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Standards for confidentiality, privacy, access, and data security.

M A Hanken1

  • 1Department of Health Services, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Topics in Health Information Management
|April 7, 1996
PubMed
Summary

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) developed new standards for health informatics, focusing on data confidentiality, privacy, access, and security in electronic health systems.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Information Security

Background:

  • Computerized health information systems are increasingly prevalent.
  • Ensuring data confidentiality, privacy, and security is critical for these systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the development of voluntary health informatics standards by ASTM.
  • To highlight the connection between these standards and data security principles.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the ASTM standards document on confidentiality, privacy, access, and data security.
  • Analysis of the role of ASTM subcommittee 31.17 in this development.

Main Results:

  • ASTM has published a standards document addressing key principles for health data.
  • These standards aim to guide the secure management of computerized health information.

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Conclusions:

  • Voluntary health informatics standards are essential for addressing confidentiality and data security.
  • ASTM's work provides a framework for enhancing security in health information systems.