.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal information 291 stored in the storage unit 290 of the ward server 2 includes the device ID of the device to be identified, the device type, and the installation position (room name). The device ID is information that uniquely identifies each of the plurality of sensor gateway devices (GW devices) 4 and each of the plurality of inpatient terminal devices 7. In the terminal information 291 of FIG. 3, each of the device IDs of the plurality of sensor gateway devices 4 is set to "GW_Room" + "information indicating the installation position", and each of the device IDs of the plurality of inpatient terminal devices 7 is set to "Tablet_". "+" Serial number ". The terminal information 291 is used for associating the received sensor information with the hospital room from which the sensor information has been acquired when the sensor information is received from each of the plurality of sensor gateway devices 4.

The room information database (room information DB) 292 stored in the storage unit 290 of the ward server 2 includes the first room information 292A, the second room information 292B, and the third room information 292C, as shown in FIG. ..

The first hospital room information 292A is information about inpatients in each hospital room, and includes a room name, a bed number, a device ID, a patient ID, and special notes of each hospital room. The bed number is, for example, a number that identifies a plurality of beds in one room in which a plurality of inpatients live in a hospitalized life. The device ID is information that identifies the terminal device 7 for inpatients installed in the vicinity of each bed. The patient ID is information that identifies an inpatient who is using the bed. Special notes are information such as preferences of the patient's room (indoor environment). The first hospital room information 292A is used for identifying, for example, a terminal device 7 for inpatients that transmits a message when a new patient is hospitalized or when an existing hospitalized patient changes hospital rooms.

The second hospital room information 292B is a history of sensor data received from each of the plurality of sensor gateway devices 4, and includes a room name, temperature, humidity, noise level, and illuminance of each hospital room. The second hospital room information 292B stores a set of four sensor data of temperature, humidity, noise level, and illuminance received from the sensor gateway device 4 for a predetermined period of time. The second room information 292B is used to calculate the average value regarding the environment of each room.

The third hospital room information 292C is information indicating the characteristics of each hospital room, and stores information including a room name, a photo file path, an average room temperature, an average humidity, an average noise level, an average illuminance, and a usage fee. The photo file path is information indicating the file name and storage location of the image in the hospital room. The average room temperature, average humidity, average noise level, and average illuminance are average values of room temperature, humidity, noise level, and illuminance calculated based on the second hospital room information 292B, respectively. The usage fee is, for example, the difference bed fee per day.

In the element conversion table 293 stored in the storage unit 290 of the ward server 2, as shown in FIG. 5, the element name and the conversion value are associated with each item related to the environment of the hospital room. Element names indicate sensory preferences for environmental items. The conversion value is a numerical value of the environmental item corresponding to the sensory preference.

For example, the patient's sensory preference for temperature is roughly divided into three types: "cold (not good at cold)", "don't care too much", and "hot (not good at hot)". Patients who are not good at cold prefer an environment with a high temperature in the hospital room, and patients who are not good at hot prefer an environment with a low temperature in the room. Therefore, in the element conversion table 293, for example, the temperature (numerical value) corresponding to each element name is set based on the temperature associated with "not much concerned". For example, when the basic set temperature in the hospital at the present time is 23 ° C., the set temperature is associated with "I don't care so much". In this case, the conversion value associated with "cold" is set to a temperature higher than the set temperature associated with "not much concerned" (25 ° C in FIG. 5). Further, the conversion value associated with "hot" is set to a temperature lower than the set temperature associated with "not much concerned" (21 ° C. in FIG. 5).

In addition, the patient's sensory preference for humidity is roughly classified into three types: "moist (high)", "dry (low)", and "don't care too much". Patients who are not good at dry environment prefer a moist environment with high humidity, and patients who are not good at humidity prefer a dry environment with low humidity. Therefore, in the element conversion table 293, for example, the humidity (numerical value) corresponding to each element name is set based on the humidity associated with "not much concerned". For example, when the basic set humidity in the hospital at the present time is 55%, the set humidity is associated with "I don't care so much". In this case, the conversion value associated with "moist" is a humidity higher than the set humidity associated with "not much concerned" (60% in FIG. 5). Further, the conversion value associated with "dry" is a humidity lower than the set humidity associated with "not much concerned" (50% in FIG. 5).

In addition, the patient's sensory preference for noise level is roughly divided into three types: "lively (high)", "quiet (low)", and "not very concerned". For example, a patient who actively talks with other patients or hospital staff prefers a lively environment with a high noise level (sound pressure level) in the hospital room. In addition, for example, patients who are not good at talking with other patients, hospital staff, etc., and patients who want to concentrate on reading, etc., prefer a quiet environment with a low noise level in the hospital room. Therefore, in the element conversion table 293, for example, the noise level (numerical value) corresponding to each element name is set based on the noise level associated with "not much concerned". For example, if the average noise level in the hospital at the present time is 30 dB, the noise level is associated with "don't care too much". In this case, the conversion value associated with "lively" is a noise level higher than the noise level associated with "not much concerned" (40 dB in FIG. 5). Further, the conversion value associated with "quiet" is a noise level lower than the noise level associated with "not much concerned" (20 dB in FIG. 5).

In addition, the patient's sensory preference for brightness (illuminance) is roughly classified into three types: "bright", "dark", and "don't care too much". Therefore, in the element conversion table 293, for example, the illuminance (numerical value) corresponding to each element name is set based on the illuminance associated with "do not care much". For example, when the basic set illuminance in the hospital at the present time is 150 lpx, the set illuminance is associated with "I don't care so much". In this case, the conversion value associated with "brightness" is an illuminance higher than the set illuminance associated with "not much concerned" (200 lp in FIG. 5). Further, the conversion value associated with "dark" is an illuminance lower than the set illuminance associated with "not much concerned" (100 lp in FIG. 5).

The value of the above conversion value in the element conversion table 293 can be changed as appropriate. For example, the conversion values for each element name of room temperature and humidity may be changed according to the season. Further, for example, the difference in the conversion value between the element names in one item may be larger or smaller than the difference shown in FIG. Further, the number of element names in one item is not limited to three, and may be four or more.

