Capabilities of an Electronic Health Record System:
1.) Health information and data-patient data using defined data sets and interfaces with
related medical treatment and diagnostic reporting systems.
2.) Results management-electronic reporting of tests, consultations, and related patient
consents.
3.) Order entry and management- electronic order entry with allergy, interaction, and
laboratory report interfaces.
4.) Decision support-reminders, prompts, diagnosis and disease management information, adverse event, disease outbreak, and bioterrorism tracking.
5.) Electronic communication and connectivity-exchange of healthcare data across providers within and outside a care setting to support continuity of care, including
telemedicine and telemonitoring options.
6.) Patient support- patient education and home based telemedicine
opportunities.
7.) Administrative processes-electronic scheduling, billing and claims management, and
identification of those appropriate for clinical trials or focused disease management.
8.) Reporting and population health management-quality management and regulatory
reporting.
