JPH03198832A - Tv diagnosing apparatus for home medical care - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To achieve a higher speed and a higher efficiency of diagnosing by a method wherein contents of diagnosis entered in a diagnosis card and a patient card are stored into a TV telephone. Card readers are provided on both sides of the cards so as to allow the calling thereof and a residence of a patient is connected to a remote hospital by a voice and an image. CONSTITUTION:A diagnosis card 4 is inserted into a card reader 3 of a TV telephone 2 on the side of a patient and when a reserved data of diagnosing is reached, a CPU in a first card reader 3 of the TV telephone 2 on the side of the patient is turned ON to make the TV telephone 1 ready for conversation with a TV telephone on the side of a hospital. A physician is called automatically to the TV telephone 1 on the side of the hospital. As the physician stands at the TV telephone 1, a patient card 6 is inserted into a second card reader 5. The physician checks a diagnosis history in the past and results of inspections stored in the patient card 6 and the present condition on a screen 24 to conduct an oral checking. Results of a diagnosis are stored into the patient card 6 on the side of the hospital and into the diagnosis card 4 on the side of the patient. Here, when the physician determines the next reserved time to operate a keyboard 4, the reserved time for diagnosis is written into both the cards 4 and 6 to finish the diagnosis.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a television diagnostic device for home medical care that allows a patient to receive a diagnosis by interview using audio and images even when the patient is away from a doctor at a hospital.

(Prior art) Previously, even when a patient received a diagnosis that required only a simple interview, the patient had to go to the hospital where the doctor was located, or the doctor had to go to the patient's house to make a house call, which took only 5 minutes. It was necessary for the patient or the doctor to go out of his way to conduct the medical interview.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, in the past, patients who only needed a simple interview and patients who needed tests or medication were examined together; This poses a problem for patients with only 5 minutes of medical history, as it requires a lot of time and effort to go to the hospital.

In addition, when a patient requires first aid on a remote island or in a village without a doctor, doctors cannot directly examine the patient, so the doctor cannot accurately grasp the patient's situation and the patient cannot receive appropriate first aid. There was a serious problem.

Furthermore, on the hospital side, even when a simple interview is enough, doctors often have to go to the patient's home to make house calls.
Another problem is that as the number of patients coming to the hospital for examination increases, it takes time and effort to seal the seals, which significantly impedes the efficiency of examinations.

This invention was made to solve the above problem, and its purpose is to save the patient or doctor the trouble of visiting the hospital or patient's home in the case of a patient who only needs a simple interview. Moreover, even on remote islands or villages without doctors, doctors can provide appropriate emergency treatment to patients through interviews, and the two hospitals can speed up and improve the efficiency of medical examinations. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a television diagnostic device for home medical care.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, a television diagnostic device for home medical care according to the present invention is provided with a television diagnostic device that is equipped with audio and image input/output means and that uses an audio and image interaction method. The system has a storage means that stores the contents of the diagnosis given to the patient by the doctor at the hospital or testing institution in the form of audio and images, and also stores the date and time of the next diagnosis appointment. A diagnostic card to be issued, a first card reader installed in the patient's videophone so as to read the diagnostic content of the card when this diagnostic card is inserted, and the above-mentioned memory read by this card reader. A control means that turns on videophones installed on the hospital side and the patient side when the diagnosis appointment date and time is reached;

The present invention is characterized by comprising a second card reader into which a patient card having a storage means for storing diagnosis contents, diagnosis time, etc. can be inserted.

(Function) According to the home medical TV diagnostic device according to the present invention, a patient can receive an appropriate interview at the scheduled date and time from a doctor at the hospital by simply inserting a diagnostic card into a card reader installed in a video phone device at home. You can receive a diagnosis using audio and images, and the contents of the diagnosis can be stored on a diagnosis card and used as a reference for disease treatment.

In addition, on the hospital side, by simply inserting the patient card into the second card reader installed in the hospital's videophone device, the patient's interview details, diagnosis details, and diagnosis time can be obtained.
In addition to being able to remember the time and date of the next diagnosis appointment, it is also possible to check the patient's condition from a distance using audio and images, and also check the patient's past diagnosis progress from the patient's diagnosis card. More appropriate treatment can be performed quickly.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the home medical TV diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the usage state of the device of this invention, FIGS. 2(a) and (b) are block diagrams showing the basic circuit configuration of the television diagnostic device used in this invention, and FIG. 3(a), (B)
4 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of memory tables set in the storage means of the diagnostic card and patient card, respectively, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the device of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a videophone 1 on the hospital side and a videophone 2 installed at the patient's home are linked so that they can exchange audio data and image data with each other. Furthermore, in the videophone 2 on the patient side, a first card reader 3 into which a diagnostic card 4 (to be described later) is inserted is attached to one side of the videophone 20 main body case 2a.

The diagnostic card 4 is formed from a storage means having a program ROM and RAM such as a C card or an optical card, and as shown in FIG. .

~An includes the hospital's telephone dial number and the details of the patient's past diagnoses at the hospital or testing institution.

It is configured so that the date and time of the examination, the name of the examination institution, the current situation, the results of the interview, the date and time of the next diagnosis appointment, etc. are written.

On the other hand, in the videophone 1 on the hospital side, a second card reader 5 is provided on one side of the case body 1a of the videophone 1, and a patient card 6, which will be described later, can be inserted into the card reader 5. is formed.

The patient card 6 is formed from a storage means such as an IC card or an optical card, and as shown in FIG. Information equivalent to the content of 4 is written,
The difference from the contents of the diagnosis card 4 is that the diagnosis time for billing medical fees, matters that cannot be notified to the patient, the patient's address and telephone number, etc. can be written thereon.

Next, the basic circuit configuration of the television diagnostic device will be explained using a block diagram with reference to FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b).

As shown in FIG. 2(A), the videophone 2 on the patient side has a card reader 3 which is a read/write control means for accessing the storage means of the diagnostic card 4 and has a built-in CPU 7 having a time-lapse function. and the case body 2a of the videophone 2
A main CPU located within the main CPU 7 and connected to the CPU 7.
U8 and the keyboard 9 connected to this main CPU 8
．． Audio input circuit 101 Image input circuit 11. It is roughly composed of an audio output circuit 12 and an image output circuit 13.

Note that the keyboard 9 is provided with a mode switching section, a character arrangement input section, an answer key, and the like.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the hospital-side videophone 1 has a second CPU 14 built in, which is a read/write control means for accessing the storage means having the program ROM and RAM of the patient card 6. The card reader 5 and the CPU 1 disposed inside the case body 1a of the videophone 1.
The main CPU 15 connected to 4 and this main CPU
15 is connected via an interface circuit (not shown) to a keyboard 16. Audio input circuit 171 Image input circuit 18. The main CPU 15 is configured to output diagnosis time and the like to the host computer 21 of the hospital.

Note that the keyboard 16 is provided with a mode switching section, a character arrangement input section, an answer key, and the like.

In FIG. 1, 22.23 is a receiver connected to the audio input circuit 10.17 and the audio output circuit 12.19 of the videophones 1 and 2, and 24.25 is the image input circuit 11.18 and the image output circuit. 13. 20 is the television screen to which it is connected.

Next, the operating procedure of the home medical TV diagnostic apparatus composed of the video telephone 1.2 will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 4.

First, the diagnostic card 4 is inserted into the card reader 3 of the videophone 2 on the patient side. Then, when the scheduled diagnosis date and time stored in the diagnosis card 4 comes, the CPU 7 in the first card reader 3 of the videophone 2 on the patient side is turned on, and the patient enters a starting state in which it is possible to interact with the videophone 1 on the hospital side.

Next, in step 100, under the control of the CPU 7, an access signal is automatically output to the video phone 1 on the hospital side, and a doctor is called.

Therefore, if the doctor is not in front of the video phone 1 at the hospital, calls are made until the doctor comes in front of the video phone 1.

When the doctor comes to the videophone 1, the process moves to step 101, and the doctor inserts the patient card 6 into the second card reader 5 of the videophone 1.

Then, in step 102, the doctor confirms the patient's past diagnostic history and test results stored in the patient card 6 and the patient's current condition on the screen 24, and conducts an interview.