In the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the inpatient's sensory preference for the environment of the hospital room is quantified by the element conversion table 293, and the hospitalization is based on the quantified preference and the environmental information of each hospital room. Search for a room that suits the patient's taste. The environmental information of each room includes the average room temperature, the average humidity, the average noise level, and the average illuminance of the room. As described above, the environmental information of each of these hospital rooms is included in the third hospital room information 292C of the hospital room information database 292 (see FIG. 4). Next, a method of collecting hospital room information will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method of collecting hospital room information.
In the inpatient management system 1, as shown in FIG. 6, the sensor gateway device (GW device) 4 acquires sensor data from the sensor device 5 installed in the hospital room and transmits the sensor data to the ward server 2 (steps S11 to S14). ) Is executed regularly. One sensor gateway device 4 executes a loop process every K minutes, for example, every day from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm. The time interval (K minutes) for executing the loop processing may be appropriately set, and may be, for example, about ten minutes to several tens of minutes, or about one hour to several hours.

At the start of the loop processing (step S11), the sensor gateway device 4 waits for the timing to start the loop processing based on, for example, the time information in the own device or the set timer. When the timing to start the loop processing arrives, the sensor gateway device 4 acquires sensor data of temperature, humidity, noise level, and illuminance from the sensor device (step S12).

Although not shown in FIG. 6, for example, the sensor device 5 accesses the sensor gateway device 4 in synchronization with the timing when the sensor gateway device 4 starts loop processing, and connects to the sensor gateway device 4. Establish. For example, in the sensor gateway device 4 (GW device) of FIG. 6, the device ID is “GW_RoomA”. Therefore, in the sensor device 5 (for example, the temperature sensor 501A, the humidity sensor 502A, the illuminance sensor 503A, and the noise sensor 504A in FIG. 2) installed in the room A, the timing at which the sensor gateway device 4 starts the loop processing is set. When it arrives, it establishes a connection with the sensor gateway device 4 whose device ID is "GW_RoomA". When the connection between the sensor device 5 and the sensor gateway device 4 is established, the sensor device 5 transmits the sensor data collected by its own device to the sensor gateway device 4. One sensor device 5 may be a device that collects only one type of sensor data of temperature, humidity, noise level, and illuminance, or a device that can collect a plurality of types of sensor data. May be good.

After the process of step S12, the sensor gateway device 4 transmits the sensor data acquired from the sensor device 5 to the ward server 2 (step S13). In the process of step S13, the sensor gateway device 4 transmits the hospital room information including its own device ID and sensor data of temperature, humidity, noise level, and illuminance acquired from the sensor device 5 to the ward server 2.

After the process of step S13, the sensor gateway device 4 determines at the end of the loop process (step S14) whether, for example, the current time is before the time when the loop process ends. When the current time is earlier than the time when the loop processing ends, the sensor gateway device 4 returns to the start end (step S11) of the loop processing and waits for the timing to start the next loop processing. When the current time has reached or has passed the time to end the loop processing, the sensor gateway device 4 ends the loop processing.

In this way, the sensor gateway device 4 repeats the process of acquiring the sensor data indicating the environment in the hospital room and transmitting it to the ward server 2 at predetermined time intervals. Although FIG. 6 shows only one sensor gateway device 4 (4A), when the sensor gateway device 4 is installed in each of the plurality of hospital rooms (see FIG. 1), a plurality of sensor gateway devices 4 (see FIG. 1) are installed. Each of the sensor gateway devices 4 performs a loop process (S11 to S14) of acquiring sensor data and transmitting it to the ward server 2.

On the other hand, when the ward server 2 that collects the sensor data receives the ward information including the sensor data from the sensor gateway device 4, the ward server 2 refers to the terminal information 291 of the storage unit 290 and sets the device ID included in the ward information as the room name. Is converted to (step S21). The process of step S21 is performed by, for example, the hospital room information update unit 211 in the data processing unit 210 of the ward server 2. The device ID of the sensor gateway device 4 in FIG. 6 is “GW_RoomA”. Therefore, when the terminal information 291 as shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the storage unit 290, the hospital room information update unit 211 converts the device ID "GW_RoomA" into the room name "Room A".

Next, the ward server 2 stores the sensor data included in the received ward information in the second ward information (environmental information history) 292B of the ward information database 292 in association with the converted room name (step S22). .. The process of step S22 is performed by, for example, the hospital room information updating unit 211.

Next, the ward server 2 updates the ward information based on the environmental information history (step S23). The processing of step S23 is performed by the hospital room information updating unit 211. The hospital room information update unit 211 has, for example, the average temperature, average humidity, and average of each room based on the history of sensor data for each room stored in the second room information 292B (see FIG. 4) of the hospital room information DB 292. Calculate the noise level and average illuminance. Further, the hospital room information updating unit 211 has an average temperature, an average humidity, an average noise level, and an average temperature, an average humidity, and an average noise level in each of the room information (records) of each room included in the third room information 292C (see FIG. 4) of the hospital room information DB 292. And update each of the average illuminance to the calculated value.

The process of step S23 is not limited to each time the hospital information including the sensor data is received, and is performed, for example, once to several times a day at a timing set separately from the timing of collecting the sensor data. You may.

As described above, in the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment, information (temperature, humidity, noise level, and illuminance) indicating the environment of each hospital room is periodically collected, and the third hospital room information of the hospital room information DB 292 is obtained. The environmental information of each hospital room included in 292C is updated. The third hospital room information 292C of the hospital room information DB 292 is used, for example, to search for a hospital room suitable for the inpatient's sensory preference for the environment in the hospital room, as described above. The search for a hospital room suitable for the preference of the inpatient is performed, for example, by using the terminal device 6 for staff. The operator (hospital staff) of the terminal device 6 for staff requests, for example, the chat server 10 to search for a hospital room by using the chat function of the terminal device 6. Next, with reference to FIG. 7, a process performed by the inpatient management system 1 when searching for a hospital room suitable for an inpatient will be described.

FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating a process performed when searching for a suitable room for an inpatient.

When searching for a hospital room suitable for an inpatient, the terminal device 6 for staff first accepts the registration of preference for the inpatient's room (step S31). The operator of the terminal device 6 for staff hears, for example, preferences and wishes regarding the environment (temperature, humidity, loudness, brightness, etc.) of the hospitalized room (hospital room), and identifies the hospitalized patient ID. And the preference and desire of the room are input to the terminal device 6 for the staff and registered as one of the user information. The operation of inputting room preferences and wishes into the staff terminal device 6 may be performed by the inpatient himself / herself, for example, under the supervision of hospital staff.

