# AS.4.4 Support for Provider-Employer Communications (Function) - HL7 Electronic Health Record System Functional Model, Release 2.1.1 v2.1.1

## Requirements: AS.4.4 Support for Provider-Employer Communications (Function) 

 
Provide support for capturing employment information, and/or special work related requirements (e.g., flyers, divers, firemen, transportation workers) to assist in medical disposition choices and notifications, and support communication to employers. 



## Resource Content

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  "id" : "EHRSFMR2-AS.4.4",
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      "valueCode" : "ehr"
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  "url" : "http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-AS.4.4",
  "version" : "2.1.1",
  "name" : "AS_4_4_Support_for_Provider_Employer_Communications",
  "title" : "AS.4.4 Support for Provider-Employer Communications (Function)",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2025-12-13T09:06:06+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Electronic Health Records",
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  ],
  "description" : "Provide support for capturing employment information, and/or special work related requirements (e.g., flyers, divers, firemen, transportation workers) to assist in medical disposition choices and notifications, and support communication to employers.",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "purpose" : "The ability to capture and maintain a patient's employment information, to include contact information and job title, which is expected to be helpful to the clinician when a patient's work environment may affect the assessment of alternative diagnoses, applicable to the individual, as well as the potential treatment(s) that have been tailored to the individual based on their occupation.",
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      "label" : "AS.4.4#01",
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      "conditionality" : false,
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    },
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      "key" : "EHRSFMR2-AS.4.4-02",
      "label" : "AS.4.4#02",
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      "conditionality" : false,
      "requirement" : "The system MAY provide the ability to capture data used to determine if a patient is able to fulfill physical job requirements and/ or special work requirements as part of their medical disposition."
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      "label" : "AS.4.4#03",
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      "conditionality" : false,
      "requirement" : "The system MAY provide the ability to manage reporting to employers on a patient's ability to fulfill physical or special job requirements as a result of their medical disposition."
    }
  ]
}

```
