Patent Publication Number: US-8112289-B2

Title: Method for electronic examination of medical fees

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a method for electronic examination of medical fees, and more particularly to a method for electronic examination of medical fees using a system for electronic examination of medical fees. The system includes a transmit/receive server, a bill examination server, a management terminal and examiner terminals, and communicates with each medical institution server and a national health insurance corporation server. The bill examination server checks any error in medical bills and specifications received from each medical institution server through description inspection, automatic inspection, specialist inspection and computational examination. The bill examination server returns, corrects or adjusts any erroneous bill or specification, or inserts a message into the erroneous bill or specification. The management terminal distributes medical bills and specifications on which computational examination has been completed to the examiner terminals. Each examiner terminal produces a statement of examination adjustment according to the examination results inputted by an examiner during on-screen examination and sends the statement to the bill examination server. Then the bill examination server generates an examination decision file based on the examination results and sends the file to the corresponding medical institution server and simultaneously to the national health insurance corporation server. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Under a health insurance system, each medical institution sends a bill for medical fees (including medical benefits) and a specification of services performed by a medical institution to a health insurance examination center. The health insurance examination center examines the medical bill and specification to determine whether the medical fees billed by the medical institution are reasonable, and sends the examination results to the national health insurance corporation. The national health insurance corporation pays the medical fees to the medical institution based on the examination results informed from the health insurance examination center. 
     The health insurance examination center distributes bills and specifications submitted by medical institutions, such as special sanatoriums, general hospitals, dental clinics, herb medical hospitals or clinics, pharmacies and public health centers, to examiners and lets the examiners examine the bills and specifications and thereby determine whether the medical services offered and the medical fees billed are right and reasonable. Recently, due to the increasing number of medical institutions and a growing diversity in the kinds of diseases reported, the types of medical practice and the kinds of drugs and medications have also increased, thereby causing the examiners&#39; ever-increasing workload in examination of medical bills and specifications. Particularly, the examiners have difficulties when examining medical bills and specifications relating to various new drugs and medications prescribed for the treatment of new kinds of diseases. Since the medical fees are paid to the medical institutions according to the examination procedure and progress in the health insurance examination center, the working efficiency of the examiners in the health insurance examination center is significant to the medical institutions. Therefore, it is highly required to improve the efficiency in examination of medical bills and specifications by the health insurance examination center. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for electronic examination of medical fees using a medical fee electronic examination system which includes a transmit/receive server, a bill examination server, a management terminal and examiner terminals, and which communicates with medical institution servers and a national health insurance corporation server, said method comprising the steps of: checking any error in medical bills and specifications received from each medical institution server in the bill examination server through description inspection, automatic inspection, specialist inspection and computational examination, and returning, correcting or adjusting any erroneous bill or specification, or inserting a message into the erroneous bill or specification; distributing the medical bills and specifications on which computational examination has been completed to the examiner terminals by the management terminal; producing in each examiner terminal a statement of examination adjustment according to the examination results inputted by an examiner during on-screen examination and sending the statement to the bill examination server from the examiner terminal; and generating an examination decision file based on the examination results in the bill examination server and sending the file to a corresponding medical institution server and simultaneously to the national health insurance corporation server from the bill examination server. 
     In order to accomplish the above object, there is provided a method for electronic examination of medical fees using a medical fee electronic examination system which includes: a transmit/receive server having a primitive database and communicating with each medical institution server through a communication relay center and a network; a bill examination server having an examination database, an examination reference database and a portal receipt database and communicating with each medical institution server, a health insurance corporation server and the transmit/receive server; a management terminal and examiner terminals communicating with the bill examination server, said method comprising the steps of: a bill and specification receiving step in which the transmit/receive server accesses the communication relay center, receives medical bills and specifications sent from each medical institution and stores the received medical bills and specifications in the primitive database; a bill and specification receipt registering step in which the bill examination server receives the bills and specifications from the transmit/receive server, assigns a receipt number to each bill, registers the receipt and stores the received bills and specifications in the examination database; a description inspection step in which the bill examination server inspects descriptions in the received bills and specifications, including basic information on each medical institution and a bill classification, and sending a notice of return to a corresponding medical institution server if any error or omission is detected in descriptions of a bill or a specification; an automatic inspection step in which the bill examination server performs an automatic inspection on the specifications on which description inspection has been completed in order to detect any error in items billed, including a reference price applied, fees calculated and benefits applied for, and corrects the detected error or inserts a message into a corresponding specification; a specialist inspection step in which a specialist checks the specifications on which automatic inspection has been completed or corrected specifications to determine whether items, such as medical fee, drug price, drug dispensing fee and injection fee, are correct, and corrects any incorrect item or inserts a message into a corresponding specification; a computational examination step in which the bill examination server performs a computational examination on the specifications on which specialist inspection has been completed in order to detect any treatment or dosage exceeding a preset limit in items including cold and medication use evaluation, and adjusts a billed amount or inserts a message into a corresponding specification if an excessive treatment or dosage is detected; a bill and specification distribution step in which the management terminal receives a list of bills and specifications, on which computational examination has been completed and which are subject to on-screen examination, from the bill examination server and distributes the bills and specifications to the examiner terminals; an on-screen examination result sending step in which each examiner terminal receives the distributed bills and specifications from the bill examination server, allows an examiner to input examination results for the bills and specifications, and sends the inputted examination results to the bill examination server; and an examination decision file generating and sending step in which the bill examination server generates an examination decision file based on the examination results received from each examiner terminal and adjusted bills and specifications, and sends the examination decision file to the medical institution server and the national health insurance corporation server. 
     In the description inspection step, if over a predetermined rate of specifications attached to a bill are erroneous, a notice of return will be sent to return the bill and all the specifications attached thereto. 
     After the automatic inspection step, the method for electronic examination of medical fees according to the present invention may further comprise: an erroneous specification sending step in which the bill examination server sends a specification having an error in automatic inspection items which are assigned automatic inspection codes to the portal receipt database; and a corrected specification receiving step in which the bill examination server receives a specification with the error corrected by the medical institution server and performs an automatic inspection on the corrected specification. The automatic inspection items assigned automatic inspection codes may include at least one of an error in estimation of a unit price, an error in a fee code, an error in application of a reference medical fee, an error in calculation of a billed amount, an item of non-benefits or user charge in whole, a failure to submit a reference document, an error in code classification, an error or omission in the inspection authority number or request date of inspection if inspection was entrusted to an inspection authority, and arbitrary direct dispensing. 
     In the automatic inspection step, the bill examination server may refer to a master file including information necessary for the examination of automatic inspection items and stored in the examination reference database. 
     In the computational examination step, the computational examination on the cold item is performed to check a specification relating to acute respiratory infection and adjust the billed amount or indicate the adjustment in a statement of examination adjustment if any treatment or dosage exceeding a preset limit is detected in the specification. Also, the inspection on the medication use evaluation item is performed to detect any improper prescription of medications which are prohibited to be taken together or at certain ages, and indicate the improper prescription in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     The management terminal displays a list of bills to be distributed according to predetermined conditions, such as dates of receipt and medical institutions, and distributes the bills and specifications attached thereto to selected examiner terminals using an automatic distribution or division distribution method. 
     The on-screen examination result sending step may further include: sending the bills and specifications distributed to each examiner terminal to an examination commissioner terminal to entrust the examination of the bills and specifications; and sending examination results inputted by the examination commissioner terminal to the bill examination server. 
     After the examination decision file generating and sending step, the method for electronic examination of medical fees according to the present invention may further comprise: an eligibility appraisal result receiving step in which the bill examination server receives results of appraisal of medical care receivers&#39; eligibility from the national health insurance corporation server and updates information stored in the examination reference database according to the eligibility appraisal results. 
     In the on-screen examination result sending step, the examiner terminal indicates any adjustment inputted by at least one method of singular adjustment, aggregate queue adjustment, plural adjustment, compulsive adjustment and associated adjustment in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     In the on-screen examination result sending step, the examiner terminal indicates an adjustment made on at least one of items, including calculation error, insufficiency to receive benefits, non-benefit item and a  100 / 100  user charge item, in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     Also, in the on-screen examination result sending step, the examiner terminal displays medical service inquiry data. When the  100 / 100  user charge item is clicked,  100 / 100  medical service inquiry data is displayed. When a particular item is clicked again, details of the particular item are displayed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a medical fee electronic examination system for carrying out a method for electronic examination of medical fees according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a flowchart showing a process of electronic examination of medical fees according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  shows distribution quantity registration data displayed on a management terminal; 
         FIG. 4  shows division distribution registration data displayed on a management terminal; 
         FIG. 5  shows specification distribution status data displayed on an examiner terminal; 
         FIG. 6  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays a bill selection mode; 
         FIG. 7  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays a specification selection mode for selecting specifications according to the search condition (same medical care receiver); 
         FIG. 8  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays a specification selection mode for selecting specifications corresponding to a specific item; 
         FIG. 9  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays a specification selection mode for selecting a specification corresponding to a specification serial number; 
         FIG. 10  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays medical treatment data included in a specification of medical fees billed on a monthly basis; 
         FIG. 11  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays medical treatment data included in a specification of medical fees billed on a daily basis; 
         FIG. 12  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays medical treatment data included in a specification sent from a pharmacy; 
         FIG. 13  shows an aggregate queue adjustment performed on an examiner terminal; 
         FIG. 14  shows a master file search window generated on a display screen of an examination terminal; 
         FIG. 15  shows general specification items displayed on an examiner terminal; 
         FIG. 16  shows original billing data displayed on an examiner terminal; 
         FIG. 17  shows  100 / 100  user-charge treatment data displayed on an examiner terminal; 
         FIG. 18  shows data displayed upon a line number selection on an examiner terminal; 
         FIG. 19  shows a medical treatment specification of a public health center which is displayed on an examiner terminal for on-screen examination; and 
         FIG. 20  shows medical treatment data displayed on an examiner terminal upon selection of a specification of a public health center. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted for clarity and conciseness. In the following description, the same reference numeral will be used for the same element. 
