EHR – an electronic health record is the digital version of your overstuffed filing cabinets. EHRs are much more efficient because they can coordinate medical records from various sources. They allow you to streamline the data retrieval system by replacing the arduous collection of data from various sources to a single point-and-click process. Electronic medical records allow the doctor to access information as varied as patient demographics, medical history, exam reports, x-ray images, and billing records in one place.
The majority of new EHR programs are HIPAA compliant.
That is, these programs comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provision that “requires the establishment of national standard for electronic healthcare transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans, and employers.”
EHRs are sometimes referred to as electronic medical records (EMRs) and these phrases are often used interchangeably.
ChiroEco 9-13-10
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