Electronic Health Record

EHR (Electronic Health Record) or (EMR) Electronic Medical Record is a longitudinal digital record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting that are available instantly and securely to authorized users. Included in this information are patient demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports. EHRs are built to share information with other health care providers, such as laboratories and specialists, so they contain information from all the clinicians involved in the patient’s care. The EHR automates and streamlines the clinician's workflow. The EHR has the ability to generate a complete record of a clinical patient encounter - as well as supporting other care-related activities directly or indirectly via interface - including evidence-based decision support, quality management, and outcomes reporting.