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: APU.8 Notifications and Alerts (Header) - JSON Representation

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    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">\n    <span id=\"description\"><b>Statement <a href=\"https://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#std-process\" title=\"Normative Content\" class=\"normative-flag\">N</a>:</b> <div><p>This category applies only if an app exchanges data with other devices, health apps, and/or HIT systems. 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app.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>APU.8#99</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>SHALL</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>To consent to receiving a notification or alert from an app, the account holder is informed of both the content and channel (SMS, push notification, email, etc.) of the notification or alert.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>APU.8#100</span>\n                \n            </td>\n  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<span><div><p>Notifications and alerts contain the least amount of information necessary for the recipient of the alert to take a focused action.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>APU.8#102</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>SHALL</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>[App alerts notify user of conditions such as “abnormal” or “exceptional” or “out of range”] Document or reference the sources (evidence base) of the formulas/algorithms upon which such alerts and notifications are based.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>APU.8#103</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>SHOULD</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>[Permitted by the account holder and agreed to by recipients] notifications and alerts may be sent to the account holder and/or to another person or entity.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>APU.8#104</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>SHOULD</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>Provide alerts to notify the user of potential faults that could cause inconvenience or harm to the user, e.g., low battery alerts.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>APU.8#105</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>SHOULD</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>Notify the user in case of external interruptions or delays (e.g., loss of network connection, database problem, lengthy operation).</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>APU.8#135</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>SHALL</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>Notifications and alerts contain the least amount of information necessary for the recipient of the alert to take a focused action.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n    </table>\n</div>"
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