The electronic medical record (EMR) is a computerized record that contains documents and images in electronic form. It enables community-based physicians and other primary health care providers to electronically store, retrieve and manipulate information gathered during patient consultations. Adoption of the CRS based on pan-Canadian standards allows primary health care professionals.
** Improve automation: save time, better organize data, exchange information with other service points elsewhere in the country and avoid tedious encodings.
** Translate eHealth investments into positive health outcomes.