EMR Vs EHR – What Are the Essential Differences between EMR and EHR
To the layman there is a certain amount of equivalence when one talks about medicine and health. Apparently the two go together and are interconnected which is true to a certain degree but there is a fine distinction when it comes to records, especially those maintained in electronic form, usually in the form of software based EHR systems. This is the current trend and data is stored as Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or Electronic Health Record (EHR), the terms sometimes overlapping and used interchangeably. It must be noted that over 93% of hospitals in the USA use EHRs . A closer look shows that these two are disparate as we will differentiate in the ensuing paragraphs. People do tend to conflate EHR and EMR. Some common functions of EMR: Keep individual track of patients Identify which patients are due for a consultation/checkup/screening and send out notifications Keep track of patient’s specific health condition and progress as well as response to treatment Diagnostic record F