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EMIS is one of the suppliers approved by the GP Systems of Choice and so funded by the NHS. Through its Patient Access service, EMIS was the first clinical system providers to enable patients to book GP appointments online and order repeat prescriptions. [11] Patient Access also enables patients to access their own records online. [12]
The Access to Health Records Act 1990 gave them the right to inspect their own records. The Data Protection Act 1998 and the Data Protection Act 2018 apply to medical records as to other records. Only 3% of GPs in England offered online record access in October 2014 to patients although all of them were expected to by April 2015. [3]
TPP are involved in the development of electronic patient record systems converting large numbers of paper records into digital form. [2] This enables GPs, community services and care homes to share access to records, with the patient's consent, enabling the ordering of clinical tests and medication without the need to visit the institution.
Sue Arnott a GP serving 5,000 patients in Shotts, Lanarkshire began using askMyGP in 2018 after two colleagues at the practice retired. [6] In November 2021 she temporarily shut down the askMyGP service, and reportedly 70% of patients were managed online and some were receiving insufficient treatment.
A number of pilot schemes followed, in the primary care trust areas of Bolton, Bury, South Birmingham, Dorset, South West Essex, and Bradford & Airedale. In response to a freedom of information request, the Department of Health revealed that, as at 24 April 2009, 258,488 patients' clinical records had been updated to form Summary Care Records.
The information contained in the medical record allows health care providers to determine the patient's medical history and provide informed care. The medical record serves as the central repository for planning patient care and documenting communication among patient and health care provider and professionals contributing to the patient's care.
The terms EHR, electronic patient record (EPR) and electronic medical record (EMR) have often been used interchangeably, but "subtle" differences exist. [6] The electronic health record (EHR) is a more longitudinal collection of the electronic health information of individual patients or populations.
[2] The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust was the first to deploy the technology in June 2010, which was in Release 1.9 at the time. [3] Humber NHS Foundation Trust was the first mental health organisation to use the DXC Lorenzo patient record systems in June 2012. [4]