What are the differences between electronic medical records, electronic health records, and personal health records?

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In a mean period of time, Digitalized Healthcare Stream spread out over a wide range in application software development market. Most popular terms in the healthcare sector are EHR, EMR & PHR which are most often are used interchangeably to refer to online Health Records. However, they are different and have several features in them.

      EHR (Electronic Health Records)

An EHR is a secure, integrated collection of person’s encounters with the healthcare system; it provides a comprehensive digital view of a patient’s health history. EHR’s follow patient to the specialist, the hospital, the nursing home or even the country. This health record can also be shared with other healthcare providers as it is created by the provider but made to be more patient-centric, making it more powerful and useful for diagnosis and treatment compared to EMR.

      EMR (Electronic Medical Record)

EMR is composed of the clinical data repository, clinical decision support, controlled medical vocabulary, order entry, computerized practitioner order entry and clinical documentation applications. It consists of information that is collated by the physician for their patient’s diagnosis and treatment. It is primarily recorded for internal use and does not travel outside the medical practice and allows providers to continuously track their patient’s health data over time.

      PHR (Personal Health Record)

PHR is a universally accessible, lifelong tool for managing relevant health information which is managed by the patients themselves and allows them to maintain a log of their health-allergies, medications, treatments, health conditions and family medical history. PHR can be shared with various providers for the second opinion and follow-up care and it also provides doctors with a comprehensive understanding of their patient’s health, including details about familial medical history.