A community where both those who are in need of support and medical professionals can easily, quickly and accurately determine the health status of those who need support, and which are well-linked between care and medical care Provided are a medical support system and a medical support method capable of realizing a comprehensive care system. The score calculation unit 12 quantifies and scores the health information data acquired by the health information acquisition unit 11 in accordance with preset evaluation items, and calculates a score indicating the health status of the care recipient. The common language conversion unit 13 is an index indicating the health status of the cared person calculated by the score calculation unit 12 and is an index indicating the health status and is a weather that can be shared by both the care worker and the medical worker Convert to the common language that is the expression of the forecast. The hospitalization necessity determination unit 14 compares the score indicating the health status of the care recipient calculated by the score calculation unit 12 with a predetermined reference value set in advance, and there is a need for hospitalization when the score is equal to or higher than the reference value. Is determined. 支援が必要な者と関連のある者と医療従事者との双方が、支援が必要な者の健康状態を容易、迅速、正確に判断することができ、介護と医療とを好適に連携した地域包括ケアシステムを実現することが可能な医療支援システム及び医療支援方法を提供する。 点数算出部１２は、健康情報取得部１１により取得した健康情報データを予め設定した評価項目にしたがって数値化して採点し、被介護者の健康状態を示す点数を算出する。共通言語変換部１３は、点数算出部１２により算出した被介護者の健康状態を示す点数を、健康状態を示す指標であって介護従事者と医療従事者の双方において共通の認識が可能な天気予報の表現である共通言語に変換する。入院要否判定部１４は、点数算出部１２により算出した被介護者の健康状態を示す点数を、予め設定した所定の基準値と比較して、その基準値以上のときに入院の必要性有りと判定する。
