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

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## Requirements: CP.5.1 Manage Results of Diagnostic Tests (Function)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-CP.5.1 | Version: 2.1.1
Standards status: Normative Active as of 2025-12-13 | Computable Name: CP_5_1_Manage_Results_of_Diagnostic_Tests

Enable the receipt and display of results for diagnostics tests.

Description I:

Diagnostic test results are received and should be stored and displayed while linked to the original order in the system.

Criteria N:

CP.5.1#01 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture, maintain and render diagnostic results, including preliminary as well as final results.
CP.5.1#02 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture, maintain and render microorganism information/descriptions from laboratory results as free-text.
CP.5.1#03 | SHOULD dependent | The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture, maintain and render microbiology laboratory results (with sensitivity testing) using standard coding methodology according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.
CP.5.1#04 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture, maintain and render laboratory results that identify new and emerging laboratory procedures (e.g., processes that examine emerging organisms, new processes that examine existing organisms).
CP.5.1#05 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to capture, maintain and render discrete diagnostic results received through an electronic interface.
CP.5.1#06 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to render indicators of normal and abnormal diagnostic results based on information provided from the original source (e.g., from a laboratory or radiology department).