Next, the diagnosis results from the interview are recorded as audio data on the patient card 6 inserted into the second card reader 5 on the hospital side and the diagnosis card 4 inserted into the first card reader 3 on the patient side. Stored as image data (Step 1
03).

At that time, when the doctor at the hospital decides the next appointment time and operates the keyboard 16, the diagnosis appointment time is written on the patient card 6 and consultation card 4, and the doctor selects the end mode of the keyboard 16, that is, presses the YES key. When pressed, the diagnosis ends (step 104).

In addition, if it is necessary to repeat the interview further,
When the doctor presses the NO main key on the keyboard 16, the process returns to step 102 and the medical interview is conducted in the manner described above.

In this way, the diagnosis results from the interview are written on the diagnosis card 4 and patient card 6, and the diagnosis is completed. When the diagnosis is completed, the process moves to step 105, where the diagnosis time is written on the patient card 6, and the diagnosis time is written into the host computer 21 of the hospital via the main CPU 15.

Then, the doctor uses the second card reader 3 of the videophone 1.
When the patient card 6 is removed from the machine, a series of operations is completed.
It will be the end.

Incidentally, the hospital calculates the cost required for the diagnosis based on the diagnostic time manually entered into the host computer 21, and bills the patient for the cost.

If a patient needs first aid on a remote island or in a village without a doctor, and you want to find a new hospital and contact a doctor, use the keyboard 9 on the patient's videophone 2 to perform the steps above. By specifying the telephone number of the other party's hospital equipped with a videophone, you can contact the doctor and receive the necessary diagnosis by following the steps below.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above explanation of the configuration, this inventive device allows videophones installed on the hospital side and the patient side to mutually exchange the patient's past diagnosis contents stored on the diagnosis card and the patient card. The system is equipped with first and second card readers that can call up and memorize the diagnosis details and call them up, making it easy to communicate between the distant hospital and the patient's home by voice and image. For patients who only need a thorough interview,
It saves the patient or doctor the trouble of going to the hospital or the patient's home, and even on remote islands or villages where there are no doctors, the doctor can provide appropriate emergency treatment to the patient by interviewing the patient. In this case, it is possible to speed up and improve the efficiency of medical examinations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the usage state of the device of this invention, FIGS. 2(a) and (b) are block diagrams showing the basic circuit configuration of the television diagnostic device used in this invention, and FIG. 3(a), (B)
4 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of memory tables set in the storage means of the diagnostic card and patient card, respectively, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operating procedure of the device of the present invention. 1.2...Videophone 3...First card reader 4...Diagnostic card 5...Second card reader 6...Patient card 7.14...CPU (control means)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A television diagnostic device that is equipped with audio and image input/output means and uses an audio and image interaction method, which allows the content of a diagnosis given to a patient by a doctor at a hospital or testing institution to be recorded in audio and video format. A diagnostic card that is issued to a patient by the above hospital or testing institution and has a storage means that stores images and also stores the date and time of the next diagnostic appointment, and when this diagnostic card is inserted, the diagnosis contents of the card are stored. A first card reader is installed on the video phone on the patient's side to read the information, and when the diagnosis appointment date and time of the storage means read by this card reader is read, the video phones installed on the hospital side and the patient side are connected. A television diagnostic device equipped with a control means for turning on the videophone, and an input/output means for audio and image information of the interview, which is installed in the videophone on the hospital side, and which uses an audio and image dialogue method, allows communication between a doctor at a hospital or a testing institution and a patient. A diagnostic card issued to a patient by the above-mentioned hospital or testing institution, and this diagnostic card, which has a storage means that stores the diagnosis contents made for the patient in the form of audio and images, and also stores the date and time of the next diagnostic appointment. A first card reader installed in the video phone on the patient side reads the diagnosis contents of the card when the card is inserted, and when the diagnosis appointment date and time of the storage means read by this card reader is read, the hospital side and A patient card can be inserted, which has a control means installed on the patient's side to turn on the videophone, and a storage means installed in the videophone on the hospital side, which stores information such as the contents of the interview, the contents of the diagnosis, and the time of the diagnosis. A television diagnostic device for home medical care, comprising: a second card reader formed in a second card reader;