My Health Record
My Health Record
My Health Record (pronunciation: /maɪ hɛlθ rɪˈkɔːrd/) is a digital platform that contains health information about an individual. The system is designed to facilitate the sharing of health information between healthcare providers and patients, with the aim of improving the quality and safety of healthcare.
Etymology
The term "My Health Record" is derived from the English words "my", "health", and "record". "My" is a possessive adjective used to denote ownership, "health" refers to the state of being free from illness or injury, and "record" refers to a piece of evidence or information documenting an event or fact.
Related Terms
- Electronic Health Record: An electronic version of a patient's medical history, including information about diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, radiology images, and laboratory and test results.
- Personal Health Record: An electronic application used by patients to maintain and manage their health information in a private, secure, and confidential environment.
- Health Information Exchange: The mobilization of health information electronically across organizations within a region, community or hospital system.
- Interoperability: The ability of different information systems, devices, and applications to access, exchange, integrate, and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner, within and across organizational, regional, and national boundaries.
Pronunciation
My Health Record is pronounced as /maɪ hɛlθ rɪˈkɔːrd/.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on My Health Record
- Wikipedia's article - My Health Record
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