Legal analysis: electronic medical records refers to the medical staff in the process of medical activities, the use of information systems generated by the text, symbols, charts, graphs, figures, images and other digital information, and can realize the storage, management, transmission and reproduction of the medical record, is a form of medical record records, including the outpatient (emergency) clinic medical records and inpatient hospitalization medical records. Electronic medical records and paper medical records have the same effect.
Legal basis: "electronic medical record application management specification (for trial implementation)" Article 3 electronic medical record refers to the medical staff in the process of medical activities, the use of information systems generated by the text, symbols, charts, graphs, figures, images and other digital information, and can achieve storage, management, transmission and reproduction of medical records, is a form of record of the medical record, including the outpatient (emergency) clinic and hospitalization medical records.
"Medical institutions, medical records management regulations" Article 4 according to the different forms of medical records, can be distinguished as paper medical records and electronic medical records. Electronic medical records and paper medical records have the same effect.