2004, Vol.11, No.3

Informatization Policy 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 4.08

pISSN : 1598-3498
https://journal.kci.go.kr/nia

In 1997, the Korean economy began experiencing a severe crisis resulting in IMF control. During this impasse, emphasis on IT proved to be a breakthrough in easing the crisis. This paper will analyze whether the IT industry can positively affect the structural change of the economy. Using the VIO model, the changes in Korea industries before and after IMF control are derived under the assumption of capital cost reduction by 1% in the IT sector. However, the response of the economy to the change in the IT sector falls short of our expectation that the development in the IT industry would increase the productivity of the Korean economy. The government policy related to IT has been oriented toward cultivating IT industry with heavy investment instead of trying to make the overall industrial structure compatible with the IT. Here we conclude that IT policy should be market-oriented to find and support even non-IT industries so that these industries are positively affected by the development of IT.

Many large-sized hospitals have adopted advanced management methods widely used in other industries to cope with changes in healthcare environment, and to manage hospitals efficiently. Hospital information systems (HIS) have become one of important infrastructures of hospital management and information technology (IT) plays an increasingly significant role in the healthcare industry. IT investments of hospitals are growing exponentially and various information systems such as OCS (Order Communication System), EMR (Electronic Medical Record), PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) have been implemented at a number of hospitals in Korea. Development of efficient and effective information systems and its operation are key factors in determining the competitiveness of hospitals. We have surveyed and analyzed the current status of hospital information systems of hospitals selected in this work, and proposed an information strategy for e-Hospital implementation. Firstly, implementation status of major subsystems of HIS such as OCS, PACS, and EMR has been reviewed and types of IT personnel management have been examined. We also have interviewed executives of a university medical center to consult the views of executives concerning the importance of HIS and implementation strategy. Based on the field survey result, an information strategy for e-Hospital implementation has been proposed, that can be referenced by hospitals to build their own information strategy. We expect that the study result can contribute to understanding the present status and issues of HIS and planning information strategy of hospitals.

The type of information that should be provided by an enterpriser on the basis of duty of information supply in e-commerce consumer protection act can be widely categorized to information about one’s identity and information about terms of contract. Because the purpose of providing information differs at each category of information, it should be different for the way to provide information. Enterpriser may not necessarily furnish consumers with information about one’s identity directly, but it can be said to the extent that consumers easily find information about one’s identity whenever they want to have it from the very beginning of business contact and continuously throughout the commercial activities. On the contrary, information about terms of contract should be provided to consumers directly, stipulation or indication that merely makes them be able to find information is not enough. In relation to these provisions, it seems to me that the korean legislature is not sufficient to the purpose of each information supply. It could be said that the korean legislature bestow elasticity on an enterpriser to some degree because he allows them to use the form of electronic data. But it should be noted that it is not proper to regulate quantity and contents of information to be provided uniformly. Basically there is no problem when we assume that the contract has been made through Internet, but when if enterpriser use mail order, such as broadcast, mobile device, all the information can not possibly be included, if ever, consumers may not be protected enough paradoxically. Therefore it should be noted that it is necessary for a more elastic fashion to provide quantity and contents of information.