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Usability Functional Profile (HL7 EHRS-FM Release 2.0.1: Usability Functional Profile, Edition 1) (PSS-2320)

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Basics

Project Name
Usability Functional Profile (HL7 EHRS-FM Release 2.0.1: Usability Functional Profile, Edition 1) (PSS-2320)

Project Number
1994

Project Type

Product Family
EHR

Products
Functional Profile

Project Intent
Revise Current Standard

Ballot Type
Normative

Details

Description

ISO TC215 WG1 has expressed interest in adopting the Usability Functional Profile (UPF) - which will require HL7 to first re-ballot the UFP as a Normative standard (from its current status as an Informative standard).

Project Need

List of Functions and Conformance Criteria that promote the usability of electronic health record systems.

Enables Health Information System designers to design systems that account for and accommodate human factors.

Supports purchasing decisions by clinicians and other users of systems that meet traditional human-computer interface requirements.

Objectives and Deliverables
September 2024 - Normative

Project Document Repository
https://confluence.hl7.org/display/EHR/Usability+Functional+Profile

Collaboration Efforts
None.

Dependencies
None.

Stakeholders
Health Care IT,Healthcare Institutions (hospitals, long term care, home care, mental health),Patients,Providers

Implementers

External Drivers
ISO TC215 WG1 has expressed interest in adopting the Usability Functional Profile (UPF) - which will require HL7 to first re-ballot the UFP as a Normative standard (from its current status as an Informative standard).

Common Names
Usability Functional Profile of the Electronic Health Record System Functional Model HL7 Specification: Usability Guidelines for EHR Systems, R1 Usability Guidelines

Lineage

External Vocabularies

Backwards Compatibility

Joint Copyright

Misc Notes

Organization & Realm

Realm
Universal

HL7 Affiliate

People

Project Facilitator
John Ritter

Publishing Facilitator
Michael van der Zel

Vocabulary Facilitator
Mark Janczewski

Sponsor(s)
Electronic Health Records Work Group

Co-Sponsor(s)

Accelerators

Status & Dates

Project State
Active

Project Status
Active Project (Resources assigned to pjt)

Start Date
05/13/2024

End Date
09/01/2025

End Date Text
2025 Sep WGM/Ballot

Next Milestone Date
09/01/2024

Next Milestone Date Text
2024 Sept WGM/Ballot

Ballot Cycle Info

Approvals

TSC Approval Date
05/13/2024

USRSC Approval
Not Needed

Management Group Approval
Not Needed

CoSponsor Approval
Not Needed

Management Group Approval Info

System Info

JIRA Issue ID
228975

JIRA Issue Key
PSS-2320

Jira URL
https://jira.hl7.org/browse/PSS-2320

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Created Date
09/29/2026

Created By
Jira Project Service

Updated Date

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