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ICD-11

The first (alpha) draft of the ICD-11 system (authored by WHO) is expected on May 10, 2010, with a beta draft due May 10, 2011. The final draft will be submitted to World Health Assembly (WHA) by 2014. Pilot implementation is scheduled to begin in March 2014.^[1][8] The ICD revision process is open to all comers willing to register, back their suggestions with evidence from medical literature and participate in online debate over proposed changes through an ICD Update and Revision Platform extranet. WHO is using Web 2.0 principles for the first time to revise ICD via a multi-author drafting platform known as the Initial ICD-11 Collaborative Authoring Tool (iCAT). The iCAT production server had been viewable by all, but in November 2010 editing rights were restricted to WHO, Revision Steering Group, Topic Advisory Groups and external peer reviewers of proposals and content until the beta draft stage is reached. More detailed information on the revision process, access to the revision platform and iCAT is available at the WHO website.^[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Statistical_Classification_of_Diseases_and_Related_Health_Problems#ICD-10

International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

ICD-10 was endorsed by the Forty-third World Health Assembly in May 1990 and came into use in WHO Member States as from 1994. The classification is the latest in a series which has its origins in the 1850s. The first edition, known as the International List of Causes of Death, was adopted by the International Statistical Institute in 1893. WHO took over the responsibility for the ICD at its creation in 1948 when the Sixth Revision, which included causes of morbidity for the first time, was published. The World Health Assembly adopted in 1967 the WHO Nomenclature Regulations that stipulate use of ICD in its most current revision for mortality and morbidity statistics by all Member States.

The ICD is the international standard diagnostic classification for all general epidemiological, many health management purposes and clinical use. These include the analysis of the general health situation of population groups and monitoring of the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems in relation to other variables such as the characteristics and circumstances of the individuals affected, reimbursement, resource allocation, quality and guidelines.

It is used to classify diseases and other health problems recorded on many types of health and vital records including death certificates and health records. In addition to enabling the storage and retrieval of diagnostic information for clinical, epidemiological and quality purposes, these records also provide the basis for the compilation of national mortality and morbidity statistics by WHO Member States.