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

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## : POP.3 Support for Notification and Response (Function)

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style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                <div><p>The system SHOULD provide the ability to manage, in coordination with local, regional, state and national programs, dissemination of notifications of health risk to individual care providers or care-managers.</p>\n</div>\n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n            POP.3#05\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 transmit notifications to patients, directly or indirectly, who are described by the health risk alert.</p>\n</div>\n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n            POP.3#06\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 determine and present suggestions to the care provider indicating an appropriate course of action regarding a population health risk notification.</p>\n</div>\n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n            POP.3#07\n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n            SHALL\n            \n                \n                <span style=\"border-radius: 999px;margin: 2px 2px;font-size: 10px;display: inline-block;padding: 3px 5px;letter-spacing: 0.5px;line-height: 1;white-space: nowrap;background-color: #e5f5e5;color: #388e3c;border: 1px solid #a2d1a2;\">dependent</span>\n                \n            \n            \n            \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                <div><p>The system SHALL provide the ability to render notifications/reports to public health authorities or other external authorities regarding health risks within a cared-for population according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.</p>\n</div>\n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n    </table>\n</div>"
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