ICD-11 in India: standards and the national context

ICD-11 in India

If you work in India, this short lesson is for you. Where do national standards stand, and where is the transition being driven from?

The 2016 EHR standards

India's electronic health record standards, notified by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2016, name SNOMED CT as the preferred terminology for clinically relevant information, LOINC for tests and observations, and WHO ICD-10 for the statistical classification of diseases.

• SNOMED CT · Preferred · The preferred terminology for all clinically relevant information.
• LOINC · Tests · For tests, measurements and observations.
• WHO ICD-10 · Statistical · For the statistical classification of diseases and related health problems.

NRCeS and SNOMED CT

India became a member of SNOMED International in 2014. C-DAC Pune hosts the National Resource Centre for EHR Standards, which promotes the standards. SNOMED CT to ICD-10 maps are developed by SNOMED International and WHO, and C-DAC's toolkit exposes them through an API.

• Member · Since 2014 · A member of SNOMED International since 2014.
• The centre · C-DAC Pune · Hosts NRCeS, the National Resource Centre for EHR Standards.
• The maps · To ICD-10 · Maps by SNOMED International and WHO. C-DAC's toolkit offers an API.

The National Health Authority and ICD-11

On the transition itself, WHO India reported in August twenty twenty-two that the National Health Authority, which implements Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, was rolling out ICD-11 and ICHI with WHO support: training and capacity building, and help with IT integration, with resource persons in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

• The scheme · PM-JAY · The NHA implements Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY.
• The rollout · With WHO · WHO India, Aug 2022: NHA acknowledged WHO's support for rolling out ICD-11 and ICHI.
• The support · Training · Capacity building and IT integration help, with resource persons in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

No single national date found

As of October the thirteenth, twenty twenty-six, NRCeS material still lists ICD-10 as the notified version, and we found no single national notification setting an ICD-11 date.

Learn the ideas now

The practical advice is to learn the ideas now, and watch the Ministry, the National Health Authority and NRCeS for notifications. Meanwhile, work to the notified standards you are required to use.

• Watch · The notices · Check the Ministry, NHA and NRCeS for current notifications.
• Use · Today's standards · Work to the notified standards you are required to use.

Keep these in mind

India's notified standards are SNOMED CT, LOINC and ICD-10. The National Health Authority is rolling out ICD-11 with WHO. And watch for the official notification.

• India's notified standards: SNOMED CT, LOINC and ICD-10
• The National Health Authority is rolling out ICD-11 with WHO
• Watch for the official notification