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First published July 27, 2005 as JAMIA PrePrint; doi:10.1197/jamia.M1768
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 2005;12(6):642-647
© 2005 American Medical Informatics Association

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Submitted on December 12, 2004
Accepted on June 8, 2005

Computerized Physician Order Entry and Electronic Medical Record Systems in Korean Teaching and General Hospitals: Results of a 2004 Survey

Rae Woong Park MD1*, Seung Soo Sheen MD2, Young In Choi MD2, Jae Ouk Ahn MD, PhD3, and Sung Chul Hwang MD1

Affiliation of the authors: 1 Department of Biomedical and Healthcare Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea; 2 Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea; 3 Department of Medical Informatics, College of Medicine, SoonChunHyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Objective To determine the availability of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and electronic medical records (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 EMR 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, while a complete EMR system is available in only 9%.






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