PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical information management device for managing priority of image processing based on the determination of operators of each medical information terminal.SOLUTION: The medical information management device includes a priority change reception unit 102 receiving an input of a request for setting higher priority for execution of image processing required from a specified medical information terminal a propriety inquiry unit 103 inquiring the setup of the higher priority to other medical information terminals which has already received the requests for the image processing and a priority management unit 104 making the priority, for the execution of the image processing required from the specified medical information terminal, higher than the priority for the execution of the image processing based on the request from the medical information terminal of which the priority is permitted to be changed, when an input is made from the other medical information terminals that the change in priority is acceptable.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】各医用情報端末の操作者の判断に基づいた画像処理の優先度の管理を行う医用情報管理装置を提供する。【解決手段】特定の医用情報端末から要求された画像処理の実行に対する高い優先度の設定の要求の入力を受け付ける優先度変更受付部102と、画像処理の要求をすでに受け付けている他の医用情報端末に高い優先度設定の可否を問い合わせる可否問合せ部103と、他の医用情報端末から優先度の変更が可であるとの入力を受けたとき、特定の医用情報端末から要求された画像処理の実行の優先度を、優先度の変更を可とした医用情報端末からの要求に基づく画像処理の実行の優先度より高くさせる優先度管理部104と、を備える。【選択図】図1