Beyond Pages in a Book: Rethinking the Electronic Health Record
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are far more than digital filing cabinets. Yet many still approach them with a paper-based mindset—like flipping through scanned charts or scrolling through static Word documents. But an EHR is not a digital binder. It is not a series of saved files. It is not like pages in a book. Health informatics challenges us to think differently. From Commodore to Clinical Systems This year, I turn 40. And honestly, I barely remember life before computers. My dad bought my family’s first computer when I was 6 years old. It was a Commodore . When I started Junior High in the early 1990s I was surfing the net using AOL to find research for my school projects. When I started university in the late 1990s registration already moved to an online system. Professors were rapidly embracing the use of PowerPoint to create their lecture presentations. When I started nursing school in 2006 Calgary Health Region had just gone live with its first EHR system . I don’t remember...