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The WHO Family of International Classifications

Die Familie der internationalen gesundheitsrelevanten Klassifikationen der Weltgesundheitsorganisation

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz Aims and scope

Abstract

The concept of the Family of International Classifications has been created to have a common framework and language to report, compile, use, and compare health information at the national and international level. The family brings together different health classifications dealing with various dimensions of health and health care so as to present a more comprehensive picture of health care. The family of classifications in health consists of reference classifications, derived ones and related ones. The reference classifications cover the areas of death and disease, disability and health interventions. Other members cover fields like drugs, causes of injury and reasons for encounter. These classifications represent the building blocks of health information in order to be able to provide the best possible health to all people.

Zusammenfassung

Die Familie der internationalen gesundheitsrelevanten Klassifikationen wurde als konzeptueller Rahmen und gemeinsame Sprache für die Gesundheitsberichterstattung geschaffen. Sie ermöglicht das Sammeln und das Vergleichen von Informationen aus dem Gesundheitswesen auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene. Das Zusammenführen diverser Klassifikationen als Familie ermöglicht eine umfassende Darstellung der verschiedenen Dimensionen von Gesundheit und Gesundheitsversorgung. Die Familie der internationalen gesundheitsrelevanten Klassifikationen besteht aus sogenannten Kern- oder Referenzklassifikationen, abgeleiteten Klassifikationen und verwandten Klassifikationen. Die Kernklassifikationen behandeln die Themen "Krankheit", "Behinderung" und "Eingriffe". Andere Familienmitglieder dienen der Klassifizierung von Arzneimitteln (Wirkstoffe), Unfallursachen oder von Gründen für die Inanspruchnahme des Gesundheitswesens (in der Primärversorgung). Alle diese Klassifikationen sind die Bausteine einer Gesundheitsberichterstattung. Sie dienen dem Ziel, für alle Völker das höchstmögliche Maß an Gesundheit zu erreichen.

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Jakob, R., Üstün, B., Madden, R. et al. The WHO Family of International Classifications. Bundesgesundheitsbl. 50, 924–931 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-007-0281-z

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