Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems were expected by many to be the solution for realize the vision of the longitudinal patient record. However, to date, that promise has not been delivered on as EMRs and/or clinical portals only show recent patient information (often referred to as Summary Care Record).
Read the full article by Stephen Matheson, Vice President, Product and Sales, BridgeHead Software to learn why he thinks Independent Clinical Archives (ICAs) are the real enabler (alongside EMRs) in providing physicians with an easy access to the full longitudinal patient record.
