NARHC Forum

Contributor: Sarah Hohman

The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Workgroup on Timely and Strategic Action to Inform ICD-11 Policy, part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published a second Request for Information (RFI) seeking additional information on the ICD-11 transition in the US.

The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the global standard for health data, clinical documentation, and statistical aggregation. It provides a common language for recording, reporting, and monitoring diseases. It facilitates the collection and storage of data for analysis and comparison of mortality and morbidity data. ICD-11 is the 11^th revision, fully electronic, includes more diagnostic codes, and can be used online or offline.

Your input on this important transition is vital to representing the concerns of rural health care facilities and to inform ICD–11 policy. Please also share this notice and RFI widely among your contacts.

To submit comments in response to the RFI, please send by close of business January 12, 2024 to NCVHSmail@cdc.gov, and include on the subject line: Response from [your organization or name] regarding ICD–11 RFI.