EHR In Primary Care

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An electronic health record is defined as a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by at least one health care professional (physicians, nurses, radiologists, pharmacists, laboratory technicians and radiographers) in any care delivery setting (HIMSS 2015). EHR is used in primary care facilities by the staff of general practice, and also in secondary and tertiary care by specialists upon referral by general practice physicians or by teams of specialists in hospitals (Medline Plus 2015).
EHR systems contain different types of components to track patients health record, such as demographics, progress notes, problems, medications, vital signs, past medical history, immunizations, laboratory data, and radiology reports