Standards Development
Sector: Governance & Resilience
Categories: Information technology applications. General | | | Information technology. | IT applications. Science | Medical sciences and health care facilities. General | Medicaments | Electromagnetic compatibility. Other | Information technology applications | Medical equipment. Diagnostic | IT applications. Health care technology | Steels. Flat | Information coding. Character sets | Medical devices. Biological evaluation | Health care technology | Laboratory medicine. General | Multilayer applications | Identification cards and related devices | | Implants for surgery, prosthetics and orthotics | | Dentistry. General | Terminology. Principles and coordination | | Information sciences | Software
Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, IST/35 is responsible for the UK’s participation in standardization activities related to Health Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The committee’s work focuses on achieving compatibility and interoperability between independent systems and enabling modularity. This includes developing and contributing to requirements for the structure of health information to support both clinical and administrative processes; defining technical methods that enable interoperable systems; and addressing requirements concerning safety, security, and quality. Through this work, IST/35 supports the development of harmonized standards in Europe (CEN/TC 238 Health Informatics) and internationally (ISO/TC 215 Health Informatics, ISO/TC 215/SC 1 Genomics Informatics, and ISO/TC 215/SC 2 Pharmacy and Medicines Business).