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• American College of Radiology (ACR) /National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
  • Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
• American Dental Association (ADA)
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • Health Informatics Standards Board (HISB)
• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• American Society For Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • Committee E-31 on Health Care Informatics
• American Standards Committee (ASC) X.3
• American Standards Committee (ASC) X.12
  • X.12N - Insurance
• Computer based Patient Record Institute (CPRI)
• Duke University Health Data Standards Home Page
• Health Level 7 (HL7)
• Institute For Electrical And Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
  • MEDIX
  • MIB
• Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
• Medical Records Institute (MRI)
• National Council For Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS)
• National Council For Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• National Uniform Claims Committee (NUCC)
• National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC)
• Pan American EDIFACT Board
• Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)

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Last updated 3/17/98.