%0 Journal Article
%@ 1438-8871
%I JMIR Publications
%V 22
%N 6
%P e19938
%T Information Technology–Based Management of Clinically Healthy COVID-19 Patients: Lessons From a Living and Treatment Support Center Operated by Seoul National University Hospital
%A Bae,Ye Seul
%A Kim,Kyung Hwan
%A Choi,Sae Won
%A Ko,Taehoon
%A Jeong,Chang Wook
%A Cho,BeLong
%A Kim,Min Sun
%A Kang,EunKyo
%+ Office of Hospital Information, Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea, 82 2 2072 7600, kkh726@snu.ac.kr
%K COVID-19
%K clinical informatics
%K mobile app
%K telemedicine
%K hospital information system
%K app
%K health information technology
%D 2020
%7 12.6.2020
%9 Original Paper
%J J Med Internet Res
%G English
%X Background: South Korea took preemptive action against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by implementing extensive testing, thorough epidemiological investigation, strict social distancing, and rapid treatment of patients according to disease severity. The Korean government entrusted large-scale hospitals with the operation of living and treatment support centers (LTSCs) for the management for clinically healthy COVID-19 patients. Objective: The aim of this paper is to introduce our experience implementing information and communications technology (ICT)-based remote patient management systems at a COVID-19 LTSC. Methods: We adopted new electronic health record templates, hospital information system (HIS) dashboards, cloud-based medical image sharing, a mobile app, and smart vital sign monitoring devices. Results: Enhancements were made to the HIS to assist in the workflow and care of patients in the LTSC. A dashboard was created for the medical staff to view the vital signs and symptoms of all patients. Patients used a mobile app to consult with their physician or nurse, answer questionnaires, and input self-measured vital signs; the results were uploaded to the hospital information system in real time. Cloud-based image sharing enabled interoperability between medical institutions. Korea’s strategy of aggressive mitigation has “flattened the curve” of the rate of infection. A multidisciplinary approach was integral to develop systems supporting patient care and management at the living and treatment support center as quickly as possible. Conclusions: Faced with a novel infectious disease, we describe the implementation and experience of applying an ICT-based patient management system in the LTSC affiliated with Seoul National University Hospital. ICT-based tools and applications are increasingly important in health care, and we hope that our experience will provide insight into future technology-based infectious disease responses. 
%M 32490843
%R 10.2196/19938
%U http://www.jmir.org/2020/6/e19938/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/19938
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32490843