title: Development of mobile electronic health records application in a secondary general hospital in Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Wookjin
authors: W
authors: Choi
authors: Management Information System, School of Business, Ewha Woman University, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Min Ah
authors: MA
authors: Park
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Eunseok
authors: E
authors: Hong
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Sunhyu
authors: S
authors: Kim
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Ryeok
authors: R
authors: Ahn
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Jungseok
authors: J
authors: Hong
authors: Computational Team, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Seungyeol
authors: S
authors: Song
authors: Computational Team, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Tak
authors: T
authors: Kim
authors: Computational Team, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Jeongkeun
authors: J
authors: Kim
authors: Computational Team, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea.
authors: Seongwoon
authors: S
authors: Yeo
keywords: Electronic Health Records; Medical Informatics Applications; Mobile Applications; Telemedicine; Wireless Technology