JP4393081B2 - Virtual patient system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a virtual patient system and a medical information providing system that provide medical information stored in a plurality of databases.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-73807 discloses a medical information system that collects medical information such as medical care, treatment, and medication performed at different medical institutions. JP-A-11-45304 discloses a medical support system that can mutually use medical information of different medical institutions.
[0003]
When medical information is collected from a database of a plurality of institutions, a large amount of information can be collected. However, there is a lot of information that is not necessary, and it takes time and effort to search for necessary information from a large amount of information. In addition, in some cases, it is possible to overlook essential information.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-73807 A
[0005]
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-11-45304
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to select and provide information necessary for a user from a lot of medical information in a virtual patient system and a medical information providing system.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In one aspect of the present invention, personal information related to at least one of medical care, health, and care is identification information, Patient current status, diagnosis results, multiple treatment plans, treatment plans, quality of life, delivery plans In a virtual patient system connected via an electric communication line to a plurality of databases stored in association with information of an information type, a user who uses the personal information receives patient identification information and the use Means for inputting a person's identification information, transmission means for transmitting the patient identification information to the plurality of databases together with an information provision request, means for receiving personal information about the patient from the plurality of databases, The identification information of the user, the place where the identification information of the patient and the identification information of the user are input; The time when the identification information of the patient and the identification information of the user are input Based on the user's role according to the correspondence table created in advance as well as Usage scene where the user uses personal information As a patient, it is a scene where the patient himself receives informed consent in the hospital, or a remote diagnosis scene in emergency lifesaving in an ambulance From the personal information about the patient received from the plurality of databases based on the means for determining the role of the user and the usage scene determined, In the informed consent scene, the patient's current state, diagnosis results, multiple treatment plans, personal information related to quality of life are selected, and in the emergency lifesaving remote diagnosis scene, the patient's current state, diagnosis result, Select personal information related to transportation plans and quality of life There is provided a virtual patient system comprising: means and display means for displaying the selected personal information to be displayed.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The virtual patient system and the medical information providing system according to the present embodiment are basically connected to a plurality of databases in which personal information related to medical care, health, and care is stored via an electrical communication line. From these multiple databases, not only the personal identification information that identifies the patient, but also the role of the user (user) who uses the personal information (doctor, nurse, paramedic, caregiver, etc.) and the user's personal information Use cases (diagnosis, treatment, nursing, care, etc.) and use patient's symptoms and collect medical information corresponding to them, and users are likely to be useful or useful A system built to allow information to be provided to the user. Therefore, the functions required for the virtual patient system and the medical information providing system according to the present embodiment are as follows.
[0009]
・ It is possible to specify the storage location of all personal information related to health, medical care and welfare from birth to death.
・ Can collect EBM (Evidence Based Medical) and other diagnostic and treatment guidelines and the latest research results
・ When it is assumed that a certain treatment is applied to a patient, it has a simulation function that predicts what state the patient will reach in the future by that treatment.
・ Information that users are likely to find useful or useful from multiple personal information databases connected via various types of electronic communication lines such as the Internet, telephone lines, and wireless communication networks. Has search function to search
・ Has information display function
・ Access to various types of networks
・ Can recognize information users
・ It is possible to specify what kind of information the user needs in what environment ・ Only the necessary information is displayed in a format that is easy for the user to understand
・ Distinguishable information from others and information that you do not want to disclose
・ Has a security function
・ Has privacy protection function
・ Virtual Patient Body can be displayed
・ By using personal information in combination, it is possible to extract more information than is used independently.
・ Personal information users, such as doctors, engineers, nurses, individuals, insurers, etc., are selected according to their roles and displayed in an easy-to-read format.
・ Users such as doctors, technicians, nurses, individuals, insurers, etc. use personal information (use scene (scene)), for example, whether the doctor uses the patient in a sudden illness Or personal information is selected and displayed in an easy-to-read format according to whether it is used in a health checkup situation, etc.
・ Identify necessary information
・ Determine how information should be shown (position, order, 2D, 3D, etc.)
