ASTM E2436

This specification presents the standardized representation for the content and structure of human characteristics data for use in healthcare information systems, and may be extended to apply to characteristics of non-human living things, such as in data systems supporting veterinary medicine. This specification covers the logical representation of human characteristics data for individuals and populations, and the physical representation of human characteristics at the data tier of healthcare information systems. Conversely, the following provisions are outside the scope of this specification: the standardization of policy or regulation concerning the employment of human characteristics data described in this specification; the establishment or standardization of legal constraints over the use of human characteristics in conjunction with healthcare clinical or business processes; and addressing or standardizing personal privacy, medicolegal, and system security provisions associated with documenting human characteristics or storing human characteristics data.

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1. Scope

1.1 This document presents a standardized representation for the content and structure of human characteristics data for use in healthcare information systems.

1.2 This specification may be extended to apply to characteristics of non-human living things, such as in data systems supporting veterinary medicine.

1.3 The following provisions are within the scope of this specification:

1.3.1 Logical representation of human characteristics data for individuals and populations.

1.3.2 Physical representation of human characteristics at the data tier of healthcare information systems.

1.4 The following provisions are outside the scope of this specification:

1.4.1 The standardization of policy or regulation concerning the employment of human characteristics data described in this specification.

1.4.2 The establishment or standardization of legal constraints over the use of human characteristics in conjunction with healthcare clinical or business processes.

1.4.3 Addressing or standardizing personal privacy, medicolegal, and system security provisions associated with documenting human characteristics or storing human characteristics data.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

E1384 Practice for Content and Structure of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
E1633 Specification for Coded Values used in the Electronic Health Record
E2145 Practice for Modeling in Health Informatics
American Heritage Dictionary
ANSI/ADA Specification 1000 Implementation Guide
ANSI/ADA1000 Standard Data Architecture for the Structure and Content of the Electronic Health Record, February 2001.
ANSI1320.2-1998 IEEE Standard for Conceptual Modeling Language - Syntax and Semantics for IDEF1X97 (IDEFobject)
ANSI260.3-1993 Mathematical Signs and Symbols for Use in Physical Sciences and Technology (revision and redesignation of ANSI/ASME Y10.20-1990).
HL7 2.x reference values.
ISO2955 Representation of SI Units
ISO5218 Representation of the Human Sexes
ISO639 Codes for the representation of names of languages
ISO8601 Representation of Dates
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 184 Integrated Definition for Information Modeling (IDEFIX), 23 December 1993.

Index Terms

Ethnicity; Language; Living arrangement; Race; Religion; Sex characteristic; ICS Number Code 35.240.80

Citing ASTM Standards

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