     A system  100  for electronic examination of medical fees according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be explained.  FIG. 1  is a block diagram of the medical fee electronic examination system  100  for carrying out a method for electronic examination of medical fees according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the medical fee electronic examination system  100  includes a transmit/receive server  10 , a bill examination server  20 , a management server  30 , a plurality of examiner terminals  40  and an examination commissioner terminal  50 . The medical fee electronic examination system  100  may further include a plurality of branch bill examination servers (not shown) installed in local branches of a health insurance examination center and communicating with the bill examination server  20 . The bill examination server  20  has an examination database  22 , a portal receipt database  24  and an examination reference database  26 . The transmit/receive server  10  has a primitive database  12 . 
     The bill examination server  20  communicates with a medical institution server  200  through the transmit/receive server  10  and a communication relay center  250 . Also, the bill examination server  20  communicates with a national health insurance corporation server  300  through a network. The bill examination server  20  controls transmission and receipt of medical bills, specifications and examination decision files in communication with the medical institution server  200  and the national health insurance corporation server  300 . In addition, the bill examination server  20  controls the overall process of electronic examination of medical fees in communication with the transmit/receive server  10 , management terminal  30 , examiner terminals  40  and judge terminal  50 . 
     The bill examination server  200  authenticates the medical institution server  200  which can send a request for medical fee payment to the health insurance examination center, and assigns a medical code which is a unique identifier to the medical institution server  200 . The bill examination server  20  stores basic information inputted to authenticate the medical institution server  200  in the examination reference database  26  and manages the stored basic information. The bill examination server  20  may separately store the results of examination of medical bills and specifications sent from the medical institution server  200  in the examination reference database  26  according to the kinds of medical institutions. The results of examination can be offered to examiners in order to be used as reference data for determining a billing trend of the medical institutions and thereby to improve the examination efficiency. 
     The bill examination server  20  receives a medical bill and specification sent from the medical institution server  200  and stored in the communication relay center  250  of a communication relay company (for example, KT Corporation), and sends a notice of receipt or a notice of return. More specifically, the bill examination server  20  controls the transmit/receive sever  10  to deliver a medical bill and specification received from the communication relay center  250  and stored in the primitive database  12 . The bill examination server  20  stores the medical bill and specification received from the transmit/receive server  10  in the examination database  22 . Also, the bill examination server  20  sends a notice of receipt or a return notice for the medical bill and specification to the medical institution server  200  through the transmit/receive server  10  and the communication relay center  250 . The bill examination server  20  can directly send the notice of receipt to the medical institution server  200  through the transmit/receive server  10  or the network. 
     Each bill and specification is prepared according to EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) of a defined format MIG (Message Implementation Guideline Abstracts) and sent in form of an encrypted electronic document from the medical institution server  200  to the communication relay center  250 . The communication relay center  250  stores the electronic documents of bills and specifications in a relay database  255  and maintains the documents in a state receivable by the transmit/receive server  10 . The medical institution server  200  prepares bills and specifications at regular billing intervals which are generally set according to medical services, and sends the prepared bills and specifications to the communication relay center  250 . The billing intervals can be set to once a week in case of hospital treatment or once a month in case of outpatient medical treatment. Also, pharmacy drug dispensing fees can be billed once a week or once a month. 
     The bill examination server  20  receives bills and specifications stored in the primitive database  12  and processes each bill and specification into a data format which can be examined on a screen. The processed data is stored in the examination database  22 . For the management purpose, the bill examination server  20  assigns a receipt number consisting of consecutive digits to each bill, while assigning a specification serial number to the specification attached to each bill. The bill examination server  20  registers the receipt of the bills and specifications and manages the bills and specifications stored in the examination database  22 . 
     The bill examination server  20  checks each received bill and specification through description inspection, automatic inspection, specialist inspection and computational examination. After checking, the bill examination server  20  generates a statement of examination adjustment and stores the statement in the examination database  22 . Also, the bill examination server  20  generates a list of bills and specifications subject to on-screen examination among those undergone a computational examination, and stores the generated list in the examination database  22 . The list will be sent to the management terminal  30  when requested. The bill examination server  20  classifies medical institutions into green authenticated institutions, index institutions and precise examination institutions according to the examinee selection standards established to improve examination efficiency and effects. The bill examination server  20  may reflect the rate of returns, rate of corrections and rate of adjustments for the medical bills and specifications received from each medical institution in the classification of medical institutions. The green authenticated institutions are medical institutions which voluntarily and faithfully provide medical care benefits and requests payment of the fees as prescribed in the related regulations, such as the National Health Insurance Act. For the bills and specifications received from the green authenticated institutions, the bill examination server  20  carries out only a computational examination of the specifications and examination of additional or complementary bills, omitting other examination or inspection procedures. The index institutions refer to medical institutions which show a good billing attitude. For the bills and specifications received from the index institutions, the bill examination server  20  carries out basic description inspection and computational examination, omitting other examination or inspection procedures. For the bills and specifications received from the precise examination institutions, the bill examination server  20  carries out on-screen examination and examiner&#39;s examination after computational examination. The classification is included in the information on each medical institution. 
     The bill examination server  20  receives examination closing information from the management terminal  30  and generates an examination decision file based on the bills and specifications and the statements of examination adjustment which are received from the examiner terminals  40  or the examination commissioner terminal  50 . The bill examination server  20  stores the examination decision file in the examination database  22 . In other words, the management terminal  30  distributes bills and specifications stored in the examination database  22  to the plurality of examiner terminals  40 . The management terminal  30  closes the examination according to the on-screen examination results transmitted from the examiner terminals  40  or the examination commissioner terminal  50 , and sends the examination closing information to the bill examination server  20 . The bill examination server  20  generates an examination decision file based on the on-screen examination results which include adjusted bills, specifications and statements of examination adjustment. 
     The bill examination server  20  sends the examination decision file generated based on the examination results and transmitted from the examiner terminals  40  and the examination commissioner terminal  50  to the transmit/receive server  10  and the national health insurance corporation server  300 . The transmit/receive server  10  sends the examination decision file received from the bill examination server  20  to the medical institution server  200  directly or via the communication relay center  250 . The national health insurance corporation server  300  appraises eligibility to receive health insurance benefits for the medical care receivers named in the examination decision file and sends the eligibility appraisal results to the bill examination server  20 . 
     The bill examination server  20  updates information on medical care receivers eligible to receive health insurance benefits, which is stored in the examination reference database  26 , based on the eligibility appraisal results included in the specifications on which examination decision has been rendered. 
     The transmit/receive server  10  accesses the communication relay center  250  to receive bills and specifications sent from the medical institution server  20  by dates of receipt. The transmit/receive server  20  stores the received bills and specifications in the primitive database  12  and closes receiving. Also, the transmit/receive server  10  may convert the bills and specifications into an appropriate format usable in the medical fee electronic examination system in place of the bill examination server  20  and then store the converted data in the primitive database  12 . At this time, the transmit/receive server  10  separately stores the converted bills and specifications in the primitive database  12 . In addition, the transmit/receive server  10  receives an examination decision file from the bill examination server  20  and resends the file to the medical institution server  200 . 
     The examination database  22  communicates with the bill examination server  20 , and stores received bills, specifications and receipt details. The examination database  22  stores information on the distribution of the bills and specifications sent from the bill examination server  20 . The examination database  22  stores bills and specifications adjusted after completion of examination and statements of examination adjustment. In addition, the examination database  22  stores examination decision files generated in the bill examination server  20 . 
     The examination reference database  26  communicates with the bill examination server  20 , and stores a master file including medical service fees, drug prices, material prices, kinds of diseases and fee calculation guidelines which are necessary for automatic inspection, specialist inspection and computational examination. The examination reference database  26  stores a medical institution file including information on each medical institution, such as a medical code, facility, equipment, employees, closing of business, reopening, change in jurisdiction, acknowledged month of treatment. The examination reference database  26  also stores an access identifier and a password which are assigned to each medical institution during the authentication procedure for accessing the portal receipt database  24 . The access identifier can be the same as the medical code. In such a case, the access identifier is not additionally stored. The examination reference database  26  also stores information on medical care receivers who are eligible to receive health care insurance benefits. Thus, during inspection on descriptions in the specifications, the bill examination server  20  can check whether the medical care receivers named in the specifications are eligible to receive health insurance benefits. The bill examination server  20  updates the examination reference database  26  based on the eligibility appraisal results included in the specifications on which examination decision has been rendered. 
     The portal receipt database  24  communicates with the bill examination server  20  and the medical institution server  200 , and stores erroneous specifications in which errors have been detected during automatic inspection on the specifications. The portal receipt database  24  accesses the medical institution server  200  and stores specifications with errors corrected. The bill examination server  20  accesses the portal receipt database  24  and receives the corrected specifications to perform automatic inspection on the corrected specifications. 
     The management terminal  30  communicates with the bill examination server  20  and the examiner terminals  40 , and receives a list of bills and specifications returned or corrected after description inspection, automatic inspection and computational examination and subject to on-screen examination from the bill examination server  20 . Then the management terminal  30  distributes the bills and specifications to the examiner terminals  40 . When receiving a notice of examination completion from the examiner terminals  40 , the management terminal  30  closes the examination on the distributed bills and specifications. 
     To be specific, when the list of bills and specification subject to on-screen examinations is received, the management terminal  30  inputs distribution quantity conditions, such as a date of receipt, treatment areas and same medical care receivers, in the list and decides examiners who will examine the bills and specifications. The management terminal  30  may distributes new bills and specifications under specific conditions or re-distributes corrected bills and specifications. When distributing the bills and specifications to the examiners, the management terminal  30  registers each examiner as an examiner-in-charge. 
     The management terminal  30  sends distribution information, including a list of bills and specifications distributed to the examiners, to the bill examination server  20 . Then the bill examination server  20  stores the received distribution information in the examination database  22 . If requested, the management terminal  30  will access the bill examination server  20  to receive information about the status of distribution to each examiner and the department of each examiner and displays the information. When the on-screen examination of the bills and specifications is completed, the management terminal  30  closes the examination of the bills and specifications and sends examination closing information to the bill examination server  20 . 
