Abstract
As interest in medical informatization has been increasing steadily worldwide, the adoption of health information systems (HISs) in medical institutions is essential. In this study, we intended to identify users’ adoption, utilization and helpfulness derived from HISs to determine the status of medical informatization by using 2016 Korean Physician Survey data. A total of 8564 members responded to the 2016 survey, we extracted the data of 6949 HISs related part for this study. As a result, about 68% of the self-employed physicians adopted the Order Communication System and Electronic Medical Records, while only one-third adopted the Picture Archiving and Communication System. Overall, the proportions of utilization and helpfulness of HISs were higher for females; for employed physicians or professors; for physicians working in hospitals; and for those specializing in surgical medicine. As applying information technology to the medical environment becomes more important, HIS will become a necessary requirement and the demand for information systems considering user and patient oriented information environments will be increasing. Therefore, it is necessary to discuss the HISs use environment considering not only technical aspects but also users’ or patients’ viewpoints. In that respect, this study will give a meaningful evidence of HIS related policies.
Highlights
Health information systems (HISs) are widely referred to as the mutual interaction of people, processes, and technologies to provide information necessary for the improvement of healthcare service quality [1,2]
We focused on the Order Communication System (OCS), Electronic Medical Record (EMR), and Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) as representative of HISs
While we found that utilization and helpfulness were higher in the capital area for all three HISs, the difference was not significant for utilization of the PACS
Summary
Health information systems (HISs) are widely referred to as the mutual interaction of people, processes, and technologies to provide information necessary for the improvement of healthcare service quality [1,2]. HISs are becoming increasingly important in light of the rapid generation and accumulation of medical information and the increasing demand for healthcare. The interest in a healthcare industry based on information and communications technology (ICT) is increasing [6] since the arrival of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The Korean government raised the budget for medical informatization projects (healthcare big data and the utilization of HISs in precision medicine) in 2019 [7]. With the rapid development of Korean ICT, adoption or use of information systems in the healthcare sector has become more common than ever
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