Core Functions

Other Functions

Health information and data: includes medical and nursing diagnoses, a medication list, allergies, demographics, clinical narratives, and laboratory test results. Results management: manages all types of results (for example, laboratory test results and radiology procedure results) electronically. Order entry and support: incorporates use of computerized provider order entry, particularly in ordering medications. Decision support: employs computerized clinical decision-support capabilities such as reminders, alerts, and computer-assisted diagnosing.

Electronic communication and connectivity: enables those involved in patient care to communicate effectively with each other and with the patient; technologies to facilitate communication and connectivity may include e-mail, Web messaging, and telemedicine. Patient support: includes everything from patient education materials to home monitoring to telehealth. Reporting and population health management: establishes standardized terminology and data formats for public and private sector reporting requirements.

The table above are the definitions of EHR, as defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)

Look for two (2) providers of health care information systems on the Internet that offer electronic health record products. Make a brief comparison between the two (2) systems and include their functions and characteristics, and answer how do these systems compare with the definitions of EHR, as defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), set forth in Table 5.2 of the Text book?