Electronic Maintenance of Clinical Classifications: Comparing Two Approaches

This paper will give basic information about two different ways to store the International Classification of Diseases electronically. It aims to compare and contrast two approaches to the electronic maintenance of the ICD-10. The overall purpose in undertaking the comparison is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each method in order to make recommendations to the World Health Organization regarding the maintenance and future development of classifications for which it has carriage. The issues that will be addressed are as follows: Reasons for choosing the system Current uses and potential future uses Weaknesses and strengths