How does the Health Passport differ from the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Electronic Health Record (EHR)?
There are several major differences between the Health Passport and the EMR or EHR. The first is that the EMR is a patient’s COMPLETE medical record. The Health Passport doesn’t contain all the information that the EMR does… Second, the EMR only contains comprehensive information from one healthcare provider or health care system. The Health Passport contains select information from many providers and facilities The EMR must be maintained and updated by the providers who use it, but the Health Passport is maintained and updated by STAR Health. Most of the information in Health Passport can be viewed by you, but not changed. There are only a few areas that are interactive- Vital Signs, Allergies, and the Texas Health Step, Dental, and Behavioral Health forms – where providers can add information into Health Passport.
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