Title: Define electronic health record (EHR).
Course: Health Informatics (14157-I) > Section: Introducing the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Definition should include

- ownership (i.e., the record is owned by the organization that creates it; the information contained within the record is owned by the patient)
- the distinction between data and information
- data retrieval
- storage and processing
- quality assurance methodologies
- statistical reporting.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is an electronic health record?
- Who owns the health record?
- How is data retrieved from the EHR?
- How is patient information stored and processed?
- What is quality assurance, and why is it essential?
- What types of reports can be produced from an EHR?