・ Recognize whether necessary information exists
・ Identify information that is needed but not stored
・ Provide to obtain and store information that is necessary but not stored
・ Ensuring that this information can be viewed and used anytime, anywhere
・ Inform users of the missing information and enter the information.
・ Personal information of patients can be collected and stored in real time (body temperature, pulse, blood pressure, urine test results, stool test results, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram)
Here, the functions required for the virtual patient system and the information providing system according to the present embodiment are classified according to the role of the user as follows.
(When the user is a doctor)
・ From patient care information, it is possible to display the site requiring attention, diagnosis result information, EBM information and the latest research results.
・ The best treatment plan at that time can be presented based on the diagnosis result such as the inferred disease name. ・ The optimum diagnosis / treatment path (critical path) can be presented. It is possible to display multiple benefits, display advantages and disadvantages, and provide users with judgment materials ・ Enter patient symptoms and numerically display the possibility of disease
・ Can arbitrarily superimpose medical images, can bring out more value than observing alone ・ Can display pharmacy information ・ If patients are assumed to be healthy, this should be By having standard data and comparing this with actual patient medical information, the disease can be found. The standard data to be compared is created based on information such as the presence or absence of smoking and drinking along with characteristics such as age, sex, weight, and height. It is not essential that this data is standard data, and it may be data that the patient desires to be like this. ・ Present health status in the future can be predicted from past and current health status trends. (For nurses and public health nurses)
・ By connecting to a virtual patient, you can understand and take care of the patient like an acquaintance from the past.
・ Understand patient preferences (like giants)
・ The patient's family structure, history, and struggles
・ Understands the patient's condition (smooth skin, firm eyes, what to do)
・ Nursing policy desired by the patient (I want you to talk to me, I want you to feel relaxed, I want to go out, etc.)
・ Predicting future health status from past and current health status trends and providing guidance on prevention methods that will not cause illness (when employees are radiologists or radiology doctors)
・ Understanding medical history and allergy information ・ Understanding images, reports, and interpretation doctors collected in the past
(When the employee is the person)
・ Understand current health status
・ You can predict when you will die
・ Understand the name of the current disease
・ We can know cause
・ You can know multiple treatment methods
・ Understand the cost, duration, hospital facility, doctor name, risk (mortality, side effects, etc.) and merit for each treatment method
・ You can know the disease and timing that you are expected to become in the future
・ We can know preventive method
・ If you suddenly lose physical condition, collect medical information (height, weight, body temperature, pulse, blood pressure, urinalysis results, stool test results, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram) in real time and automatically contact the optimal doctor If the person is available, give instructions to the patient. If the person is unable to deal with the situation, the most appropriate action will be automatically taken according to the degree of serious injury and the person's ideal handling method.
・ Recognize your ideal body and know how to get it.
[0010]
・ You can introduce people who care for you
・ You can buy and sell the right to see a hospital as a patient
・ You can publish your disease status, open it to each hospital, and open an auction (price, duration, hospitality, comfort, etc.)
・ When the user is an insurer
・ Predicting future health status from past and current health status trends and calculating insurance premiums
・ We can show cost, period, hospital facility, doctor name, risk about each treatment method
・ You can buy and sell the right to see a hospital as a patient
FIG. 1 shows an overview of this system considering the above functions. In the virtual patient agent engine of the system according to the present embodiment, a scene using medical information (use scene) that can smoothly extract all medical information related to one patient without being subjected to space-time restrictions. Can be provided only for necessary information that matches the user of medical information, can be provided from the patient's medical information, the site of interest and diagnostic result information, EBM information can be provided, based on the inferred diagnostic result can be assumed to be the best There is a need for specifications that can provide multiple treatment plan candidates, inform the user of information that is lacking as a virtual patient, and enter the information additionally.
