title: Strengthening quality of care through standardized reporting based on the World Health Organization's reference classifications.
abstract: Responding to person's health and related needs requires the availability of health information that reflects relevant aspects of a health condition and how this health condition impacts on a person's daily life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Health information is routinely collected at different time points by diverse professionals, in different settings for various purposes with varying methods. Consequently, health information is not always comparable, posing a challenge to the regular monitoring of quality.
  
  
  METHODS
  The World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD), International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), and International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI; under development) are complementary and serve as meaningful reference classifications for comparing data on persons' health and related interventions across health systems.
  
  
  METHODS
  We developed a systematic approach of translating routinely collected information into a standardized report based on the three WHO reference classifications and the Rehab-Cycle®. Subsequently, we have demonstrated its application using five random case records of individuals attending a rehabilitation program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All identified concepts were able to be linked to WHO's reference classifications. The ICF served as a tool to standardize information on rehabilitation goals and their achievement. The ICHI served as the basis for reporting the interventions that were documented in the case records, including the intervention targets that were derived from the ICF codes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our experience shows that, it is possible to translate routinely collected information into standardized reports by linking existing narrative records with WHO's reference classifications.
authors: Swiss Paraplegic Research , Nottwil, Switzerland.|Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.
authors: Delgerjargal
authors: D
authors: Dorjbal
authors: Swiss Paraplegic Research , Nottwil, Switzerland.|Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, UK.|Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology - IBE, Chair for Public Health and Health Services Research, Research Unit for Biopsychosocial Health, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors: Alarcos
authors: A
authors: Cieza
authors: Swiss Paraplegic Centre , Nottwil, Switzerland.
authors: Hans Peter
authors: HP
authors: Gmünder
authors: Swiss Paraplegic Centre , Nottwil, Switzerland.
authors: Anke
authors: A
authors: Scheel-Sailer
authors: Swiss Paraplegic Research , Nottwil, Switzerland.|Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.|ICF Research Branch, a cooperation partner within the WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications in Germany (at DIMDI) , Nottwil, Switzerland.
authors: Gerold
authors: G
authors: Stucki
authors: Big data for Health, Department of Information, Evidence and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: T Bedirhan
authors: TB
authors: Üstün
authors: Swiss Paraplegic Research , Nottwil, Switzerland.|Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy, University of Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland.|ICF Research Branch, a cooperation partner within the WHO Collaborating Centre for the Family of International Classifications in Germany (at DIMDI) , Nottwil, Switzerland.
authors: Birgit
authors: B
authors: Prodinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D059019:Clinical Coding / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012046:Rehabilitation; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: International Classification of Diseases; International Classification of Functioning; International Classification of Health Interventions; disability and Health; patient outcomes; quality improvement; standards