It's complicated (I work with Medicare Part D prescription transactions). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E

It's complicated (I work with Medicare Part D prescription transactions). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_health_record http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_health_record http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_an... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Prescription_Drug,_Improvement,_and_Modernization_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Prescription_Drug,_Imp...