What are Electronic Health Records (EHRs)?
An Electronic Health Record is a personalized medical record in digital format. An EHR is typically accessed on a computer or over a network. An EHR almost always includes information relating to the current and historical health, medical conditions, and medical tests of the patient. In addition, the EHR may contain data about medical referrals, medical treatments, medications and their application, demographic information and other non-clinical administrative information. EHRs are a new form of healthcare record-keeping that represents the ability to easily share medical information among the key parties within the healthcare universe (providers, patients, payers).
