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The
WHO Collaborating Center for the Classification of Diseases for North
America was established in 1976 to represent the United States and Canada in
international activities related to study and revision of the
International Classification of Diseases and Health Problems (ICD). In 1993, the Collaborating Center also assumed responsibility for work in
North America on the International Classification of Impairments,
Disabilities and Handicaps, now the International Classification of
Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). In 2003, the Collaborating
Center received new terms of reference as a
WHO Collaborating Center for
the Family of International Classifications. The North American
Collaborating Center (NACC) is located at the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS), and works in close
collaboration with the Canadian Institute for Health Information
(CIHI)
and Statistics Canada. Designation is in cooperation with the
Pan
American Health Organization.
The
NACC maintains liaison with WHO on United States and Canadian government use,
implementation and maintenance of the Family of International
Classifications. The NACC coordinates activities in three major aspects of
classification: mortality, morbidity, and disability and works with
the other WHO collaborating centers and related offices to promote
and coordinate ICD and ICF applications. In the United States, NCHS
has responsibility for ICD use in mortality statistics in collaboration
with the States. Development and use of the clinical modification of
ICD and related classifications for morbidity applications are a shared
responsibility with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),
with NCHS having the lead for diagnoses and CMS having the lead for
procedures. NCHS also has responsibility for national disability
statistics in the United States. In Canada, Statistics Canada has
responsibility for ICD use in mortality statistics in collaboration with
the Provinces and Territories. CIHI has responsibility for
development and use of the clinical modification of ICD and procedure
classification for morbidity applications. National disability
statistics are the responsibility of Statistics Canada and CIHI.
This page last reviewed
September 04, 2008
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