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To code
or
Not to Code….
Managing Health Information in the 21st Century

Dr. T. Bedirhan Üstün
Coordinator, Classifications, Terminologies, Standards.
World Health Organization
To CODE or not to CODE
Plot: Health Information Management
Context in the 21st Century
• Health care is a very high information-intensive sector
– Multidimensional: deaths, diseases, disability, risk factors, treatments, costs…
– Complex: genes, patient care, population health …
– Accurate information for life-long continuity of care
 Health information sources are fragmented: integration is needed

•

Health care information is of vital

importance

– Multipurpose: Patient Safety, Population health & well being
– Policy decisions: how to make invest money in health

•

Health care information is worth

a lot

– Most countries spend 5-15% of their GDP on their health care
– People value health care in political choices

• External demands
– IT sector, economics, governments, international regulations

• Multiple stakeholders are involved / a common language is needed
– Policymakers; Providers; Clients

 Health Information Systems & Standards need to be built jointly
Genealogy of HIMs  1664
100

10

1

1,967
14,473

100000

ICD-10-M

ICD 10

ICD-9-M

1,164

ICD 9

200

ICD 5

1,040

214

ICD 4

ICD 8

205

ICD 3

965

189

ICD 2

ICD 7

179

ICD 1

ICD 6

161

Bertillon

8,173

10000

954

139

1000

Farr/d'Espine

ICD Revisions

1853 1893 1900 1909 1920 1929 1938 1948 1955 1968 1975 1979 1993 1993

6
Health Information Management
in the 21st Century
•

The 21st century ≡ CHANGE

•

Change 2000 – 10
last 10years

> Change 1900 - 2000
last century

Countries
managers
professions are not ready for this change
Why was transition to
ICD-10 in the
Wonderland delayed?
“Ain’t it broke, don’t fix it!” +Y2K
+…

• WHO developed ICD-9 in
1975
• USA implemented ICD-9-CM in 1979

4 years

• WHO developed ICD-10 in 1990
• USA will implement ICD-10-CM in 2013

23 years

• WHO will develop ICD-11 in 2015
• USA will implement ICD-1(CM) in 20??

?? years
Everything is linked…
Encoding software, Case mix systems, Medical record abstracting, Billing systems,
Registration and scheduling systems, Accounting systems, Decision support systems,
Clinical systems, Utilization management, Quality management, Case management,
Clinical protocols, Test ordering systems, Clinical reminder systems, Performance
measurement systems, Medical necessity software, Disease management systems
Provider profiling systems…
It is written on the WALL
ICD 9 -10 -11 Dancing
in the USA
ICD-10

ICD-9
75

79
4

ICD-11
13

90

??

15

23

ICD - 2019

ICD - 2018

ICD - 2017

ICD - 2016

2015
Why is this SOOOO important ?
Health Systems & Information Systems:
Analog to Digital
How do we
optimize
our health
services
Health Professionals

Coders

Bridge-Coding
Data Structures GEMS
Codes Coding Guidelines
Updates on Codes and Coding Guidelines

Health Information

Root Operations:

Coder Training Manual

Clinical Documentation Improvemen

Assessments
Computer Assisted Coding Summit

Data Mapping in Electronic Health Records (online training)
Turnkey Solutions for Enterprise-Wide ICD-10
Training
Academy for ICD-10-CM/PCS
seminars/webinars on ICD-10-CM/PCS
CDI in Preparation for ICD-10-CM/PCS (on-line course)

SNOMED-CT®
Mapping
Modeling
AHIMA assets
• Knowledge
• Association – Organization – Network
• Potential – Capacity
Coding  Health Information Management  Quality
Accuracy
Timeliness
Reproducable
Complete
Responsibility
I want to be a
Health Information Manager

Just like my Mom…
Problems with ICD-10
1. Driven by mortality and billing use cases
2. Used in 117 out of 193 countries for official statistics
3. Limited web presence
4. Does not interoperate with electronic health
records
5. "Frozen historical accidents"
6. Is just "a laundry list " – no definitions

18
Key points on
transitioning to ICD-10
1.

ICD-9-CM is obsolete and the new version is ready for
implementation

2.

