Which of the following best describes the electronic medical record (EMR)?
1. Legal record created in hospitals
2. Legal record created by vendors
3. An electronic stand alone database
4. Method to identify outcomes
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Rationale: The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) defined the electronic medical record (EMR) as the "legal record created in hospitals and ambulatory environments that is the source of data for the EHR" (2006).
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