Healthc Inform Res.  2010 Mar;16(1):60-64. 10.4258/hir.2010.16.1.60.

Ubiquitous-Severance Hospital Project: Implementation and Results

• Chang BC
• Kim NH
• Kim YA
• Kim JH
• Jung HK
• Kang EH
• Kang HS
• Lee HI
• Kim YO
• Yoo SK
• Sunwoo I
• An SY
• Jeong HJ

• KMID: 2166567
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2010.16.1.60

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to review an implementation of u-Severance information system with focus on electronic hospital records (EHR) and to suggest future improvements. METHODS: Clinical Data Repository (CDR) of u-Severance involved implementing electronic medical records (EMR) as the basis of EHR and the management of individual health records. EHR were implemented with service enhancements extending to the clinical decision support system (CDSS) and expanding the knowledge base for research with a repository for clinical data and medical care information. RESULTS: The EMR system of Yonsei University Health Systems (YUHS) consists of HP integrity superdome servers using MS SQL as a database management system and MS Windows as its operating system. CONCLUSIONS: YUHS is a high-performing medical institution with regards to efficient management and customer satisfaction; however, after 5 years of implementation of u-Severance system, several limitations with regards to expandability and security have been identified.

Keyword

Ubiquitous Hospital System; OCS; EMR; ERP; PACS

MeSH Terms

Database Management Systems
Electronic Health Records
Electronics
Electrons
Hospital Records
Information Systems
Knowledge Bases

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  Figure 1 Overview of u-Severance System.

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  Figure 2 Hardware configuration of u-Severance system. EMR: electro medical record, ERP: enterprise resource plan, VTL: virtual tape library, SAN: storage area network.

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