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Medical record printout
An example of why interoperability is as important as the electronic health record itself.
The story behind this photo: This is a printout of a patient's medical record, sent from one office to another as the patient was changing primary care providers. An EHR was in place in both offices. Additionally, the EHR in both offices was created by the same vendor (a major vendor); each health organization had a customized version. Without base standards the systems are incompatible. Instead, the printouts had to be scanned into the new record, making them less searchable and less useful.
Note that this was not the entirety of the patient's medical record... Just the first batch received.
Medical record printout
An example of why interoperability is as important as the electronic health record itself.
The story behind this photo: This is a printout of a patient's medical record, sent from one office to another as the patient was changing primary care providers. An EHR was in place in both offices. Additionally, the EHR in both offices was created by the same vendor (a major vendor); each health organization had a customized version. Without base standards the systems are incompatible. Instead, the printouts had to be scanned into the new record, making them less searchable and less useful.
Note that this was not the entirety of the patient's medical record... Just the first batch received.