The system SHALL provide the ability to capture recommendations from encounter and diagnostic studies in structured documents according to organizational policy and/or jurisdictional law (e.g., HIV results may need to be delayed from being sent directly to the PHR System, so that the provider has time to communicate with the patient directly).

The system SHOULD provide the ability to capture a recommendation, the identity of the recommending provider, the date of the recommendation, and the date suggested to perform the recommended action.

The system SHOULD provide the ability to link a recommendation entry with the corresponding original document (e.g., a recommendation to lose ten pounds should be linked to a document that contains the PHR Account Holder's most recent BMI readings).

The system MAY provide the ability to render a pending (or future) recommendation (e.g., so that a provider might be able to create a future-order or reminder, or to document the reason that the recommendation was dismissed).