HL7 Electronic Health Record System Functional Model, Release 2.1.1
2.1.1 - Normative

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## : CP.4.1 Use Order Sets (Function)

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      <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n            CP.4.1#02\n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n            SHALL\n            \n                \n            \n            \n            \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                <div><p>The system SHALL provide the ability to maintain a patient's orders as an order set.</p>\n</div>\n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n            CP.4.1#03\n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n            SHOULD\n            \n                \n            \n            \n            \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                <div><p>The system SHOULD provide the ability to render a patient's orders as an order set.</p>\n</div>\n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n 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