Your administrator has asked for the name of a standard that will allow different compu applications to communicate. Which of the following standards would you give him?

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HL-7 (Health Level Seven) is a commonly used standard for exchanging information between different healthcare applications. It defines a set of protocols for the transfer, integration, and retrieval of clinical information to support patient care and related activities. Joint Commission and IOM CPR definition are not related to communication standards. ASC X12 is a standard used for electronic data interchange (EDI) of business documents, but it is not specifically designed for healthcare applications.

Your Administrator Has Asked for the Name of a Standard