The ICD is also used by health insurers whose reimbursements depend on ICD coding; national health programme managers; data collection specialists; and others who track progress in global health and determine the allocation of health resources.
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新制定的《国际疾病分类》第十一版也反映了医学进展以及在科学认识方面的进步。
The new ICD-11 also reflects progress in medicine and advances in scientific understanding.
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例如，与抗微生物药物耐药性相关的代码就更加符合全球抗微生物药物耐药性监测系统。
For example, the codes relating to antimicrobial resistance are more closely in line with the Global
The new ICD also includes new chapters, one on traditional medicine: although millions of people use traditional medicine worldwide, it has never been classified in this system.
“A key principle in this revision was to simplify the coding structure and electronic tooling – this will allow health care professionals to more easily and completely record conditions,” says Dr Robert Jakob, Team Leader, Classifications Terminologies and Standards, WHO.
Dr Lubna Alansari, WHO’s Assistant Director-General for Health Metrics and Measurement, says: “ICD is a cornerstone of health information and ICD-11 will deliver an up-to-date view of the patterns of disease.”