ASTM E1902-02
Standard Specification for Management of the Confidentiality and Security of Dictation, Transcription, and Transcribed Health Records
- Standard No.
- ASTM E1902-02
- Release Date
- 2002
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- 2011-01
- Latest
- ASTM E1902-02
- Scope
1.1 This specification covers a broad description of certain steps that shall be taken by those involved in the processes of dictation and transcription of healthcare documentation to protect the documentation during its development, maintenance, transmission, storage, and retrieval. Variations or exceptions may be appropriate in special situations or because of particular contractual obligations, institutional policies and rules, or provisions of law or regulation.
1.2 Healthcare clients trust and expect that personal health information will be maintained in a confidential and secure manner. This specification has been developed for the purpose of protecting the confidentiality and security of all forms of dictation, transcription, and transcribed healthcare documentation.
1.3 This specification supports the patient''s right to confidential, private, and secure healthcare documentation and identifies procedures for preventing breaches of these patient rights.
1.4 This specification seeks to identify certain dictation and transcription practices that may increase the risks of breaching confidentiality, infringing on privacy, and violating security of healthcare documentation.
ASTM E1902-02 Referenced Document
- ASTM E1762 Standard Guide for Electronic Authentication of Health Care Information
- ASTM E1869 Standard Guide for Confidentiality, Privacy, Access, and Data Security Principles for Health Information Including Electronic Health Records
- ASTM E1959 Standard Guide for Requests for Proposals Regarding Medical Transcription Services for Healthcare Institutions
- ASTM E1985 Standard Guide for User Authentication and Authorization
- ASTM E1986 Standard Guide for Information Access Privileges to Health Information
- ASTM E1988 Standard Guide for Training of Persons who have Access to Health Information (Withdrawn 2007)
- ASTM E2017 Standard Guide for Amendments to Health Information
- ASTM E2084 Standard Specification for Authentication of Healthcare Information Using Digital Signatures
- ASTM E2085 Standard Guide on Security Framework for Healthcare Information
- ASTM E2147 Standard Specification for Audit and Disclosure Logs for Use in Health Information Systems
- ASTM E2184 Standard Specification for Healthcare Document Formats
ASTM E1902-02 history
- 2002 ASTM E1902-02 Standard Specification for Management of the Confidentiality and Security of Dictation, Transcription, and Transcribed Health Records
- 1997 ASTM E1902-97 Standard Guide for Management of the Confidentiality and Security of Dictation, Transcription, and Transcribed Health Records
