An electronic health record is a digital collection of medical information about a patient’s systematized health histories, such as diagnoses, medicines, tests, allergies, immunizations, and treatment plans by a particular physician, nurse practitioner, specialist, dentist, surgeon or clinic. Electronic health records are easily confused with electronic medical records. However, an electronic medical record is a single practice’s electronic copy of a patient’s chart. These electronic medical records are typically used by providers for diagnosis and [...]