ICD-10 is needed to improve the quality of health
information

3.

ICD-10 is needed to support interoperable EHRs and a
NHIN

4.

ICD-10 is more precise and improves coding accuracy

5.

The benefits of ICD-10 outweigh the costs.
Key points on
transitioning to ICD-11
1.

ICD-10-CM is obsolete and the new version is ready for
implementation

2.

ICD-11 is needed to improve the quality of health
information

3.

ICD-11 is needed to support interoperable EHRs and a
NHIN

4.

ICD-11 is more precise and improves coding accuracy

5.

The benefits of ICD-11 outweigh the costs.
Health Information Standards
• ICD
– 1948
ICD-6
– 1990
ICD -10
– 2014
ICD-11
International Nomenclature Regulations
All Member States agree to use WHO
Classifications by treaty (1967)

•

• ICD -11 is being produced
•
•
•
•
•
•

Joint Authoring
Review
Field testing
Multiple Languages
USE CASES
BUSINESS Applications
WHO Classifications in HIS
ICD
ICF
Knowledge
Representations
Mappings

e-Health Record
Systems

ICHI
Classifications

Terminologies

Population Health Clinical
•
•
•
•
•

Births
Deaths
Diseases
Disability
Risk factors

Administration Reporting

• Decision Support • Scheduling
• Integration of care • Resources
• Outcome
• Billing

• Cost
• Needs
• Outcome
Interoperability
SNOMED : Old

and

Current

Former
SNOMED
Enterprise

College

Network

American

Global

Pathologists

Overall Health Care
Why work together?
– WHO & IHTSDO
–
–
–
–
–

Coverage & Adequacy
Quality – Reliability - Utility
MultiLingual Applicability
Interoperability
Sustainability

– Member States:
Enable health care delivery
and compile health
information

SNOMED & WHO Classifications
are synergistic and not antagonistic
Rewriting ICD Using SNOMED
example of Depressive Disorder F32.0
A.

Low mood

{41006004}

Loss of interest

{417523004 }

Low energy

{248274002}

Appetite

(decrease, increase) {64379006, 72405004}

2.

Body weight

(decrease, increase) {89362005, 8943002}

3.

Sleep

(decrease, increase) {59050008, 77692006}

4.

Psychomotor

(decrease, increase) {398991009, 47295007}

5.

Libido loss

{8357008}

6.

Low self esteem

{286647002, 162220005}

7.

Guilt, self blame

{7571003}

8.

Thoughts of death …

9.

Suicide Ideation

B. 1.

{102911000, 6471006}
Digital Models
New business models

e-bay

e-trade

New products

e-health
e-banking

Existing products

e-media (music/video)

Existing business models
Sharing Ontologies: Knowledge Representation
"One day I read a book and whole my life changed "
Common sense/intuition  Disciplined definitions
Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Literature Laurate, 2006

SALT
LAKER
What is “NOntology” ?
Ontology (philosophy)
the Organization of Reality

 !!!

 Ontology (computer science)
– the explicit – operational description
of the conceptualization of a domain
• Entities
• Atributes
• Values

•

An ontology defines:
– a common vocabulary
– a shared understanding/exchange:
• among people
• among software agents
• between people and software
– to reuse data - information
– to introduce standards to allow
interoperability
Computers are S T U P I D
? They cannot ask
questions
¿ They may –if you
enable them - only
give you
answers.

Pablo Picasso
Definition of Disease
a set of dysfunction(s) in any of the body systems including:

• with a known pattern of signs, symptoms & findings
» symptomatology - manifestations

• probably with an underlying explanatory mechanism
» etiology

• a distinct pattern of development over time
» course and outcome

• a known pattern of response to interventions
» treatment response

• with linkage to underlying genetic factors
» genotypes, phenotypes and endophenotypes

• with linkage to interacting environmental factors
THE CONTENT MODEL
Any Category in ICD is represented by:
1.

