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Case Reports
. 2013 Dec;19(4):307-13.
doi: 10.4258/hir.2013.19.4.307. Epub 2013 Dec 31.

Development of mobile electronic health records application in a secondary general hospital in Korea

Wookjin Choi  1 , Min Ah Park  2 , Eunseok Hong  1 , Sunhyu Kim  1 , Ryeok Ahn  1 , Jungseok Hong  1 , Seungyeol Song  3 , Tak Kim  3 , Jeongkeun Kim  3 , Seongwoon Yeo  3
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Case Reports

Development of mobile electronic health records application in a secondary general hospital in Korea

Wookjin Choi et al. Healthc Inform Res. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: The recent evolution of mobile devices has opened new possibilities of providing strongly integrated mobile services in healthcare. The objective of this paper is to describe the decision driver, development, and implementation of an integrated mobile Electronic Health Record (EHR) application at Ulsan University Hospital. This application helps healthcare providers view patients' medical records and information without a stationary computer workstation.

Methods: We developed an integrated mobile application prototype that aimed to improve the mobility and usability of healthcare providers during their daily medical activities. The Android and iOS platform was used to create the mobile EHR application. The first working version was completed in 5 months and required 1,080 development hours.

Results: The mobile EHR application provides patient vital signs, patient data, text communication, and integrated EHR. The application allows our healthcare providers to know the status of patients within and outside the hospital environment. The application provides a consistent user environment on several compatible Android and iOS devices. A group of 10 beta testers has consistently used and maintained our copy of the application, suggesting user acceptance.

Conclusions: We are developing the integrated mobile EHR application with the goals of implementing an environment that is user-friendly, implementing a patient-centered system, and increasing the hospital's competitiveness.

Keywords: Electronic Health Records; Medical Informatics Applications; Mobile Applications; Telemedicine; Wireless Technology.

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Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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Figure 1
Communication architecture between mobile application and the existing hospital information system. DMZ: demilitarized zone, PoE: power over Ethernet, AP: access point, DB: database, LAN: local area network.
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Figure 2
Main configuration of Mobile-Ulsan University Hospital Medical Information System (M-UMIS) service. UUH: Ulsan University Hospital, LIS: laboratory information system, PACS: picture archiving and communication system, EMR: Electronic Medical Record.
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Figure 3
Basic layout of user interface of Mobile-Ulsan University Hospital Medical Information System. (A) Single sign-on login screen, (B) initial screen page, and (C) submenu screen.
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Figure 4
Screen shots of Mobile-Ulsan University Hospital Medical Information System. (A) Medical records, (B) nurse transition chart, and (C) clinical observation chart.
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Figure 5
Total privilege management interface on a computer screen in the Ulsan University Hospital electronic system.
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Figure 6
Laboratory information system and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) on Mobile-Ulsan University Hospital Medical Information System (M-UMIS). (A) Patient's electrocardiography, (B) PACS on M-UMIS.
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Figure 7
Verbal orders processing system in our hospital electronic system. M-UMIS: Mobile-Ulsan University Hospital Medical Information System.
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Figure 8
Healthcare providers can easily transfer and edit images via smartphone camera by Mobile-Ulsan University Hospital Medical Information System (M-UMIS). (A) Patient images on smartphone, (B) transferred images by M-UMIS.
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Figure 9
Miscellaneous utility functions as needed from users.
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Figure 10
Report page view for data traffic and preference of use on Mobile-Ulsan University Hospital Medical Information System.
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