title: Major classification systems in health care and their use.
abstract: The systems discussed above are the most commonly used, though a brief check with any medical records department will reveal many more available. Any nurse attempting to retrieve records for any purpose will have had to give instructions translatable into whatever system is in use in the institution. Anyone wishing to add to or replace a coding system in use will have to demonstrate both the need for and efficacy of the changes.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gebbie
mesh_terms: D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic