Benefits of Electronic Health Records in accessing realtime

Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) are the two leading technologies that are currently in use in the countries that are leading in healthcare services like USA, China, Brazil, Russia, France etc. These two are closely related terms with a subtle difference in its usage. EMR is mostly used by healthcare organizations whereas EHR is a collective database obtained from different sources.

The EHR is a digital format that provides accurate, real-time, patient-centric information that includes diagnosis history, lab reports, immunization dates, allergies and digital tomography like X-ray, ultrasound etc. that are useful for making clinical decision. EHR systems not only cost effective it saves valuable time for the medical practitioners while making life-saving decisions for their patients. EHR systems can significantly enhance and improve physician s competence guiding him/her through evidence-based medication.