Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Electronically stored and transmitted medical record that contains patient demographics, medical history, lab tests, X-rays, scans, prescription lists, and any other relevant information.
Personal Health Record (PHR)
A patient-managed electronic medical record.
Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
The legal patient record created in hospitals and ambulatory environments that is the data source for the EHR.
Health Information Exchange (HIE)
Data transfer between separate healthcare entities in the same facility or across great distances.
Telemedicine
The transfer of health information using telecommunications technology; it can be as simple as a general practitioner and specialist discussing a patient’s case on a secure line or as complex as remote procedures and examinations through digital imaging. It can be used in rural geographies.
Electronic Prescribing (eRx)
A tool that can electronically process and communicate the prescription of medication between providers and pharmacies; can be a stand-alone product or incorporated into an EHR system.
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)
This tool, most frequently used in a hospital setting, allows for the electronic ordering of medications and tests; was originally a stand-alone closed-system product, but can also be incorporated into an EHR system.
Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)
A group of healthcare entities in the same geographic area, which agree upon a standardized electronic network in order to communicate health information.
Sources:
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.26.2.w236
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_health_record