After the process of step S31, the staff terminal device 6 requests the chat server 10 to search for a hospital room and transmits the room preference of the inpatient (step S32). At this time, the chat server 10 accepts the search request from the staff terminal device 6 and acquires the room preference of the inpatient (step S33). After the process of step S31, the operator of the terminal device 6 for staff first activates the chat function (chat application) of the terminal device 6 and connects the terminal device 6 to the chat server 10. After that, the operator of the terminal device 6 for the staff operates the terminal device 6 and sends a message requesting the search of the hospital room to the chat server 10. At this time, the chat server 10 accepts the search request from the staff terminal device 6, and sends a reply message notifying that the request has been accepted to the staff terminal device 6. The terminal device 6 that has received the reply message from the chat server 10 displays the reply message on the display unit. After confirming the content of the reply displayed on the display unit, the operator of the terminal device 6 for the staff operates the terminal device 6 and includes the patient ID of the inpatient and the preference of the room (indoor environment) of the inpatient. The search condition is transmitted to the chat server 10. After transmitting the search condition, the staff terminal device 6 waits for the search result from the chat server 10.

The chat server 10 that has acquired the search conditions for the hospital room suitable for the inpatient by chatting with the terminal device 6 for the staff (step S33) transfers the room preference included in the search conditions to the ward server 2 (step S34). , Request the calculation of the suitability of each room for inpatients. After that, the chat server 10 waits for a reply from the ward server 2.

Upon receiving the request for calculating the degree of suitability from the chat server 10, the ward server 2 first converts the room preference into a numerical value by referring to the element conversion table 293 (step S35). The process of step S35 is performed by the hospital room search unit 212 in the data processing unit 210 of the ward server 2. The hospital room search unit 212 converts each item in the element conversion table 293 (see FIG. 4) into the corresponding conversion value of the inpatient's sensory room preference received from the chat server 10. For example, when the temperature preference in the inpatient's sensuous room preference received from the chat server 10 is "cold", the hospital room search unit 212 corresponds to the inpatient's temperature preference as "cold". Convert to "25 (° C)".

After completing the process of step S35, the ward server 2 then calculates the suitability of each ward based on the converted numerical value and the ward information (step S36). The process of step S36 is performed by, for example, the hospital room search unit 212. The hospital room search unit 212 calculates the difference between the numerical value obtained by converting the sensory preference and the current hospital room environment for each room environmental information (record) in the third hospital room information 292C included in the hospital room information DB 292. , The degree of suitability is calculated based on the magnitude of the difference. Specifically, the hospital room search unit 212 calculates the deduction value based on the difference between the numerical value obtained by converting the sensory preference for each item and the current environment of the hospital room, and sets the deduction value of each item to the maximum degree of suitability. The degree of suitability is calculated by subtracting from the score (for example, 100). In this case, the larger the difference between the value obtained by converting the sensory preference and the current environment of the hospital room, the larger the absolute value of the deduction value, so that the difference from the inpatient's room preference is large. The degree of suitability is lower than the degree of suitability for a hospital room where the difference is small.

When the process of step S36 is completed, the ward server 2 creates an answer screen based on the calculation result of the degree of suitability and notifies the chat server 10 of the address of the screen (step S37). The process of step S37 is performed by the hospital room search unit 212 of the ward server 2 in cooperation with the communication unit 220. In the process of step S37, the hospital room search unit 212 extracts, for example, the top three hospital rooms in order from the hospital room having the highest calculated suitability, and the suitability of each extracted hospital room and the difference from the patient's preference for each item. , A photograph of the hospital room, and an answer screen including a usage fee are created, and an address (for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator)) indicating a storage location of the answer screen is notified to the chat server 10. When the address of the answer screen is notified to the chat server 10, the ward server 2 ends the process for the request from the chat server 10.

Upon receiving the notification (answer) from the ward server 2, the chat server 10 acquires, for example, an answer screen based on the notified address, and transfers the answer screen to the staff terminal device 6 (step S38). .. Upon receiving the answer screen from the chat server 10, the staff terminal device 6 displays the answer screen (step S39). At this time, the chat server 10 transmits, for example, a response screen to the staff terminal device 6 together with a message indicating that the search for the hospital room requested by the staff terminal device 6 has been completed. In this case, the terminal device 6 for the staff displays, for example, a message indicating that the search for the hospital room has been completed and a display button for displaying the answer screen on the display unit. Then, when an operator such as a hospital staff presses the display button displayed on the display unit, the terminal device 6 displays the answer screen. The contents of the processes in steps S38 and S39 can be changed as appropriate. For example, the chat server 10 transmits information including a message indicating that the search for the hospital room is completed and the address of the answer screen to the terminal device 6 for the staff, and the terminal device 6 for the staff displays the answer screen based on the address. It may be the content to be acquired.

As described above, in the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to search for a hospital room suitable for the preference of the inpatient's room (indoor environment) by using the chat function of the terminal device 6 for staff. The process of searching for a hospital room is performed by the ward server 2 that has received the request from the chat server 10 as described above. The ward server 2 quantifies the inpatient's sensuous room (indoor environment) preference, and calculates the suitability of each ward based on the quantified inpatient preference and information about the ward environment. For example, the hospital room search unit 212 of the ward server 2 performs the process of calculating the suitability of the hospital room. The hospital room search unit 212 performs, for example, a process according to the flowchart of FIG. 8 as a process of calculating the suitability of the hospital room.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method for calculating the degree of suitability of a hospital room.
In the process of calculating the suitability of a hospital room (step S36 in FIG. 7), the hospital room search unit 212 performs a loop process (step S41) of calculating the suitability for each hospital room for which the suitability is calculated, as shown in FIG. ~ S48) is performed.

At the beginning of the loop process (step S41), the hospital room search unit 212 selects, for example, one of the hospital rooms for which the suitability is not calculated, among the hospital rooms for which the suitability is calculated. When the third hospital room information 292C has the format as shown in FIG. 4, the hospital room search unit 212 selects the information (records) of each line in the third hospital room information 292C one by one from the top.

Next, the room search unit 212 reads one room information currently selected from the third room information 292C of the room information DB 292 (step S42). At this time, the hospital room search unit 212 reads, for example, five pieces of information of one room information: room name, average room temperature AT, average humidity AH, average noise level AN, and average illuminance AL.

Next, the hospital room search unit 212 calculates the deduction value ST of the temperature based on the temperature preference T0 of the inpatient and the average room temperature AT of the hospital room (step S43). The inpatient's temperature preference T0 is a numerical value corresponding to the inpatient's sensory temperature preference obtained by the conversion process in step S35. For example, when the inpatient's sensory temperature preference is "cold", the inpatient's temperature preference T0 is 25 (° C.). The temperature deduction value ST is calculated by, for example, the following mathematical formula (1).

