title: Comparing the Certification Criteria for CCHIT-Certified Ambulatory EHR with the SNUBH's EHR Functionalities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to investigate the suitability of electronic health record (EHR) systems in Korea for global certification and to propose functions for future global systems by comparing and analyzing the certification criteria for Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) Certified Ambulatory EHR with BESTCare, which is the EHR system at Seoul National University Bundang hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Domain expert groups were formed to analyze the inclusion of BESTCare functions and the types of differences for each of the CCHIT Certified 2011 Ambulatory EHR Certification Criteria. The types of differences were divided into differences in functions (F), differences in business processes (B), and differences in government policies (P).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Generally, the criteria that showed differences in functions pertained to the connection between the diagnosis/problem list and order, the alert and warning functions for medication-diagnosis interactions, and the reminder/instruction/notification messages related to the patient's immunization status; these absent functions were enhanced clinical decision support system (CDSS) functions related to patient safety and healthcare quality. Differences in government policies were found in the pharmacy's electronic prescription functions, while differences in business processes were found in the functions constrained by the local workflow or internal policy, which require some customization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Functions that differed between the CCHIT certification criteria and the BESTCare system in this study should be considered when developing a global EHR system. Such a system will need to be easily customizable to adapt to various government policies and local business processes. These functions should be considered when developing a global EHR system certified by CCHIT in the future.
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Hee
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Eun Hye
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Kee Hyuck
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Tae Hun
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki Dong
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Rong Min
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Sooyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoo