ISO/TR 21089:2004提供了健康（护理）记录的可信端到端信息流指南，以及电子实体/act记录生命周期（从记录起源点到记录访问/使用的每个最终点）中的关键跟踪点和审计事件指南。它还提供了与每一项相关的跟踪/审计细节的建议。 它为医疗保健提供者、健康记录管理人员、软件开发人员和供应商、最终用户和包括患者在内的其他利益相关者提供最佳实践建议。

ISO/TR 21089:2004 offers a guide to trusted end-to-end information flow for health(care) records and to the key trace points and audit events in the electronic entity/act record lifecycle (from point of record origination to each ultimate point of record access/use). It also offers recommendations regarding the trace/audit detail relevant to each. It offers recommendations of best practice for healthcare providers, health record stewards, software developers and vendors, end users and other stakeholders, including patients.