Healthcare IT Standards Development Quiz

Which organization oversees the flow of documentation and international approval of standards developed by its member bodies?

Which method of establishing health care IT standards involves a formal agreement on specifications by representatives from various interested groups?

Which coding and classification systems are used to classify diagnoses, procedures, and information retrieval in health care IS?

Which method of establishing health care IT standards involves a group agreeing on a certain specification without any formal adoption process?

Which organization is the US national body member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)?

Ad hoc method involves a formal adoption process for establishing health care IT standards.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is not a member of ISO.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) oversees the flow of documentation and international approval of standards developed by its member bodies.

De facto method of establishing health care IT standards occurs when a vendor or other commercial enterprise controls a large segment of the market.

There is a single vocabulary that has emerged for classification, vocabulary, and terminology standards in health care.