     The examiner terminals  40  communicate with the bill examination server  20  and the management terminal  40 . The examiner terminals  40  receive the list of distributed bills and specifications and display the list. Each examiner terminal  40  displays details of a selected bill or specification so that the examiner can perform an on-screen examination. Also, each examiner terminal  40  displays the examiner&#39;s input according to the examiner results on the examination screen and sends the input data to the bill examination server  20 . More specifically, the examiner inputs the results of general description examination which checks any error in the medical institution information and the results of examination on medical service fees, such as consult fee, hospitalization fee, examination fee, medication fee, dispensing fee and injection fee. Each examiner terminal  40  delivers the examination results inputted by the examiner to the bill examination server  20 . 
     The examiner terminals  40  communicate with the examination commissioner terminal  50 . The examiner terminals  40  sends information on bills and specifications which are required to be examined by the examination commissioner, and requests the examination commissioner to examine the bills and specifications. 
     The examination commissioner terminal  50  communicates with the bill examination server  20  and the examiner terminals  40 . The examination commissioner terminal  50  displays bills and specifications which are requested to be examined by the examination commissioner. The examination commissioner is a specialized examiner who can examine bills and specifications with medical knowledge and determine the appropriateness of medical services performed. The results of examination by the examination commissioner are inputted in the examination commissioner terminal  50 . Since the configuration and functions of the examination commissioner terminal  50  are identical or similar to those of the examiner terminals  40 , no further explanation of the examination commissioner terminal  50  will be offered. 
     Branch bill examination servers (not shown) installed in local branches of the health insurance examination center communicate with the bill examination server  20  installed in the head office of the center through a network. Each branch bill examination server also communicate with branch examiner terminals  40  and a branch management terminal  30  which are installed in a local branch. For the bills and specifications examined in branches, the branch bill examination servers send the examination results to the bill examination server  20  of the head office. The branch examiner terminals  40  and the branch management terminal  30  have the same or similar configurations and functions as the examiner terminals  40  and the management terminal  30  communicating with the bill examination server  20 . Accordingly, a detailed explanation of the branch examiner terminals  40  and the branch management terminal  30  will be omitted. 
     The medical institution server  200  sends medical bills and specifications to the transmit/receive server  10  or the bill examination server  20  of the health insurance examination center through the communication relay center  250 , and receives notices of receipt, notices of return and examination failure information through the communication relay center  250 . Medical institutions include special sanatoriums, general hospitals, surgical clinics, dental clinics, herb medical hospitals or clinics, pharmacies and public health centers which are associated with medical care services and qualified to bill medical fees to the health insurance examination center. In order to sends medical bills and specifications, the medical institution server  200  requests the bill examination server  20  of the health insurance examination center to authenticate. During authentication of the medical institution server  200 , the bill examination server  20  assigns a medical code which is a unique identifier. The medical institution server  200  can access the communication relay center  250  using the assigned medical code and send the bills and specifications. 
     Also, the medical institution server  200  can access the portal receipt database  24  to correct any specification which cannot be examined due to an error or omission detected during description inspection and to correct any erroneous bill or specification according to the results of automatic inspection. In order to access the portal receipt database  24 , the medical institution server  200  first accesses a homepage  28  of the health insurance examination center and receives authentication. At this time, an access identifier is assigned. The access identifier can be same as a medical code assigned to each medical institution. 
     The national health insurance corporation server  300  communicates with the bill examination server  20  of the health insurance examination center. The national health insurance corporation server  300  appraises eligibility to receive health insurance benefits for the medical care receivers named in the bills and specifications based on the examination decision file sent from the bill examination server  20 , and sends the eligibility appraisal results to the bill examination server  20  of the health insurance examination center. 
     Hereinafter, a process for electronic examination of medical fees according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be explained.  FIG. 2  is a flowchart showing a process of electronic examination of medical fees according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the electronic examination process includes the steps of: receiving medical bills and specifications (S 10 ); registering the receipt of the bills and specifications (S 20 ); inspecting descriptions in the bills and specifications (S 30 ); performing an automatic inspection on the specifications (S 40 ); performing a specialist inspection on the specifications (S 50 ); performing a computational examination of the specifications (S 60 ); distributing the bills and specifications (S 70 ); sending results of an on-screen examination (S 80 ); and generating and sending an examination decision file (S 90 ). The process of electronic examination of medical fees may further include the step of: returning any erroneous bills and specifications (S 35 ); sending an erroneous specification to the portal receipt database (S 42 ); and performing an automatic inspection on a corrected specification (S 44 ). The process of electronic examination of medical fees may further include the step of sending results of an on-screen examination conducted by an examination commissioner (S 85 ). Also, the process may further include the step of receiving eligibility appraisal results for medical care receivers (S 100 ). 
     In the step of receiving medical bills and specifications (S 10 ), the transmit/receive server  10  accesses the communication relay center  250  and receives the medical bills and specifications sent from the medical institution server  200 . The medical institution server  200  converts each bill and specification into an EDI format and sends the converted data to the communication relay center  250  which will stored the received data in the relay database  255 . The transmit/receive server  10  receives each medical institution&#39;s bills and specifications which were delivered to the communication relay center  250 , and converts the bills and specifications into a format that can be used in the bill examination server  20 . The converted format of bills and specifications can be stored in the primitive database  12 . In other words, the transmit/receive server  10  converts the bills and specifications sent in an EDI format into a format usable in the bill examination server  20 . The transmit/receive server  10  determines the data validity and compatibility of the bills and specifications, and stores only the valid and compatible bills and specifications in the primitive database  12 . At this time, the transmit/receive server  10  may separately convert the bills and specifications and store the converted bills and specifications in the primitive database  12 . In addition, the transmit/receive server  10  may separately register and manage details of receiving information regarding the received bills and specifications. 
     In the step (S 20 ) of registering the receipt of the bills and specifications, the bill examination server  20  receives the bills and specifications stored in the transmit/receive server  10 , assigns a receipt number to each bill and registers the receipt details. The bill examination server  20  checks specification serial numbers assigned to the specifications attached to each bill and stores the specification serial numbers in the examination database  22 . The bill examination server  20  may send a notice of receipt, which was prepared in a predetermined format to verify the receipt of the bills and specifications, to the medical institution server  200  through the communication relay center  250 . 
     In the step (S 30 ) of inspecting descriptions in the bills and specifications, the bill examination server  20  checks descriptions in the received bills and specifications. Each bill prepared in the medical institution server  200  includes descriptions, such as a document form number, basic information of the pertinent medical institution, bill classification, number of billing cases, total amount of medical care benefits, user (patient) charge and total billed amount. The bill examination server  20  checks whether there is any error in the basic information on the medical institution based on the medical institution information in a medical institution file which was stored in the examination reference database  26 . Also, the bill examination server  20  checks any error or omission in the descriptions of each bill, for example, in the document form number, date of medical treatment, number of billing cases, billed amount, accreditation authority, or days of medical treatment. When an error or omission in the descriptions, the bill examination server  20  sends a notice of return of the pertinent bills and specifications to the medical institution server  200 . In addition, the bill examination server  20  sends a notice of return when any bills and specifications are sent in violation of predetermined billing intervals (for example, when bills and specifications are sent twice a week in case of hospital treatment). 
     Generally, a plurality of specifications are attached to one bill and assigned respective specification serial numbers. The specifications describe a medical code of the pertinent medical institution, details (personal data) of each actual medical service receiver, start date of medical service, visit date, dispensing date, details of prescription, details of dispensing, prescription serial number, breakdown of the bill, total amount of medical care benefits, user charge, billed amount and so on. The bill examination server  20  checks any error or omission in the descriptions of the specifications, for example, in the start date of medical service, visit date or dispensing date. Also, the bill examination server  20  checks the specifications to detect medical care benefits applied for after the date of receipt of the specifications, erroneous description of a medical treatment date which is earlier or later than the opening or closing date of a medical institution, errors in dispensing or prescription details, omission of a prescription serial number, medical treatment applicable to a different sex, double billing, or unqualified medical care receivers who cannot receive medical benefits. When any error or omission is detected in a specification, the bill examination server  20  classifies the specification into “unexaminable” and stops further examination procedure. The bill examination server  20  sends information on the unexaminable specification together with an examination decision file to the medical institution server  200 . In addition, if over a predetermined rate (for example, 30%) of specifications attached to a bill are determined to be unexaminable, the bill examination server  20  will then notify the medical institution server  200  of the examination failure by sending a return notice including information, such as the receipt number of the bill. Since the bill examination server  20  picks up and returns bills and specifications having an error or omission in descriptions, it can prevent further examination procedure for such erroneous bills and specifications, and thereby improve the examination efficiency. 
     In the step (S 40 ) of performing an automatic inspection on the specifications, the bill examination server  20  checks whether there is any error in breakdown of charges in the bills and specifications on which description inspection has been completed. The bill examination server  20  performs an automatic inspection on the bills and specification on which description inspection has been completed, and detects any error in a reference price applied (such as a medical service fee, drug price or doctor fee), calculation of amount billed, an item for which medical care benefits were applied, or a medical service code. A master file which includes information on the automatic inspection items and information necessary for the automatic inspection on each item is stored in the examination reference database  26  of the bill examination server  20 . The bill examination server  20  performs the automatic inspection on the object items based on the information in the master file. The automatic inspection items are assigned automatic inspection codes if separate management is required. Therefore, the bill examination server  20  can perform the automatic inspection using the automatic inspection codes. For example, the bill examination server  20  may assign an automatic inspection code “A” to an error in estimation of a unit price, “AK” to an error in a fee code, “B” to an error in application of a reference medical fee, “D” to an error in calculation of a billed amount, “E” to an item of non-benefits or an item of user charge in whole, “F” to a failure to submit a reference document, “K” to an error in code classification, “L” to an error or omission in the inspection authority number or request date of inspection if inspection was entrusted to an inspection authority, and “U” to arbitrary direct dispensing. When a unit price in a specification is different from that in the master file stored in the examination reference database  26 , the automatic inspection code “A” is assigned. The automatic inspection code “AK” is assigned when the basic five digits or characters of a fee code are correct but three additional digits or characters are incorrect. The automatic inspection code “B” is assigned when the medical fee is different from the fee in the master file. The automatic inspection code “D” is assigned when the billed amount is different from the actually calculated amount. The automatic inspection code “E” is assigned when an item of non-benefits or an item of user charge in whole is billed. The automatic inspection code “F” is assigned when a corresponding code is not included in the basic information on the medical institution or when an actual purchase price code shows a purchase of an item after lapse of two years from the medical service start date. The automatic inspection code “K” is assigned when a corresponding code is not included in the master file or when a code classification is omitted or erroneous. The automatic inspection code “L” is assigned when there is an error or omission in an inspection authority number or an inspection request date in case of entrusted inspection. The automatic inspection code “U” is assigned when there is an error or omission in description of exceptions in case of a medicine for internal or external application. When a general or insignificant error is detected during the automatic inspection, the bill examination server  20  adjusts the amounts of a pertinent item or generates a message. On the other hand, when an error is detected in an item assigned an automatic inspection code, the bill examination server  20  sends related information to the portal receipt database  24  so that the medical institution server  200  can directly correct the error. The adjustment made by the bill examination server  20  means direct adjustment of an erroneous item billed. The generation of a message means insertion of a message into a pertinent specification or into a pertinent item line of the specification so that an examiner can see the message during an examiner inspection process. The bill examination server  20  may indicate the adjustment or message according to the results of automatic inspection in a statement of examination adjustment. 
