What types of information are found in an EHR?
An Electronic Health Records
Just the Basics
An electronic health record (EHR) contains patient health information, such as:
- Patient demographics
- Progress notes
- Vital signs
- Medical histories
- Diagnoses
- Medications
- Immunization dates
- Allergies
- Radiology images
- Administrative and billing data
- Lab and test results
An EHR is more than just a digital copy of a regular old paper chart in a doctor’s office. It’s a legal record that can provide comprehensive health information about any patient. EMR systems are built to share information with other health care providers and organizations – such as laboratories, specialists, medical imaging facilities, pharmacies, emergency facilities, and school and workplace clinics – so they contain information from all clinicians involved in a patient’s care.
