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EHR medical abbreviation

EHR means "electronic health record".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (3 in all for EHR), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What EHR means

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What does EHR mean in medical terms?

EHR means "electronic health record".

Where is EHR used?

EHR shows up in charting. Its category here is charting.

Is EHR on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. EHR is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR); FDA Acronyms and Abbreviations. Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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