The Health Information Technology $($HIT$)$ standards are developed both by national and international organizations for local and global implementation. In the US$,$ the national organization is NIST $($National Institute of Standards & Technology$)$ and the international organization is ISO $($International Standards Organization$).$ Compare and contrast the functions of these two organizations and their healthcare IT standards. Analyze their standard development processes. Which type of healthcare organizations should implement their standards and why? Assess the value of the standards on the international market as well as implications for not adopting the HIT standards globally?