The ICD Flashcards
1
Q
What does the ICD stand for?
A
The International Classification of Diseases
2
Q
Who produced the ICD?
A
the World health organisation
3
Q
What does the ICD do?
A
catalogues known human diseases and mental health conditions
4
Q
What is the ICD used for?
A
Insurance coding purposes
statistical tracking of illnesses
a global health categorisation tool that can be used across countries and languages
5
Q
How many languages has it been translated into?
A
43
6
Q
What is the latest version of the ICD?
A
ICD 11
7
Q
How many people/countries were involved in the making of the ICD?
A
300 specialists
55 countries
8
Q
How much is the ICD?
A
free
9
Q
What are the codes used for?
A
insurance purposes
in medical records
