EHR

abbreviation or noun

ˌē-ˌāch-ˈär 

plural EHRs

: a digital collection of a patient's medical information (such as medications, immunizations, lab results, or diagnoses) : electronic health record

… American researchers have developed and validated AI models that accurately identify children at high risk of sepsis within 48 hours. They explained that the predictive models used routine electronic health record (EHR) data from the first four hours the child spent in the emergency department …

—Stephen Beech

More than just notes from a single care provider, EHRs also include a range of functionalities … and can be shared among multiple providers such as laboratories and specialists.

—International Organization for Standardization

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above