Do you think there are other industries that would be a good example for the medical industry to follow? It seems like coming up with standards for such a comp

Do you think there are other industries that would be a good example for the medical industry to follow? It seems like coming up with standards for such a complex area has been a stumbling block for healthcare. Is healthcare more complicated than other areas that have seen massive success with IT or is that just an excuse? Does anyone have any good resources that describe frameworks for developing standards or examples of other industries that have done a good job with standards?