ERP System Performance in a Hospital.
- Author:
Eun Ju SHIN
1
;
Young Moon CHAE
;
Seung Hee HO
;
Yong Uk KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Yonsei Univ. Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Enterprise Resource Planning;
ERP Performance;
Economic Analysis
- MeSH:
Education;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2007;13(2):77-82
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To measure the performance of a hospital enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and suggest various system improvements. METHODS: A survey based on a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire and an exclusive interview was administered to 102 employees with a one-year experience of using an ERP system at one university hospital. In order to analyze the factors affecting the ERP system performance, multiple regression analysis and Chi-square test were conducted. RESULTS: All three examined variables-system quality, information quality and integration of hospital information resources-affected the ERP system performance positively. However, the system quality variable had the lowest mean score indicating that the ERP system was difficult to understand for many users. User characteristics were not significantly associated with information quality satisfaction. CONCLUSION: On the basis of the study results, we recommended some suggestions to improve the ERP system performance. In order to reduce users' dissatisfaction with the new system, hospitals should publicize the needs of the ERP system for the employees, design more effective training programs, and provide more decision-supporting information for managers.
