Donna McCune, CCS-P, COE; Decoding Health Information Technology;Review of Ophthalmology
Published on: 8/1/2009
Q: What is the difference between an electronic medical record and an electronic health record?
A: The two acronyms are often used in-terchangeably, but information technology consultants indicate differences do exist. The EHR contains information from a variety of contributors (i.e., providers, hospitals, pharmacies). It is a repository for patient information that follows the patient regardless of where care is provided. Patients have access to their EHR and can add information to it.
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