ICD-11 Revision releases External review and Response: shifts projected WHA adoption to 2018
May 18, 2015
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Update: August 6, 2015
ICD Revision has now published a revised Project Plan and Communication Schedule:
As previously posted
And so it goes on…
The revision of ICD-10 and development of ICD-11 kicked off in April 2007. The original projected WHA adoption date was 2011/12 [1].
Then a shift to 2015, then to 2017.
WHO has just kicked the can further down the road to May 2018.
In July 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) Office of the Assistant Director General, Health Systems and Innovation, posted a call for expressions of interest from suitable contractors to conduct an interim assessment of the 11th Revision for International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
External assessment was prompted by concerns raised by WHO Member States, UN Statistical Commission and other stakeholder organizations about the status of the revision and the utility of the ICD-11 product.
The External review of ICD-11 Revision’s progress has now been completed.
Last week, WHO quietly released a report on the status of the ICD revision process, its management and resources, the feasibility of meeting its goals and timelines, and its fitness for purpose.
The reviewers’ assessment and recommendations can be read here: External report
Read WHO’s initial response to the report’s findings and the actions ICD Revision proposes to take here: WHO Response to External Report
WHO says:
WHO welcomes the constructive messages of the Report of the ICD-11 Revision Review. WHO is initiating the second phase of the revision process, acting immediately on the Review’s recommendations.
A revised workplan will be formulated before the end of June and submitted for approval to the RSG-SEG. During 2015 the WHO secretariat will be strengthened in terms of project management, communication of progress and plans, documentation and transparency of decision-making and classification expertise, as recommended by the reviewers.
As I predicted, a further shift in the development timeline from WHA adoption in May 2017 to May 2018 is proposed, along with other measures.
References
1 Exhibit 1 WHO Letter August 2007
Letter Saxena, WHO, to Ritchie, IUPsyS (International Union for Psychological Science), August 2007
2 External Review ICD-11 (Consultancy Interim Assessment of 11th ICD Revision, January – March 2015)
3 WHO Response to External Review of ICD-11 (Initial WHO response to the report of the external review of the ICD-11 revision,Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems, May 12 2015)
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