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The terms EHR (electronic health record) and EMR (electronic medical record) are often used interchangeably but the truth is that these two systems have different purposes. The EMR is the patient record created in hospitals and clinics and it contains the data used by the EHR. On the other hand, an EHR provides the system that enables different health care settings to access patient data maintained by different institutions.

An EMR is used locally while an EHR software enables institutions to share patient record thereby allowing physicians to make medical decisions more effectively. Moreover, an EHR can be accessed by researchers and use data they gather in creating new technology for medical purposes.

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