What are Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and their importance in healthcare?
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are digital versions of a patient's paper charts, which contain the patient's medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, and more. EHRs streamline and improve the efficiency of patient care, provide accurate, updated, and complete information about patients, help in coordinating the care they receive, and support key market changes in payer requirements and consumer expectations.