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Use and Reuse of Electronic Health Records: Building Information Systems for Improvement of Health Services

Use and Reuse of Electronic Health Records: Building Information Systems for Improvement of Health Services

Michele Ceruti, Silvio Geninatti, Roberta Siliquini
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781466663169|ISBN10: 1466663162|EISBN13: 9781466663176
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6316-9.ch011
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Ceruti, Michele, et al. "Use and Reuse of Electronic Health Records: Building Information Systems for Improvement of Health Services." Healthcare Informatics and Analytics: Emerging Issues and Trends, edited by Madjid Tavana, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 212-226. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6316-9.ch011

APA

Ceruti, M., Geninatti, S., & Siliquini, R. (2015). Use and Reuse of Electronic Health Records: Building Information Systems for Improvement of Health Services. In M. Tavana, A. Ghapanchi, & A. Talaei-Khoei (Eds.), Healthcare Informatics and Analytics: Emerging Issues and Trends (pp. 212-226). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6316-9.ch011

Chicago

Ceruti, Michele, Silvio Geninatti, and Roberta Siliquini. "Use and Reuse of Electronic Health Records: Building Information Systems for Improvement of Health Services." In Healthcare Informatics and Analytics: Emerging Issues and Trends, edited by Madjid Tavana, Amir Hossein Ghapanchi, and Amir Talaei-Khoei, 212-226. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6316-9.ch011

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Abstract

Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a term with several meanings, even if its very definition allows distinguishing it from other electronic records of healthcare interest, such as Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Personal Health Records (PHR). EMR is the electronic evolution of paper-based medical records, while PHR is mainly the collection of health-related information of a single individual. All of these have many points in common, but the interchangeable use of the terms leads to several misunderstandings and may threaten the validity and reliability of EHR applications. EHRs are more structured and conform to interoperability standards, and include a huge quantity of data of very large populations. Thus, they have proven to be useful for both theoretical and practical purposes, especially for Public Health issues. In this chapter, the authors argue that the appropriate use of EHR requires a realistic comprehensive concept of e-health by all the involved professions. They also show that a change in the “thinking” of e-health is necessary in order to achieve tangible results of improvement in healthcare services through the use of EHR.

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