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Electronic Health Record Systems

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Biomedical Informatics

Part of the book series: Health Informatics ((HI))

Abstract

After reading this chapter, you should know the answers to these questions:

  • What is the definition of an electronic health record (EHR)?

  • How does an EHR differ from the paper record?

  • What are the functional components of an EHR?

  • What are the benefits of an EHR?

  • What are the impediments to development and use of an EHR?

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA

    Paul C. Tang

  2. Regenstrief Institute, Regenstrief Professor of Medical Informatics; Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

    Clement J. McDonald

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032-3720, USA

    Edward H. Shortliffe MD, PhD, MACP  & James J. Cimino MD, FACP  & 

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Tang, P.C., McDonald, C.J. (2006). Electronic Health Record Systems. In: Shortliffe, E.H., Cimino, J.J. (eds) Biomedical Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36278-9_12

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