     In the step (S 42 ) of sending an erroneous specification to the portal receipt database, the bill examination server  20  sends a specification having an error detected in an item assigned an automatic inspection code during the automatic inspection to the portal receipt database  24 . To be specific, when an error is detected in an item assigned an automatic inspection code “A,” “F,” “K,” “L” or “U” during the automatic inspection, the bill examination server  20  sends the erroneous specification to the portal receipt database  24  so as to store it. At this time, the bill examination server  20  may inform the medical institution server  200  that the erroneous specification detected during the automatic inspection is stored in the portal receipt database  24 . 
     In the step (S 44 ) of performing an automatic inspection on a corrected specification, the bill examination server  20  receives a specification with the error in the automatic inspection item corrected from the portal receipt database  24  and performs an automatic inspection again on the corrected specification. The medical institution server  200  accesses the portal receipt database  24 , corrects the error in the automatic inspection item, and stores the corrected specification in the portal receipt database  24 . At the same time, the medical institution server  200  informs the bill examination server  20  of the correction. Accordingly, the bill examination server  20  can receive the corrected specification and perform the automatic inspection again. Since the automatic inspection on the corrected specification is the same as the automatic inspection process of S 40 , no further explanation thereof will be made. 
     In the step (S 50 ) of performing a specialist inspection on the specifications, the bill examination server  20  performs a specialist inspection on the specifications on which automatic inspection has been completed. The specialist inspection is performed on preset items subject to the specialist inspection and preceding items. The bill examination server  20  checks any error in a specialist inspection code assigned to each object item by sub-task. When detecting an error, the bill examination server  200  adjusts the erroneous item or offers a message to the examiner to be reflected onto the examination. The bill examination server  20  may adjust each line of a specification or an entire specification, or include a message in each line or in the entire specification. Also, the bill examination server  20  may indicate the adjustment in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     The object items of a specialist inspection are items that can be inspected by a specialist using inspection standards formalized based on data, such as guidelines for estimating medical fees and drug fees (for example, reference price tables for medical service fees) and administration interpretations of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. For example, in the reference price tables for medical service fees, details of inspection are classified by sub-tasks and formed to a tree. Items corresponding to the branches of the tree are assigned specialist inspection codes. Inspection range and content of each item is determined according to the assigned specialist inspection code. Each sub-task may be assigned an ID. At this time, ID numbers are assigned by broad classification of sub-tasks (chapter classification in the reference price table for medical service fees), middle classification (estimation guideline classification in the broad classification) and narrow classification (serial numbers in the middle classification). Therefore, each sub-task is a combination of items which will be inspected based on similar or identical examination guidelines grouped from each reference price table. Items (such as medical fee, drug price and doctor&#39;s fee) of each sub-task are subject to the specialist inspection. The preceding items are associated with the items subject to the specialist inspection by sub-task. It is necessary to check the presence of the preceding items which are also set on medical fee, drug price, doctor&#39;s fee and so on. More specifically, the specialist inspection items can be an age addition guideline, holiday addition, personnel status of a medical institution, special management, report for equipment, disease comparison, items that cannot be estimated simultaneously, medication dispensing fee, number of injections allowed, drug and medication examination guideline, and an error in billing method. 
     In the step (S 60 ) of performing a computational examination, the bill examination server  20  performs a computational examination of the specifications on which specialist inspection has been completed. The computational examination is to examine items previously set to improve examination efficiency or by policy. The items relate to cold, medication use evaluation, cough suppressant/expectorant, dental treatment, childbirth treatment, and so on. 
     The computational examination on the cold item is performed to check a specification relating to acute respiratory infection which is a relatively simple and frequently infecting disease requiring outpatient clinic or hospital treatment. More specifically, a specification describing three or less visit days for the treatment of acute respiratory infection can be subject to the cold computational examination. If any treatment or dosage exceeding a preset limit is detected in the specification, the bill examination server  20  will adjust the billed amount or include a message in the specification so that the examiner can consider the message during examination. The bill examination server  20  may also indicate the adjustment in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     The computational examination on the medication use evaluation item is performed in view of the “ingredients prohibited to be taken together or at certain ages” which were defined to prevent any improper use of medications and thereby protect our health. If an improper medication prescription is detected in a specification, the bill examination server  20  will adjust the billed amount or include a message in the specification so that the examiner can consider the message during examination. The bill examination server  20  may also indicate the adjustment in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     The computational examination on the cough suppressant/expectorant item is performed to detect whether two or more cough suppressants or expectorants were prescribed to treat an upper respiratory disease or whether three or more cough suppressants or expectorants were prescribed to treat a lower respiratory disease. If prescription of cough suppressants or expectorants over a limited number is detected in a specification, the bill examination server  20  will adjust the billed amount or include a message in the specification so that the examiner can consider the message during examination. The bill examination server  20  may also indicate the adjustment in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     The computational examination on the dental treatment item is performed to sequentially check medical fees, material prices and drug prices in specifications relating to dental caries, dental pulp diseases or periodontal diseases. If any treatment or dosage exceeding a preset limit is detected in a specification, the bill examination server  20  will adjust the billed amount or include a message in the specification so that the examiner can consider the message during examination. The bill examination server  20  may also indicate the adjustment in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     The computational examination on the childbirth treatment item is performed to sequentially check medical fees, material prices and drug prices in specifications relating to a single natural delivery, single delivery by forceps or vacuum extractor, single delivery by other means, or multiple delivery. If any treatment or dosage exceeding a preset limit is detected in a specification, the bill examination server  20  will adjust the billed amount or include a message in the specification so that the examiner can consider the message during examination. The bill examination server  20  may also indicate the adjustment in the statement of examination adjustment. 
     As explained above, items subject to the computational examination are previously set. The bill examination server  20  carries out the computational examination on the preset items in the specifications on which specialist inspection has been completed. When a specification including an erroneous or problematic item is detected, the bill examination server  20  adjusts the item and indicates the adjustment in the statement of examination adjustment. If necessary, the bill examination server  20  will include a message regarding the checked items in the state of examination adjustment so that the message can be considered during the examination conducted by the examiner. Also, the bill examination server  20  stores a list of bills and specifications on which computational examination has been completed and which are subject to an on-screen examination, together with the statement of examination adjustment for each specification, in the examination database  22 . 
     In the step (S 70 ) of distributing the bills and specifications, the management terminal  30  receives a list of bills and specifications subject to an on-screen examination and distributes the bills and specifications to the examiner terminals  40 . Prior to the distribution, the management terminal  30  checks the bills and specifications on which computational examination has been completed. At this time, the management terminal  30  checks automatic inspection codes “A,” “F,” “K,” “L” and “U” and items checked during the processes from the automatic inspection to the computational examination. 
     The management terminal  30  displays the list of bills and specifications received from the bill examination server  20 , and conducts new distribution or redistribution of the bills and specifications. Before conducting the new distribution which distributes bills and specifications examined for the first time, the management terminal  30  reviews the bills in the order of receipt dates and selects examiners and receipt numbers. The new bills and specifications are distributed to the examiner terminals  40  by an automatic distribution or division distribution method. The automatic distribution is used only for the new distribution. The automatic distribution is a way to select examiners according to medical institutions or under specific conditions and distribute the new bills and specifications to the selected examiners. In other words, the automatic distribution method distributes all specifications attached to one or more bills to the selected examiners. In the division distribution, however, multiple specifications attached to a single bill are distributed to one examiner. If multiple specifications naming the same medical care receiver are attached to a single bill, the management terminal  30  will distribute those specifications to the same examiner through automatic distribution and division distribution. The management terminal  30  displays distribution quantity registration data or division distribution registration data for the new distribution.  FIG. 3  shows distribution quantity registration data displayed on a management terminal.  FIG. 4  shows division distribution registration data displayed on a management terminal. The distribution quantity registration data displayed on the management terminal  30  includes bill search conditions (such as the period of receipt dates, department of examiner and indicated treatment area), examiner&#39;s name, and data described in a bill (such as the receipt number, receipt date, medical institution, number of hospitalization cases, number of outpatient cases and medical care benefits). The division distribution registration data includes basic bill data (such as the receipt number, receipt date, medical institution, number of specifications attached, number of medical care receivers), a list of object specifications, names of examiners and current distribution status. The list of specifications includes information, such as specification serial numbers, medical care receivers, resident registration numbers of the medical care receivers, total amount of medical care benefits, and treatment areas. The management terminal  30  distributes the specifications according to the number of the specifications inputted after the selection of examiners. If multiple specifications naming the same medical care receiver are included in the list of specifications, those multiple specifications will be selected simultaneously and distributed. 
     When requested, the examiner terminals  40  receive and display the distribution status.  FIG. 5  shows specification distribution status data displayed on an examiner terminal. The specification distribution status data includes status of specifications distributed to the examiners according to the search conditions (such as period of receipt dates, distribution date and department of each examiner) and status of examination progress. The management terminal  30  sends a distribution list including the list of bills and specifications distributed to the examiners to the bill examination server  20 . 
     In the step (S 80 ) of sending on-screen examination results, each examiner terminal  40  receives the distributed bills and specifications, allows an examiner to input results of examination, and sends the inputted examination results to the bill examination server  20 . This step (S 80 ) may include selecting a bill, selecting a specification, conducting an examination on the selected bill and specification, and sending results of the examination. Upon completion of the examination, each examiner terminal  40  sends examination completion information to the management terminal  40 . At the same time, each examiner terminal  40  sends a statement of examination adjustment to the bill examination server  20 . 
     Each examiner terminal  40  displays a list of the distributed bills and allows the examiner in charge to select a bill to be examined.  FIG. 6  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal  40  which displays a bill selection mode. According to the search conditions inputted by the examiner, such as period of receipt dates, distribution date, incompletion or completion, medium classification, general management and examination method, the examiner terminal  40  displays a list of corresponding bills. In the bill selection mode, items on each bill, such as the receipt date, distribution date, receipt number, medical institution, medical code and name, and year/date of medical treatment, are displayed. Also, in the bill selection mode, a pop-up window is generated to display information on medical care receivers, year/date of treatment corresponding to a specific receipt number, number of cases, number of medical care receivers. Accordingly, each examiner terminal  40  displays a list of specifications attached to a bill selected by the examiner. 
