Standards Update: Moving Toward Integrated Nomenclature and Structured Data

Jack Corley, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Quality Officer, Advanced Technology Institute, Charleston SC, and Deputy Program Manager for the Health Information Technology Standards Program (HITSP) funded by the Office of the National Coordinator specifies how to integrate diverse standards to meet key healthcare business needs. Jack provides a status report of key standards initiatives and a discussion of governance approaches and issues involved with moving toward nomenclature and data standards.