Committee 1: Standards of Wavelength

Holmium Oxide Glass Wavelength Standards

Holmium oxide glass has been used as a wavelength standard for over four decades. These standards have shown insignificant spectral variation from batch to batch and from one manufacturer to another. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has certified and recertified holmium oxide glass samples for over four decades. Over this period of time there has been no recorded instan...

ISUOG Clinical Standards Committee: the way forward.

The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) represents over 94 nations and 2800 multidisciplinary members. Over its 18year history, ISUOG has made significant contributions to scientific research and medical education for healthcare professionals and industry. Special-interest groups have also examined emerging new technologies, such as three-dimensional ultraso...

British Committee for Standards in Haematology

The Australian Coding Standards Advisory Committee.

The National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH), then the National Coding Centre, established CSAC in 1994. The main function of CSAC is to introduce new and amended International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, tenth revision, Australian modification (ICD-10-AM) codes and Australian coding standards. In addition, CSAC: • provides advice regarding act...

The Impact of Competing Committee Standards: Integrating the Interoperability Perspective

1 There is an on-going controversy about the impact of competing committee standards – i.e., two or more functionally equivalent ‘open’ standards – on innovation (Blind, 2008; Egyedi and Koppenhol, 2010; West and Fomin, 2011). This paper takes a different angle and focuses on its impact on interoperability (e.g. e-government) and large IT users such as public authorities, in particular. Moreove...