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

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## Requirements: CPS.7.1 Access Healthcare Guidance (Function)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-CPS.7.1 | Version: 2.1.1
Standards status: Normative Active as of 2025-12-13 | Computable Name: CPS_7_1_Access_Healthcare_Guidance

Provide pertinent information from available evidence-based knowledge, at the point of care, for use in healthcare decisions and care planning.

Description I:

The information available regarding disease, disease processes, diagnostic testing, pharmaceuticals, treatment patterns and all aspects of healthcare is constantly changing. The practitioner should be able to access a wide variety of sources that provide relevant, accurate information about any given subject. Examples of resources include, but are not limited to evidence on treatment of specific medical conditions, maintenance of wellness, drug or device trials, context-specific information available through online journals, printed resources such as books and specialty organizations resources. For example, when a condition is diagnosed the provider might be directed to relevant resources that give updated clinical research, useful pharmaceutical combinations, surgical techniques, products or other information useful in the management of the specific condition under consideration.

Criteria N:

CPS.7.1#01 | SHALL | The system SHALL provide the ability to render external evidence-based healthcare recommendations, including documentation of sources.
CPS.7.1#02 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to render external evidenced-based documentation appropriate for the care provider to render a timely judgment.
CPS.7.1#03 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to render external evidence-based documentation.
CPS.7.1#04 | SHALL | The system SHALL conform to function CPS.3.3 (Support for Standard Care Plans, Guidelines, Protocols).
CPS.7.1#05 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to maintain initiation criteria for Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs).
CPS.7.1#06 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD determine candidate patients based upon configured CPG initiation criteria.
CPS.7.1#07 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD render identified patients applicable CPGs to the care giver.
CPS.7.1#08 | SHOULD | The system SHOULD provide the ability to maintain knowledge bases or guidelines deployed in an enterprise.