The functional model is designed to provide guidance to electronic health records software developers and purchasers.
The new Emergency Care Functional Profile is a subset of the functional model, containing criteria specific to emergency department information systems.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology recently announced it would develop certification programs for some specialty information systems, including emergency department systems. HL7's new Emergency Care Functional Profile likely will serve as an early reference point for CCHIT development of certification criteria for emergency department systems.
Other functional profiles being developed as a subset of HL7's EHR System Functional Model include behavioral health, child health, long-term care and regulated clinical research information systems. A functional profile for a legal electronic health record also is under development.
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