ICD Concept Title
1.1. Fully Specified Name

2.

Classification Properties
2.1. Parents
2.2 Type
2.3. Use and Linearization(s)

3.

Terms

7.1.
7.2.
7.3.
7.4.
7.5.

8.

4.1. Base Index Terms
4.2. Inclusion Terms
4.3. Exclusions

5.

Body Structure Description
5.1. Body System(s)
5.2. Body Part(s) [Anatomical Site(s)]
5.3. Morphological Properties

6.

Manifestation Properties
6.1. Signs & Symptoms
6.2. Investigation findings

Causal Properties
Etiology Type
Causal Properties - Agents
Causal Properties - Causal Mechanisms
Genomic Linkages
Risk Factors

Temporal Properties
8.1. Age of Occurrence & Occurrence Frequency
8.2. Development Course/Stage

Textual Definition(s)

4.

7.

9.

Severity of Subtypes Properties

10. Functioning Properties
10.1. Impact on Activities and Participation
10.2. Contextual factors
10.3. Body functions

11. Specific Condition Properties
11.1 Biological Sex
11.2. Life-Cycle Properties

12. Treatment Properties
33

13. Diagnostic Criteria
ICD11 Components
Foundation: ICD
categories with
- Definitions, synonyms
- Clinical descriptions
- Diagnostic criteria
- Causal mechanism
- Functional Properties
Find Term

SNOMED-CT,
International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health (ICF)…

Primary Care
Linearizations
Morbidity

Mortality

34
The ICD Foundation Component
• is a collection of ALL
ICD entities like
diseases, disorders...
• It represents the whole
ICD universe.
•
•
•

•

In a simple way, the foundation component is similar to a
“store” of books or songs.
From these elements we build a selection as a
linearization.
This analogy may however be misleading because there
are many links between the ICD entities (like parent-child
relations and other).
The ICD entities in the Foundation Component:
• are not necessarily mutually exclusive
• allow multiple parenting ( i. e. an entity may be
in more than one branch, for example
tuberculosis meningitis is both an infection and
a brain disease)
The ICD Linearizations
• A linearization is a subset of
the foundation component,
that is:
• Fit for a particular purpose: reporting
mortality, morbidity, or other uses
• Jointly Exhaustive of ICD Universe
(Foundation Component)
• Composed of entities that are Mutually
Exclusive of each other
• Each entity is given a single parent
•

The linearization is similar to the classical print version of ICD
Tabular Lists (e.g. volume I of ICD-10 or other previous
editions). Various linearizations could be built at different
granularity, use case or other purposes such as for Primary Care,
Clinical Care or Research. The linkage from the foundation
component to a particular linearization will ensure consistent use of
the ICD.

•

The ICD Entities are represented in a content model which has 13
Search as you type
Browsing ICD Entities
Advanced Search
Linearizations
OpenID Logon
User Profile
Threaded Comments
Single Assessment Questions
Suggesting Definitions
Construction of ICD-10:
Revision Process in 20th Century

• 8 Annual Revision Conferences (1982
- 89)

• 17 – 58 Countries participated
– 1- 5 person delegations
– mainly Health Statisticians

• Manual curation
– List exchange
– Index was done later

• "Decibel" ? Method of discussion
• Output: Paper Copy
• Work in English only
• Limited testing in the field
Construction of ICD-11:
Revision Process in the 21st Century
• Internet-based permanent platform
– All year round
– Open to all people in a structured way
– Content experts focus

• Digital curation
– Wiki enabled collaboration
– Ontology based

• Enhanced discussion & peer review
– TAGs serve as the editorial group

• Electronic copy  print version
• Work in multiple languages
• Planned field tests
– Based on Use Cases
It is YOU
who is going to build the ICD
What difference does it make?
Coding cycling accident in ICD-10

• V12.24 Pedal cyclist
injured in collision
with two- or threewheeled motor
vehicle, unspecified
pedal cyclist, nontraffic accident, while
resting, sleeping,
eating or engaging in
other vital activities
The history of cycling codes
• 1972 ICD-9 (E826): 8 codes
• READ-2 (T30..): 81 codes
• READ-3: 87: 82 codes
• 1999 ICD-10: 587 codes
Defusing the exploding bicycle:

