Designation:E2553−07(Reapproved2013)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforImplementationofaVoluntaryUniversalHealthcareIdentificationSystem1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2553;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisdocumentdescribestheimplementationprinciplesneededtocreateaVoluntaryUniversalHealthcareIdentifica-tion(VUHID)system.Thepurposeofthissystemistoenableunambiguousidentificationofindividualsinordertofacilitatethedeliveryofhealthcare.1.2TheVUHIDsystemshouldbededicatedexclusivelytotheneedsandfunctionsofhealthcare.1.3TheVUHIDsystemisdesignedtorepresentno,oratleastminimal,increasedrisktohealthcareprivacyandsecurity.1.4Thesystemshouldbeascost-effectiveaspossible.1.5Thesystemmustbecreatedandmaintainedinawaytoprovidesustainedbenefittohealthcare.1.6Thesystemshouldbedesignedandimplementedinamannerthatensuresthatitcanoperateindefinitely.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E1714GuideforPropertiesofaUniversalHealthcareIden-tifier(UHID)2.2OtherStandard:AIIMStandardPDF417Bar-coding3.Terminology3.1Acronyms:3.1.12D—twodimensional3.1.2CDO—caredeliveryorganization3.1.3EMPI—enterprisemasterpatientindex3.1.4MO—managingorganization3.1.5OVID—openvoluntaryhealthcareidentifier3.1.6PVID—privatevoluntaryhealthcareidentifier3.1.7VUHID—voluntaryuniversalhealthcareidentification4.SummaryofGuide4.1TheVUHIDfacilitydescribedinthisguideisrespon-sibleforissuinguniquepersonalhealthcareidentifierstoanycooperatingEMPIfacility(definedbelow)uponreceiptofanauthenticatedrequest.Theissuedidentifiersmustb...
