Electronic medical record (EMR) result reporting and data repository components include unstructured data. Which of the following are examples of unstructured data? Select all that apply
1. Automated laboratory results
2. History and physical
3. Consultation findings
4. Magnetic resonance imaging
5. A social services text report
2,3,5
Rationale: Examples of unstructured EMR data are history and physical, social services text report, and consultation findings. Unstructured data do not follow any particular format. Other examples are operative reports, and discharge summaries. The EMR also includes structured data, those that follow a predefined format and are often presented as discrete data elements. A primary example is laboratory results from an automated laboratory information system. Magnetic resonance imaging is an example of another type of structured data that may be included in the EMR.
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