What is an electronic medical record (EMR)?
An electronic medical record, or EMR, is a digital version of a patient’s chart within a single practice or provider. It holds their medical history, diagnoses, medications, and treatment notes, all in one secure record instead of paper folders.
A digital version of a patient’s chart within a single practice or provider.
Medical history, diagnoses, medications, and treatment notes, instead of paper folders.
A clinician can find a patient’s history, avoid dangerous drug interactions, and keep billing and scheduling tied to the same record.
An EMR is a record within one practice; an EHR is designed to be shared across providers.
In this guide
What an EMR holds
- Medical history
- Diagnoses
- Medications
- Treatment notes
One record for care, billing and scheduling
The shift from paper to EMR is not just tidier. It means a clinician can find a patient’s history in seconds, avoid dangerous drug interactions, and keep billing and scheduling tied to the same record.
Figure 1. What one EMR holds and ties together
Restates this post: the EMR holds the medical history, diagnoses, medications and treatment notes, keeps billing and scheduling tied to the same record, and sits within a single practice or provider.
Security and compliance
NeoSOFT built a secure EMR solution for a Florida therapy provider, streamlining patient records, scheduling, billing, and compliance. A proof of concept is a common starting point for builds this sensitive.
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Related terms
Is an EMR the same as an EHR?
Not quite. An EMR is a record within one practice. An EHR is designed to be shared across providers. The two terms are often used loosely.
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