     Also, the examiner terminal  40  displays a list of specifications attached to each distributed bill in a specification selection mode.  FIG. 7  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays a specification selection mode for selecting specifications according to the search condition (same medical care receiver).  FIG. 8  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays a specification selection mode for selecting specifications corresponding to a specific item.  FIG. 9  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays a specification selection mode for selecting a specification corresponding to a specification serial number. In the specification selection mode, basic items on each bill, specification search conditions and a list of specifications are displayed. Each examiner terminal  40  displays a list of specifications selected according to the search conditions inputted by the examiner in the specification selection mode. The search conditions include a specification serial number, automatic inspection, same medical care receiver, same disease, code and treatment area. Additional sub-conditions can be included in each search condition. For example, the search condition “same medical care receiver” may include additional conditions, such as exclusion of the same medical care receiver, receipt number, current month, inclusion of the last month, and medical care receiver&#39;s name and resident registration number. When the search condition is “same medical care receiver,” items such as resident registration number, year/date of medical treatment, receipt number, specification serial number, name of the medical care receiver, and total amount of medical care benefits are displayed in the specification selection mode. Since the examiner conducts an examination on specifications selected as having similar or identical contents, the examination efficiency can be improved. 
     Each examiner terminal  40  displays medical treatment data included in a selected specification in order to be examined by the examiner. The examiner will examine reasonableness of the amount of medical care benefits and estimation of the medical care benefits based on the examination criteria under the national health insurance act. The examiner may conduct an index examination to check only basic items in the bills and specifications sent from a medical institution. Also, the examiner may entrust an examination commissioner with specialized examination after checking specifications on which computational examination has been completed. 
       FIG. 10  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays medical treatment data included in a specification of medical fees billed on a monthly basis.  FIG. 11  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays medical treatment data included in a specification of medical fees billed on a daily basis.  FIG. 12  shows a display screen of an examiner terminal which displays medical treatment data included in a specification sent from a pharmacy. The displayed specification and medical treatment data show information, such as the receipt number of a bill to which the specification is attached, specification serial number, patient&#39;s personal data and treatment days, name of disease, start date of medical care, medical treatments performed, fees for each treatment, and medical fee calculation. The examiner reviews the medical treatment data in the specification displayed on the examiner terminal  40  and conducts an examination on the specification. Medical treatments can be classified according to the kinds of medical institutions, i.e. medical/dental treatment, herbal treatment, pharmacy treatment and public health center treatment. The examiner adjusts the amounts of billed items (unit price, daily dosage, total dosage, billed amount, code, etc.) in each specification, and inputs any adjustment in the examiner terminal  40  to indicate the adjusted item. Regarding a treatment of the same code, the examiner can make a line number adjustment or a total amount adjustment. In case of a line number adjustment, the examiner terminal  40  indicates the adjustment detail in the corresponding line number. Also, the examiner terminal  40  may indicate any adjustment inputted during examination by at least one method of: singular adjustment for adjusting a code, unit price, daily dosage or total dosage; aggregate queue adjustment for adjusting the whole amounts of line numbers which are identical in unadjusted code, unit price, daily dosage and total dosage; plural adjustment for simultaneously adjusting items of multiple line numbers for the same reason or type of adjustment; compulsive adjustment for inputting an adjusted amount when an item is not expressed by (unit price×daily dosage×total dosage); and associated adjustment for adjusting items of two or more line number in association with each another and inputting an adjusted amount in a first associated adjustment line. The examiner terminal  40  indicates the items adjusted by the above adjustment in a statement of examination adjustment. Also, in case of a total amount adjustment, the examiner terminal  40  may make the total amount adjustment and partial specification adjustment in each specification. The total amount adjustment is done on items, such as incorrect calculation, insufficiency to receive benefits, non-benefit items,  100 / 100  user charge items in medical benefits, double billing, and medical benefits applied for after expiration of the prescription period. The examiner terminal  40  may add the adjustment inputted by the examiner during examination to the statement of examination adjustment. In addition, the examiner terminal  40  may request that the examination commissioner terminal  50  conduct an on-screen examination according to the examiner&#39;s input during the examination. 
       FIG. 13  shows an aggregate queue adjustment performed on an examiner terminal. The examiner can input a code corresponding to the reason for adjustment in the examiner terminal  40 . In order to entrust an examination commissioner with examination, the examiner should input a corresponding examination commissioner code. The code (reason for adjustment) inputted during the aggregate queue adjustment can be the same as that used during the medical treatment data adjustment. Also, upon a request inputted by the examiner, the examiner terminal  40  searches for a master file corresponding to the treatment code and displays the detected master file.  FIG. 14  shows a master file search window generated on a display screen of an examination terminal. The examiner terminal  40  sends the inputted code of treatment to the bill examination server  20 . The bill examination server  20  then sends information on a master file corresponding to the code to the examiner terminal  40 . 
     A specification may include an item named “specific.” When the examiner selects the “specific” item, the examiner terminal  40  displays the details of the specific item which were inputted by a pertinent medical institution. The specific item provides information added to the description of specific treatment (dispensing) or billing, such as injury causes, specific codes, or codes of exceptions to the separation of dispensing and prescription. The injury causes are classification codes assigned to various causes of diseases according to the “Korean Standard Classification of Disease Causes.” In the specific item, only an English initial (for example, V, W, X or Y) is used to indicate an injury cause. The specific codes are assigned to patients suffering from chronic renal failure, cancer or hemophilia, patients who need stem cell transplantation, and patients who have undergone transplantation (liver, heart or pancreas). The codes of exceptions to the separation of dispensing and prescription are used in case of dispensing or medication in a medical institution (which can be either a medical clinic or a health care center) in the event of exceptions for the separation. The specific item describes a corresponding code. 
       FIG. 15  shows general specification items displayed on an examiner terminal.  FIG. 16  shows original billing data displayed on an examiner terminal. The displayed picture for checking general specification items in  FIG. 15  includes a button for selecting original billing data. When the button is selected, the examiner terminal  40  displays original billing data so that the examiner can review the data during examination. 
     A specification may include an item named “ 100 .” When the examiner selects the “ 100 ” item, the examiner terminal  40  displays  100 / 100  user-charge treatment data which includes  100 / 100  treatment (dispensing) or prescription data.  FIG. 17  shows  100 / 100  user-charge treatment data displayed on an examiner terminal. The display of  100 / 100  user-charge treatment data includes a button for selecting original billing data at a top portion thereof. When the button is selected, the examiner terminal  40  displays original billing data as illustrated in  FIG. 16  so that the examiner can review the data during examination. 
     Also, when a line number of a particular code is selected in a specification, the examiner terminal  40  displays data corresponding to the line number.  FIG. 18  shows data displayed upon a line number selection on an examiner terminal. The data can be displayed in a pop-up manner. The display of the data corresponding to a selected line number includes a button for selecting original billing data as illustrated in  FIG. 16  so that the examiner can review the data during examination. 
     In addition, the examiner terminal  40  enables the examiner to register or review the records of examination by medical institutions (details and indexes of examination), to prepare or review any request for examination and results (any request for entrusting an examination commissioner with examination and a corresponding examination decision), to decide a failure to examine (unexaminable specifications) or withhold examination, to modify general items (number of consultations, consulting fees, injury causes or the like), to output a specification, to register examination reference data submitted by a medical institution, and to register or review fees for testing sensitivity to an anti-tuberculosis agent. 
     The examiner terminal  40  can also display a medical treatment specification of a selected public health center.  FIG. 19  shows a medical treatment specification of a public health center which is displayed on an examiner terminal for on-screen examination. The displayed specification includes basic information on the health center, receipt number, examiner&#39;s name,  100 / 100  button of each specification serial number, medical care receiver data and disease, and treatment cost. The examiner terminal  40  displays detailed medical treatment data of a selected specification serial number.  FIG. 20  shows medical treatment data displayed on an examiner terminal upon selection of a specification of a public health center. The picture displaying medical treatment data shows codes, details of medical services, admitted amounts of medical fees according to the examination results, and any adjustment after automatic inspection and specialist inspection at an upper portion thereof. The picture displaying medical treatment data shows an admitted amount of medical fees for each medical service at a lower portion thereof. The picture displaying medical treatment data for an on-screen examination of medical care benefits may also display prescription data added to the specification which was selected by clicking a corresponding specification serial number. The prescription data shows codes, names of drugs, daily dosage and total dosage of each drug. The examiner terminal  40  reflects modifications made by the examiner to correct the medical treatment data displayed for the on-screen examination. The examiner can adjust the data included in a specification using an adjustment method, such as singular adjustment, aggregate queue adjustment, plural adjustment, compulsive adjustment and associated adjustment. The examiner terminal  40  includes adjusted matters and any notices in a statement of examination adjustment and send the statement to the bill examination server  20 . The bill examination server  200  stores the statement of examination adjustment in the examination database  22 . For a bill of which examination has been completed, the examiner terminal  40  informs the management terminal  30  of the completion of examination. Then the management terminal  30  closes examination of the bill and terminates the examination procedure. 
     In the step (S 85 ) of sending results of an on-screen examination conducted by an examination commissioner, the examination commissioner terminal  50  sends results of examination conducted by the examination commissioner on the bills and specifications entrusted by the examiner terminal  40 . If a specialized medical judgment is needed to determine appropriateness of a medical treatment, the examiner terminal  40  may send bills and specifications to the examination commissioner and entrust the commissioner with examination of the bills and specifications. Like the examiner terminal  40 , the examination commissioner terminal  50  displays the received bills and specifications so that the examination commissioner can conduct an on-screen examination. Upon completion of examination, the examination commissioner terminal  50  sends information on the examination completion to the management terminal  30  and also delivers a statement of examination adjustment to the bill examination server  20 . 
     In the step (S 90 ) of generating and sending an examination decision file, the bill examination server  20  generates an examination decision file based on the statement of examination adjustment received from the examiner terminal  40  and the adjusted bills and specifications, and sends the generated examination decision file to the national health insurance corporation server  300 . More specifically, the examination decision file is generated based on the statement of examination adjustment received from the examiner terminal  40  and the adjusted bills and specifications, stored in the examination database  22 , and sent to the national health insurance corporation server  300 . Also, the bill examination server  20  sends the examination decision file to the corresponding medical institution server  200  through the transmit/receive server  10 . 
     In the step (S 100 ) of receiving eligibility appraisal results for medical care receivers, the bill examination server  20  receives the results of appraisal on each medical care receiver&#39;s eligibility, which are included in the examination decision file, from the national health insurance corporation server  300 . Also, the bill examination server  30  updates information stored in the examination reference database according to the eligibility appraisal results which show a medical care receiver&#39;s eligibility to receive health insurance benefits. If a specification naming the same medical care receiver is received at a later time, the bill examination server  20  can check the eligibility item in the specification by reference to the updated eligibility information. 
     In the electronic examination of medical fees according to the present invention, items that can be formalized are previously set to be checked in the bill examination server before examination by the examiner, which reduces the examiner&#39;s workload and improves the efficiency of examination. 
     Also, the bill examination server returns any erroneous bills or specifications detected during its inspection process to a pertinent medical institution or requests a correction to an erroneous item, thereby improving the efficiency of examination. 
     Although a preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. 
     BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     
       FIG. 1 
         
