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===== ICD10 ===== | ===== ICD10 ===== | ||
- | ICD10 (often spelled "ICD-10" is a coding system developed by the WHO | + | ICD10 (often spelled "ICD-10") is a coding system developed by the WHO for the purpose of disease and mortality reporting. |
**Note:** In some countries, ICD10 is extended by local codes. For example, in the US a derivative system called ICD10CM is in use, in Germany a similar ICD10GM. Even though many of the codes are shared, those country-specific coding systems are separate and distinct vocabularies in their own right in the OMOP Standardized Vocabularies. | **Note:** In some countries, ICD10 is extended by local codes. For example, in the US a derivative system called ICD10CM is in use, in Germany a similar ICD10GM. Even though many of the codes are shared, those country-specific coding systems are separate and distinct vocabularies in their own right in the OMOP Standardized Vocabularies. |