IFHIMA & the World Health Organization (WHO)
ICD-11 Lessons Learned article from China.
Many thanks to Meng Zhang and Naishi Li from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
IFHIMA provides this link to the WHO Collaborating Centers to aid our membership and visitors in understanding where the CCs are, and who to contact.
WHO-FIC Implementation and Information Tracker (IMINT)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed an online product to capture and display comprehensive and up-to-date information on the implementation status of its Family of International Classifications (FIC) at global, regional and country levels.
IFHIMA was in full force at the 2022 in-person and virtual WHO Classifications and Terminologies meeting in Geneva October 18-23. Our thanks to IFHIMA members Vicki Bennett, Mary Stanfill, Kathy Giannangelo, and Joanne Valerius for sharing their perspectives and time. Special thanks to Kathy for creating the poster that illustrated IFHIMA’s commitment to ICD-11adoption.
WHO Collaboration Standards
Introducing IFHIMA’s new appointments to WHO FIC
The IFHIMA Board of Directors is excited to announce two new appointments to the WHO Family of International Classifications (FIC) committees and workgroups. These appointments were made mid-year and cover the Education and Implementation (EIC), Morbidity Reference Group (MbRG), and Informatics and Terminology Committee (ITC).
Mary Stanfill, MBI, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA
Mary replaces Margaret Skurka as the “voice and vote” of IFHIMA on EIC and MbRG. She hails from Pocatello, Idaho in the United States. Mary leads the coding consulting business with UASI and previously worked at AHIMA as their Vice President of Professional Practice. She has decades of experience in the health information profession, primarily focused on clinical classification of healthcare data.She holds a master’s degree in biomedical informatics and is currently pursuing a doctorate in health informatics.
Kathy Giannangelo, MA, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA
President of Kathy Giannangelo Consulting, LLC, where her work involves clinical terminology feasibility assessments, adoption methodology appraisals, and implementation support. She has held several previous positions including Map Lead for SNOMED International and as an adjunct professor teaching a graduate level course on clinical vocabularies and classification systems. Kathy has decades of experience in the field of clinical terminologies, classification, and data standards and has authored numerous articles, created online continuing education courses, and presented worldwide.
These two ladies demonstrate incredible career accomplishments and the bright future of our profession. They clearly have careers that have continually demonstrated the value of data, and its importance to analytics and improved health.
IFHIMA thanks the many individuals from around the globe who submitted applications.
FIC annual and mid-year meeting
Mid-Year 2024 WHO FIC Meetings
Read the latest about the WHO FIC meetings in Mexico City in this article here.
WHO-FIC Network Mid-Year and Annual Meetings
Read report here.
WHO-FIC Network Mid-Year Meetings 2023
From 8 to 11 May 2023, the Australian Collaborating Centre (ACC) for the World Health Organization Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) Network welcomed many of the Committees and Reference Groups to Sydney, Australia for their mid-year meetings. Read article here.
WHO-FIC Network Annual Meeting 2022
The theme of the 2022 annual meeting of the World Health Organization Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) Network was “interoperability and mapping of health information.” Read article here.
WHO Family of International Classifications 2021 Annual Network Meeting
The WHO- Family of International Classifications (FIC) Network Annual Meeting was held virtually from 18-22 October 2021. Read the summary of the Annual Meeting notes prepared by Vicki Bennett, CHIM, FAIDH, CHIA, here.
WHO FIC 2021 Annual Meeting-Morbidity Reference Group (MbRG)
For my last time, I attended via Zoom, the Annual Meetings of the Education and Implementation Committee and Morbidity Reference Group. Read the summary of the Annual Meeting notes prepared by Margaret A. Skurka, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, here.
WHO FIC EIC holds 2020 Annual Meeting
On 20 October 2020, WHO-Family of International Classifications-Education and Implementation Committee (WHO-FIC-EIC) met via Zoom, with over 95 participants from across the globe. Read the summary of the Annual Meeting prepared by Marci MacDonald, IFHIMA Past President and Membershio Chair, here.
FIC EIC, MbRG, ITC, ICF and FdRG
Articles:
World Health Organization’s Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC)-Education and Implementation Committee (EIC) Mid – Year Meeting Report, Thursday 23 April 2020, Vera Dimitropoulos Co-Chair, WHO-FIC Education and Implementation Committee.
WHO-FIC Network Annual Meeting 2019: Health Information Meets Health Informatics, 2019, Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, and Margaret A. Skurka, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, IFHIMA WHO FIC EIC and MbRG representative.
