To add to the information in this systematic review [Cynthia Lokker, K Ann McKibbon, Heather Colquhoun and Susanne Hempel. A scoping review of classification schemes of interventions to promote and integrate evidence into practice in healthcare. Implementation Science 2015, 10:27 doi:10.1186/s13012-015-0220-6 The full text is freely available here: http://www.implementationscience.com/content/10/1/27 ]: an international classification of health interventions (ICHI) is under development http://www.who.int/classifications/ichi/en/. It is intended that ICHI be used:
- by countries, either as a new classification, to replace existing classifications, or as a base for development of a national classification
- for casemix applications
- for defining and reporting interventions to monitor progress in achieving WHO’s Universal Health Coverage initiative
- for patient safety and quality applications
- for assessment of health system performance
- international comparisons
ICHI will include interventions across all sectors of the health system, covering acute care, primary care, rehabilitation, assistance with functioning, prevention, public health and ancillary services. Interventions provided by all types of providers will be included. A draft version can be found at http://sydney.edu.au/health-sciences/ncch/resources.shtml
Catherine Sykes
Professional Policy Consultant
World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)
Victoria Charity Centre
WCPT is the global voice for physical therapists and has 106 national member organisations representing over 350,000 members of the profession.
HIFA profile: Catherine Sykes is a professional policy consultant at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, UK. Her professional interests include: Functional status information; Physical therapy; Multi professional working; Disability and rehabilitation. crsykes AT gmail.com
AfroPHC 