EHR (Electronic Health Record)

An Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a digital version of a patient's medical chart that contains their complete health history, including diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, radiology images, laboratory results, and vital signs. EHRs are designed to be shared across different healthcare settings and organizations, enabling coordinated and efficient care delivery.

Major EHR platforms include Epic, Cerner (now Oracle Health), Athenahealth, Meditech, and Allscripts. These systems serve as the backbone of healthcare information technology, and interoperability between EHRs and other health technologies is crucial for seamless clinical workflows. Standards like HL7 and FHIR enable data exchange between EHRs and third-party applications.

Integration of contactless vitals data into EHRs ensures that measurements captured during telehealth visits or remote monitoring sessions become part of the patient's permanent medical record. Circadify supports EHR integration through FHIR-based APIs, enabling vital signs captured via rPPG to flow directly into existing clinical workflows without manual data entry.