WHO - FIC Flashcards
for complete understanding of health and the health information system. WHO-FIC =
WHO has a Family of International Classification
Aim of the WHO-FIC
to improve health through sound health information and to support decision-making
two reference classifications are available:
ICF
International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
third reference classification in development:
International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)
purpose of WHO-FIC classifications:
administrative/policy tool
statistics tool
clinical tool
= changing health through good information
population health =
births
deaths
diseases
disability
functioning
risk factors
clinical =
decision support
integration of care
outcome
administration =
scheduling
resources
billing
reporting =
cost
needs
outcome
in 2007, WHO publishes the ICF- CY
ICF - Children and Youth version
ICF-CY
developed to capture the particular situation of the developing child
context of the family, the dramatic changes in the nature and form of participation from infancy to adolescence and consideration of emergence of functions or acquisition of skills as a reflection of the developmental process
WHO-FIC provides classifications that meet the need for:
standardized information about diseases, functioning and interventions
WHO-FIC classifications can expand the utility of:
comprehensive electronic health information systems
for the first time, ICD-11 will also include the concept of functioning and disability through:
supplementary section for functioning assessment
___ and ___ can be used together
ICF
ICD
