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Healthcare interoperability is based on the application of standards. This chapter introduces some of the major Standards Development Organizations in e-health.
A report produced for the European Union concluded: Despite a generally large number of conflicting e-health standards, versions and implementations, there may be a lack of the “right” standards. For particular applications and for concrete processes there may be no well-developed standards. In an expert survey, 80% of the respondents stated that there is a lack of sufficiently developed standards, and 64% said that there is a lack of standards for electronic health records (EHRs). (EU 2008)
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ISO/IEC Guide 2:2004, definition 3.2
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ISO Strategic plan 2005–2010: standards for a sustainable world. Geneva: ISO 2004
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More information about HL7 is available on the HL7 web site www.hl7.org.
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See www.continuaalliance.org/
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See www.openhealthtools.org
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Benson, T. (2010). Standards Development Organizations. In: Principles of Health Interoperability HL7 and SNOMED. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-803-2_5
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