CHAPTER 9
HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEM STANDARDS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• To be able to identify the major types of health care information standards and the organizations that develop or approve them, including
Messaging standards
Content and coding standards
Network standards
Standards for electronic data interchange
Electronic health record standards
• To be able to give examples of the four major methods by which standards are developed—ad hoc, de facto, government mandate, and consensus.
• To be able to identify and discuss the role of organizations that currently have a significant impact on the adoption of health care information standards in the United States.
• To be able to discuss the relationships among health ...