Question

Differentiate the application and functions of electronic medical records, electronic health records and electronic personal health records

Answer 1

Soln.

An electronic personal health record is an  application that help patients to maintain and manage their health information.

An electronic health record application helps in collecting the electronically-stored health information of group of patients in a digital manner, which can be further shared across different health care settings.

An electronic medical record applications creates, gathers and manages health records of the patients and helps authorized clinics to maintain the medical record of the patients more effectively.

Thus, electronic personal health records help in maintaining electronic health records and electronic health records help in maintaining electronic medical records.