The informatics nurse is preparing a teaching tool about the different types of electronic communication. Which of the following should the nurse use to describe the electronic medical record (EMR)?
A) Method to identify outcomes
B) Legal record created by vendors
C) An electronic stand-alone database
D) Legal record created in a practitioner's office
D) Legal record created in a practitioner's office
Explanation: A) The EMR is not a method to develop outcomes.
B) The EMR is not created by vendors.
C) The EMR is not considered a stand-alone database.
D) The EMR is described as an early form of the EHR, in which the focus was on bringing together the diagnostic and treatment information for an individual patient within a specific healthcare setting, such as a hospital or an office practice.
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