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EMR or EHR?
There are two common acronyms when referring to digital records of patient care: EMR and
EHR.
The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a record of the medical care
delivered within an enterprise or organization. The EMR is the
computerized legal clinical record of the medical care delivered by a
hospital or physician office. Core components of the EMR include
computer-based order entry and results reporting, a clinical data
repository (CDR), clinical decision support, point-of-care documentation
and an electronic medication administration record. There are links or
interoperability with laboratory, pharmacy, radiology and picture
archiving systems.
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) encompasses a broader range of
health-related data, for example,
information from pharmacy benefit management firms, reference labs and
other organizations about the health status of patients in the
community. It contains patient input and access spanning episodes of
care across multiple organizations within a community, region, or
state.
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