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.