Designation:E1987–98AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforIndividualRightsRegardingHealthInformation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1987;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideoutlinestherightsofindividuals,bothpatientsandproviders,regardinghealthinformationandrec-ommendsproceduresfortheexerciseofthoserights.1.2ThisguideisintendedtoamplifyGuideE1869.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:E1869GuideforConfidentiality,Privacy,Access,andDataSecurityPrinciplesforHealthInformationIncludingComputer-BasedPatientRecords23.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1access,n—theprovisionofanopportunitytoap-proach,inspect,review,retrieve,store,communicatewith,ormakeuseofhealthinformationsystemresources(forexample,hardware,software,systemsorstructure)orpatientidentifiabledataandinformation,orboth.E18693.1.2authorize,v—thegrantingtoausertherightofaccesstospecifieddataandinformation,aprogram,aterminaloraprocess.E18693.1.3confidential,adj—statusaccordedtodataorinforma-tionindicatingthatitissensitiveforsomereasonandneedstobeprotectedagainsttheft,disclosure,orimproperuse,orboth,andshallbedisseminatedonlytoauthorizedindividualororganizationswithanapprovedneedtoknow.Privateinfor-mationwhichisentrustedtoanotherwiththeconfidencethatunauthorizeddisclosurethatwillbeprejudicialtotheindi-vidualwillnotoccur.E18693.1.4disclose,v—asrelatedtohealthcare,toaccess,release,transfer,orotherwisedivulgeprotectedhealthinfor-mationtoanentityotherthantheindividualwhoisthesubjectofsuchinformationE18693.1.5healthinformation,n—anyinformation,whetheroralorrecordedinanyformormedium(1)thatiscreatedorreceivedbyahealthcareprovider;ahealthplan;healthresearcher,publichealthauthority,instructor,employer,schooloruniversity,healthinformationserviceorotherentitythatcreates...
