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2. Electronic health record - Wikipedia

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   Sample view of an electronic health record. An electronic health record (EHR) also known as an electronic medical record (EMR) or personal health record (PHR) is the systematized collection of patient and population electronically stored health information in a digital format. [1] These records can be shared across different health care settings.

3. Electronic health records in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Electronic medical records, like other medical records, must be kept in unaltered form and authenticated by the creator. [24] Under data protection legislation, the responsibility for patient records (irrespective of the form they are kept in) is always on the creator and custodian of the record, usually a health care practice or facility.

4. Adoption of electronic medical records in U.S. hospitals

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   The adoption of electronic medical records refers to the recent shift from paper-based medical records to electronic health records (EHRs) in hospitals. The move to electronic medical records is becoming increasingly prevalent in health care delivery systems in the United States , with more than 80% of hospitals adopting some form of EHR system ...

5. Medical record - Wikipedia

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   The advent of electronic medical records has not only changed the format of medical records but has increased accessibility of files. The use of an individual dossier style medical record, where records are kept on each patient by name and illness type originated at the Mayo Clinic out of a desire to simplify patient tracking and to allow for ...

6. Patient portal - Wikipedia

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   Some patient portal applications exist as stand-alone web sites and sell their services to healthcare providers. Other portal applications are integrated into the existing website of a healthcare provider. Still others are modules added onto an existing electronic medical record (EMR) system. What all of these services share is the ability of ...

7. Health information management - Wikipedia

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   It is the practice of analyzing and protecting digital and traditional medical information vital to providing quality patient care. With the widespread computerization of health records, traditional (paper-based) records are being replaced with electronic health records (EHRs).