Standards Knowledge Resources

The links listed below provide resources regarding data standards, standards development organizations, development of standards, and use of standards. The National Library of Medicine’s Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) project also develops and distributes multi-purpose, electronic "Knowledge Sources" and associated lexical programs.

• Getting Around a Standard Development Organization

• The Evolution of the ANSI ASC X12N 837 Format From the UB-92 Flat File Format

• A Case for Evolutionary Change

• Return-On-Investment for Using Data Standards

• Road Map for Implementing the Health Care Service: Data Reporting Guide