Electronic health record is a file related to personal health information created, processed and saved by computer.
Personal health information in electronic health records includes basic information, summaries of major diseases and health problems, and records of major health services. Health file information mainly comes from medical and health service records, health examination records and disease investigation records, and it is digitally stored and managed.
In 2009, five types of electronic health records stipulated in the new standard will be standardized, namely: personal basic health information files, disease control files, maternal and child health files, medical service files and community health files. The implementation of this standardization has made China's personal health records more unified and standardized. Unify the establishment of electronic health records, realize information interconnection between medical institutions, enjoy health information, and effectively solve the problem of people's difficulty in seeing a doctor.