[0011]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the basic function of the virtual patient agent engine of the system according to the present embodiment is to select and provide information from a vast amount of information according to the role of the user. For example, doctors and radiologists provide information that can assist in diagnosis, information that can confirm the accuracy of diagnosis results, and information that can assist in image diagnosis. Providing support information for treatment and treatment plans, providing information on image creation plans and support information for imaging procedures (procedures) to engineers, and providing informed consent to patients, prevention of diseases, etc. Provide information on knowledge and, if the hospital director is a user, provide information on patient mortality, transfer rates, revenues, and expenses that may be beneficial to hospital management. The insurance company medical costs and health care costs further provides information about mortality, the pharmaceutical companies to provide information about medication effects and side effects.
[0012]
The virtual patient system according to the present embodiment is connected to a hospital radiation department system, an electronic medical record system and a ward department system, a clinic, and a computer system installed in a home. The medical information distributed and stored is sorted and collected according to the role of the user described above, and the information is served to the requesting terminal.
[0013]
Here, as shown in FIG. 3, when the user is a doctor, the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment displays a virtual body (a whole body image of a virtual patient) on the screen. Multiple virtual bodies are prepared in advance according to gender, age, body type, and so on. The plurality of virtual bodies are selected according to the patient's sex, age, body type, and the like. When a part on the virtual body is instructed by a pointer, the instructed part is recognized and medical information related to the instructed part of the patient is connected via an electronic communication line Collect from the database. Based on the collected information, the patient's disease name and the like are inferred, and the inference result is displayed at the corresponding position of the virtual body together with the collected information. If there is insufficient information in the inference process, a message for prompting the input of the insufficient information is displayed on the screen. According to such provision of information, a doctor who is a user can efficiently obtain various medical information about a patient via a virtual body and recognize the inferred disease name and the like.
[0014]
4 and 5 show examples of actual display screens. Along with the patient name and patient ID, input information related to the user (user rule) and usage scene (scene) is displayed. In the example of FIG. 4, it is assumed that the patient himself is the user, and that the usage scene is an explanation of the treatment plan and acceptance of the treatment plan to the patient as informed consent in the hospital. In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that a paramedic is used as a user, and a scene of remote diagnosis in an ambulance is assumed as a usage scene.
[0015]
When a chest is indicated on a virtual body (full-body image of a virtual patient), medical information or a list of chests collected from multiple databases is displayed in the “Current Condition / Diagnosis” column. Is displayed. When a list name is clicked, detailed medical information is displayed in a separate window.
[0016]
In the example of FIG. 4, a plurality of treatment plans are displayed as “Action Judgment”, and in the example of FIG. 5, a plurality of transportation plans are displayed next to the “current state / diagnosis result” column. . In FIG. 4, when the detail button (Detail) of each treatment plan is clicked, detailed information of the treatment plan is displayed in another window. In the example of FIG. 5, the transfer destination hospital and the name of the doctor in charge are displayed as the transfer plan.
[0017]
In addition, next to the column of “Action Plan” is the “Futre Expectation of Treatment Effect” predicted when each action plan (here, the treatment plan) is executed, Quality QOL (Quality Of Life), EBM (Evidence Based Medicine), and mortality (Mortality) are displayed.
[0018]
FIG. 6 shows an outline of the processing procedure of the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment for realizing the display of FIGS. 4 and 5. Here, when the user, location, and time are input from the input unit, the role and scene of the user are determined based on the input (S1, S2). Medical information about the patient according to the determined role and scene of the user is collected from a plurality of databases (DB) (S3), and the patient's state, that is, the disease name is inferred based on the collected medical information (S4). A coping plan corresponding to the inferred patient state is constructed (S5). In the plan construction, medical information related to the diagnosis and treatment targeted by the plan is collected from a plurality of databases (DB) (S6) and fed back to the plan construction. In the other system, a medical practice assumed by a doctor or the like is input (S7). According to this medical practice, when it is assumed that the medical practice is actually performed on the patient, a future patient condition is predicted (S8). The disease name inferred in S4, the plan constructed in S5, and the future patient state predicted in S8 are selected according to the role and scene of the user and displayed on the display screen (S9).
