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What Records are Kept in EMR and PHR Patient Record Systems?

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What Records are Kept in EMR and PHR Patient Record Systems?

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Everything — every little piece of information that regards your health, your doctor’s diagnosis and treatment recommendations, your treatment choices, and how your care will be paid for at any touch point, may be recorded and stored for later retrieval through the use of electronic medical record systems. Electronic medical record systems (EMRs) are becoming more prevalent across the US. If your doctor uses an EMR system, you will find that your entire appointment will be recorded in an electronic medical record (EMR.) Upon arrival, the fact that you are there for your appointment will be logged in. A check for any updates on your residence or contact information, plus any changes in your health insurance status will be made. Your height and weight, your temperature, blood pressure, any symptoms you describe or any that might be observed, diagnoses that are discussed or assigned, tests given to you while in

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