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Standards in Biomedical Informatics

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Biomedical Informatics

Part of the book series: Health Informatics ((HI))

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After reading this chapter, you should know the answers to these questions:

  • Why are standards important in biomedical informatics?

  • What data standards are necessary to be able to exchange data seamlessly among systems?

  • What organizations are active in standards development?

  • What aspects of biomedical information management are supported today by standards?

  • What is the process for creating consensus standards?

  • What factors and organizations influence the creation of standards?

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Fuqua School of Business, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27715, USA

    W. Edward Hammond

  2. Departments of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    James J. Cimino MD, FACP

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  1. W. Edward Hammond
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  2. James J. Cimino MD, FACP
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032-3720, USA

    Edward H. Shortliffe MD, PhD, MACP  & James J. Cimino MD, FACP  & 

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Hammond, W.E., Cimino, J.J. (2006). Standards in Biomedical Informatics. In: Shortliffe, E.H., Cimino, J.J. (eds) Biomedical Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36278-9_7

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