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The ABCs of CPRs and EMRs: definitions, semantics, product differences and the need for demonstrated results hinder wide-scale adoption. (CPR/EMR).(computer based patient record and electronic medical record)

Health Management Technology | May 1, 2002 | Copyright

What differentiates an electronic medical record (EMR) from a computer based patient record (CPR)? Those distinctions, coupled with some clinicians' reluctance to forsake their tried and true ways for technologies that lack a proven track record, make it hard for this particular technology to gain wide-scale acceptance among physicians.

For some in the industry, the terms EMR and CPR are used interchangeably, says Peter Waegemann, CEO of the Boston-based Medical Records Institute. "There is no consensus as to what an EMR or CPR is," he notes.

But not for all.…

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