Fact · Dictation for work and study
The eCQI Resource Center glossary defines an electronic health record as a digital record of a patient's health information, created over time from one or more visits and across care settings.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“created over time from one or more visits and across care settings”
Electronic health record (EHR), eCQI Resource Center, eCQI Resource Center (HHS, healthit.gov subdomain), 2026, Definition.
Open the original- What it measures
- The federal glossary entry for the electronic health record, the term we define on the EHR page.
- What it does not show
- A definition only. It describes what the record is, not how much of a clinician's day it takes up or how well it is designed.