[0019]
7 and 8 illustrate the processing procedure of the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment in relation to the input unit, the database, and the output unit (display unit). First, when an information provision request is issued from the input unit of the virtual patient system to the virtual patient engine, the virtual patient engine requests the input unit to input a user ID as information for specifying the user. In response to this request, authentication is confirmed based on the user ID supplied from the input unit to the virtual patient engine, and the user and its role are specified. Subsequently, the virtual patient engine requests the input unit to input a patient ID as information for specifying the target patient. In response to this request, the patient ID is supplied from the input unit to the virtual patient engine. Next, the virtual patient engine requests the input unit to input information regarding the place of use (scene). In response to this request, scene information is supplied from the input unit to the virtual patient engine. This scene information may be manually input by the user, or may be input in accordance with an output from a sensor placed at a place where the input unit is installed. The virtual patient engine selects a display screen template corresponding to the identified user, its role, and scene.
[0020]
Subsequently, the virtual patient engine identifies the type of information corresponding to the user's role and scene, and relates to the patient, and collects medical information corresponding to the identified information type. Send an information collection request to the database. The database searches for the patient's ID and information type as a key, and as a result relates to the patient who has left the furnace, and transmits medical information corresponding to the specified information type to the virtual patient engine.
[0021]
The virtual patient engine infers a patient state, that is, a disease name based on the received medical information and the patient's symptoms. This inference is performed using, for example, a neurocomputer. The virtual patient engine constructs a plurality of candidates related to the diagnosis plan and the treatment plan for the inferred patient state, and collects medical information related to the plurality of plan candidates from a plurality of databases. The virtual patient engine sends a plurality of plan candidates to the input unit in conformity with the template together with the “future expectation of treatment effect” predicted according to the plan related information collected from the database. The input unit displays the screen shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. When the “detail” button of an arbitrary plan candidate is clicked in the input unit, the virtual patient engine transmits the collected plan-related medical information and the like as the detailed information to the input unit. Detailed information is displayed in the input section.
[0022]
In the input unit, when a virtual medical practice is input, a plurality of plan candidates suitable for the medical practice are constructed, and medical information related to the plurality of plan candidates is collected from a plurality of databases. The virtual patient engine sends a plurality of plan candidates to the input unit in conformity with the template together with the “future expectation of treatment effect” predicted according to the plan related information collected from the database. The input unit displays the screen shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. When the “detail” button of an arbitrary plan candidate is clicked in the input unit, the virtual patient engine transmits the collected plan-related medical information and the like as the detailed information to the input unit. Detailed information is displayed in the input section.
[0023]
As described above, the system according to the present embodiment narrows down information types that the user may need in advance according to the role and scene of the user and collects medical information according to the type from a plurality of databases. As a basic feature, the plan candidates are constructed from the information, and the “future prospects of treatment effects” of each plan candidate are predicted and displayed as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. It is characterized by doing.
[0024]
FIG. 9 shows an overall view including the medical information providing system of the present embodiment. The medical information providing system 1 is equipped with a plurality of types of communication devices so that it can be connected to a plurality of types of electronic communication lines 2, 3, 4 such as Internet lines, public telephone lines, and the like wired or wireless. Via a plurality of types of electronic communication lines 2, 3, 4, the medical information providing system 1 includes various databases 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15 and an electrocardiograph in the hospital information system 8. 9. Connected to various examination apparatuses capable of acquiring various medical information relating to the current state of the patient, such as the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 10 and the X-ray diagnostic apparatus 11, and the databases 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15 Medical information stored in the hospital, and medical information relating to the current patient state acquired by the examination of the examination devices 9, 10, and 11 can be widely collected. Further, the medical information providing system 1 is connected to the terminals 12 and 16 fixed in the examination room or the like as the input unit described above, and further connected to a portable mobile terminal 17 mounted on a mobile vehicle such as an ambulance. .
[0025]
In FIG. 10, the structure of the principal part of the medical information provision system 1 is shown. Note that the virtual patient system includes some of the components constituting the medical information providing system 1, that is, the communication unit 20, the input unit 21, the data collection unit 22, the future symptom prediction unit 30, the display information selection unit 28, The screen construction unit 29 is configured.
