Posts tagged 'electronic health records'

You don't get to be the world's largest retailer without having some chops. Evidently reading the Obamaic tea leaves during the 2008 campaign, WalMart set in motion a plan to market Electronic Health Record (EHR) computer systems to physicians, and in so doing has come up with a system that shaves 50 percent off the price of its competitors. Using its Sam's Club operation, the Arkansas giant ...

I'm still not clear on the difference between EMRs (electronic medical records) and EHRs (electronic health records), but now we have PHRs (personal health records). At least PHRs I think I understand. Back to the first two: I've read where there's no difference between EMRs and EHRs except that EHR is designed to be more marketing friendly for some reason. I've also read where EMRs are patien...