Apparatus for Managing Medicine Administering Process, and Control Program Therefor

1. An apparatus for managing a medicine administering process to enable inspection of the medicine administering process, the apparatus comprising: an interface that receives video recorded image data of the medicine administering process recorded by a video recording unit; and a processor configured as: a timing specifying unit that detects as a transition event an addition of a second medicine to a first medicine, and a timing of the transition event, and a data addition unit that adds controlling data that enables the recorded image data to be displayed with display elements which include a timeline of the medicine administering process, a control element at a particular point on the timeline corresponding to the timing of the transition event, a prescribed medicine name, and an identification of the first medicine and the second medicine.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display elements further include: identification of a patient to which the medicine is to be administered, a doctor who prescribed the medicine to be administered, and a person who is administering the medicine to the patient.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control element further includes text indicating the name of added medicine.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the timing specifying unit detects as the transition event at least one of: the weight of medicines changing during the medicine administering process, a code symbol of medicines being administered is read, a selection operation being performed on a displayed list of medicines, and medicines to be administered being detected by voice recognition.

5. An apparatus for managing a medicine administering process to enable inspection of the medicine administering process, the apparatus comprising: an interface that receives video recorded image data of the medicine administering process recorded by a video recording unit; and a processor configured as: a data addition unit that adds controlling data that enables the recorded image data to be displayed with display elements that depict transition events of the medicine administering process; and a timing specifying unit that detects (i) as a transition event at least one of: a weight of medicines changing during the medicine administering process, a code symbol of medicines to be administered being read, a selection operation being performed on a displayed list of medicines, and medicines to be administered being detected by voice recognition, and (ii) a timing of the detected transition event.

6. A method of recording a medicine administering process to enable inspection of the medicine administering process, the method comprising: receiving, through an interface, video recorded image data of the medicine administering process recorded by a video recording unit; detecting at least one transition event of the medicine administering process and a timing thereof; and adding controlling data that enables the recorded image data to be displayed on a display device with at least one display element that depicts the transition event and the timing thereof, wherein the transition event includes at least one of: a weight of a medicine changing during the medicine administering process, a code symbol of medicines being administered is read, a selection operation being performed on a displayed list of medicines, and medicines to be administered being detected by voice recognition.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the display elements further include a timeline of the medicine administering process and a control element at a particular point on the timeline corresponding to the timing of the transition event.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the display elements further include, a prescribed medicine name and an identification of the first medicine and the second medicine.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the display elements further include identification of a patient to which the medicine is to be administered, a doctor who prescribed the medicine to be administered, and a person who is administering the medicine to the patient.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the control element further includes text indicating the name of added medicine.