500 codes in pieces
•

10 things to hit…
– Pedestrian / cycle / motorbike / car / HGV / train / unpowered vehicle /
a tree / other

•

5 roles for the injured…
– Driving / passenger / cyclist / getting in / other

•

5 activities when injured…
– resting / at work / sporting / at leisure / other

•

2 contexts…
– In traffic / not in traffic

V12.24 Pedal cyclist injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle, unspecified pedal
cyclist, nontraffic accident, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activities
Conceptual Lego… it could be...

Goodbye to picking lists…
Structured Data Entry
File

Edit

Help

Cycling Accident

What you hit

Your Role

Activity

Location
AHIMA Tools for ICD-10
Implementation
asymmetry

Information
in HEALTH CARE

From www.research.vt.edu/.../images/Asymmetry.jpg
Post Salt Lake City :
WHO AHIMA collaboration
• ICD Revision
• Joint Authoring
• Review
• Field testing
• Multiple Languages
• USE CASES

• BUSINESS Applications
• Coding clinical information
• Classification Linkages with SNOMED
• Get the EHR right

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AHIMA ICD-10 ICD-11 switch to ICD-10-CM in the USA;

  • 1. To code or Not to Code…. Managing Health Information in the 21st Century Dr. T. Bedirhan Üstün Coordinator, Classifications, Terminologies, Standards. World Health Organization
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  • 3. To CODE or not to CODE
  • 4. Plot: Health Information Management Context in the 21st Century • Health care is a very high information-intensive sector – Multidimensional: deaths, diseases, disability, risk factors, treatments, costs… – Complex: genes, patient care, population health … – Accurate information for life-long continuity of care  Health information sources are fragmented: integration is needed • Health care information is of vital importance – Multipurpose: Patient Safety, Population health & well being – Policy decisions: how to make invest money in health • Health care information is worth a lot – Most countries spend 5-15% of their GDP on their health care – People value health care in political choices • External demands – IT sector, economics, governments, international regulations • Multiple stakeholders are involved / a common language is needed – Policymakers; Providers; Clients  Health Information Systems & Standards need to be built jointly
  • 5. Genealogy of HIMs  1664
  • 6. 100 10 1 1,967 14,473 100000 ICD-10-M ICD 10 ICD-9-M 1,164 ICD 9 200 ICD 5 1,040 214 ICD 4 ICD 8 205 ICD 3 965 189 ICD 2 ICD 7 179 ICD 1 ICD 6 161 Bertillon 8,173 10000 954 139 1000 Farr/d'Espine ICD Revisions 1853 1893 1900 1909 1920 1929 1938 1948 1955 1968 1975 1979 1993 1993 6
  • 7. Health Information Management in the 21st Century • The 21st century ≡ CHANGE • Change 2000 – 10 last 10years > Change 1900 - 2000 last century Countries managers professions are not ready for this change
  • 8. Why was transition to ICD-10 in the Wonderland delayed? “Ain’t it broke, don’t fix it!” +Y2K +… • WHO developed ICD-9 in 1975 • USA implemented ICD-9-CM in 1979 4 years • WHO developed ICD-10 in 1990 • USA will implement ICD-10-CM in 2013 23 years • WHO will develop ICD-11 in 2015 • USA will implement ICD-1(CM) in 20?? ?? years
  • 9. Everything is linked… Encoding software, Case mix systems, Medical record abstracting, Billing systems, Registration and scheduling systems, Accounting systems, Decision support systems, Clinical systems, Utilization management, Quality management, Case management, Clinical protocols, Test ordering systems, Clinical reminder systems, Performance measurement systems, Medical necessity software, Disease management systems Provider profiling systems…
  • 10. It is written on the WALL
  • 11. ICD 9 -10 -11 Dancing in the USA ICD-10 ICD-9 75 79 4 ICD-11 13 90 ?? 15 23 ICD - 2019 ICD - 2018 ICD - 2017 ICD - 2016 2015
  • 12. Why is this SOOOO important ?
  • 13. Health Systems & Information Systems: Analog to Digital How do we optimize our health services
  • 14. Health Professionals Coders Bridge-Coding Data Structures GEMS Codes Coding Guidelines Updates on Codes and Coding Guidelines Health Information Root Operations: Coder Training Manual Clinical Documentation Improvemen Assessments Computer Assisted Coding Summit Data Mapping in Electronic Health Records (online training) Turnkey Solutions for Enterprise-Wide ICD-10 Training Academy for ICD-10-CM/PCS seminars/webinars on ICD-10-CM/PCS CDI in Preparation for ICD-10-CM/PCS (on-line course) SNOMED-CT® Mapping Modeling
  • 15. AHIMA assets • Knowledge • Association – Organization – Network • Potential – Capacity Coding  Health Information Management  Quality Accuracy Timeliness Reproducable Complete Responsibility
