Service Functional Model Specification: Retrieve, Locate, and Update Service (RLUS)

The Retrieve, Locate, and Update Service (RLUS) Service Functional Model (SFM) specification provides a set of capabilities through which information systems can access and manage information resources.

The RLUS SFM specification seeks to define, at a service level, appropriate interfaces to locate, retrieve, and update resources among and between healthcare organizations. It is not intended to replace existing systems or implementations, but to create an interface standard for a service-oriented layer to expose those healthcare assets and resources within an organization that are needed to meet business or medical needs.

This document is the Service Functional Model (SFM) for the Retrieve, Locate, and Update Service, which is specified under the Service Development Framework process under the auspices of the Healthcare Services Specification Project (HSSP). Further context is given in the overview section of the specification document, but one key point to note is that the SFM provides a Service Interface specification at functional level, NOT the specification of a service implementation. The SFM described here is complemented by a Service Technical Model (STM) which specifies the technical requirements of the service.

To view the complete text of the Normative ballot document, please refer to the document linked below.

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