After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
- Define the term electronic medical record (EMR).
- Define the term electronic health record (EHR).
- Define the term computer-based patient record (CPR).
- Discuss the similarities and differences between the EHR and the CPR.
- Understand the 12 characteristics of the CPR, as defined by the Institute of Medicine.
- Discuss the benefits associated with the EHR.
- Review the current status of the EHR, including impediments.
- List several concerns that must be resolved before implementation of the EHR.
- Discuss the personal health record (PHR).
- Compare and contrast the relationship between the PHR and EHR.
