Provided is an inspection management apparatus and the like that allows a medical worker to start an observation of images in a required range at a convenient timing. An inspection management apparatus 5 includes: a data transmitting and receiving unit 52 that transmits and receives data to and from a receiving device； a storage unit 53 that stores image data received from the receiving device； an input unit 51 that receives input of a scheduled start date and time of an examination and a scheduled start date and time of observation； an image processing unit 54b； a schedule generation unit 54a that, based on the scheduled start date and time of the examination and the scheduled start date and time of observation, calculates an image transfer start date and time from the receiving device to the inspection management apparatus 5, and calculates an image processing start date and time for the image data that the transfer has been started on the image transfer start date and time； and a control unit 56 that causes the data transmitting and receiving unit 52 to transmit the image transfer start date and time, and to acquire the image data transmitted from the receiving device when the image transfer start date and time comes, and causes, when the image processing start date and time comes, the image processing unit 54b to perform image processing on the acquired image data.
