Dr.Palette, the First in Korea’s Healthcare Sector to Receive Government Regulatory Sandbox Pilot Approval
Weavrcare’s cloud-based EMR, Dr.Palette, has received approval from the Ministry of Science and ICT’s regulatory sandbox for a pilot project allowing patients to view their medical records on mobile devices using a Connection Information (CI) identifier instead of a resident registration number. This makes Dr.Palette the first service in the healthcare sector to receive sandbox approval for using CI for medical record retrieval.
With patient consent, Dr.Palette enables healthcare facilities to use CI, issued by an identification agency, to verify patients. Additionally, it has been granted an exemption allowing for remote access and management of medical data upon patient request.
Under South Korea medical law, patients must undergo in-person identity verification by providing their birth date or resident registration number to access their medical records at hospitals or clinics. Moreover, sharing or granting copies of medical records to individuals other than the patient is prohibited. Patients previously had to prepare documentation to request records from each healthcare provider they visited. However, this pilot exemption reduces that inconvenience, allowing for smoother access.
Now, patients at healthcare facilities using Dr.Palette can safely access services like appointment scheduling, check-ins, certificate issuance, and insurance claims through a mobile app or web portal, all with minimized risk of data exposure. All services are subject to patient consent, and Dr.Palette will handle CI issuance and storage in partnership with a consortium with the identification agency.
As a next-generation cloud EMR, Dr.Palette doesn’t require separate server installations or updates, enabling rapid, simple adoption across healthcare facilities. Without relying on resident registration numbers, it ensures secure patient data handling through CI-based matching, enhancing the safety and management of medical information.
