Around the subject of Electronic Health Records there is a wealth of different definitions and terminologies used, apart from the names used in various national languages.On this page we try to give information about the various terminologies: Electronic Health Records (EHR), Personal Health Records (PHR) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR).
For an overview of the various definitions, please look here.
Dr Gillian Braunold
“In March this year NHS Connecting for Health launched a public information programme in the first of a series of ‘early adopter’ Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). Patients in Bolton became the first in England to receive information telling them about the introduction of the new electronic Summary Care Record.
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“It isn’t nearly as comprehensive and trustworthy as the ideal electronic health record, but what’s called the personal health record has its place.”
Tom Reinke, Managed Care, January 2007
James Pope, Health Management Technology
“PHRs—the building blocks of EHRs—may be the quickest path to the fulfillment of disease management.
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“starting a conversation around it to raise awareness that the EHR is broader than the EMR and that the government’s vision is for every American to have their own electronic record. It’s helpful to think of the EHR in these broader terms. It’s patient centered and that needs to be our ultimate destination.”
Leslie Ann Fox, Patricia T. Sheridan, Advance for Health Information, Vol 16-3 (January 2006)
Dave Garets, Mike Davis, HIMSS
“Many people in the US healthcare industry, our government, and the press use the terms electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) interchangeably. However, these terms describe completely different concepts, both of which are crucial to the success of local, regional, and national goals to improve patient safety, improve the quality and efficiency of patient care, and reduce healthcare delivery costs.
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AHIMA
“Health information technology will be integral to the US transformation to a safer, more efficient, consumer-driven healthcare system, and the personal health record (PHR) will be a valuable asset to individuals and families, enabling them to integrate and manage their healthcare information through secure, standardized tools.
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David Lansky, ODPHP
“This is a time of lively experimentation in which there are many models of personal health records. Two broad types of PHRs are evolving in the private and public sectors, distinguished primarily by their relationship to EHRs.
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Tang, Paul C. et al, J Am Med Inform Assoc. 13(2)
Recently there has been a remarkable upsurge in activity surrounding the adoption of personal health record (PHR) systems for patients and consumers. The biomedical literature does not yet adequately describe the potential capabilities and utility of PHR systems. In addition, the lack of a proven business case for widespread deployment hinders PHR adoption. In a 2005 working symposium, the American Medical Informatics Association’s College of Medical Informatics discussed the issues surrounding personal health record systems and developed recommendations for PHR-promoting activities.
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