[0026]
The communication unit 20 includes a plurality of types of communication devices respectively corresponding to a plurality of types of electronic communication lines 2, 3, and 4. The input unit 21 receives patient identification information such as a patient name, patient symptom, user role, information use scene from the terminals 12, 16, 17 via the electronic communication lines 2, 3, 4 and the communication unit 20. The system is configured to input initial information such as an authentication code, further information on the selection of a plan candidate, medical treatment for diagnosis and treatment, selection of processing information that prompts input of necessary information, and authentication processing.
[0027]
The data collection unit 22 identifies the type of information that the user may need in the scene according to the patient's symptom, the role of the user, and the usage scene, and corresponds to the identified information type and patient identification information. Medical information to be collected from a plurality of databases 5, 14, 15. To identify the type of information that the user may need for the patient from the patient's symptom, user's role, and usage scenario, for example, patient symptom, user role A table (ROM or non-volatile memory) 23 configured to receive the use scene as an input and output the type of information is connected to the data collection unit 22.
[0028]
The patient's disease name inference unit 24 infers the patient's disease name based on the patient's symptoms and medical information collected from the plurality of databases 5, 14, and 15. The inference engine includes test results such as patient symptoms, gender, age, physique, lifestyle, patient history, current hospital records, blood, etc. in medical information entered or collected from databases Is used as the input, and a neurocomputer that outputs the patient's disease name is employed.
[0029]
Based on the inferred disease name, the action plan construction unit 25 is configured to construct a plurality of types of action plan candidates related to diagnosis, treatment, initial treatment in emergency, care, etc. that the user should perform next. ing. Candidates for one or more action plans for a disease name are almost determined according to the role and scene of the user. For example, a table (ROM or non-volatile memory) 32 configured to receive a patient's disease name, user role, and usage scene as input and output a plurality of action plan candidates is connected to the action plan construction unit 25. Yes.
[0030]
The treatment plan related medical information collection unit 26 collects medical information related to a plurality of constructed action plan candidates from a specific database such as the drug information database 7 or the latest medical information database 13 of a research institution. Is configured to do. The action plan candidate includes at least one treatment, and a table (ROM or nonvolatile memory) 27 configured to receive at least one information type as an output and to output at least one information type is medical information related to the treatment plan. It is connected to the collection unit 26.
[0031]
The future symptom prediction unit 30 is configured to predict a future symptom (state change) of the patient when it is assumed that at least one treatment included in each action plan has been applied to the patient. Has been. Predictive engines include, for example, patient symptoms, gender, age, physique, lifestyle, patient history, current hospital records, blood test results, etc. in medical information entered or collected from a database , Treatment content, type of drug to be administered, amount of drug to be administered, latest medical information, etc., as future symptom of the patient, life quality QOL (Quality Of Life), EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) A neurocomputer that outputs mortality is adopted.
[0032]
The display information selection unit 28 includes medical information collected by the data collection unit 22, a disease name inferred by the inference unit 24, a plurality of action plan candidates constructed by the construction unit 25, and a medical information collection unit 26 related to the treatment plan. The medical plan-related medical information collected in step 1 and the future symptoms predicted by the prediction unit 30 according to the role of the user who uses the information, the scene in which the information is used, and the access authority permitted to the user Configured for sorting. The screen construction unit 29 is configured to construct a display screen by adapting the medical information selected by the display information selection unit 28 to a template. The data on the display screen is transmitted to any one of the terminals 12, 16, and 17 on the user side via the communication lines (networks) 2, 3, and 4 corresponding to the communication unit 20 and the terminals 12, 16, and 17. .
