This is a set of coding and clinical 'standards' that DOD, VA and other
govt folks will use. There are separate standards activities for public
health [which is not the above] and for the national health information
standards under HIPAA. The NCVHS [national committee on vital health
statistics] is the pathway for these standards. Data exchanges for
administrative types of messaging have been established and clinical
ones are on the board as well. One area the TC might investigate would
be those health information items that are critical for
effective/efficient EM activities...clearly a subset of all the above.
John