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One of the demands in healthcare today is to have the ability to allow healthcare organizations to exchange patient health related information with other healthcare organizations. This was made possible by the creation of the electronic health record (EHR), electronic medical record (EMR) and personal health record (PHR). The EHR, PHR and the EMR allowed for patient’s paper medical charts into transformed into electronic charts. This allowed for a better way to organize the information that was contained the paper medical chart. The health organization began to realize they could use these electronic charts for a better way to care and share patient health related information. However, as the transmission of data continued, the need for standards developed to insure the interoperability of these healthcare systems. Two of the standards that were created in order to help with the electronic transmission of medical data are the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) and the Continuity of Care Document (CCD). One organization that creates and provides standards for healthcare and the implementation of healthcare software is American Society for Testing and Materiel (ASTM). In 2004, ASTM released a standard that would change the interoperability of healthcare software forever. This standard is known as the ASTM E2369, the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard. The was first release of CCR was ASTM E2369-4 and was a word document that allowed interoperability between primary care physicians for the exchange of patient summary information (Sween, 2012). The CCR provides “snapshots” of a patient’s administrative, demographic, and clinical information (E31.25, 2012). The information in this snapshot focus on mainly the diagnosis an... ... middle of paper ... ...other systems that support the CCR and the CCD is compatible with systems that support both the CCR and CCD standards. Works Cited E31.25, S. (2012). ASTM E2369-12 Standard Specification for Continuity of Care Record (CCR). ASTM Internation, http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2369.htm. Health, C. (2009). The Continuity of Care Changing the Landscape of Healthcare Information. Corepoint Health, http://www.corepointhealth.com/sites/default/files/whitepapers/continuity-of-care-document-ccd.pdf. HL7. (2014). HL7/ASTM Implementation Guide for CDA® R2 -Continuity of Care Document (CCD®) Release 1. Health Level Seven International , http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/product_brief.cfm?product_id=6. Sween, R. (2012, Dec. 9). CDA/CCR/CCD/CCDA – Meet the Acronyms. Retrieved February 22, 2012, from Integration Req'd: http://www.integrationrequired.com/?p=310