Seoul’s Asan Medical Center Achieves Stage 7 Validation in HIMSS INFRAM24 Framework
Seoul-based Asan Medical Center (AMC) has made history by becoming the first hospital in the Asia-Pacific region to achieve Stage 7 validation in the new HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM24). This validation highlights AMC’s commitment to enhancing its IT infrastructure maturity across various key areas.
Understanding the INFRAM24 Framework
The INFRAM24 framework evaluates a healthcare organization’s infrastructure maturity based on cybersecurity, adoption, sustainability, performance, and outcomes. This new iteration builds upon the previous framework by focusing on governance, systems, case studies, and actual outcomes, encouraging hospitals to collaborate across departments and implement best practices.
AMC’s Rapid Progress to Stage 7
Within just four months of achieving Stage 6 validation, AMC successfully progressed to Stage 7 by demonstrating its forward-thinking approach and strategic use of cost-benefit analyses in major IT implementations. The hospital’s IT modernization strategy, which includes cloud migration and server virtualization, has significantly improved operational efficiency and performance.
By consolidating physical servers into virtual machines and migrating core applications to the cloud, AMC has not only reduced operational costs by approximately $1.43 million but also reinvested these savings into business growth and innovation. The hospital’s ongoing IT modernization efforts aim to further streamline operations and track cost-benefit analyses post-technology implementations.
Implications for Healthcare Innovation
AMC’s achievement of Stage 7 in the INFRAM24 framework sets a benchmark for international competitiveness and future digital transformation strategies in healthcare organizations. Dr. Young-Hak Kim, director of AMC’s Digital Information Innovation Headquarters, emphasized the significance of this milestone in establishing a world-class digital healthcare environment.
By leveraging the INFRAM24 framework, hospitals like AMC can enhance patient safety, quality of care, and operational efficiency through digital-based services and continuous innovation. This validation not only supports hospitals in leading the future healthcare market but also contributes to improved customer service and overall healthcare outcomes.
Continuing the Trend of Excellence
AMC’s success follows in the footsteps of other Korean hospitals like Samsung Medical Center and Seoul National University Hospital, which have achieved Stage 7 and Stage 6 validations in previous INFRAM assessments. This trend of excellence underscores Korea’s commitment to advancing healthcare through cutting-edge IT infrastructure and digital innovation.
As AMC continues its journey towards digital transformation, its achievement in the INFRAM24 framework serves as a testament to the hospital’s dedication to providing secure, efficient, and future-oriented healthcare services. This recognition paves the way for enhanced patient care, operational excellence, and sustainable growth in the ever-evolving healthcare landscape.
