How does it (EMR) differs from an electronic health record (EHR)?
The key difference is in the scope of data in the record. Where the EMR is the individual physician’s record, the EHR is a computer-based medical record that includes information that may originate in multiple organizations such as hospitals, medical laboratories and pharmacies. The EHR has been called a “system of systems” that can also encompass longitudinal medical data or the cradle to grave record.
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