Standards

Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12
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, committees, meetings, news and press releases and subcommittee details.
http://www.x12.org/

Australian Pathology Code Lists
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 Standards Australia IT-14-6-5. Details of downloads, feedback, descriptions and links.
http://www.austpath.uow.edu.au/

Information Technology and Applications Standards Group
Details of IT 14 subgroups and technical committees and subcommittees within Standards Australia, Contact details for Projects Managers provided.
http://www.standards.com.au/committees/it/PMS/PMS.HTM

Report on Pathology Request Codes (Extract)
Provided 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. [PDF] <small>(December 6, 2002)</small>
http://www.austpath.uow.edu.au/Report_on_pathology_request_entities.pdf

Development of Standards for Health Informatics
Powerpoint presentation concerning the Australian standards group IT 14. Author: Peter Williams, Department of Health, New South Wales, Australia. <small>(January 18, 1999)</small>
http://www.cit.uws.edu.au/misc/healthcom99/Peter_Williams/tsld001.htm