ISO 215498: 2010定义了一种方便使用健康卡访问分布式患者记录和/或管理信息的方法。它定义了通常存储在健康卡中的“链接”的结构和元素，并表示对单个患者记录及其子组件的引用。访问控制机制、数据保护机制、访问方法和其他安全服务不在ISO 21549的范围之内8:2010.

ISO 21549？8:2010 defines a way to facilitate access to distributed patient records and/or administrative information using healthcards. It defines the structure and elements of “links” typically stored in healthcards and representing references to individual patients' records as well as to subcomponents of them. Access control mechanisms, data protection mechanisms, access methods and other security services are outside the scope of ISO 21549？8:2010.