ICD-11: an international classification of diseases for the twenty-first century.
Journal:
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Published Date:
Nov 9, 2021
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) has long been the main basis for comparability of statistics on causes of mortality and morbidity between places and over time. This paper provides an overview of the recently completed 11th revision of the ICD, focusing on the main innovations and their implications.