HL7 Personal Health Record System Functional Model, Release 2
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: PH.5.3 Care-Related Decision Support (Function) - JSON Representation

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    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\">\n    <span id=\"description\"><b>Statement <a href=\"https://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#std-process\" title=\"Normative Content\" class=\"normative-flag\">N</a>:</b> <div><p>Provide decision support tools (including clinical decision support, best practice guidelines and/or recommendations from payers, employers, researchers, professional associations, or public health organizations).</p>\n</div></span>\n\n    \n    <span id=\"purpose\"><b>Description <a href=\"https://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#std-process\" title=\"Informative Content\" class=\"informative-flag\">I</a>:</b> <div><p>The system should aid the PHR Account Holder with making his or her self-assessments and treatment plans for self-care. Some decision support algorithms are straightforward and can be provided as part of the PHR-S service. Others may be more complex and are detailed in function PH.5.4 (Integration with Third Party Clinical Decision Support Services). For example, a child's weight and height can be plotted on a growth curve chart which graphically displays growth progress. Another example, is the ability for a pregnant woman to plot weight changes over time against a norm.</p>\n</div></span>\n    \n\n    \n    \n    \n\n    \n    <span id=\"requirements\"><b>Criteria <a href=\"https://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#std-process\" title=\"Normative Content\" class=\"normative-flag\">N</a>:</b></span>\n    \n    <table id=\"statements\" class=\"grid dict\">\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>PH.5.3#01</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>SHOULD</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>The system SHOULD provide the ability to render information regarding health guidelines and best practices.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n           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style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>SHOULD</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture from an authoritative source (e.g., provider EHR-S or a care management PHR-S) rules related to abnormal trends.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>PH.5.3#04</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>MAY</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>The system MAY provide the PHR Account Holder the ability to analyze health data and context-driven assessments in comparison to practice standards in order to prompt additional testing, possible diagnoses, or adjunctive treatment.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>PH.5.3#05</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>MAY</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>The system MAY provide the PHR Account Holder the ability to analyze assessment data in correlation with the data in the PHR Account Holder's problem list.</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        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\n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>The system MAY render a notification to the PHR Account Holder to follow a provider-designated care plan related to assessment results (e.g., peak flow results, blood glucose readings, weight, or blood pressure).</p>\n</div></span>\n                \n                \n            </td>\n        </tr>\n        \n        <tr>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                <span>PH.5.3#08</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\">\n                \n                \n                \n                <span>MAY</span>\n                \n            </td>\n            <td style=\"padding-left: 4px;\" class=\"requirement\">\n                \n                <span><div><p>The system MAY provide the ability to integrate health information contained in the PHR with appropriate 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