Definition should include
- electronic health record (EHR)
- ownership (i.e., the record is owned by the organization that creates it; the information contained within the record is owned by the patient)
- the distinction between data and information
- data retrieval practices
- storage and processing practices
- quality assurance methodologies
- statistical reporting
- the similarities and differences between EMR and EHR and
- EMR concepts
- the record is a digital version of a patient’s treatment history within a single medical practice
- include diagnoses, medicines, test results, allergies, immunizations, treatment plans, and appointment bookings
- are proprietary and dependent upon the health system under which they were created
- methods for accessing
- EHR concepts
- a patient’s medical history that can be shared among various providers
- methods for accessing.