Evaluation of the International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) in the coding of common surgical procedures

Conclusion: In the clinical use case of capturing information in the electronic health record, ICHI was outperformed by the clinically oriented procedure coding systems (SNOMED CT and CCI), but was comparable to ICD-10-PCS. Postcoordination could be an effective and efficient means of improving coverage. ICHI is generally adequate for the collection of international statistics.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research