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. 2005 Nov-Dec;12(6):642-7.
doi: 10.1197/jamia.M1768. Epub 2005 Jul 27.

Computerized physician order entry and electronic medical record systems in Korean teaching and general hospitals: results of a 2004 survey

Rae Woong Park  1 , Seung Soo Shin, Young In Choi, Jae Ouk Ahn, Sung Chul Hwang
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Computerized physician order entry and electronic medical record systems in Korean teaching and general hospitals: results of a 2004 survey

Rae Woong Park et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

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

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Figure 1.
The postcard survey form (Modified from Ash et al. [Editor's Note: Question #3 in Ash et al. is worded differently than above]).
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Figure 2.
The distribution of number of beds in teaching and general hospitals that had responded to the survey.
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Figure 3.
The comparison of availability of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) in the general hospitals and teaching hospitals: Almost all teaching hospitals (93.3%) have a complete CPOE system available, but only 76.1% of general hospitals have a complete CPOE system available. However, availability between the two groups was not statistically significant (p = 0.056).
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Figure 4.
Extent of physician use of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) in 2004. Most physicians use CPOE for most of their orders. Participation = proportion of physicians who use CPOE; Saturation = percentage of the total physicians' orders entered through CPOE.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
For electronic medical record availability, the teaching and general hospitals showed a significant difference (p = 0.024). The figure shows different distribution of availability between the groups. *p = 0.024.
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