Standards-Setting and Related Organizations
Guidance for Standard-setting organizations (SSOs)/Standards development organizations (SDOs) which develop, coordinate and revise technical standards.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 02, 2020
Standard-setting organizations (SSOs)/Standards development organizations (SDOs) develop, coordinate, and revise technical standards. Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations (DSMOs) are organizations named by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to maintain standards adopted under HIPAA and to receive and process requests to adopt new standards or modify existing standards.
The following is a list of advisory groups and DSMOs, as well as non-DSMO standard-setting organizations, and other related organizations that help HHS to develop Administrative Simplification standards.
Advisory Groups
- NCVHS – National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics
- WEDI – Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
Designated Authoring Entity for Operating Rules
Designated Standard Maintenance Organizations
- ADA DeCC – Dental Content Committee of the American Dental Association
- ASC X12 – Accredited Standards Committee
- HL7 – Health Level Seven
- NCPDP – National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
- NUBC – National Uniform Billing Committee
- NUCC – National Uniform Claim Committee
Non-DSMO Standard-Setting Organizations
- ANSI – American National Standards Institute
- EHNAC – Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission
- HIBCC – Health Industry Business Communications Council
- NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association
- NAIC – National Association of Insurance Commissioners
- NISO – National Information Standards Organization
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