Implementation Challenges For The Federal Government
The government has not yet (as of April 2011) provided or developed any standards which all companies should follow while submitting the data. This introduces the challenge of how the massively voluminous data—which will reach the Department of Health & Human Services by March 31, 2013—can be effectively analyzed for violations quickly enough. The Object Management Group has offered to develop a standard, and discussions are underway.
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