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

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## : CPS.2 Support externally-sourced Information (Function)

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        <div id="description"><b>Description <a href="https://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#std-process" title="Informative Content" class="informative-flag">I</a>:</b> <div><p>External sources are those outside the EHR system, including clinical, administrative, and financial information systems, other EHR systems, Personal Health Record (PHR) systems, and data received through health information exchange networks.</p>
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        <div id="requirements"><b>Criteria <a href="https://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#std-process" title="Normative Content" class="normative-flag">N</a>:</b></div>

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                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                CPS.2#01
                </td>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                SHOULD

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                <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                    <div><p>The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture and store a reference to externally-sourced information.</p>
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                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                CPS.2#02
                </td>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                SHOULD

                </td>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                    <div><p>The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture and store a reference to externally-sourced Emergency Medical Services (EMS) information.</p>
    </div>

                </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                CPS.2#03
                </td>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;">
                SHALL

                </td>
                <td style="padding-left: 4px;" class="requirement">
                    <div><p>The system SHALL provide the ability to render tagged patient health information derived from administrative or financial data and the source of that data for use by authorized users.</p>
    </div>

                </td>
            </tr>

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      <name value="CPS_2_Support_externally_sourced_Information"/>
      <title value="CPS.2 Support externally-sourced Information (Function)"/>
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      <date value="2025-12-13T09:06:06+00:00"/>
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               value="External sources are those outside the EHR system, including clinical, administrative, and financial information systems, other EHR systems, Personal Health Record (PHR) systems, and data received through health information exchange networks."/>
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        <requirement
                     value="The system SHALL provide the ability to render tagged patient health information derived from administrative or financial data and the source of that data for use by authorized users."/>
        <derivedFrom value="EHR-S_FM_R1.1 DC.1.1.3.3#3"/>
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