ASTM E2502-06(2011)
Standard Guide for Medical Transcription Workstations (Withdrawn 2020)
Withdrawn Standard: 
ASTM E2502-06(2011) | Developed by Subcommittee: E31.15
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Withdrawn Rationale:
This guide identifies ways to improve the medical transcription workstation, including, but not limited to, the work environment, which encompasses ergonomics and security issues, equipment, references, and tools.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics, this guide was withdrawn in January 2020 in accordance with section 10.6.3 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide identifies ways to improve the medical transcription workstation, including, but not limited to, the work environment, which encompasses ergonomics and security issues, equipment, references, and tools.
1.2 This guide will assist healthcare managers, vendors, medical transcription service owners, and individual medical transcriptionists to make informed decisions related to the design of an efficient medical transcription work environment compliant with federal regulatory agencies.
1.3 This guide does not address the medical transcription process or training.
1.4 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 (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
E1130 Test Method for Objective Measurement of Speech Privacy in Open Plan Spaces Using Articulation Index
E1869 Guide for Confidentiality, Privacy, Access, and Data Security Principles for Health Information Including Electronic Health Records
E1902 Specification for Management of the Confidentiality and Security of Dictation, Transcription, and Transcribed Health Records
E1988 Guide for Training of Persons who have Access to Health Information
E2117 Guide for Identification and Establishment of a Quality Assurance Program for Medical Transcription
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DOI: 10.1520/E2502-06R11
Citation Format
ASTM E2502-06(2011), Standard Guide for Medical Transcription Workstations (Withdrawn 2020), ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2011, www.astm.org
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