         
           
             Transmit/receive server  10   
             Primitive DB  12   
             Bill examination server  20   
             Management terminal  30   
             Examiner terminal  40   
             Examination commissioner terminal  50   
             Medical institution server  200   
             Relay DB  255   
             Communication relay center  250   
             Portal receipt DB  24   
             Examination DB  22   
             Examination reference DB  26   
             Homepage  28   
             National health insurance corporation server  300   
           
         
       
    
     
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             Start 
             Receiving bills and specifications (S 10 ) 
             Registering the receipt of bills and specifications (S 20 ) 
             Inspecting descriptions in the bills and specifications (S 30 ) 
             Any error in a bill? 
             Returning the bill and specifications attached thereto (S 35 ) 
             Performing automatic inspection on the specifications (S 40 ) 
             Any error in a specification? 
             Sending the erroneous specification to the portal receipt server (S 42 ) 
             Performing automatic inspection on the corrected specification (S 44 ) 
             Performing specialist inspection on the specifications (S 50 ) 
             Performing computational examination on the specifications (S 60 ) 
             Distributing the bills and specifications (S 70 ) 
             Sending results of on-screen examination (S 80 ) 
             Sending result of on-screen examination conducted by an examination commissioner (S 85 ) 
             Generating and send an examination decision file (S 90 ) 
             Receiving eligibility appraisal results (S 100 ) 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 3 
         
         
           
               301 : Managerial state 
               302 : Examination processing 
               303 : General management 
               304 : Information for medical care 
               305 : Computational examination 
               306 : Examination reference 
               307 : Distribution 
               308 : Statistics 
               309 : The pertinent examination institution 
               310 : Searching the public hatred 
               311 : New distribution 
               312 : Redistribution 
               313 : Exception for distribution 
               314 : Receipt date 
               315 : Department in charge/group 
               316 : Examination  1  section  1  group 
               317 : Subject indication 
               318 : General management 
               319 : Examination method 
               320 : Sorting 
               321 : Medium 
               322 : Automatic action to head office 
               323 : Result of distribution 
               324 : No distribution 
               325 : Cancellation 
               326 : Legal communicable disease 
               327 : Examination CI/Method 
               328 : Examination Department/Group 
               329 : Person in charge 
               330 : Hospital 
               331 : Clinic 
               332 : Dental clinic 
               333 : Pharmacy 
               334 : Herb medical 
               335 : Public health 
               336 : Psychiatric amount 
               337 : Receipt date 
               338 : Medical code 
               339 : General index 
               340 : Medium 
               341 : Bills 
               342 : Clinic filed 
               343 : Sorting 
               344 : Management 
               345 : Large amount 
               346 : The number of volumes 
               347 : The number of hospitalization cases 
               348 : Kind of disease index 
               349 : The total amount of medical care benefits 
               350 : Distribution hospitalization 
               351 : Person in charge 
               352 : Receipt number 
               353 : The name of medical institution 
               354 : Doubling insurance 
               355 : Medical care year/month 
               356 : Examination 
               357 : Management 
               358 : The number of ambulatory care cases 
               359 : Exception for distribution 
               360 : Medical care benefits per case 
               361 : Distribution ambulatory care 
               362 : Distribution date 
               363 : HYEMYEONGSIM MEDICAL FOUNDATION CENTER 
               364 : NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 
               365 : GANGNAM MEDICAL FOUNDATION 
               366 : CHUNG HWA MEDICAL CENTER 
               367 : EONSU MEDICAL CENTER 
               368 : GANG-SEO SERAN MEDICAL CENTER 
               369 : MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PLACE FOR INDUSTRIAL DISASTER JUNGSUN MEDICAL CENTER 
               370 : General 
               371 : Insurance 
               372 : Internal medicine 
               373 : Obstetrics/Pediatrics 
               374 : Quantity of distribution per person 
               375 : The number of person in charge 
               376 : Hospitalization (direct compounding) 
               377 : Quantity of distributions 
               378 : Ambulatory care (prescription filled) 
               379 : Quantity of distribution 
               380 : The number of institutions 
               381 : The number of selected cases 
               382 : Hospitalization 
               383 : Ambulatory care 
               384 : The inquiry is completed. Please carry out the process what you want 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 4 
         
         
           
               401 : Receipt number 
               402 : Receipt date 
               403 : Medical code 
               404 : The total number of cases 
               405 : The number of medical care receiver 
               406 : The number of volumes 
               407 : The number of distribution cases 
               408 : Examination CI/method 
               409 : Consultation storing 
               410 : Cancellation 
               411 : Examination Department/Group 
               412 : Person in charge 
               413 : NAM, Mi Hee 
               414 : Person in charge 
               415 : The number of distributions 
               416 : Distribution date 
               417 : A series name 
               418 : Medical Care Receiver 
               419 : Resident registration number 
               420 : The total amount of medical care benefits 
               421 : subject of the medical examination/specialties 
               422 : Sorting 
               423 : Code 
               424 : Existing person in charge 
               425 : Reservation of Advisory 
               426 : Disease 
               427 : Name 
               428 : subject of the medical examination/specialties 
               429 : The total number of cases 
               430 : Designation 
               431 : Relegation 
               432 : The others 
               433 : Precision 
               434 : Index 
               435 : Separation 
               436 : Internal medicine 
               437 : Pediatrics 
               438 : Internal medicine 
               439 : The number of cases 
               440 : The number of medical care receiver 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 5 
         
         
           
