Electronic health record standard will facilitate key advances in electronic health record systems across the continuum of care to enhance quality,// safety and efficiency of patient care.

Ann Arbor, Michigan: Health Level Seven (HL7), a preeminent healthcare IT standards development organization with broad international representation, on 21st February announced it has passed the healthcare industry’s first ANSI-approved standard that specifies the functional requirements for an electronic health record system (EHR-S).

The standard outlines important features and functions that should be contained in an HER system. The standard’s Functional Model contains approximately 1,000 conformance criteria across 130 functions, including medication history, problem lists, orders, clinical decision support, and those supporting privacy and security. The function list is described from a user perspective and enables consistent expression of EHR system functionality, while the conformance criteria serves as a reference for purchasers of EHR systems and vendors developing EHR software. “This new standard is a ‘superset’ of functions that enables a standardized description and common understanding of functions, which is necessary when you’re working across care settings,” said Linda Fischetti, HER Technical Committee Co-Chair. Fischetti adds, “Throughout the development of this standard, the work products have received comment from over a thousand clinicians, EHR vendors, and others across the industry. The EHR TC is grateful for the continued input and attention that the community has provided to this project.”

The EHR-S FM has already proven to be a powerful tool for the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT). “CCHIT congratulates HL7 in achieving formal approval of its EHR System Functional Model standard,” said Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, chair of CCHIT. “The HL7 standard for EHR systems has been extremely valua
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