
    Write a function that determines the standardized transmission code value of a medical record character, where each character in the hospital's Electronic Health Record (EHR) system follows ASCII encoding standards for secure data exchange. The function should process a single character from patient records and return its corresponding ASCII value to ensure proper validation of medical data transmission across hospital information systems.
    

    
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Write a function that determines the standardized transmission code value of a medical record character, where each character in the hospital's Electronic Health Record (EHR) system follows ASCII encoding standards for secure data exchange. The function should process a single character from patient records and return its corresponding ASCII value to ensure proper validation of medical data transmission across hospital information systems.
    

    """
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Write a function that determines the standardized transmission code value of a medical record character, where each character in the hospital's Electronic Health Record (EHR) system follows ASCII encoding standards for secure data exchange. The function should process a single character from patient records and return its corresponding ASCII value to ensure proper validation of medical data transmission across hospital information systems.
    

    """
    ch = k
    return ord(ch)