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What is ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR)

 

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR)

Electronic medical record (EMR) systems, defined as "an electronic record of health-related information on an individual that can be created, gathered, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff within one health care organization, have the potential to provide substantial benefits to physicians, clinic practices, and health care organizations. 


Do you know the different types of medical records?

1.Electronic Medical Records. Electronic medical records (EMRs) are digital versions of the paper charts in clinician offices, clinics, and hospitals.
2.Electronic Health Records
3.Personal Health Records.
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The advantages of having an EMR.

An EMR contains the medical and treatment history of the patients in one practice. EMRs have advantages over paper records. For example, EMRs allow clinicians to Easily identity which patients are due for preventive screenings or checkups to Check how their patients are doing on certain parameters—such as blood pressure readings or vaccinations.

The EMR Module is a fully integrated knowledge repository that caters to Medical and clinical records of patients in the hospital. The system supports medical professionals of various departments of the hospital with relevant information like medical examinations, diagnoses, treatment histories, test results and so on. The module provides access to critical and complete patient data that leads to high quality, cost-effective and efficient patient care. The EMR has the following features. Salient features :

  • Patient Search with Various Search Strings
  • Patient Demographic Viewing
  • Previous Visit Details
  • Medical History of the Patient
  • Billing Details of Patient


In addition, medical professionals can view investigation requests, prescriptions, reports and other clinical details. The system provides separate access rights for each part of the EMR. The patient medical file can be viewed, retrieved and emailed.




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