Korea University Medical Network System-Laboratory (KUMNET-LAB) (I).
- Author:
Kap No LEE
;
Soo Young YOON
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Automatic Data Processing;
Clinical Laboratory Information Systems;
Commerce;
Emergencies;
Humans;
Korea*;
Local Area Networks;
Memory;
Outpatients;
Workflow
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
1997;17(4):681-687
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Korea university Gyro Hospital has run the KULAB system successfully since 1985, the increasing amount of hospital information made us the need for new system with larger capacity. We began to transform the KULAB, LIS only to the wly developed KUMNET-LAB, OCS system and we report our experience. METHODS: We used 5290 (Sequent, USA) with main memory of 128 megabyte and hard disk of 6.3 gigabyte as main completer, ORAGLE 7.2 (Oracle, USA) as database, fifteen 486 PCs, eight printers and seven barcode printers in the laboratory. A LAN was built. Pro-C was used in interface between the outpatient cashier and LIS. The Power builder (PentaKorea, USA) and Forms (Oracle, USA) and visual basic were used in interface between LIS and autoanalyzer. It took one month to analyse laboratory work flow and 2 months to programming by 2 programmers from the commercial vendor, ICM (Information & Communication Management Inc.). All laboratorian had taken part in job analyses and evaluations. RESULTS: Our laboratory information system was successfuly implemented without any major problem. The specimen type and emergency status were added to the test code. And the field indicating the sequential position on screen was added to the master to control the position of the test codes on screen. Bar code system was introduced to ample identification as well as specifically assigned specimen number. CONCLUSION: The KULAB system had been used from 1985 through 1995 was successfully transfered to the more efficient new LIS, KUMNET-LAB which is one of the basis of the OCS system (KUMNET).