  • 16. I want to be a Health Information Manager Just like my Mom…
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  • 18. Problems with ICD-10 1. Driven by mortality and billing use cases 2. Used in 117 out of 193 countries for official statistics 3. Limited web presence 4. Does not interoperate with electronic health records 5. "Frozen historical accidents" 6. Is just "a laundry list " – no definitions 18
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  • 20. Key points on transitioning to ICD-10 1. ICD-9-CM is obsolete and the new version is ready for implementation 2. ICD-10 is needed to improve the quality of health information 3. ICD-10 is needed to support interoperable EHRs and a NHIN 4. ICD-10 is more precise and improves coding accuracy 5. The benefits of ICD-10 outweigh the costs.
  • 21. Key points on transitioning to ICD-11 1. ICD-10-CM is obsolete and the new version is ready for implementation 2. ICD-11 is needed to improve the quality of health information 3. ICD-11 is needed to support interoperable EHRs and a NHIN 4. ICD-11 is more precise and improves coding accuracy 5. The benefits of ICD-11 outweigh the costs.
  • 22. Health Information Standards • ICD – 1948 ICD-6 – 1990 ICD -10 – 2014 ICD-11 International Nomenclature Regulations All Member States agree to use WHO Classifications by treaty (1967) • • ICD -11 is being produced • • • • • • Joint Authoring Review Field testing Multiple Languages USE CASES BUSINESS Applications
  • 23. WHO Classifications in HIS ICD ICF Knowledge Representations Mappings e-Health Record Systems ICHI Classifications Terminologies Population Health Clinical • • • • • Births Deaths Diseases Disability Risk factors Administration Reporting • Decision Support • Scheduling • Integration of care • Resources • Outcome • Billing • Cost • Needs • Outcome
  • 26. Why work together? – WHO & IHTSDO – – – – – Coverage & Adequacy Quality – Reliability - Utility MultiLingual Applicability Interoperability Sustainability – Member States: Enable health care delivery and compile health information SNOMED & WHO Classifications are synergistic and not antagonistic
  • 27. Rewriting ICD Using SNOMED example of Depressive Disorder F32.0 A. Low mood {41006004} Loss of interest {417523004 } Low energy {248274002} Appetite (decrease, increase) {64379006, 72405004} 2. Body weight (decrease, increase) {89362005, 8943002} 3. Sleep (decrease, increase) {59050008, 77692006} 4. Psychomotor (decrease, increase) {398991009, 47295007} 5. Libido loss {8357008} 6. Low self esteem {286647002, 162220005} 7. Guilt, self blame {7571003} 8. Thoughts of death … 9. Suicide Ideation B. 1. {102911000, 6471006}
  • 28. Digital Models New business models e-bay e-trade New products e-health e-banking Existing products e-media (music/video) Existing business models
  • 29. Sharing Ontologies: Knowledge Representation "One day I read a book and whole my life changed " Common sense/intuition  Disciplined definitions Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Literature Laurate, 2006 SALT LAKER
  • 30. What is “NOntology” ? Ontology (philosophy) the Organization of Reality  !!!  Ontology (computer science) – the explicit – operational description of the conceptualization of a domain • Entities • Atributes • Values • An ontology defines: – a common vocabulary – a shared understanding/exchange: • among people • among software agents • between people and software – to reuse data - information – to introduce standards to allow interoperability
  • 31. Computers are S T U P I D ? They cannot ask questions ¿ They may –if you enable them - only give you answers. Pablo Picasso
  • 32. Definition of Disease a set of dysfunction(s) in any of the body systems including: • with a known pattern of signs, symptoms & findings » symptomatology - manifestations • probably with an underlying explanatory mechanism » etiology • a distinct pattern of development over time » course and outcome • a known pattern of response to interventions » treatment response • with linkage to underlying genetic factors » genotypes, phenotypes and endophenotypes • with linkage to interacting environmental factors
  • 33. THE CONTENT MODEL Any Category in ICD is represented by: 1. ICD Concept Title 1.1. Fully Specified Name 2. Classification Properties 2.1. Parents 2.2 Type 2.3. Use and Linearization(s) 3. Terms 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. 7.5. 8. 4.1. Base Index Terms 4.2. Inclusion Terms 4.3. Exclusions 5. Body Structure Description 5.1. Body System(s) 5.2. Body Part(s) [Anatomical Site(s)] 5.3. Morphological Properties 6. Manifestation Properties 6.1. Signs & Symptoms 6.2. Investigation findings Causal Properties Etiology Type Causal Properties - Agents Causal Properties - Causal Mechanisms Genomic Linkages Risk Factors Temporal Properties 8.1. Age of Occurrence & Occurrence Frequency 8.2. Development Course/Stage Textual Definition(s) 4. 7. 9. Severity of Subtypes Properties 10. Functioning Properties 10.1. Impact on Activities and Participation 10.2. Contextual factors 10.3. Body functions 11. Specific Condition Properties 11.1 Biological Sex 11.2. Life-Cycle Properties 12. Treatment Properties 33 13. Diagnostic Criteria
