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Computerized physician order entry and electronic medical record systems in Korean teaching and general hospitals:
Rae Woong Park1, Seung Soo Shin, Young In Choi
1Department of Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5, Youngtong-Gu, Suwon 442-721, Republic of Korea.
Objective:
To determine the availability of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and electronic medical record (EMR) systems in teaching and general hospitals in the Republic of Korea.
Design:
A combined mail and telephone survey of 283 hospitals.
Measurements:
The surveys assessed the availability of CPOE and EMRs in the hospitals, as well as inducement, participation, and saturation regarding CPOE use by physicians.
Results:
A total of 122 (43.1%) hospitals responded to the survey. The complete form of CPOE was available in 98 (80.3%) hospitals. The use of CPOE was mandatory in 92 (86.0%) of the 107 hospitals that responded to the questions regarding the requirement of CPOE use. In 85 (79.4%) of the hospitals in which CPOE was in use, more than 90% of physicians used the system. In addition, physicians entered more than 90% of their total orders through CPOE in 87 (81.3%) hospitals. In contrast, a complete EMR system was available in only 11 (9.0%) of the hospitals.
Conclusion:
Of the teaching and general hospitals in the Republic of Korea that responded to the survey, the majority (80.3%) have CPOE systems, and a complete EMR system is available in only 9%.
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