IFHIMA Report on the WHO-FIC Education and Implementation Committee (EIC) Annual Meeting 2019, Vera Dimitropoulos Co-Chair, WHO-FIC Education and Implementation Committee
IFHIMA participated in The Who EIC meetings in Banff, Canada October 2019. Here’s the report from the MbRB participants. Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, and Margaret A. Skurka, MS, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus, Indiana University Northwest (USA)
Update from the 2019 Morbidity Reference Group (MbRG) Meeting (Update from the Morbidity Reference Group (MbRG) Meeting April 3-5, 2019, Malmo, Sweden, Margaret A. Skurka, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA
WHO FIC EIC Functioning and Disability Reference Group (FDRG), April 4-5, 2019, Kuwait, JoAnne Valerius
Congratulations, Margaret Skurka! IFHIMA thanks Margaret for her service to WHO FIC EIC and MbRG.
The WHO & ICD-11
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) 2022
IFHIMA is working on a project with the WHO Family of International Classifications (the WHO-FIC IFHIMA Joint Collaboration) to develop and promote an international training strategy and explore development of international certification strategy for coders. More information about WHO activities regarding coding and classification can be found here.
WHO: Revision of ICD-11 – questions and answers (Q&A)
Dr Robert Jakob, team leader for Classifications Terminologies and Standards at the World Health Organization discusses the revision of the new ICD-11. (6:09 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pE_Mai4A9U
The WHO announces the release of the 2020 update to the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 11th Revision. View article here.
Reference and resources:
- World Health Organization. ICD- 11. https://icd.who.int/en
Landing page – provides links to the WHO browser and coding tool to use ICD-11 and additional information to learn more. - World Health Organization. (2021, May). ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics Browser. https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en
This is the WHO ICD-11 MMS browser. This tool allows you to browse the code set to see what content is included and how it is organized in the hierarchy. - World Health Organization. (2021, May). ICD-11 Coding Tool Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (MMS). https://icd.who.int/ct11/icd11_mms/en/release
This is the WHO ICD-11 MMS Coding Tool. This tool is designed to be used to find specific ICD-11 MMS codes. It includes a keyword search as well as coding tips and links to an integrated browser. - World Health Organization. (2021, June 5). ICD-11 (Foundation). https://icd.who.int/dev11/f/en
This is a link to the maintenance platform for the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO FIC). You can search and explore the WHO FIC Foundation and can submit a proposal for changes to the content in the Foundation. - World Health Organization. (2019, April 11). International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics Eleventh Revision Reference Guide. https://icd.who.int/icd11refguide/en/index.htm
This is a link to the ICD-11 Reference Guide. The Reference Guide is an excellent source of information on ICD-11 code structure, conventions, and instructions. It explains new ICD concepts such as the Foundation component, stem codes, extension codes, post-coordination, etc.
The WHO and COVID-19
Below is the link to the WHO COVID 19 update issued April 28, 2021. This content reflects the February 9 meeting exploring almost one year of the pandemic and the post COVID conditions.
COVID-19 vaccine development landscape and deployment plan
Below is a recent announcement from WHO that may be of interest. For your reference, please see the presentation here that was delivered. We hope you and your colleagues find this information useful. (March 2021)
In addition to the references within the PowerPoint, we would also like to highlight the following:
- COVID-19 vaccine rollout video as shown at the opening of the session – available as a Gavi downloador on Twitter
- COVID-19 vaccine introduction toolkit with a range of guidance and adaptable materials to support implementation
- A package of materials to guide efforts to drive acceptance and demand for COVID-19 vaccination
- Information on product eligibility(PDF) under the COVAX Facility
- access agreements
- The COVAX transparency document (PDF) outlining its structure and principles. COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the ACT-Accelerator
- A range of information resources, such as the Gavi vaccines work site, COVID-19 vaccines rollout blog, and the WHO vaccines explained series.
At least once a week WHO provides updated information to their NGO partners. Below you will find the latest which is particularly important as it discusses transmission, as well as the link that you may want to bookmark for the series.
EPI-WIN update #21
Please find previous copies on the EPI-WIN update here.
Get the latest information from WHO about COVID 19 by visiting the following sites:
- COVID-19 website: https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
- WHO Travel Advice: https://www.who.int/ith/en/
- Website: www.EPI-WIN.com
The EPI-WIN bulletins found on EPI-WIN.com are particularly useful in seeing the latest information at statistics, trends, and important actions.
The IFHIMA NGO Status with WHO reaffirmed 2022
IFHIMA is pleased to receive official notification from WHO that, during the triennial review at the 150th session in January 2022, IFHIMA was reaffirmed as an NGO in official relations with WHO. IFHIMA’s official status will be reviewed again in 2025. The IFHIMA Board thanks the many IFHIMA members who contribute to WHO work through various workgroups, task forces, and committees of the Federation of International Classifications (FIC).
Read the official letter here.