by Mary H. Stanfill
Apr 13th, 2022
Two studies are extremely encouraging, in terms of the content coverage and feasibility of replacing ICD-10-CM with ICD-11.
In February, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the official version of ICD-11. With this, the newest edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) officially came into effect, and the WHO is now encouraging all member countries to begin using it.
Anticipating this, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has been urging action that will enable the U.S. to make informed decisions regarding the adoption of ICD-11. The NCVHS first issued recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in November 2019, and did so again in September 2021. These recommendations include a research agenda to evaluate the use of ICD-11 in the U.S. Such research is just beginning, but early published studies are promising.
Kin Wah Fung, a data scientist at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), led a study comparing ICD-11 to both the WHO’s ICD-10 and the U.S. version, ICD-10-CM. Published in March 2020, it is the first broad-based comparison of ICD-11 to ICD-10 and ICD-10-CM, focusing on identifying the differences between them.
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This article originally published on April 11, 2022 by ICD10monitor.
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