  • 34. ICD11 Components Foundation: ICD categories with - Definitions, synonyms - Clinical descriptions - Diagnostic criteria - Causal mechanism - Functional Properties Find Term SNOMED-CT, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)… Primary Care Linearizations Morbidity Mortality 34
  • 35. The ICD Foundation Component • is a collection of ALL ICD entities like diseases, disorders... • It represents the whole ICD universe. • • • • In a simple way, the foundation component is similar to a “store” of books or songs. From these elements we build a selection as a linearization. This analogy may however be misleading because there are many links between the ICD entities (like parent-child relations and other). The ICD entities in the Foundation Component: • are not necessarily mutually exclusive • allow multiple parenting ( i. e. an entity may be in more than one branch, for example tuberculosis meningitis is both an infection and a brain disease)
  • 36. The ICD Linearizations • A linearization is a subset of the foundation component, that is: • Fit for a particular purpose: reporting mortality, morbidity, or other uses • Jointly Exhaustive of ICD Universe (Foundation Component) • Composed of entities that are Mutually Exclusive of each other • Each entity is given a single parent • The linearization is similar to the classical print version of ICD Tabular Lists (e.g. volume I of ICD-10 or other previous editions). Various linearizations could be built at different granularity, use case or other purposes such as for Primary Care, Clinical Care or Research. The linkage from the foundation component to a particular linearization will ensure consistent use of the ICD. • The ICD Entities are represented in a content model which has 13
  • 46. Construction of ICD-10: Revision Process in 20th Century • 8 Annual Revision Conferences (1982 - 89) • 17 – 58 Countries participated – 1- 5 person delegations – mainly Health Statisticians • Manual curation – List exchange – Index was done later • "Decibel" ? Method of discussion • Output: Paper Copy • Work in English only • Limited testing in the field
  • 47. Construction of ICD-11: Revision Process in the 21st Century • Internet-based permanent platform – All year round – Open to all people in a structured way – Content experts focus • Digital curation – Wiki enabled collaboration – Ontology based • Enhanced discussion & peer review – TAGs serve as the editorial group • Electronic copy  print version • Work in multiple languages • Planned field tests – Based on Use Cases
  • 48. It is YOU who is going to build the ICD
  • 49. What difference does it make? Coding cycling accident in ICD-10 • V12.24 Pedal cyclist injured in collision with two- or threewheeled motor vehicle, unspecified pedal cyclist, nontraffic accident, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activities
  • 50. The history of cycling codes • 1972 ICD-9 (E826): 8 codes • READ-2 (T30..): 81 codes • READ-3: 87: 82 codes • 1999 ICD-10: 587 codes
  • 51. Defusing the exploding bicycle: 500 codes in pieces • 10 things to hit… – Pedestrian / cycle / motorbike / car / HGV / train / unpowered vehicle / a tree / other • 5 roles for the injured… – Driving / passenger / cyclist / getting in / other • 5 activities when injured… – resting / at work / sporting / at leisure / other • 2 contexts… – In traffic / not in traffic V12.24 Pedal cyclist injured in collision with two- or three-wheeled motor vehicle, unspecified pedal cyclist, nontraffic accident, while resting, sleeping, eating or engaging in other vital activities
  • 52. Conceptual Lego… it could be... Goodbye to picking lists… Structured Data Entry File Edit Help Cycling Accident What you hit Your Role Activity Location
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  • 54. AHIMA Tools for ICD-10 Implementation
  • 55. asymmetry Information in HEALTH CARE From www.research.vt.edu/.../images/Asymmetry.jpg
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  • 59. Post Salt Lake City : WHO AHIMA collaboration • ICD Revision • Joint Authoring • Review • Field testing • Multiple Languages • USE CASES • BUSINESS Applications • Coding clinical information • Classification Linkages with SNOMED • Get the EHR right

