The Electronic Patient Record contains patient information according to the number of visits that he/she has made and the number of diseases/illnesses he/she had during a certain period in the patients history. It also includes all demographic and medical data in accordance with the history of patients data on possible existence of allergies, medicines taken etc. At the same time, the Electronic Patient Record contains notes on the current situation of the patient, clinical diagnosis and notes generated by respective health professionals.

The significance of the Electronic Health Record is that the information is securely stored in a database and is always available to the patients and health professionals. Also, the diversity of the health professionals has imposed a need for customisation of the Electronic Patient Record depending on their requirements