Table 2.
CPR, EHR, EMR, EPR Summary
| Terms | Computer-based Patient Record (CPR), Electronic Health Record (EHR), Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Electronic Patient Record (EPR) |
| Purpose | “Provides secure, reliable, real-time access to patient health record information where and when it is needed to support care. Captures and manages episodic and longitudinal electronic health record information. Functions as clinicians' primary information resource during the provision of patient care. Assists with the work of planning and delivering evidence-based care to individual and groups of patients. Captures data used for continuous quality improvement, utilization review, risk management, resource planning, and performance management. Captures the patient health-related information needed for medical records and reimbursement. Provides longitudinal, appropriately masked information to support clinical research, public health reporting, and population health initiatives. Supports clinical trials and evidence-based research.”1 |
| Owner (who enters information) | Authorized clinicians and healthcare personnel |
| Information included | |
| Interoperability | There are some standards (CCR, HL7) required for full interoperability between different systems; or, for multiprovider, multispecialty, and multisystem interoperability, a concept patient identifier would be required.4 |
| Accessibility | The accessibility of patient health information depends on the product and the healthcare organization. |
1
HIMSS. “HIMSS Electronic Health Record Definitional Model, Version 1.1.” Available at http://www.himss.org/content/files/ehrattributes070703.pdf (accessed April 11, 2006).
2
Ibid.
3
Ibid.
4
Waegemann, C. P. “EHR vs CCR: What Is the Difference between the Electronic Health Record and the Continuity of Care Record?” Medical Records Institute. Available at http://www.medrecinst.com/libarticle.asp?id=42 (accessed April 18, 2006).