EMR: Similarities And Differences

EHR is for electronic health record and EMR stands for electronic medical record, even though they sound very similar, they are two completely different things. Electronic medical records are basically just an electronic version of a patient’s chart which comes with many advantages, like a doctor being able to track a patient’s data over a long period of time. It also allows them to identify which vaccines patient’s are due, where patient’s fall among others in their parameters, and just overall improve the quality of care (HealthITBuzz, 2011). Electronic health records are all that, and then some. They focus on the greater health of the patient, covering the patient’s entire care, and including data from specialists and laboratories from those