Statues and Improvement of Electronic Medical Record System in Traditional Korean Medicine

Autor: Bo-Young Jung, Kyeong Han Kim, Song-Yi Kim, Hyun-Kyung Sung, Jeong-Su Park, Ho-Yeon Go, Jang-Kyung Park
Jazyk: English<br />Korean
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Pharmacopuncture, Vol 21, Iss 3, Pp 195-202 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2093-6966
2234-6856
DOI: 10.3831/KPI.2018.21.023
Popis: Objectives:The study was to survey use of electronic medical records in subjects of Korean medicine doctors working for Korean medicine organizations and to contemplate ways to develop utilization of electronic medical records.Methods:On August 2017, it conducted online self-reported survey on subjects of Korean medicine doctors at Korean hospitals and clinics who agreed to participate in the study. A total 40 doctors in hospital and 279 doctors in clinic were included. The surveyed contents include kinds of electronic chart, reason for not using electronic medical records and problems with creation of medical records.Results:It finds that 100% of those working at Korean medicine hospitals and 86.4% of those at Korean medicine clinics have used electronic medical records. Subjects answered the biggest reason for not using electronic medical records was inconvenience. The most serious problems with creation of electronic medical records at Korean medicine organizations found in the study include there was no method of creation of medical records and no standardized terminology for use in electronic medical records.Conclusion:For utilization of electronic medical records at Korean medicine organizations, standardization of terminology, development of EMR in favour of its users and development of strategy that motivates use of EMR are required.
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