ST = max (| T0-AT | × 2,20) (1)
The mathematical formula (1) is a mathematical formula in which the larger value of | T0-AT | × 2 and 20 is adopted as the deduction value ST.

Next, the hospital room search unit 212 calculates the deduction value SH of the humidity based on the humidity preference H0 of the inpatient and the average humidity AH of the hospital room (step S44). The inpatient's humidity preference H0 is a numerical value corresponding to the inpatient's sensory humidity preference obtained by the conversion process in step S35. For example, when the inpatient's sensory humidity preference is "moist", the inpatient's humidity preference H0 is 60 (%). The humidity deduction value SH is calculated by, for example, the following mathematical formula (2).

SH = max (| H0-AH |, 20) (2)
The mathematical formula (2) is a mathematical formula that adopts the larger value of | H0-AH | and 20 as the deduction value SH.

Next, the hospital room search unit 212 calculates the deduction value SN of the sound based on the preference N0 regarding the sound of the inpatient and the average noise level AN of the hospital room (step S45). The inpatient's sound preference N0 is a numerical value corresponding to the inpatient's sensory sound preference obtained by the conversion process in step S35. For example, if the inpatient's sensory sound preference is "quiet," the inpatient's sound preference N0 is 20 (dB). The deduction value SN of the sound is calculated by, for example, the following mathematical formula (3).

SN = max (| N0-AN | / 5,20) (3)
The mathematical formula (3) is a mathematical formula that adopts the larger value of | N0-AN | / 5 and 20 as the deduction value SN.

Next, the hospital room search unit 212 calculates the brightness deduction value SL based on the inpatient's brightness preference L0 and the average illuminance AL of the hospital room (step S46). The inpatient's brightness preference L0 is a numerical value corresponding to the inpatient's sensory brightness preference obtained by the conversion process in step S35. For example, when the inpatient's sensory brightness preference is "bright", the inpatient's brightness preference L0 is 200 (lux). The brightness deduction value SL is calculated by, for example, the following mathematical formula (4).

SL = max (| L0-AL | / 10,20) (4)
The mathematical formula (4) is a mathematical formula that adopts the larger value of | L0-AL | / 10 and 20 as the deduction value SL.

The processes of steps S43 to S46 are not limited to the order shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, and may be performed in any order. Further, the hospital room search unit 212 may perform a plurality of processes in each of the processes of steps S43 to S46 in parallel.

After completing each process of steps S43 to S46, the hospital room search unit 212 then calculates and calculates the suitability SC of the currently selected hospital room based on the calculated deduction values ST, SH, SN, and SL. The appropriateness SC and the room name are associated with each other and held (step S47). The degree of suitability SC is calculated by, for example, the following mathematical formula (5).

SC = 100- (ST + SH + SN + SL) (5)
After the process of step S47, the hospital room search unit 212 determines at the end of the loop process (step S48), for example, whether or not the suitability SC of all target hospital rooms has been calculated. When there is a hospital room for which the degree of suitability SC has not been calculated, the hospital room search unit 212 repeats the processes after step S41. When the suitability SC of all the target hospital rooms is calculated, the hospital room search unit 212 ends the process of calculating the suitability of the hospital room.

The deduction values ST, SH, SN, and SL are not limited to the mathematical formulas (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively, and may be calculated by other mathematical formulas. For example, the upper limit of the deduction values ST, SH, SN, and SL is not limited to 20, and may be another value. Further, the upper limit values of the deduction values ST, SH, SN, and SL may be different for each item.

Further, the degree of suitability SC is not limited to the mathematical formula (5), and may be calculated by other mathematical formulas. For example, the degree of suitability SC may be calculated by the following mathematical formula (6).

SC = 100- (WT / ST + WH / SH + WN / SN + WL / SL) (6)
WT, WH, WN, and WL in the formula (6) are weighting coefficients, respectively. The weighting factors WT, WH, WN, and WL are set, for example, based on priorities for inpatient room temperature, humidity, sound, and brightness preferences. For example, when an inpatient prioritizes the degree of matching of sound preferences over the degree of matching of temperature and humidity preferences, the weighting coefficient WN for the sound deduction value SN is larger than the other weighting coefficients WT, WH, and WL. The value is used to increase the contribution of the deduction value SN of the sound to the suitability SC.

As described above, the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment is suitable for the inpatient's preference based on the preference regarding the inpatient's room environment (indoor environment) and the information indicating the current environment of each hospital room. Search for a hospital room. Therefore, according to the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the psychological burden and the physical burden of the inpatient due to the inconsistency between the preference of the inpatient and the environment of the hospital room in which the patient is admitted. Become.

Hereinafter, a specific example of the process of determining the hospital room in which the inpatient will enter will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10A to 10C.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition of the terminal device when registering inpatient information. FIG. 10A is a diagram (No. 1) for explaining an example of screen transition of the terminal device when searching for a hospital room suitable for an inpatient. FIG. 10B is a diagram (No. 2) for explaining an example of screen transition of the terminal device when searching for a hospital room suitable for an inpatient. FIG. 10C is a diagram (No. 3) for explaining an example of screen transition of the terminal device when searching for a hospital room suitable for an inpatient.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the initial screen 610 of the terminal device 6 for staff and an example of the screen 620 for registering information (user information) such as room preference of an inpatient. The initial screen 610 of the staff terminal device 6 includes a first button 611, a second button 612, a third button 613, and a fourth button 614. The first button 611 is a button that accepts execution of a process of registering information (user information) such as preference of the inpatient's room (indoor environment). The second button 612 is a button that accepts execution of a process (chat with the chat server 10) for searching for a hospital room suitable for an inpatient. The third button 613 is a button that accepts the display of precautions in the hospital. The fourth button 614 is a button that accepts the display of hospital staff and information about the hospital such as a floor map.

The terminal device 6 for staff is, for example, a tablet computer, and a touch panel is arranged so as to overlap the display surface of the display device. When the initial screen 610 is displayed on the display surface of the terminal device 6, an operator such as a hospital staff member performs the first button 611, the second button 612, the third button 613, and the fourth button 614. When any of the above is pressed (touched), the terminal device 6 executes the process corresponding to the pressed button. For example, when the operator presses the first button 611, the terminal device 6 executes a process of registering information (user information) such as room preference of the inpatient (step S31 in FIG. 7). At this time, the terminal device 6 displays the user information input screen 620 as shown on the right side of FIG.

