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The purpose of the post is to reinforce the need for standards and help classify standards Case for Standards The idea that Healthcare continuum ( using information systems ) extends not just across the departments in a healthcare enterprise, but across healthcare enterprises in different care settings ( necessitating information exchange ) has accelerated the adoption of standards. The other fact that the best of breed systems for different departments are now the preferred option to a single monolithic system for a single enterprise ( requiring information and data exchange within the organisation to function as single entity ) has again brought the notion of standards to the forefront. Even for organisations which have single enterprise wide system, healthcare standards are relevant as they need to standardise the entry and capture of healthcare data. In summary standards are needed for representing and exchanging information to Not compromise the safety of patients by preventing ex...