               501 : Managerial state 
               502 : Examination processing 
               503 : General management 
               504 : Information for medical care 
               505 : Computational examination 
               506 : Examination standards 
               507 : Distribution 
               508 : Statistics 
               509 : The pertinent examination institution 
               510 : Searching the public hatred 
               511 : Inquiry conditions 
               512 : Examination department 
               513 : Examination department  1   
               514 : Receipt date 
               515 : Examination group 
               516 : Diskette 
               517 : Document 
               518 : Dental clinic 
               519 : Public health 
               520 : Hospital 
               521 : Pharmacy 
               522 : Clinic 
               523 : Herb medical 
               524 : Psychiatric amount 
               525 : Classified by specification 
               526 : Institution classification 
               527 : Party 
               528 : Person in charge 
               529 : Medium 
               530 : Classification 
               531 : Hospitalization (direct compounding) 
               532 : Ambulatory care (prescription filled) 
               533 : Document 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 6 
         
         
           
               601 : Receipt date 
               602 : Medium classification 
               603 : General management 
               604 : Examination method 
               605 : Cancellation 
               606 : Hospital 
               607 : Clinic 
               608 : Dental clinic 
               609 : Pharmacy 
               610 : Public health 
               611 : Herb medical 
               612 : Psychiatric amount 
               613 : Receipt date 
               614 : Distribution date 
               615 : Receipt number 
               616 : Medical code 
               617 : The name of medical institution 
               618 : Medical care year/month 
               619 : Person who insured 
               620 : Examination synthesis 
               621 : Management 
               622 : Management CI 
               623 : Receipted direct compounding 
               624 : Receipted direct compounding 
               625 : Distribution direct compounding 
               626 : Distribution prescription filled 
               627 : Completion date 
               628 : Reference 
               629 : Duplication large sum 
               630 : Taking-over the examination 
               631 : Termination/Return 
               632 : A series name 
               633 : Examination request yes or no 
               634 : yes or no 
               635 : Processing 
               636 : Completion 
               637 : Incapability examination 
               638 : Grade index 
               639 : confirmation of medical care days of relative bill is required. 
               640 : Medical Care Receiver 
               641 : Receipt number 
               642 : Medical care year/month 
               643 : The number of cases 
               644 : the number of medical care receiver 
               645 : The final day 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 7 
         
         
           
               701 : The number of receipted hospitalization cases 
               702 : The number of receipted ambulatory care cases 
               703 : The number of receipted daytime ward cases 
               704 : The number of distribution hospitalization cases 
               705 : The number of distribution ambulatory care cases 
               706 : The number of distribution daytime ward cases 
               707 : Medical care year/month 
               708 : Receipt date 
               709 : Receipt number 
               710 : Bill classification 
               711 : General requested bill 
               712 : Person who insured classification 
               713 : Medical-examination field 
               714 : The same medical care receiver 
               715 : Exception of the same medical care receiver 
               716 : Inside of a receipt number 
               717 : A part for this month 
               718 : The inclusion of the previous month 
               719 : Residents fiscal year 
               720 : name of medical care receiver 
               721 : Inquiry of specification 
               722 : Resident registration number 
               723 : The number of cases 
               724 : Resident registration number 
               725 : Medical care year/month 
               726 : Receipt number 
               727 : A series name 
               728 : Medical Care Receiver 
               729 : The rate of a fixed amount 
               730 : First medical examination 
               731 : The total amount of medical care benefits 
               732 : subject of the medical examination/specialties 
               733 : Sorting 
               734 : Incapability 
               735 : Examination personnel 
               736 : Request for examination 
               737 : Request 
               738 : Processing 
               739 : Completion 
               740 : Inspection 
               741 : A series name 
               742 : Automatic inspection 
               743 : The same medical care receiver 
               744 : The same sickness and wound 
               745 : Medical-examination item (Medical-examination) 
               746 : Trust 
               747 : subject of the medical examination/specialties 
               748 : The number of medicine item 
               749 : The specific items 
               750 : Large amount etc. 
               751 : Items correction 
               752 : Proof matter 
               753 : Hospitalization 
               754 : Ambulatory care 
               755 : computation by computer 
               756 : Medical Care Receiver 
               757 : Daily allowance expense 
               758 : The total amount of benefits 
               759 : The number of medical-treatment days 
               760 : Visit-to-the-hospital days 
               761 : Verification personnel 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 8 
         
         
           
               801 : The number of receipted hospitalization cases 
               802 : the number of receipted ambulatory care cases 
               803 : The number of receipted daytime ward cases 
               804 : The number of distribution hospitalization cases 
               805 : The number of distribution ambulatory care cases 
               806 : The number of distribution daytime ward cases 
               807 : Medical care year/month 
               808 : Receipt date 
               809 : Receipt number 
               810 : Bill classification 
               811 : General requested bill 
               812 : Person who insured classification 
               813 : Clinic field 
               814 : Inquiry of specification 
               815 : The number of specifications 
               816 : the number of medical care receiver 
               817 : A series name 
               818 : Automatic inspection 
               819 : The same medical care receiver 
               820 : The same sickness and wound 
               821 : Medical-examination item (Medical-examination) 
               822 : subject of the medical examination/specialties 
               823 : The number of medicine item 
               824 : The specific items 
               825 : Large amount etc. 
               826 : Items correction 
               827 : Proof matter 
               828 : Hospitalization 
               829 : Ambulatory care 
               830 : computation by computer 
               831 : A series name 
               832 : Medical Care Receiver 
               833 : Resident registration number 
               834 : Amount rate 
               835 : First medical examination 
               836 : Visit to the hospital 
               837 : The total amount of medical care benefits 
               838 : subject of the medical examination/specialties 
               839 : Sorting 
               840 : Incapability 
               841 : Examination personnel 
               842 : Examination request 
               834 : Request 
               844 : Processing 
               845 : Completion 
               846 : Inspection 
               847 : Verification personnel 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 9 
         
         
           
               901 : The number of receipted hospitalization cases 
               902 : the number of receipted ambulatory care cases 
               903 : The number of receipted daytime ward cases 
               904 : The number of distribution hospitalization cases 
               905 : The number of distribution ambulatory care cases 
               906 : The number of distribution daytime ward cases 
               907 : Medical care year/month 
               908 : Receipt date 
               909 : Receipt number 
               910 : Bill classification 
               911 : General requested bill 
               912 : Person who insured classification 
               913 : Medical-examination field 
               914 : A series name 
               915 : Medical Care Receiver 
               916 : Resident registration number 
               917 : The rate of a fixed amount 
               918 : First medical examination 
               919 : The total amount of medical care benefits 
               920 : Holiday 
               921 : Visit to the hospital 
               922 : subject of the medical examination/specialties 
               923 : Sorting 
               924 : Distinction 
               925 : Incapability 
               926 : Examination personnel 
               927 : Request for examination 
               928 : Request 
               929 : Processing 
               930 : Completion 
               931 : Inspection 
               932 : A series name 
               933 : Automatic inspection 
               934 : The same medical care receiver 
               935 : The same sickness and wound 
               936 : Medical-examination item (Medical-examination 
               937 : subject of the medical examination/specialties 
               938 : The number of medicine item 
               939 : Specific details 
               940 : Large amount etc. 
               941 : Items correction 
               942 : Proof matter 
               943 : Hospitalization 
               944 : Ambulatory care 
               945 : Computation by computer 
               946 : Medical Care Receiver 
               947 : Daily allowance expense 
               948 : The total amount of benefits 
               949 : The number of medical-treatment days 
               950 : Visit-to-the-hospital days 
               951 : Verification personnel 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 10 
         
         
           
               1001 : Insurance 
               1002 : Ambulatory care 
               1003 : Fixed rate 
               1004 : Receipt number 
               1005 : A series name 
               1006 : Medical care days on current month 
               1007 : Hospitalization/visit-to-the-hospital days 
               1008 : Description 
               1009 : Automation 
               1010 : Specialty 
               1011 : Specify 
               1012 : General 
               1013 : Consultation 
               1014 : Obstacle 
               1015 : Lighting 
               1016 : Fancy 
               1017 : The number of times of prescription 
               1023 : Night/Holiday 
               1024 : Request unit classification 
               1025 : Illness group 
               1026 : Amount of money 
               1027 : Examination CI 
               1028 : Classification codes 
               1029 : Sickness-and-wound name 
               1030 : An operation 
               1031 : Clinic section 
               1032 : Injury 
               1033 : Specify 
               1034 : Medical service start date 
               1035 : Grant number 
               1036 : The days of medical prescription 
               1037 : Non parliamentary—a prescription medicine agent 
               1038 : Subtotal 
               1039 : Total amount 
               1040 : The rate of addition (per day) 
               1041 : The total amount of medical care benefits 
               1042 : User(patient) charges 
               1043 : Burden maximum amount of money about the person himself 
               1044 : Medical expenses of disabled person 
               1045 : Line number 
               1046 : Daily dosage 
               1047 : Total dosage 
               1048 : Admitted amounts 
               1049 : Adjustment amounts 
               1050 : Changing date 
               1051 : Trust 
               1052 : Exception 
               1053 : Confirmation 
               1054 : Re-examination consultation fee—Comprehensive special medical treatment 
               1055 : Reference 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 11 
         
         
           
