The acronyms “EHR,” “EMR” and “CIS” are
used differently by different vendors, organizations and countries at different
times. Canada Health Infoway promotes distinctions that are fairly well adopted
in Canada and Alberta. These are adapted to Alberta’s present context:
EHR
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Electronic Health Record
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Longitudinal collection of personal
health information supporting multiple health service providers across the
continuum of care with appropriate information securely delivered to
authorized individuals.
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EMR
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Electronic Medical Record
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Record of health services and related information
maintained by health care providers in an electronic system for access and use
by the providers.
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CIS
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Clinical Information System
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Integrated information management
platform supporting the collection, access, use and sharing of information
supporting the delivery of health services to persons and populations in
multiple settings across the continuum of care.
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