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

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## Requirements: CPS.3.6 Support Self-Care (Function)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-CPS.3.6 | Version: 2.1.1
Standards status: Normative Active as of 2025-12-13 | Computable Name: CPS_3_6_Support_Self_Care

Provide the patient with decision support for self-management of a condition between patient/provider encounters.

Description I:

Patients need to follow self-management plans related to their specific conditions. These plans may include schedules for home monitoring, laboratory tests, and clinical checkups; recommendations about nutrition, physical activity, tobacco use, etc.; and guidance or reminders about medications. Information to support self-care may be appropriately provided to: the patient, a surrogate (parent, spouse, guardian), or others involved directly in the patients self care.

Criteria N:

CPS.3.6#01 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to capture, maintain and render patient guidelines, protocols and reminders related to specific clinical conditions.
CPS.3.6#02 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to determine patient eligibility for, and render appropriate patient guidelines, protocols, and reminders for, self-management of clinical conditions.
CPS.3.6#03 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD conform to function CPS.2.5 (Support patient-originated Data).
CPS.3.6#04 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD conform to function CP.1.8 (Manage Patient and Family Preferences).
CPS.3.6#05 | SHALL | The system SHALL conform to function CP.1.4 (Manage Problem list).