HL7 EHR Behavioral Health Functional Profile, Release 1

DESCRIPTION

This HL7 EHR Behavioral Health Functional Profile (EHR BH FP) contains the functions and conformance criteria deemed important for behavioral health care providers' clinical records systems. At a minimum, this profile provides a shopping list of capabilities a behavioral health provider should consider when selecting an electronic health record system.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

HL7 EHR Behavioral Health Functional Profile, Release 1 may also go by the following names or acronyms:

TARGETS

• Behavioral Health Providers
• EHR System Vendors

BENEFITS

• Supports treatment processes and efficiencies for behavioral health, mental health and substance abuse organizations

IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES

• Washtenaw Community Health Center, Washtenaw County, Michigan 
• National Datastructure Infrastructure Improvement Collaborative, David Wanser, PhD  

DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND

The HL7 International EHR System Functional Model (EHR-S FM) outlines important features and functions that should be contained in an EHR system. The function list is described from a user perspective with the intent to enable consistent expression of system functionality. This EHRS Functional Model, through the creation of Functional Profiles for care settings and realms, enables a standardized description and common understanding of functions sought or available in a given setting (e.g., intensive care, cardiology, office practice in one country and primary care in another country.

 

The HL7 EHR Behavioral Health Functional Profile is just one of several functional profiles created by HL7 and are available for download from the HL7 website (www.hl7.org).

RELATED DOCUMENTS

HL7 EHR Behavioral Health Functional Profile, Release 1

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BALLOT TYPES

• Normative

STATUS DATE

2014-04-11

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUP

PRODUCT TYPES

• ANSI-approved
• Functional Profile

FAMILY

• EHR

CURRENT STATE

• Stable

REALM

• Universal