The user information input screen 620 includes a field 621 for displaying a patient ID, a plurality of selection buttons 622a to 622c, 623a to 623c, 624a to 624c, and 625a to 625c for selecting a room preference, a registration button 626, and the like. Includes cancel button 627 and. The field 621 for displaying the patient ID also serves, for example, a button for accepting the input of the patient ID, and when an operator such as a hospital staff presses (touches) the field 621 for displaying the patient ID, the terminal device 6 is displayed. Switches from the user information input screen 620 to the screen for inputting the patient ID. Although not shown, the screen for inputting the patient ID displays, for example, a numerical key for inputting the patient ID (numerical value).

A plurality of selection buttons 622a to 622c, 623a to 623c, 624a to 624c, and 625a to 625c for selecting a room preference indicate a plurality of ways (three in FIG. 9) indicating a sensory preference for each item regarding the environment of the hospital room. ) Includes a selection button. For example, the user information input screen 620 includes three selection buttons 622a, 622b, and 622c for selecting sensory preferences regarding temperature.

When the display of the terminal device 6 is switched to the user information input screen 620, the plurality of selection buttons 622a to 622c, 623a to 623c, 624a to 624c, and 625a to 625c are all the same color, and hospital staff and the like. The color of the selection button pressed (touched) by the operator of is changed to another color. For example, in the patient whose patient ID in FIG. 9 is "0123456789", the sensory preference for room temperature is "cold (not good at cold)" and the sensory preference for humidity is "dry". In addition, this patient has a "lively" sensory preference for sound and a "bright" sensory preference for brightness.

In FIG. 9, the registration button 626 described as registering is a button for accepting the execution of the process of registering the input patient ID and room preference information, and the cancel button 627 described as closing is the input patient ID and room. It is a button that accepts cancellation of registration of favorite information. When an operator such as a hospital staff presses the registration button 626, the terminal device 6 registers the currently input patient ID and the room preference as user information, and displays the display device on the initial screen 610. Switch to. On the other hand, when an operator such as a hospital staff presses the cancel button 627, the terminal device 6 discards the currently input patient ID and room preference information, and switches the display of the display device to the initial screen 610.

After registering the inpatient's sensory room preference, when an operator such as a hospital staff presses the second button 612 of the initial screen 610, the terminal device 6 searches for a hospital room suitable for the inpatient's preference. Is executed (step S32 in FIG. 7). At this time, the terminal device 6 transmits a chat message requesting the search of the hospital room to the chat server 10 and switches the display to the screen 630 including the chat message 631 as shown on the left side of FIG. 10A. When the chat server 10 receives the chat message and accepts the search request, the chat server 10 transmits a reply message indicating that the request has been accepted to the terminal device 6 (step S33 in FIG. 7). Upon receiving the reply message from the chat server 10, the terminal device 6 displays the reply message. The reply message is, for example, a reply message 632 prompting the input of the patient ID as shown on the right side of FIG. 10A. Here, for example, when the operator presses the keypad display button (not shown) at the lower left of the screen on the screen 630 on the left side of FIG. 10A, the number keys 642 and the input value display field are displayed as shown on the screen 640 on the right side of FIG. 10A. A keypad (software keyboard) 641 including 643 is displayed. At this time, when the operator presses the number key 642 of the keypad 641, the terminal device 6 displays the numerical value corresponding to the pressed number key in the input value display field 643. Then, after the operator inputs the patient ID, when the confirmation button (not shown) displayed at the lower right of the keypad 641 is pressed, the terminal device 6 displays the numerical value (patient ID) displayed in the input value display field 643. ) Is confirmed.

After confirming the acceptance of the input of the patient ID, the terminal device 6 displays the input patient ID 633 as shown in the screen 650 on the left side of FIG. 10B, and displays the patient ID and the preference of the inpatient's room. The user information including the user information is transmitted to the chat server 10. Then, upon receiving the reply message from the chat server 10, the terminal device 6 displays a message 634 indicating that the chat server 10 is searching, as shown in the screen 650 on the left side of FIG. 10B. As described above, the ward server 2 that has received the request from the chat server 10 is actually searching for the hospital room. After performing the processes of steps S35 and S36 of FIG. 7, the ward server 2 creates an answer screen indicating a highly suitable hospital room and notifies the chat server 10 of the address of the answer screen (step S37). Upon receiving the notification of the address of the answer screen, the chat server 10 acquires the answer screen based on the address and transfers the answer screen to the terminal device 6 for staff (step S38).

When the response screen is received from the chat server 10, the display of the terminal device 6 for staff is switched from the screen 650 on the left side of FIG. 10B to the screen 660 on the right side including the message 635 notifying that the search for the hospital room is completed. At this time, for example, the message 635 notifying that the search for the hospital room is completed includes a display button 636 for displaying the search result (answer screen). When the operator presses the display button 636, for example, the answer screen 670 as shown in FIG. 10C is displayed.

The answer screen (hospital room search result) 670 includes information on the patient ID 671 and information on the top three rooms from the room with the highest suitability SC calculated based on the sensory preference of the room and the room information 672-674. .. Each room information 672-674 includes room name, suitability SC, usage fee, room image, and information indicating the difference between the current room environment and the sensory preference of the inpatient. By presenting such an answer screen 670 to the inpatient, the inpatient can select the hospital room closest to the inpatient's own wishes based on the suitability SC and the like. For example, in the answer screen 670 of FIG. 10C, room C has the highest degree of suitability SC, but the usage fee of room C is higher than the usage fee of room A, which is the runner-up. Moreover, there are two differences between the suitability of Room C and the suitability of Room A. Therefore, inpatients may select room A in consideration of the usage fee, for example, if the difference between the current environment of room A and their sensory preference is within an acceptable (compromise) range. can.

As described above, in the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the difference between the two is small based on the sensory preference of the inpatient's room environment and the current environment of each room. It is possible to search for a hospital room that suits the patient's taste. This makes it possible to reduce the psychological and physical burdens of the inpatients due to the inconsistency between the inpatients' sensory preferences and the environment of the hospital room.

In addition, by including the usage fee, the image of the hospital room, and the like other than the information about the environment in the search result of the hospital room, the inpatient can select a hospital room more suitable for his / her taste and desire.

