HL7 Electronic Health Record System Functional Model, Release 2.1.1
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Requirements: CPS.8.6 Communication with Personal Health Record Systems (Function)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-CPS.8.6 Version: 2.1.1
Standards status: Normative Active as of 2025-10-31 Computable Name: CPS_8_6_Communication_with_Personal_Health_Record_Systems

Statement: Enable and manage communication between EHR Systems and PHR Systems.

Statement N:

Statement: Enable and manage communication between EHR Systems and PHR Systems.

Description I:

With the increasing use of Personal Health Record systems, it is necessary for the EHR-S to appropriately communicate with the PHR to both capture patient information from the PHR and transmit relevant portions of the EHR patient record to the PHR to support patient self care.

Criteria N:
CPS.8.6#01
SHALL

The system SHALL provide the ability to capture and maintain documentation of communications between providers/providers EHR-S and the PHR-S.
CPS.8.6#02
SHOULD

The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture communication originating from the PHR-S (e.g., date, person identification and details of communication).
CPS.8.6#03
SHALL

The system SHALL provide the ability to capture 3rd party (e.g., family member, authorized representative) authorization documentation for the receipt of health information from the PHR-S.
CPS.8.6#04
SHOULD

The system SHOULD provide the ability to exchange communications between providers and PHR-S using a secure internet connection.
CPS.8.6#05
MAY

The system MAY provide the ability to receive clinical and administrative data (e.g., insurance information) as part of the referral process from a PHR-S.
CPS.8.6#06
 dependent
SHOULD

The system SHOULD provide the ability to transmit clinical, administrative data, test results and procedure results to a PHR-S based on authorization documentation and according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.