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

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## Requirements: CPS.8.1 Patient Knowledge Access (Function)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-CPS.8.1 | Version: 2.1.1
Standards status: Normative Active as of 2025-12-13 | Computable Name: CPS_8_1_Patient_Knowledge_Access

Provide the ability to access reliable information about wellness, disease management, treatments, peer support groups, public health education materials, and related information that is relevant for a specific patient.

Description I:

An individual will be able to find reliable information to research a health question, follow up from a clinical visit, identify treatment options, or other health information needs. The information may be linked directly from entries in the health record, or may be accessed through other means such as key word search. The information may be provided as part of the EHR system but may also include patient information from external databases or specific websites.

Criteria N:

CPS.8.1#01 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to determine and render information about wellness, disease management, treatments, population level health measures and related information that is relevant for a specific patient.
CPS.8.1#02 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to determine and render information related to a health question directly from data in the health record or other means such as key word search.
CPS.8.1#03 | MAY | The system MAY provide the ability to capture and render patient educational information from external sources.
CPS.8.1#04 | MAY | The system MAY provide the ability to link to external-based wellness, disease management, peer support group and related information.