Definition

Electronic Medical Records—the digital system that doctors use to store your health history instead of paper charts, though somehow they still can't find your previous test results.

Example Usage

The new EMR system crashed during the morning rush, so we had to see patients with paper records.

Source: Healthcare and medical IT terminology

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