<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nAn Electronic Health Record<\/strong> (EHR) is a digital version of a patient\u2019s medical history. It is a
longitudinal record of patient health information generated by one or several encounters in any healthcare providing setting. The term is often used interchangeably with EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and CPR (Computer-based Patient Record). It encompasses a full range of data relevant to a patient\u2019s care such as demographics, problems, medications, physician\u2019s observations, vital signs, medical history, immunizations, laboratory data, radiology reports, personal statistics, progress notes, and billing data.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAn EHR system integrates data for different purposes. It enables the administrator to utilize the data for billing purposes, the physician to analyze patient diagnostics information and treatment effectiveness, the nurse to report adverse conditions, and the researcher to discover new knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n