Electronic health records

An electronic health record (EHR) is the digital version of a patient's chart: visits, medicines, allergies, lab results, and more.

Why EHRs matter

• Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists can see the same up-to-date information.
• Records can move between clinics when patients get care in more than one place. Standards like HL7 and FHIR help different systems share data.
• Health IT workers keep EHRs running, train staff, fix access problems, and protect the data.