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What is Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Chapter 8
Emerging Technologies for Health Literacy and Medical Practice
EHRs are digital versions of patients' paper charts. They contain patients' medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, and test results.
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Revolutionizing Health Data Management With Blockchain Technology: Enhancing Security and Efficiency in a Digital Era
Muhammad Usman Tariq (Abu Dhabi University, UAE)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1214-8.ch008
Abstract
This chapter thoroughly investigates the revolutionary use of blockchain technology in the administration of medical data. Blockchain integration has become a disruptive force in the era of digital health records, with the potential to completely revolutionize how healthcare organizations manage, trade, and safeguard data. The main objective is to analyze blockchain's complex role in transforming healthcare data management. The foundations of blockchain in healthcare data management are among the important subjects addressed; this section introduces the technology's basic ideas, composition, and operation. Examining how blockchain improves data security and privacy in healthcare takes up much of this chapter. The analysis focuses on how blockchain breaks down the conventional boundaries of data silos to enable smooth data interchange across heterogeneous healthcare systems. Examining the difficulties and real-world applications of implementing blockchain technology in healthcare rounds off the chapter.
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Chapter 12
The Future of Healthcare and Patient-Centric Care: Digital Innovations, Trends, and Predictions
Electronic Health Records are digital versions of patients' paper charts. EHRs are real-time, patient-centered records that make information available instantly and securely to authorized users. They contain a patient’s medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, radiology images, and laboratory test results. EHRs facilitate better coordination of patient care by providing comprehensive and accessible data to healthcare providers.
Published in Chapter: The Future of Healthcare and Patient-Centric Care: Digital Innovations, Trends, and Predictions; From: Emerging Technologies for Health Literacy and Medical Practice
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Chapter 9
Federated Learning for Privacy Preservation in Healthcare: A Comprehensive Introduction
Structured healthcare data containing patient demographics, medical histories, diagnoses, prescriptions, and treatment plans stored electronically.
Published in Chapter: Federated Learning for Privacy Preservation in Healthcare: A Comprehensive Introduction; From: Federated Learning and Privacy-Preserving in Healthcare AI
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Chapter 23
Security Challenges in Storing and Exchanging Medical Information
Are digital versions of patients' paper charts, containing comprehensive and real-time information about their medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, radiology images, and laboratory test results. EHRs provide a centralized and accessible platform for healthcare professionals to manage and share patients' health information, promoting more efficient and coordinated care.
Published in Chapter: Security Challenges in Storing and Exchanging Medical Information; From: Medical Robotics and AI-Assisted Diagnostics for a High-Tech Healthcare Industry
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Electronic Health Record Implementation in the United States Healthcare Industry: Making the Process of Change Manageable
Digital (computerized) versions of patients’ paper charts that include information from current and past doctors, emergency facilities, school and workplace clinics, pharmacies, laboratories, and medical imaging facilities.
Published in Chapter: Electronic Health Record Implementation in the United States Healthcare Industry: Making the Process of Change Manageable; From: Handbook of Research on Technologies for Improving the 21st Century Workforce: Tools for Lifelong Learning
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