HL7 Electronic Health Record System Functional Model, Release 2.1.1
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Requirements: RI.1.1.19 Merge Record Lifecycle Event (Function)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/ehrs/uv/ehrsfmr2/Requirements/EHRSFMR2-RI.1.1.19 Version: 2.1.1
Standards status: Normative Active as of 2025-10-31 Computable Name: RI_1_1_19_Merge_Record_Lifecycle_Event

Merge Record Entries (2 or more instances)

Statement N:

Merge Record Entries (2 or more instances)

Description I:

Occurs when an agent causes the system to combine or join content from two or more record entries, resulting in a single logical record entry.

Reference: ISO 21089-2018, Section 15.19.

Criteria N:
RI.1.1.19#01
 dependent
SHALL

The system SHALL provide the ability to harmonize or integrate patient Record Entries by logically merging patient Record Entries according to scope of practice, organizational policy, and/or jurisdictional law.