Ehr?

wrwiii12 wrote on Sunday, February 12, 2012:

Is OpenEMR the same as a EHR?  Never really thought about it until running across this link.

http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/electronic-health-and-medical-records/emr-vs-ehr-difference/

jcahn2 wrote on Monday, February 13, 2012:

My personal take away from this article (although I disagree with this interpretation) is that The E_H_R allows communication and transmission of the patient’s health information between all the facilities participating in his/her care.   Insofar as HIE’s are available, and insofar as consultants are ready and willing to exchange CCD’s, OpenEMR is an EHR.
IMHO   Jack Cahn MD
OEMR Board