Further, in the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment, when a hospital room in which a patient is admitted is determined, a terminal for inpatients is provided to other patients (already inpatients) living in the hospital room. A message can be notified using the device 7. Hereinafter, an example of processing performed in the inpatient management system 1 after determining the hospital room in which the patient will enter will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of processing performed after determining a hospital room.
After determining the hospital room in which the patient will enter based on the results of the processes of FIGS. 7 and 8, the operator of the terminal device 6 for the staff operates the terminal device 6, for example, with the information of the patient entering the hospital room. Enter the room name of the hospital room. At this time, the staff terminal device 6 accepts the input of the patient information and the room name as shown in FIG. 11 (step S51), and transmits the patient information and the room name to the ward server 2 (step S52). .. The patient information received in step S51 includes, for example, the preference of the room (indoor environment) input when searching for the hospital room, and other special notes.

The ward server 2 that has received the patient information and the room name refers to the hospital room information DB 292 and acquires the device ID of the terminal device 7 used by the inpatient in the room where the patient newly enters (step S53). .. The process of step S53 is performed by, for example, the public relations terminal identification unit 213 in the data processing unit 210 of the ward server 2. The public relations terminal identification unit 213 is, for example, a terminal device 7 used by an inpatient in a room newly entered by a patient based on the first hospital room information 292A in the hospital room information DB 292 and the received room name. Acquire the device ID.

Next, the ward server 2 transmits the patient information and the device ID acquired in step S53 to the bedside server 9 (step S54). After that, the ward server 2 adds the information of the newly admitted patient to the ward information DB 292 (step S55). The processing of steps S54 and S55 is performed by, for example, the public relations terminal specifying unit 213. In the process of step S55, the public relations terminal identification unit 213 sets the bed number of the bed used by the patient in the room (room) in which the patient enters in the first room information 292A of the room information DB 292, for example, to the patient of the patient. Correspond ID and special notes (room preference, etc.). The process of step S55 may be performed by, for example, the hospital room information update unit 211 in the data processing unit 210 of the ward server 2.

When the bedside server 9 receives the patient information and the device ID transmitted by the ward server 2, it creates a message to be transmitted to the terminal device 7 for inpatients based on the patient information (step S56). The bedside server 9 creates a neutral message that does not offend both the inpatient and the newly admitted patient, for example, based on the sensory room preference of the newly admitted patient.

After creating the message, the bedside server 9 transmits the message to the terminal device 7 designated by the received device ID via, for example, an external information receiving / delivering device 8 and an out-of-hospital network 12 (not shown) (step S57). .. Here, for example, assuming that the three terminal devices 7 for inpatients shown in FIG. 11 are the terminal devices 701 to 703 for patients in the hospital room (room C) in which the patient newly enters, the three terminals. One of the terminal devices (for example, the terminal device 702) is a terminal device provided to a patient who newly enters the room. Therefore, when a hospitalized patient is using two terminal devices 701 and 703, excluding the terminal device provided to a newly admitted patient among the three terminal devices, the bedside server 9 is already hospitalized. A message is sent to each of the two terminal devices 701 and 703 used by the patient.

When the terminal devices 701 and 703 of the hospital room where the patient newly enters the room receive the message from the bedside server 9, they display the received message, respectively (steps S58a and S58b). At this time, the terminal devices 701 and 703 that received the message are, for example, until a predetermined period elapses after receiving the message, or an inpatient who is using the terminal devices 701 and 703 attaches to the terminal devices 701 and 703. The message continues to be displayed until the specified operation is performed. As a result, it is possible to publicize to the already inpatients in the hospital room where the patient newly enters the fact that there is a new patient to enter and hints for avoiding trouble with the patient.

Hereinafter, an example of screen transition of the terminal device 7 for inpatients will be described with reference to FIGS. 12A and 12B.

FIG. 12A is a diagram (No. 1) for explaining an example of screen transition of the terminal device for inpatients. FIG. 12B is a diagram (No. 2) for explaining an example of screen transition of the terminal device for inpatients.

The terminal device 7 for inpatients is, for example, a tablet-type computer. On the display device of the terminal device 7, for example, a communication screen 710 as shown in the upper part of FIG. 12A is displayed as an initial screen. The communication screen 710 is one of the menu screens (large menus) displayed on the terminal device 7, and includes a selection button for selecting a menu among hospital information, area information, medical information, and questionnaire information. In the terminal device 7 for inpatients, a touch panel is arranged so as to overlap the display surface of the display device, and the user of the terminal device 7 presses (touches) the selection button 711 described as hospital information on the communication screen 710. ), And as shown in the upper screen 710 of FIG. 12A, the display of the selection button 711 described as the hospital information in the middle menu is different from that of the other selection buttons 712 and the like, and at the bottom of the middle menu. , A small menu is displayed that includes a selection button for hospital information. When the selection button 713 described as hospital information is pressed among the selection buttons of the small menu, for example, information such as the history of the hospital and the clinical department is displayed. Further, when the selection button 714 described as staff introduction is pressed among the selection buttons of the small menu, a screen for introducing hospital staff such as the director, doctors of each clinical department, and nurses is displayed. In addition, when the selection button (not shown) described as facility guidance is pressed among the selection buttons of the small menu, for example, each facility in the hospital such as a toilet, a consultation room of each clinical department, an examination room, and a rehabilitation facility. A floor map showing the location of is displayed.

Further, on the upper end side of the communication screen 710, a selection button for selecting another large menu (medical examination information and amenities) is displayed. When the selection button described as medical information at the upper end of the communication screen is pressed, the display of the terminal device 7 is switched to, for example, the medical information menu screen 720 as shown in the middle of FIG. 12A. The medical information menu screen 720 includes a selection button for selecting a middle menu of medical information and orientation. When the selection button 721 described as medical information on the medical information menu screen 720 is pressed, the display of the selection button 721 described as medical information in the middle menu is selected as shown in the middle screen 720 of FIG. 12A. The display is different from that of the button 722, and a small menu including a selection button related to medical information is displayed below the middle menu. Of the selection buttons in the small menu, pressing the selection button 723 described as pain screening displays, for example, a screen for entering a password, and entering the correct password causes physical pain and psychological pain in hospitalized life. A screen for asking questions about pain is displayed. In addition, when the selection button 724 described as the test result is pressed among the selection buttons in the small menu, for example, a screen for entering a password is displayed, and when the correct password is entered, the test results of various tests performed during hospitalization are displayed. Is displayed.

