The legal status of electronic medical records and the feasibility of their application / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

As the core of a digitalized hospital, electronic medical records have drawn considerable public attention. After the implementation of the PRC Electronic Signatures Law, electronic medical records acquired the legal environment for their development. The paper discusses the legal significance of medical records and electronic medical records, the evidential value of medical records in medical disputes, the relationship between the Electronic Signatures Law and electronic medical records, and electronic medical records related issues of social concern. Hence the demonstration of the feasibility of and necessary conditions for the application of electronic medical records.