Healthcare: Associations and Standards Bodies
Description
Comprehensive mapping and analysis of global and national healthcare associations, regulatory bodies, and standards development organizations shaping healthcare policy, interoperability, IT, and quality.
Learning Objectives
IT professionals will identify key associations and standards development organizations, understand the standards they promote, and apply these in system design, interoperability, regulatory compliance, and organizational policy.
Topics (9)
Overview of professional societies, regulatory organizations, and standards development bodies influencing global healthcare practice.
Examples: IHE, public-private hybrid groups, national and international working groups, and standards impact studies.
Global harmonization, digital health standardization, AI standards, and next-generation international health IT alliances.
CMS, FDA, NHS (UK), National Board of Health (various), and policy-impact case studies for digital transformation.
Standard-setting, adoption, consensus-building, and real-world IT system impacts of major standards.
Review of product, safety, device, data, and security standards for international healthcare and digital transformation.
Standard setting, credentialing, and continuing education requirements for health IT and clinical professionals.
Processes, requirements, and IT implications for provider, lab, device, and system accreditation and certification.
Benefits and barriers—adoption of HL7, FHIR, DICOM, and more across care pathways.