What is the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)?
It is a classification system developed and maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system and is chiefly responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, setting standards, providing technical support to countries and monitoring health trends. The ICD is an international standard diagnostic classification system providing the basis for national morbidity and mortality statistical data collection to improve the management of healthcare. It is used to classify diseases and other health conditions that are documented on various types of medical records. Over the years, the use of the ICD for indexing hospital medical records increased rapidly and some countries have prepared national adaptations which provide the additional detail needed for a specific application of the ICD.
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- Since the World Health Organization (WHO) is already working on International Classification of Diseases, 11th Edition (ICD-11), why would we not just implement ICD-11 instead of ICD-10?
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