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Feb 11, 2022, 7 tweets

🆕 The latest update for the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) is now online!
#ICD11 is a 'common language' for health professionals to share standardized health information around the world.
Learn more bit.ly/3HIYtZ1

The 11th International Classification of Diseases is now fully digital & multilingual with a new user-friendly format & smart coding to reduce the chance of error.
This update reflects input from over 90 countries & unprecedented involvement of health-care providers.

The #ICD11 update includes:
🔹New chapters on addictive disorders
🔹Updated diagnostic recommendations for mental health conditions & digital documentation of #COVID19 certificates
🔹More specific coding for the location & extent of conditions like cancers & fractures

The 11th Intl Classification of Diseases can code over 1.6 million clinical situations.
With input from early adopters, translators & scientific groups, its capabilities continue to expand. WHO is committed to supporting all countries to implement & scale icd.who.int/en

#DYK: The International Classification of Diseases (#ICD11) is used by health insurers who make reimbursement decisions based on the coding.
It’s also used by national health programme managers, data collection specialists & anyone who tracks progress in global health

In a world of nearly 8 billion people speaking ~7,000 languages, the International Classification of Diseases (#ICD11) offers a common vocabulary for health professionals to share standardized #HealthData around the world bit.ly/3GIYzOM

The International Classification of Diseases (#ICD11) includes over 17,000 unique codes for injuries, diseases & causes of death, underpinned by more than 120,000 codable terms.

The latest update to ICD-11 is now online
bit.ly/3oGbPgT

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