The EHR is a Platform, Not an Application

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Frank J. Rosello

One of the challenges many face in their evaluation of Electronic Health Records is the treatment of an EHR as an application that provides all necessary functionality out of the box, rather than a platform that enables it.

Click on the link to view this great blog post written by Keith W. Boone, Standards Professional for GE Healthcare: The EHR is a Platform, Not an Application

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