Use of a New International Classification of Health Interventions for Capturing Information on Health Interventions Relevant to People with Disabilities

Nicola Fortune, Richard Madden and Ann-Helene Almborg
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Nicola Fortune: National Centre for Classification in Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
Richard Madden: National Centre for Classification in Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
Ann-Helene Almborg: National Board of Health and Welfare, SE-10630 Stockholm, Sweden

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Development of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) is currently underway. Once finalised, ICHI will provide a standard basis for collecting, aggregating, analysing, and comparing data on health interventions across all sectors of the health system. In this paper, we introduce the classification, describing its underlying tri-axial structure, organisation and content. We then discuss the potential value of ICHI for capturing information on met and unmet need for health interventions relevant to people with a disability, with a particular focus on interventions to support functioning and health promotion interventions. Early experiences of use of the Swedish National Classification of Social Care Interventions and Activities, which is based closely on ICHI, illustrate the value of a standard classification to support practice and collect statistical data. Testing of the ICHI beta version in a wide range of countries and contexts is now needed so that improvements can be made before it is finalised. Input from those with an interest in the health of people with disabilities and health promotion more broadly is welcomed.

Keywords: health promotion; rehabilitation; people with disabilities; health intervention; classification; International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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