Further, when the selection button (not shown) described as the amenity at the upper end on the communication screen 710 or the medical information menu screen 720 is pressed, the display of the terminal device 7 is, for example, the amenity menu as shown in the lower part of FIG. 12A. The screen switches to 730. The amenity menu screen 730 includes selection buttons for selecting meal reservations, deliveries, reservations, and in-book menus. When the selection button 731 described as meal reservation on the amenity menu screen 730 is pressed, the display of the selection button 731 described as meal reservation in the middle menu is displayed as another selection button as shown in the lower screen 730 of FIG. 12A. A small menu including a selection button for meal reservation is displayed at the bottom of the middle menu. When the selection button 733 described as meal selection is pressed among the selection buttons of the small menu, for example, a screen for selecting either Japanese food or Western food is displayed. Further, when the selection button 734 described as meal history is pressed among the selection buttons of the small menu, for example, a screen showing the history of meals for the last few days is displayed.

Further, a display area 790 for displaying various messages to the inpatient from the hospital is provided at the lower end of the display surface of the terminal device 7 for the inpatient. In the display area 790, for example, not only a message for all inpatients but also an individual message for each clinical department or each hospital room can be displayed.

For example, when a new patient enters room C, the new patient enters the terminal devices 7 (701 and 703) used by the inpatients in room C by the processing according to the sequence of FIG. A message will be sent containing this and tips for avoiding trouble with the patient. The terminal devices 7 (701 and 703) that have received this message scroll and display the received message in the display area 790 at the lower end of the display surface, for example, as shown in FIG. 12B. As a result, the inpatient in Room C can know in advance that a new patient will enter the room and that the patient is not good at cold and is sensitive to sound. In addition, newly entering patients have an overview of the environment of the hospital room (Room C) to be entered in advance. For this reason, by informing the inpatients that they are not good at cold and sensitive to sound, for example, the newly admitted patients and the inpatients should pay attention to each other. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles between patients during hospitalization.

The above process of searching for a room suitable for the preference of an inpatient is applied not only when determining a room for a newly hospitalized patient but also when a patient who has already been hospitalized moves to another room. It is possible.

As described above, in the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the inpatient can be admitted to a hospital room suitable for the inpatient's sensory preference regarding the environment of the hospital room. Therefore, according to the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the psychological burden and the physical burden of the inpatient due to the disagreement between the environment of the hospital room and the sensory preference of the inpatient. .. Therefore, the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment can improve the satisfaction level of the inpatient with respect to the inpatient life. In addition, by reducing the psychological and physical burdens, depending on the reason for hospitalization (type of illness or injury) of the inpatient, for example, there is a high possibility that the patient will recover in a short period of time and be discharged early. ..

In addition, in the inpatient management system 1 of the present embodiment, a hint for a new patient to enter the room in advance and a hint for avoiding trouble with the patient is given to the inpatient in the hospital room where the patient newly enters. Can be publicized. In addition, a new patient enters the room after understanding the difference between the environment of the hospital room in which he / she enters and his / her preference. Therefore, the newly admitted patient and the already hospitalized patient can pay attention to each other and prevent the occurrence of troubles between the patients.

The inpatient management system 1 of FIG. 1 is only one configuration example of the inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The inpatient management system 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, and can be appropriately changed. For example, the inpatient management system 1 may include a server device that aggregates and manages electronic medical records of inpatients and outpatients. Further, the inpatient management system 1 may include, for example, a function of transmitting various messages to a communication device such as a mobile phone or a smartphone used by a family member of the inpatient. Further, the ward server 2 and the bedside server 9 in the inpatient management system 1 are not limited to separate server devices, but may be one server device having each function. For example, the ward server 2 may be a server device that includes, in addition to the functions shown in FIG. 2, a function of creating a message to be transmitted to the terminal device 7 for inpatients specified by the public relations terminal specifying unit 213. ..

Further, the sensor device 5 installed in one hospital room (one room) may be, for example, a sensor device capable of measuring temperature, humidity, illuminance, and noise level (sound pressure level). For example, the temperature sensor 501A and the humidity sensor 502A in FIG. 2 do not have to be separate sensor devices, and may be included in one sensor device capable of measuring temperature and humidity.

Further, the number of elements per item in the element conversion table for quantifying the sensory preference of the inpatient regarding the environment is not limited to the three elements as shown in FIG. 5, and can be changed as appropriate.

Further, FIGS. 9 and 10A to 10C are merely examples of screen transitions of the terminal device 6 for staff when determining a hospital room for a new inpatient to enter. The display screen of the terminal device 6 for staff can be appropriately changed according to the specifications of the terminal device 6 and the content of the service provided by the inpatient management system 1. Further, the terminal device 6 for staff is not limited to the terminal device for inputting various information by a software keyboard or the like of a tablet computer or the like, and may be a terminal device (computer) provided with a hardware keyboard, a touch pad or the like. ..

Similarly, FIGS. 12A and 12B are merely examples of screen transitions of the terminal device 7 for inpatients. The display screen of the terminal device 7 for the inpatient can be appropriately changed according to the specifications of the terminal device 7 and the content of the service provided to the inpatient using the terminal device 7.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the inpatient management system 1 for searching a hospital room suitable for the preference of the indoor environment of the patient admitted to the hospital is given as an example, but the system to which the present invention can be applied is the inpatient management system 1. Of course, it is not limited to.

Further, the ward server 2 according to the present embodiment can be realized by a computer and a program executed by the computer. Hereinafter, the ward server 2 realized by the computer and the program will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer.
As shown in FIG. 13, the computer 15 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1501, a memory 1502, an auxiliary storage device 1503, an input / output interface 1504, a display control device 1505, a communication control device 1506, and a medium drive. A device 1507 is provided. These elements 1501 to 1507 in the computer 15 are connected to each other by a bus 1510, and data can be exchanged between the elements.

The CPU 1501 is a processor that controls the overall operation of the computer 15 by executing various programs including an operating system. For example, the CPU 1501 executes a process of acquiring sensor data regarding the environment of the hospital room and updating the hospital room information (steps S21 to S23 in FIG. 6). Further, the CPU 1501 executes a program including a process of calculating the suitability of the hospital room and creating an answer screen (steps S35 to S37 in FIG. 7). Further, the CPU 1501 executes a program including a process (steps S53 to S55 of FIG. 11) for identifying a terminal device 7 for an inpatient who transmits a message about a newly admitted patient. Here, the process of calculating the suitability in the program including the process of steps S35 to S37 of FIG. 7 (step S36) is made into a subroutine as, for example, a process including the loop process of steps S41 to S48 of FIG. These programs executed by the CPU 1501 may be, for example, subroutines in one program or separate programs.

