What is Technical Definition of Electronic Health Record

“The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting. Included in this information are patient demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports. 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” taken from the Health Information and Management Systems Society. EHR: electronic health record. http://www.himss.org/ASP/topics_ehr.asp AU26: The URL http://www.himss.org/ASP/topics_ehr.asp has been redirected to http://www.himss.org/library/ehr/?navItemNumber=13261. Please verify the URL. . Accessed February 15, 2011.

Opportunities and Challenges for Electronic Health Record: Concepts, Costs, Benefits, and Regulation

Marc Jacquinet (Universidade Aberta, Portugal) and Henrique Curado (Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal)