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Provide a forum for discussion of what standards and definitions are necessary to obtain interoperability among Electronic Health Record Systems across disparate providers. Different solutions will be examined and certain solutions will be advanced as standards.
Create a functional model for EHR Systems in a variety of health care settings.
Define requirements for the interoperable exchange of Electronic Health Records or components thereof.
Create use cases to help define the requirements for EHR interoperability
Coordinated/shared care of patients across disparate healthcare providers
Query for records or components of an EHR
Use the HDF methodology to define EHR requirements, including privacy and security requirements, as well as requirements for EHR transactions.
This document recognizes the unique characteristics of the EHR TC in that required messages will fall within the scope of other TCs. Therefore, the EHR TC will collaborate with other appropriate TCs to produce the appropriate standards, including messages, to meet EHR requirements.

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