This guide covers the current understanding of the requirements for the electronic health record (EHR) that is using currently available technology to document clinical activities and related information generated during care of individuals.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics, this guide was withdrawn in April 2004 in accordance with section 10.6.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the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.

1.1 This guide covers the current understanding of the requirements for the electronic health record (EHR) that is using currently available technology to document clinical activities and related information generated during care of individuals.

1.2 This guide sets forth the fundamental principles for an electronic health record system, and its major attributes, with reference to the Automated Primary Record of Care (see Guide E1384), which proposes content and organization of automated health care records generated in various clinical settings.