EHR
Electronic Health Record, a digital system for managing patient medical records, clinical workflows, and documentation.
Major EHR vendors include Epic, Cerner (now Oracle Health), MEDITECH, and Allscripts. EHRs are the hub of clinical data — most integration work involves getting data into or out of the EHR. EHRs expose data via HL7v2 interfaces (ADT, ORU, ORM feeds), FHIR APIs, and proprietary APIs. Understanding the EHR's data model and interface capabilities is the starting point for any healthcare integration project.
FAQ
- What is the difference between EHR and EMR?
- EMR (Electronic Medical Record) is a digital chart within one practice. EHR (Electronic Health Record) is designed for sharing across organizations. In practice, the terms are used interchangeably.