Intercod Interactive Learning System

1. IntercodInteractive Learning System Education Committee Meeting May 2006 Cassia Maria Buchalla

2. Intercod ICD-10 interactive Interactive Learning System for the ICD-10 PanAmerican Health Organization Special Program for Health Analysis 2002 English, Spanish, French and Portuguese

3. Content A - Content of the Course B - Content x Core Curricula C - Advantages and Limitations

4. A- Content of the InterCodA self applied course on ICD-10 • Menu • Introduction – 3 sections • basic course - 4 sections • Coding – 3 sections • Evaluation – 14 sections • Assistant on the program • Help

5. Introduction • Background and importance of the ICD-10 • ICD purpose and applicability • ICD-10 design • structure and contents of volume 1, • volume 2 and • volume 3

6. Basic Course • Primary forms • Recording causes of death • Recording morbidity data • Death certificate ( adobe acrobat file – copy of death certificates from many countries)

7. Coding • Assigning codes to individual diagnostic terms • use of volume 1 • use of volume 3 • Selection of the UC of death • basic concepts of selection • obtaining the originating antecedent cause

8. Coding • Selection of the UC of death • modification of the originating antecedent cause • use of the notes in coding the cause of death • notes for interpretation of diagnoses of the causes of death from malignant neoplasm [tumors]

9. Coding • Selection of the main condition in Morbidity • the selection process, basic concepts • reselection of main condition • use of the note in codifying morbidity

10. Evaluation • ICD background, importance purpose and applicability • Structure and contents of volume 1, 2 and 3 • Basic source of data • Use of volumes 1 and 3 • Process for selecting the UC of death. Basic concepts

11. Evaluation • Acquisition of the originating antecedent cause • Modification rules • Use of the notes in coding causes of death • Use of the notes in malignant neoplasms • Process for selecting the main condition • Reselection of the main condition • Use of the notes in coding morbidity

12. Assistant • Anatomy • explanation on the various systems • Tabular list of categories and subcategories of ICD-10 • Number of codes available and used on the ICD-10 • PAHO/intercod web page in English and Spanish

13. Help • Interface • Contents • Navigation • Evaluation • Anatomy

14. B- Intercod and the core curricula Basic medical science • anatomy  physiology  pathology • Medical terminology • Prefixes • Suffixes • Synonymous

15. Intercod and the core curricula • General uses of Underlying cause of death data • Specific uses of the UC (uses of coded data for health situation and trends analysis, epidemiological and public health surveillance, health care evaluation )  Sources of mortality data (the role of different persons responsible for reporting data on the deceased and the sources of the data) • The ICD • How to code (include detailed instruction and practical experience on how to apply the coding rules) Quality assurance techniques – some as checking all data informed

16. C- Intercod - Advantages • In 4 languages • Short, clear and direct • Easy to use • Windows platform • Spread in many countries (from Europe to the Americas)

17. C- Intercod - limitations • Suppose people know how to use a computer and have a skill for self learning. • The 2002 version not yet updated .