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Technical Standards

HL7 (Health Level 7)
Produces healthcare information technology (HIT) standards in the domain of clinical and administrative data.

ASTM Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics
Develops HIT standards related to the architecture, content, storage, security, confidentiality, functionality, and communication of information used within healthcare and healthcare decision making, including the CCR (Continuity of Care Record) standard.

ISO Technical Committee on Health Informatics
International organization that generates standards in the field of health information to achieve compatibility and interoperability.

DICOM
HIT standards for digital imaging and communication

HealthCare Standards Landscape (HCLS)
Repository of information on HIT standards and organizations developing, promoting and using them. Currently maintained by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)