Classification and grouping

Article Abstract:

The latest version of the International Classification of Disease (ICD10) system may be sufficiently comprehensive to accommodate current disease classifications but may be too cumbersome for routine use. Researchers presented the details of the updated ICD10 structure, compared this system with the Human Resource Group (HRG) system, and highlighted the implications of this new system for rheumatology and orthopedic specialties. The ICD10 code consists of one letter followed by at least 2 numbers for each broad disease category. Each additional number added to the base code increases the specificity of the disease and location within the body. The ICD10 is capable of categorizing twice as many diseases as the ICD9. Current disease classifications consume 78% of the ICD10's capacity. HRGs group patients not only according to disease type, but also by disease severity, procedures performed and age. The HRG is more useful for cost analyses and research purposes.

Reports, Terminology, Rheumatologists, Rheumatology, Nosology

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Nomenclature and coding

Article Abstract:

Assignment of a simple and meaningful Read code to each medical term and disease may make computerized patient records more accessible and easier to track for research purposes. Read codes are a system to uniquely identify medical terminology with a number. Researchers reported on the medical coding proposed for use in the United Kingdom. The codes can identify a patient's disease both by the name of the disease and by specific characteristics unique to the patient, such as disease severity or location. The computer logically arranges the codes from the general to the specific. The system may place conditions in multiple positions based on differing characteristics. Clinics may only wish to obtain portions of the entire coding system relevant to their practice.

Innovations, United Kingdom. National Health Service, Rheumatic diseases, Medical informatics, Medical record linkage

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Estimating the burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the community: the comparative prevalence of symptoms at different anatomical sites, and the relation to social deprivation

Article Abstract:

Backache and other pains are common, and may be associated with social deprivation. Researchers in the UK surveyed 6000 adults and found that 23% reported back pain lasting longer than a week. Persistent knee and shoulder pain were also common, and some respondents were disabled by their pain. Pain was more common in people in lower socioeconomic classes. Additional research may determine whether pain severity is associated with social class.

United Kingdom, Health aspects, Demographic aspects, Shoulder pain, Backache, Back pain, Social classes, Social class

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