Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 - http://www.x12.org/Develops standards, in X12 and XML formats, and maintains, interprets, publishes and promotes the proper use of American National and UN/EDIFACT International Electronic Data Interchange Standards. Includes membership, committes, meetings, news and press
American National Standards Institute's Healthcare Informatics Standards Board (ANSI HISB) - http://www.ansi.org/standards_activities/standards_boards_panels/hisb/overview.aspxprovides an open, public forum for the voluntary coordination of healthcare informatics standards among all USA standards developing organizations.
Australian Pathology Code Lists - http://www.austpath.uow.edu.au/A common set of request codes for software manufacturers for electronic ordering, a reference terminology suitable for coding research requests and a maintained list of "abbreviations" for accounts under Australian Health Insurance Act. Developed through
Duke University, Medical Informatics Standards - http://dmi-www.mc.duke.edu/DCMWeb/index.htmA repository of information on a number of widely used and important standards for use in Informatics.
Information and Communications Technhnology Standards Committee (ICTSC) - http://www.health.gov.au/healthonline/projects/ictsc.html#contentPreviously known as NHISAC (National Health Information Standards Advisory Committee) gives an overview of the work of ICTSC in Australia. Key achievements, terms of reference, membership, publications, projects and related links.
Information Technology and Applications Standards Group - http://www.standards.com.au/committees/it/PMS/PMS.HTMDetails of IT 14 subgroups and technical committees and subcommittees within Standards Australia, Contact details for Projects Managers provided.
Report on Pathology Request Codes (Extract) - http://www.austpath.uow.edu.au/Report_on_pathology_request_entities.pdfProvided to Australian Department of Health by Standards Australia on establishment of an agreed set of pathology result codes. Authors: Standards Australia IT-14-6-5 working group. (December 6, 2002)
Setting the Standards - a national health information standards plan for Australia. - http://www.health.gov.au/healthonline/docs/setstand.pdfProvides stakeholders with an Australian position on national directions for health information standards in the health sector and the basis for further investment of effort and resources part of Australian Health On-Line initiative. Authors: Australian G
Development of Standards for Health Informatics - http://www.cit.uws.edu.au/misc/healthcom99/Peter_Williams/tsld001.htmPowerpoint presentation concerning the Australian standards group IT 14. Author: Peter Williams, Department of Health, New South Wales, Australia. (January 18, 1999)