Bridging the Gaps: Advancing Clinical Informatics, Data Science, and Global Health with ICD-11

Introduction

The International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11), which came into effect in 2022, represents a significant advancement in medical classification and digital technologies compared to its predecessor, ICD-10. This revision offers the capability to capture detailed clinical specifics, enhances data precision, improves interoperability with modern health informatics systems, and presents novel opportunities for the global health community. This research topic explores various aspects of ICD-11 implementation and its role in advancing clinical informatics, data science, and global health.

Topics covered

• Global Data Comparability and Interoperability: Examining how ICD-11 standardizes recording and coding practice to enable seamless data exchange, comparability, and interoperability across diverse health systems and geographic regions.
• Innovations in Data Collection and Analysis: Investigating breakthroughs in data quality, digital tools, and machine-readable formats driven by ICD-11.
• Impact on Healthcare Systems, Public Health, and Policy: Assessing how ICD-11 influences healthcare delivery, public health strategies, and policy-making in health initiatives and resource allocation.
• Transition and Implementation Strategies: Exploring clinical informatics solutions, data science workflows, and policy approaches for ICD-11 adoption across low- and high-resource settings.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications: Exploring the role of AI in enhancing ICD-11 coding accuracy and efficiency, while addressing ethical considerations such as algorithmic bias and transparency.
• Workforce Development for Health Information Management: Analyzing evolving skill sets in clinical informatics and data science required to harness ICD-11’s potential for global health innovation.

Submission Deadlines

• Submission deadline: rolling submission
• Accepted manuscripts will first be published in a regular issue, and will then be included in an article collection once the required number of articles has been reached.

Submission Instructions

Please read the [Guide for Authors] before submitting. All articles should be [submitted online], please select [Bridging the Gaps-ICD-11] on submission. You can contact the Topic Editors with specific inquiries on this research topic. Manuscripts will benefit from rapid peer review.

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