               1101 : Insurance 
               1102 : Ambulatory care 
               1103 : Fixed rate 
               1104 : Receipt number 
               1105 : A series name 
               1106 : Medical care days on current month 
               1107 : Hospitalization/visit-to-the-hospital days 
               1108 : Description 
               1109 : Automation 
               1110 : Specialty 
               1111 : Specify 
               1112 : General 
               1113 : Consultation 
               1114 : Obstacle 
               1115 : Lighting 
               1116 : Fancy 
               1117 : The number of times of prescription 
               1118 : Result of medical-examination 
               1119 : Continuation 
               1120 : Protection classification 
               1121 : The number of times of the first medical examination 
               1122 : Night/Holiday 
               1123 : The number of times of re-examination 
               1124 : Request unit classification 
               1125 : Illness group 
               1126 : Amount of money 
               1127 : Examination CI 
               1128 : Classification codes 
               1129 : Sickness-and-wound name 
               1130 : Clinic section 
               1131 : Medical care start date 
               1132 : Existence/nothing 
               1133 : Grant number 
               1134 : The days of medical prescription 
               1135 : Non parliamentary—a prescription medicine agent 
               1136 : Subtotal 
               1137 : The total amount 
               1138 : The rate of addition (per day) 
               1139 : The total amount of medical care benefits 
               1140 : User (patient) charges 
               1141 : Burden maximum amount of money about the person himself 
               1142 : Medical expenses of disabled person 
               1143 : Daily dosage 
               1144 : Total dosage 
               1145 : Admitted amounts 
               1146 : Adjustment 
               1147 : Details 
               1148 : First-medical-examination consultation fee—Comprehensive special medical-treatment organization, installed by the comprehensive special medical-treatment organization. 
               1149 : Class 
               1150 : Line number 
               1151 : Unit cost 
               1152 : Daily dosage 
               1153 : Total dosage 
               1154 : Admitted amounts 
               1155 : Adjustment amounts 
               1156 : Changing date 
               1157 : Trust 
               1158 : Exception 
               1159 : Confirmation 
               1160 : First-medical-examination consultation fee—Comprehensive special medical-treatment organization 
               1161 : Individual moral medical treatment—Support treatment 
               1162 : First-medical-examination consultation fee— 
             Comprehensive special medical-treatment organization 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 12 
         
         
           
               1201 : Insurance 
               1202 : Prescription filled 
               1203 : Fixed rate 
               1204 : Bill classification 
               1205 : General requested bill 
               1206 : General 
               1207 : Description 
               1208 : Automation 
               1209 : Specialty 
               1210 : Reference 
               1211 : Receipt number 
               1212 : A series name 
               1213 : Protection classification 
               1214 : Office sign 
               1215 : Proof number 
               1216 : Prescription grant organization 
               1217 : The total visit days 
               1218 : The total medication days 
               1219 : The number of prescriptions 
               1220 : Public holidays 
               1221 : Part medication on the 1st 
               1222 : Part medication on the 2nd 
               1223 : More than the part medication on the 3rd. 
               1224 : Price of medicine 
               1225 : Internal use 
               1226 : External application 
               1227 : Injection 
               1228 : The total amounts of medical care benefits 
               1229 : User (patient) charges 
               1230 : Burden maximum amount of money about the person himself 
               1231 : Classification codes 
               1232 : Sickness and wound (symptom) name 
               1233 : The issued numbering for a medical prescription 
               1234 : Usable years/use-by date 
               1235 : Pharmacy medication days 
               1236 : The number of days for medication 
               1237 : The number of times of repetitive pharmacy 
               1238 : the said month 
               1239 : Class 
               1240 : Line number 
               1241 : Dispensing 
               1242 : Unit cost 
               1243 : Daily dosage 
               1244 : Total dosage 
               1245 : Admitted amounts 
               1246 : Adjustment amounts 
               1247 : Changing date 
               1248 : Prescription pharmacy—An excess of the part on oral medicine the 30 th    
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 13 
         
         
           
               1301 : Admitted amounts 
               1302 : Adjustment 
               1303 : Re-examination consultation fee—installed by the comprehensive special medical-treatment organization 
               1304 : Class 
               1305 : Line number 
               1306 : Exception 
               1307 : Confirmation 
               1308 : Re-examination consultation fee—Comprehensive special medical-treatment organization 
               1309 : Reason for adjustment 
               1310 : Examination committee 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 14 
         
         
           
               1401 : Admitted amounts 
               1402 : Adjustment 
               1403 : Class 
               1404 : Line number 
               1405 : Inquiry of master 
               1406 : Inquiry of medical care file 
               1407 : Unit cost 
               1408 : Application day 
               1409 : Classification number 
               1410 : Benefits classification 
               1411 : Calculation name 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 15 
         
         
           
               1501 : Receipt number 
               1502 : A series name 
               1503 : Inquiry for the original bill 
               1504 : Medical code 
               1505 : Medical Care Receiver 
               1506 : Person who insured section 
               1507 : Resident registration number 
               1508 : Admission name (name of householder) 
               1509 : Certification number (admission number) 
               1510 : Business number (secure organization number) 
               1511 : Prescription grant organization 
               1512 : follow doctor 
               1513 : Resident registration number 
               1514 : Number of qualification 
               1515 : The process of hospitalizing 
               1516 : Result of medical-examination 
               1517 : addition/supplementation/separate charged bill Yes/No 
               1518 : Classification 
               1519 : Receipt number 
               1520 : A series name 
               1521 : Reason for failed examination 
               1522 : The first day of hospitalizing 
               1523 : Request a lend 
               1524 : Medication days of the House (Injection agent) 
               1525 : Medication days of the House (Injection agent) 
               1526 : Classify code for separation of dispensary from medical practice 
               1527 : Discrepancy residence number cases 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 16 
         
         
           
               1601 : Receipt number 
               1602 : A series name 
               1603 : Classification 
               1604 : Line number 
               1605 : Medical care 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 17 
         
         
           
               1701 : Medical care (prescription) details 
               1702 : Inquiry for the original bill 
               1703 : Prescription filled details 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 18 
         
         
           
               1801 : Receipt number 
               1802 : A series name 
               1803 : Searching original requests 
               1804 : Line number 
               1805 : confirm the related code 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 19 
         
         
           
               1901 : Managerial state 
               1902 : Examination processing 
               1903 : General management 
               1904 : Information for medical care 
               1905 : Computational examination 
               1906 : Examination standards 
               1907 : Distribution 
               1908 : Statistics 
               1909 : The pertinent examination institution 
               1910 : Searching the public hatred 
               1911 : Receipt date 
               1912 : Person who insured section 
               1913 : Bill classification 
               1914 : The name of medical institution 
               1915 : General requested bill 
               1916 : Specification 
               1917 : A series name 
               1918 : Specify 
               1919 : Reference 
               1920 : Insure 
               1921 : Incapability 
               1922 : Medical Care Receiver 
               1923 : Classification codes 
               1924 : Resident registration number 
               1925 : Sickness-and-wound name 
               1926 : Medical care department 
               1927 : Medical care start date 
               1928 : Form of medical care 
               1929 : The number of visited days 
               1930 : The number of hospitalization days 
               1931 : First medical examination 
               1932 : The medical re-examination 
               1933 : The number of days for medical care 
               1934 : The number of days for medication 
               1935 : The numbers of days of physical therapy 
               1936 : Night 
               1937 : Holiday 
               1938 : Premature birth 
               1939 ; Polyembryonic 
               1940 : Material/Anti-toxic 
               1941 : Admitted amounts 
               1942 : Exceptional item 
               1943 : The number of issued medical prescription 
               1944 : Medical prescription which issued outside of hospital 
               1945 : The issued numbering for a medical prescription 
               1946 : The days of medical prescription 
               1947 : total days of medical prescription 
               1948 : Adjustment amounts 
               1949 : Medical care days on current month 
               1950 : The total amount of medical care fees 
               1951 : User (patient) charges 
               1952 : The total amount of medical care fee 
               1953 : Billed amount 
               1954 : Disable person 
               1955 : The total amount of insurance benefit 
               1956 : Non-benefits 
               1957 : Essential (PROTO-manifestation) hypertension 
               1958 : Essential (SINGLE-manifestation) hypertension 
               1959 : Ambulatory care 
               1960 : oriental medical treatment/Prescription 
               1961 : Essential (PROTO-manifestation) hypertension 
               1962 : Allergic contact dermatitis 
               1963 : Oriental medical treatment/Prescription 
               1964 : oriental medical treatment 
               1965 : Public health 
           
         
       
    
     
       FIG. 20 
         
         
           
               2001 : Managerial state 
               2002 : Examination processing 
               2003 : General management 
               2004 : Information for medical care 
               2005 : Computational examination 
               2006 : Examination standards 
               2007 : Distribution 
               2008 : Statistics 
               2009 : The pertinent examination institution 
               2010 : Searching the public hatred 
               2011 : Details of medical services (public health) 
               2012 : Receipt date 
               2013 : Person who insured section 
               2014 : A series name 
               2015 : Specify 
               2016 : Reference 
               2017 : Insure 
               2018 : Incapability 
               2019 : Medical Care Receiver 
               2020 : Classification codes 
               2021 : Lose Vigor of one&#39;s liver 
               2022 : Unit cost 
               2023 : Daily dosage 
               2024 : Total dosage 
               2025 : Admitted amounts 
               2026 : Adjustment 
               2027 : Medical fee of re-examination—general hospital, in case of special hospital for medical care 
               2028 : Managing fee of medical item for outpatient—for 1 day (general hospital) 
               2029 : Class 
               2030 : Line number 
               2031 : Unit cost 
               2032 : Daily dosage 
               2033 : Total dosage 
               2034 : Admitted amounts 
               2035 : Adjustment amounts 
               2036 : Changing date 
               2037 : Trust 
               2038 : Exception 
               2039 : Confirmation 
               2040 : Re-examination consultation fee—General hospital 
               2041 : Managing fee of medical item for outpatient—for 1 day (general hospital) 
               2042 : Hypodermic or Intramuscular injection 
               2043 : Summary information 
               2044 : Summary sheet browser 
               2045 : Detail browser 
               2046 : Whole browser 
               2047 : Inquiry of specification 
               2048 : Section 
               2049 : Benefits 
               2050 : Daily dosage 
               2051 : Total dosage 
               2052 : Adjustment 
               2053 : Public health