[0033]
11, FIG. 12, and FIG. 13 show main operations in the present embodiment. When a user, for example, a doctor inputs a user ID via the terminal 12 in his / her examination room and transmits a login request to the medical information providing system 1, the medical information providing system 1 confirms the authentication according to the user ID and permits login. To do. After log-in permission, the input unit 21 of the medical information providing system 1 requests the terminal 12 to input patient information. After confirming receipt of patient information such as patient ID, patient name, sex, age, and symptoms from the terminal 12, the input unit 21 requests the terminal 12 to input usage information. The input unit 21 receives and confirms information on the user's role and usage scene from the terminal 12, and then outputs a data collection trigger to the data collection unit 22 along with the patient's symptom, user role, and usage scene data. To do. The data collection unit 22 identifies the type of information that the user will need in the scene according to the patient's symptoms, the role of the user, and the scene of use. In addition, the data collection unit 22 is information about the patient, and all or some of the plurality of medical information related to the specified type of information are connected via a plurality of types of lines 2, 3, 4. In accordance with each communication protocol. In response to the request, the plurality of databases 5 and 14 and the like are searched according to the patient ID and the type of information, and when there is hit information, the medical information is extracted and the medical information providing system 1 collects data. To the unit 22. In addition, the data collection unit 22 is installed or equipped in a facility such as a hospital where the patient currently exists, an ambulance vehicle, or the like when the specified information type includes a type related to the current examination information related to the patient. The inspection apparatus 9, 10 or 11 is requested to execute inspection and return the inspection result, or perform remote operation. In response to this, an inspection is executed, and the inspection result is returned to the data collection unit 22.
[0034]
The data collection unit 22 holds the collected examination results and medical information. The patient's disease name inference unit 24 of the system 1 infers the patient's disease name based on the input patient's symptom, the collected medical information, the test result, and the like, and based on the inferred disease name, the action plan construction unit 25 Then, candidates for a plurality of types of action plans related to diagnosis, treatment, initial treatment at the time of emergency, nursing care, etc. to be performed next are constructed. Subsequently, the medical information collecting unit 26 related to the handling plan connects the provision of medical information related to the plurality of constructed action plan candidates via a plurality of types of lines 2, 3, and 4. A specific database, in this case, the drug information database 7 or the latest medical information database 13 of the research institution is requested according to the respective communication protocol. In response to the request, the drug information database 7 or the latest medical information database 13 of the research institution searches for information on the content of the treatment, the type of the drug to be administered, etc., and when there is hit information, the drug or treatment Medical information related to cases and the like is extracted and transmitted to the medical information collection unit 26 related to the handling plan of the medical information providing system 1.
[0035]
Collected medicines and latest medical information, patient symptoms, gender, age, physique, lifestyle, patient history, current medical record in medical information entered or collected from databases 5, 14 etc. From the test results of blood and the like, the treatment content, the type of drug to be administered, the amount of drug to be administered, the latest medical information, etc., as future symptoms of the patient, for example, quality of life QOL (Quality Of Life), EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) and predict mortality.
[0036]
Medical information collected by the data collection unit 22, disease name inferred by the inference unit 24, multiple action plan candidates constructed by the construction unit 25, and treatment plan related collected by the medical information collection unit 26 related to the treatment plan The future information predicted by the prediction unit 30 is selected by the display information selection unit 28 according to the role of the user who uses the information, the scene where the information is used, and the access authority permitted to the user. Is done. The selected information is adapted to a GUI (graphical user interface) template in the screen construction unit 29. Thereby, a GUI screen as shown in FIG. 4 or 5 is constructed. The data on the GUI screen is transmitted to the terminal 12 on the user side via the communication unit 20 and the communication line 2. A screen as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is displayed on the screen of the terminal 12 on the user side.
[0037]
When the “detail” button of any plan candidate is clicked on the screen, the screen construction unit 29 constructs a detailed information screen from the detailed information, and returns the data of the detailed information screen to the terminal 12. Detailed information is displayed on the screen of the terminal 12. When a virtual medical practice (for example, a treatment) is input from the terminal 12, medical information related to the medical practice is collected from the plurality of databases 7 and 13 by the medical information collection unit 26.
[0038]
In the prediction unit 30, the medicine, latest medical information collected by the medical information collection unit 26, and the symptom, sex, age, physique, and life of the patient in the medical information that is input or collected from the database 5, 14 or the like Based on habits, patient history, current hospital records, blood test results, treatment details, type of drug to be administered, amount of drug to be administered, etc., as future symptoms of the patient, for example, quality of life QOL (Quality Of Life), EBM (Evidence Based Medicine), and Mortality are predicted.
