A Review: Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System for Clinical Data Storage at health centers Mr. Rajesh R. Mane Dr. R. V. Kulkarni Associate Professor, BCS Department Professor Vivekanand College SIBER Kolhapur, India Kolhapur, India Email:rajmane78@rediffmail.com Email:drrvkulkarni@siberindia.co.in Abstract: With a growing population and an increase in the number of patients, the pressure on doctors and hospital staff has increased severely. At first, traditionally when patient used to visit hospitals his information was stored on papers. The use of Information technology in Healthcare brought a revolution in capturing data of patient .EMR is a collection of data of a patient in electronic format for medical care. It helps the doctors as well as hospital staff to provide better care & service for patient as it has all the information about the patient past visit, medications, and lab reports etc.In this paper we review EMR implementation and EMR tools used in various hospitals in different countries. Also impact of EMR on administrative staff, Physicians, nurses etc, and identifies the benefits, limits and importance of EMR for clinical data storage and research. Conclusions are drawn. Keywords: Healthcare, EMR, electronic format, medical care, patient, doctors. 1. Introduction In a traditional medical record system, the patient's information is stored in given ways below: 1) Paper-based system: Every test, medication, and visit for a patient is manually recorded on paper. These records are called charts. Each department of the hospital has its own set of records. In traditional system, Security of the data is the main concern. Traditional system requires space, cost and time. 2) File system: The complete patient record is maintained in a single file on the computer. Traditionally Patient records in the hospitals were kept in the form of written documents. One of the most important developments in the medical practice was use of computers, later on, the internet. The electronic medical record (EMR) has become one of the most important new technologies in healthcare. It’s aŶ appliĐatioŶ that is a Đoŵplete ƌepositoƌy of patieŶts’ ĐliŶiĐal doĐuŵeŶts. It ĐoŶtaiŶs patieŶts’ ŵediĐal history, the summary of all visits, observations and treatment rendered within a Care Delivery Organization. EMR most focuses on improvements in efficiency, patient experience, and care. There has been an increase in the use of electronic systems for capture of data in clinical research and trials. Types of EMR: Based on the technical feasibility, EMR is classified in to various types namely, SaaS Based, Client Based & Hybrid Model. Depending upon practice Rajesh R Mane et al ,Int.J.Computer Technology & Applications,Vol 3 (5), 1837-1842 IJCTA | Sept-Oct 2012 Available online@www.ijcta.com 1837 ISSN:2229-6093