Editor's Notes

  1.  The titular hero of one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, Hamlet, has probably been discussed more than any other Shakespearean character, especially for his famous soliloquy "To be or not to be; that is the question".[89]Unlike the introverted Hamlet, whose fatal flaw is hesitation, the heroes of the tragedies that followed, Othello and King Lear, are undone by hasty errors of judgement.[90]
  2. Implemented in 1979 in U.S.Expanded diagnosis codesDeveloped procedure coding systemICD-9-CM Diagnoses –used by all types of providersICD-9-CM Procedures –used only by inpatient hospitalsCurrent Procedural Terminology (CPT) –used for all ambulatory and physician procedure reportingReimbursement –Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs)Adjudicate coverage –diagnosis codes for all settings Compile statisticsAssess quality
  3. ICD-9 codes are running out in many important categories including cardiac and orthopedic procedures. CMShas been placing these procedures in completely unrelated categories for procedures performed on ears and eyes.Finding these cardiac and orthopedic codes would be like trying to find your favorite fiction book in the stacks at the Library of Congress that someone haphazardly placed in the autobiography section.
  4. ICD-9 codes are running out in many important categories including cardiac and orthopedic procedures. CMShas been placing these procedures in completely unrelated categories for procedures performed on ears and eyes.Finding these cardiac and orthopedic codes would be like trying to find your favorite fiction book in the stacks at the Library of Congress that someone haphazardly placed in the autobiography section.
  5. Comprehensiveness:Coverage for all aspects of health careAdequacy:Is it fit or purpose – multiple purposes?Does it have a good information model and ontological basis?Multilingual applicabilitylanguage independent formal concept representationRepresentation in multiple languages – more than translationUtility:Is it beneficial for: Care providers : decision making, outcome evaluation Consumers : participation – ownership – evaluation – risk reductionPolicy/Decision Makers : informed decision making on costs, benefits, efficiencyReliability:does it give the same results in different usersValidity:Does it indicate the right things – and does the indication make senseInteroperabilityTechnical: Can information systems exchange information and use it? Semantic Can information systems interpret the data with the same meaning? SustainabilitySecured maintenance: commitment to stability with earlier versions Openness to address emerging technical issues
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