International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organisation with a membership of 169 national standards bodies. Through its members, ISO brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges. Other Standards development organisations often also participate directly in the work undertaken within ISO.
A defined structure and process defines how ISO develop and maintain their standards. The work on the standards themselves are carried out within technical committees. These global committees have local committees that help ensure collaborative input from local communities into the global work wherever possible. For example the ISO Technical Committee for Health Informatics is TC-215, its local Standards Australia committee is IT-014.
Australian healthcare providers use and certify to many ISO standards.
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