Implementation of Single Source Based Hospital Information System for the Catholic Medical Center Affiliated Hospitals.
10.4258/hir.2010.16.2.133
- Author:
Inyoung CHOI
1
;
Ran CHOI
;
Jonghyun LEE
;
Byung Gil CHOI
Author Information
1. Graduate School of Healthcare Management & Policy, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hospital Information System;
Strategic Information System;
IT Architecture;
Network Hospitals
- MeSH:
Decision Making;
Delivery of Health Care;
Hospital Information Systems;
Humans;
Information Systems;
Quality of Health Care
- From:Healthcare Informatics Research
2010;16(2):133-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this research is to introduce the unique approach of the Catholic Medical Center (CMC) integrate network hospitals with organizational and technical methodologies adopted for seamless implementation. METHODS: The Catholic Medical Center has developed a new hospital information system to connect network hospitals and adopted new information technology architecture which uses single source for multiple distributed hospital systems. RESULTS: The hospital information system of the CMC was developed to integrate network hospitals adopting new system development principles; one source, one route and one management. This information architecture has reduced the cost for system development and operation, and has enhanced the efficiency of the management process. CONCLUSIONS: Integrating network hospital through information system was not simple; it was much more complicated than single organization implementation. We are still looking for more efficient communication channel and decision making process, and also believe that our new system architecture will be able to improve CMC health care system and provide much better quality of health care service to patients and customers.
