Also known as
Electronic Medical
Records (EMR). Certification Commission for
Healthcare Information Technology Commissioner meeting minutes of April 15, 2008 related that the work group addressing the terms EMR,
EHR, and PHR would like to retire the term EMR and take the definition of
EHR to present future vision (Certification Commission for
Healthcare Information Technology, 2008 AU31: The in-text citation "Certification Commission for
Healthcare Information Technology, 2008" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). For the purpose of this study and consistency the term will be
EHR. These terms are used interchangeably.
EHR is information on an individual that conforms to nationally recognized interoperability standards and that can be created, managed, and consulted by clinicians and staff across multiple
health care organizations.
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