The memory 1502 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). In the ROM of the memory 1502, for example, a predetermined basic control program or the like read by the CPU 1501 when the computer 15 is started is recorded in advance. Further, the RAM of the memory 1502 is used as a work storage area by the CPU 1501 as needed when executing various programs. The RAM of the memory 1502 can be used, for example, for temporary storage of the patient ID of the inpatient, the preference of the indoor environment, the element conversion table 293, and the deduction values ST, SH, SN, SL, and the degree of suitability SC.

The auxiliary storage device 1503 is, for example, a magnetic disk such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and a non-volatile memory disk such as a flash memory disk. The auxiliary storage device 1503 can store various programs, various data, and the like executed by the CPU 1501. The auxiliary storage device 1503 can be used for storing, for example, a program including the processes of steps S21 to S23, a program including the processes of steps S35 to S37, and a program including the processes of steps S53 to S55. Further, the auxiliary storage device 1503 can be used for storing, for example, terminal information 291, a hospital room information database (hospital room information DB) 292, an element conversion table 293, and a hospital room image 294. Further, the auxiliary storage device 1503 can be used for temporary storage of deduction values ST, SH, SN, SL, suitability SC, and the like.

The input / output interface 1504 is a hardware interface that receives input information from the input device 16 and outputs information to an output device (not shown). The input device 16 is, for example, a keyboard device, a mouse device, a touch panel device, and the like. The output device (not shown) is a printer device or the like separate from the display device 17.

The display control device 1505 controls the display screen of the display device 17 such as a liquid crystal display device. The display control device 1505 can be used, for example, to display the operating state of the computer 15 and the contents of the hospital room information DB 292 stored in the auxiliary storage device 1503 on the display device 17.

The communication control device 1506 is a device that connects the computer 15 to a communication network (hospital network 11) and controls various communications between the computer 15 and other electronic devices via the communication network.

The medium drive device 1507 reads out the programs and data recorded in the portable recording medium 18, and writes the data stored in the auxiliary storage device 1503 to the portable recording medium 18. The portable recording medium 18 includes, for example, a Secure Digital (SD) standard memory card (flash memory). The portable recording medium 18 can be used for recording each of the above programs. Further, the portable recording medium 18 can be used for storing, for example, terminal information 291 and hospital room information DB 292, element conversion table 293, and hospital room image 294.

Further, when the computer 15 is equipped with an optical disk drive that can be used as the medium drive device 1507, various optical disks that can be recognized by the optical disk drive can be used as the portable recording medium 18. Optical discs that can be used as the portable recording medium 18 include, for example, CDs (Compact Discs), DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), Blu-ray Discs (Blu-ray is a registered trademark), and the like.

When the computer 15 is started, the CPU 1501 reads a program including each of the above processes from the auxiliary storage device 1503 and executes the computer 15. While executing the processes of steps S21 to S23, the CPU 1501 functions as a hospital room information update unit 211 in the data processing unit 210 of the ward server 2. Further, while executing the processes of steps S35 to S37, the CPU 1501 functions as a hospital room search unit 212 in the data processing unit 210 of the ward server 2. Further, while executing the processes of steps S53 to S55, the CPU 1501 functions as a public relations terminal identification unit 213 in the data processing unit 210 of the ward server 2. Further, while executing each of the above processes, the non-temporary recording medium such as the RAM, the auxiliary storage device 1503, and the portable recording medium 18 in the memory 1502 of the computer 15 is used as the storage unit 290 of the ward server 2. Function.

The hardware configuration of the computer 15 to be operated as the ward server 2 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 13, and some elements may be omitted or added depending on the usage and conditions. be. For example, in the computer 15, the medium driving device 1507 may be omitted.

1 Inpatient management system 2 Ward server 210 Data processing unit 211 Hospital room information update unit 212 Hospital room search unit 213 Public relations terminal identification unit 220 Communication unit 290 Storage unit 291 Terminal information 292 Hospital room information database (hospital room information DB)
293 Element conversion table 294 Hospital room image 3 Ward client 4, 4A, 4B Sensor gateway device (GW device)
5,5A, 5B Sensor device 501A Temperature sensor 502A Humidity sensor 503A Illumination sensor 504A Noise sensor 6 Terminal device for staff 7 Terminal device for inpatients 8 External information reception / distribution device 9 Bedside server 10 Chat server 11 In-hospital network 12 Internet 15 Computer 1501 CPU
1502 Memory 1503 Auxiliary storage device 1504 Input / output interface 1505 Display control device 1506 Communication control device 1507 Media drive device 1510 Bus 16 Input device 17 Display device 18 Portable recording medium

Claims (6)

A terminal device that accepts an input of preference for the inpatient's indoor environment and requests the first server device to search for a hospital room suitable for the inpatient by chatting with the first server device.
A second server device for searching a hospital room suitable for the inpatient based on a request from the first server device is provided.
The second server device is in a plurality of hospital rooms based on a hospital room information updating unit that periodically updates information on the indoor environment, preferences of the inpatient's indoor environment, and information on the indoor environment. An inpatient management system comprising a room search unit for extracting a room having a small difference from the preference of the indoor environment of the inpatient. The terminal device accepts the inpatient's sensory input of preference for the indoor environment.
The hospital room search unit of the second server device further comprises the element conversion table including the correspondence between the sensuous preference of the indoor environment and the numerical value indicating the environment of the hospital room. The sensuous preference of the indoor environment is quantified, and based on the quantified preference of the indoor environment and the information of the indoor environment in each of the plurality of hospital rooms, the inpatient in each of the plurality of hospital rooms The inpatient management system according to claim 1, wherein the degree of suitability is calculated. The inpatient management system according to claim 1, wherein the indoor environment includes indoor temperature, humidity, noise level, and illuminance. The second server device further includes a terminal identification unit that specifies the terminal device for the patient used by the inpatient who has already entered the hospital room in which the inpatient is admitted, among the terminal devices for the patient used by the inpatient. The inpatient management system according to claim 1, wherein the inpatient management system comprises. The terminal identification unit of the second server device further creates and identifies a message including information indicating that there is a patient newly entering the room and information on the indoor environment of the patient, and identifies the terminal device for the patient. The inpatient management system according to claim 4, wherein the message is transmitted to the inpatient management system. The computer
Regularly collect and update indoor environment information
When a search request for a hospital room including information indicating the preference of the inpatient's indoor environment is received from an external device, the inpatient's indoor environment preference and the inpatient's indoor environment information are used as the basis. Extract hospital rooms that have a small difference from the preference of the indoor environment,
An inpatient management method comprising executing a process of returning the extracted information indicating the hospital room to the external device.

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