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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Information Technology

Question 2 • Introduction to Health Science - EL3601 B

Which of the following describes an EMR?

Answer
A
An electronic system that digitally captures information used in research such as clinical trials.
B
The collection, storage, retrieval, and use of health and biomedical information.
C
The digital record of a patient’s medical information within a care delivery organization, such as a doctor’s office or hospital.
D
A test performed by a doctor to check the functioning of a patient’s heart.

Explanation

An EMR, or electronic medical record, is a digital record of a patient’s medical information used within a particular care organization, such as a doctor’s office or hospital. Choice C gives this definition. Choice B describes the broader field of managing health and biomedical information, not an EMR itself.

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