PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly authenticate a medical worker by an authentication device while suppressing an amount of data to be stored in the authentication device.SOLUTION: The authentication device includes: an identification information storage part 11 for storing the identification information of a medical worker an attendance information reception part 12 for receiving the identification information of a worker transmitted from an attendance detection device 30 an identification information registration part 13 for allowing the identification information storage part 11 to store the identification information of the worker received by the attendance information reception part 12 an authentication request reception part 16 for receiving an authentication request from the medical worker and an authentication part 17 for authenticating the medical worker who has made an authentication request when the identification information of the medical worker who has made the authentication request is stored in the identification information storage part 11, therein only the identification information of the medical worker attending a medical facility is stored in the identification information storage part 11 so that it is possible to authenticate the medical worker without performing communication with the outside.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】認証装置に記憶させるデータ量を抑制しつつ、認証装置による医療従事者の認証を迅速に行うことができるようにする。【解決手段】医療従事者の識別情報を記憶する識別情報記憶部11と、出退勤検出装置30から送信された、出勤者の識別情報を受信する出勤情報受信部12と、出勤情報受信部12が受信した出勤者の識別情報を識別情報記憶部11に記憶させる識別情報登録部13と、医療従事者からの認証要求を受け付ける認証要求受付部16と、認証要求を行った医療従事者の識別情報が識別情報記憶部11に記憶されている場合、認証要求を行った医療従事者を認証する認証部17とを備え、医療施設に出勤中の医療従事者の識別情報のみを識別情報記憶部11に記憶し、外部との通信を行うことなく、医療従事者の認証を行うことができるようにする。【選択図】図2