[0039]
The future symptom predicted by the prediction unit 30 is adapted to the GUI screen by the screen construction unit 29, and the GUI screen data representing the future symptom is transmitted to the user terminal 12 via the communication unit 20 and the communication line 2. Sent to. Future symptoms are displayed on the screen of the terminal 12 on the user side.
[0040]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to obtain only necessary health, medical and welfare information anytime and anywhere. In addition, it is possible to increase the value of information by combining information that exists alone with other information. In other words, the role and the information necessary for the situation are selected and provided to the user from a lot of medical information, and the action plan, its detailed information, and the latest medical information related to it, and future symptoms are also provided. It can be provided widely up to the prediction. As a result, the user can quickly perform an appropriate action on the patient.
[0041]
(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention at the stage of implementation. Furthermore, the above embodiment includes various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, some constituent requirements may be deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in a virtual patient system and a medical information provision system, information required for a user can be selected and provided from many medical information.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a virtual patient system and a medical information providing system according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a view showing basic functions of the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a view showing basic processing of the virtual patient system according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen corresponding to a patient himself / herself as a user provided by the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment and informed consent at a hospital as a usage scene;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen corresponding to an emergency lifesaving person as a user provided in the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment and remote diagnosis in an emergency department as a use scene;
6 is a diagram showing an outline of a processing procedure of the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment corresponding to the display of FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a processing procedure of the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment in relation to an input unit, a database, and an output unit (display unit).
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing procedure of the virtual patient system according to the present embodiment in relation to an input unit, a database, and an output unit (display unit).
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an overall configuration including a medical information providing system according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a main part of the medical information providing system according to the embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a procedure of main operations of the medical information providing system according to the embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a procedure of main operations of the medical information providing system according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a procedure of main operations of the medical information providing system according to the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Medical information provision system, 2, 3, 4 ... Electronic communication line, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15 ... Medical information database, 8 ... Hospital information system, 9 ... Electrocardiograph, 10 ... Super Ultrasonic diagnostic device, 11 ... X-ray diagnostic device, 12, 16, 17 ... user terminal, 20 ... communication unit, 21 ... input unit, 22 ... data collection unit, 23, 27, 32 ... table (ROM or nonvolatile memory) ), 24... Patient's disease name reasoning section, 25... Action plan construction section, 26... Medical information collection section related to coping plan, 28... Display information selection section, 29.

Claims (3)

Personal information related to at least one of medical, health, and nursing care is associated with identification information and information types of information related to the patient's current state, diagnosis results, multiple treatment plans, treatment plans, life quality, and transportation plans In a virtual patient system connected to multiple stored databases via electrical communication lines,
Means for a user using the personal information to input patient identification information and the user identification information;
Transmitting means for transmitting the patient identification information to the plurality of databases together with an information provision request;
Means for receiving personal information about the patient from the plurality of databases;
Based on the identification information of the user, the location where the identification information of the patient and the identification information of the user are input, and the time when the identification information of the patient and the identification information of the user are input , in advance as used scene role and said user of said user in accordance with the correspondence table created to use personal information, whether the patient himself a scene receiving informed consent in hospitals, remote diagnosis in emergency in ambulance A means of determining whether the scene is
Based on the determined role of the user and the usage scene, from the personal information about the patient received from the plurality of databases, in the informed consent scene, the current state of the patient, the diagnosis result, and the plurality of treatments Selecting personal information related to the plan, life quality, and means for selecting personal information related to the current state of the patient, diagnosis result, transportation plan, life quality in the scene of remote diagnosis in the emergency lifesaving ;
A virtual patient system comprising: display means for displaying the selected personal information to be displayed.   2. The virtual patient system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of databases include a personal information database of a medical institution, a welfare information database of a welfare facility, and a resident card database of a government office.   The virtual patient system according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit holds a plurality of pieces of communication protocol information corresponding to the plurality of databases.

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