ASTM E1959-98 - 10.7.1998
 
1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers recommended guidelines to healthcare institutions for the development and issuance of requests for proposals, as well as guidelines for medical transcription services responding to RFPs. It does not purport to address all of the legal aspects of a request for proposal, if any, associated with its use. It is the respobsibility of the user of this guide to establish appropriate legal guidelines prior to use.

1.2 It is appropriate for healthcare institutions to issue requests for proposals (RFPs) from time to time or at regular contractual intervals for the purpose of facilitating the process of contracting for medical transcription services.

 
2. Referenced Documents

E2344-04

Standard Guide for Data Capture through the Dictation Process

Public Law 1004-191

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Available from U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, 732 N. Capitol St., N.W., Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401. See also http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp.

E1384-07

Standard Practice for Content and Structure of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

E1762-95

Standard Guide for Electronic Authentication of Health Care Information

E1869-04

Standard Guide for Confidentiality, Privacy, Access, and Data Security Principles for Health Information Including Electronic Health Records

E1902-02

Standard Specification for Management of the Confidentiality and Security of Dictation, Transcription, and Transcribed Health Records (Withdrawn 2011)

E2117-06

Standard Guide for Identification and Establishment of a Quality Assurance Program for Medical Transcription

E2184-02

Standard Specification for Healthcare Document Formats (Withdrawn 2011)