1、Designation: E2502 06 (Reapproved 2011)Standard Guide forMedical Transcription Workstations1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2502; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A num
2、ber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This guide identifies ways to improve the medicaltranscription workstation, including, but not limited to, thework environment, which enco
3、mpasses ergonomics and secu-rity issues, equipment, references, and tools.1.2 This guide will assist healthcare managers, vendors,medical transcription service owners, and individual medicaltranscriptionists to make informed decisions related to thedesign of an efficient medical transcription work e
4、nvironmentcompliant with federal regulatory agencies.1.3 This guide does not address the medical transcriptionprocess or training.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establis
5、h appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment
6、of International Standards, Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E1130 Test Method for Objective Measurement of SpeechPrivacy in Open Plan Spaces Using Articulation IndexE1869 Guide fo
7、r Confidentiality, Privacy, Access, and DataSecurity Principles for Health Information Including Elec-tronic Health Records (Withdrawn 2017)3E1902 Specification for Management of the Confidentialityand Security of Dictation, Transcription, and TranscribedHealth Records (Withdrawn 2011)3E1988 Guide f
8、or Training of Persons who have Access toHealth Information (Withdrawn 2007)3E2117 Guide for Identification and Establishment of a Qual-ity Assurance Program for Medical Transcription2.2 Ergonomic Resources:Office Ergonomics Training: www.office-4National Institutes of HealthDivision of Occupational
9、Health and Safety: http:/dohs.ors.od.nih.gov/ergo_com-puters.html5http:/dohs.ors.od.nih.gov/ergonomics_home.html5Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters forDisease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/ergonomics/compergo.html6B: 8Occupational Safety and Health Administration:www.osha.g
10、ov9Cornell University Ergonomics: http:/ergo.human.cor-nell.edu/CUVDTchecklist.html102.3 HIPAA Resources:Public Law 104-191 Health Insurance Portability and Ac-countability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)American Association for Medical Transcription, HIPAA forMTs, July 2005Guide to HIPAA Privacy Rule, Lippinco
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