This assignment will focus on the four different types of standards:

• Ad Hoc
• De Facto
• Government Mandate
• Consensus

Review the synopsis of a healthcare organization's EHR implementation team's need to ensure all needs are met for patient services, staff support, government requirements, and more while identifying the type of standard each "need" falls under.

The EHR implementation team of General Healthcare System, composed of four hospitals and 10 clinics, meets regularly to determine their data needs related to their upcoming implementation. Part of their task is to ensure that their EHR will meet the coding system, messaging, and other standards set forth by the national Meaningful Use requirements. While these standards are clear, they are encountering questions in areas where standards do not exist. For example, they need to be able to determine where within their system services have been provided, as well as how to assign roles within their EHR software. In addition to the software, the system needs to choose infrastructure for their information technology. This all requires standardsall four types of standards. The students should discuss the scenario, and identify a minimum of one example of each type of standard the General Healthcare System implementation team will need to use for their project.