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DIFFERENT BETWEEN
EMR VS EHR

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL ELECTRIC HEALTH RECORDS

RECORDS (EMD) (EHR)

patient’s medical history

patient’s medical history that is maintained
that is maintained electronically by multiple
electronically by a single providers. The EHR
provider. The EMR contains contains demographic

demographic information, information, medications,

medications, allergies, allergies, immunizations,

immunizations, lab results, lab results, radiology

radiology reports and visits. reports and visits. The EHR

The EMR may also include may also include billing

billing information and information and insurance

insurance information. information.

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help providers keep help to improve the quality

track of a patient’s of care that patients receive

medical history in one by allowing providers to

have access to a patient’s

place, which improves
complete medical history.
the quality of care that
This is important because it
patients receive—
allows providers to make
especially when a
more informed decisions
patient visits different about a patient’s care—thus

providers under the improving the quality of care

same network of clinics. that patients receive. It

reduces the amount of time

This is also helpful for
that providers spend looking
small practices that
for medical records, and this
may only see a few
can also reduce the number
patients a day..
of duplicate tests that

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patients have to undergo.