Re: [Gnumed-devel] Request for comment: icd10-database

[Jim Busser]

On 2011-06-28, at 10:28 PM, Sebastian Hilbert wrote:

> The way I understood the question is that Marc is lookin for the format that 
> is mostly [widely] used across countries.


I misunderstood that once ICD10 was available from one country, there would be 
little point to acquire it from a second source. However I now see that some 
countries have made their own modifications of ICD10.

While waiting for an answer from Canada as to whatever format it provides 
ICD-10-CA via
        https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productSeries.htm?locale=en&pc=PCC176

following is United States info which they will provide in PDF and XML (sample 
below) 

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* United States *
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The United States developed a clinical modification(-CM) of the classification 
for morbidity purposes. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) posts 
pre-production releases of ICD-10-CM (PDF, XML) for public viewing, cautioning 
that the codes contained are currently invalid for any purpose or use, having 
an effective implementation date of October 1, 2013 in advance of which updates 
are anticipated.

        http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm.htm#10update

A sample of its XML is as follows (snipped at … )

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ICD10CM.index> <version>2011</version> 
<title>ICD-10-CM INDEX TO DISEASES and INJURIES</title> <letter> 
<title>A</title> <mainTerm> <title>Aarskog's syndrome</title> 
<code>Q87.1</code> </mainTerm> … <mainTerm> <title>Azygos</title> <term 
level="1"> <title>continuation inferior vena cava</title> <code>Q26.8</code> 
</term> <term level="1"> <title>lobe </title> <nemod>(lung)</nemod> 
<code>Q33.1</code> </term> </mainTerm> </letter> <letter> <title>Z</title> 
<mainTerm> <title>Zahorsky's syndrome </title> <nemod>(herpangina)</nemod> 
<code>B08.5</code> … <mainTerm> <title>Zymotic</title> <see>condition</see> 
</mainTerm> </letter> </ICD10CM.index> 
(ICD-10-CA).

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A possibly interesting "strategic" paper on ICD10 adoption:

        
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/us_lshc_ImpactOfICD10_081409.pdf

-- Jim