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COLUMBIANA - Patient medical records at Columbiana Clinic are going paperless. Two of the clinic's four physicians have already made the switch. The other two will follow soon. Once the switch is complete, medical records will exist only in a computer system, not on paper.

Today's Top Health and Drug News Medical Author: Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD Medical and Pharmacy Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD Pharmacists and other health care professionals are diligent about ensuring that patients receive the correct medication. However, they are human, and once in a while they make mistakes.

An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is an electronic version of a patients medical history, that is maintained by the provider over time, and may include all of the key administrative clinical data relevant to that persons care under a particular provider, including demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports The EHR automates access to information and has the potential to streamline the clinician's workflow.

Epidemiology A combination of health statistics from various sources, used to derive information about health status, health care, provision and use of services and health impact Informatics Hospital information system A system that provides information management features that hospitals need for daily business Features Pt tracking, billing and administrative programs; may include clinical features Q.

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The traditional paper charting system used by numerous health care facilities is costly and time-consuming - it's yesterday's news. The American Recovery Act of 2009 will require all medical offices to have electronic health records by 2014. What are the benefits of electronic medical records?

January 4, 2011, 12:07 pm Peter Garrett and Joshua J. Seidman / ONC Office of Communications and Director Meaningful Use What's in a word? Or, even one letter of an acronym? Some people use the terms "electronic medical record" and "electronic health record" (or "EMR" and "EHR") interchangeably.

Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health and medical research.

According to Lori Gurley from the American Academy of Medical Administrators, medical records do more than just keep track of a patient's history. Health records are also used for financial and legal information for the patient and the caregiver, as well as for research and quality training within the health field.

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The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in any care delivery setting. Included in this information are patient demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data and radiology reports.