Healthcare Technical Standards Work Groups:
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Mandate
To apply healthcare operations and technical electronic commerce expertise to develop and maintain healthcare-specific standards.
Professional Level
Operational and technical level
Desired Skill Set
Understanding of: (may vary depending on assigned task)
- Business operations
- Technical requirements for a standard to enable implementation
- ANSI X12 EDI for EDI-specific working groups
- GS1 global standards
Who Can Participate?
- Healthcare Providers
- Suppliers
- Group Purchasing Organizations
- Solution Providers
- Associations
- Government
Product Identification (AIDC)
Mandate
To further develop and maintain Canadian Healthcare specific technical product identification implementation guidelines relating to the requirements set forth by industry and government legislation and to ensure the highest level of patient safety and supply chain optimization.
Professional Level
Operational and technical level
Desired Skill Set
Able to identify data capture for local technical information, product identification and encoded data requirements within the Canadian healthcare sector. This information is incorporated into EDI standards and implementation guidelines.
Who Can Participate?
- Healthcare Providers
- Suppliers
- Group Purchasing Organizations
- Solution Providers
- Associations
- Government
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