Coding Public Health Interventions for Health Technology Assessments: A Pilot Experience With WHO's International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)
Introduction: An important requirement for successful public health interventions is a standardized classification in order to make these health technologies comparable in all contexts and recognized by all parties. The WHO International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI), including an in...
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doaj-c4e8ad9c77d74dc9ae7d4f422bf4086b2021-06-16T07:45:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652021-06-01910.3389/fpubh.2021.620637620637Coding Public Health Interventions for Health Technology Assessments: A Pilot Experience With WHO's International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI)Markus Wübbeler0Sebastian Geis1Jovana Stojanovic2Jovana Stojanovic3Lise Elliott4Iñaki Gutierrez-Ibarluzea5Iñaki Gutierrez-Ibarluzea6Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop7Department of Nursing Science, University of Applied Sciences, Bochum, GermanyDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Applied Sciences, Bochum, GermanyDepartment of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, CanadaMontreal Behavioural Medicine Centre, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Ile-de-Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaCentre for Guidelines, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Manchester, United KingdomBasque Foundation for Health Innovation and Research (BIOEF), Barakaldo, SpainBasque Office for HTA (Osteba), Barakaldo, SpainUtrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, NetherlandsIntroduction: An important requirement for successful public health interventions is a standardized classification in order to make these health technologies comparable in all contexts and recognized by all parties. The WHO International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI), including an integrated public health component, has been developed to propose such an international standard.Methods: To test (a) the translation of public health interventions to ICHI codes and (b) the technical handling and general coding in public health, we used a set of public health interventions from a recent cross-sectional survey among Health Technology Assessment professionals.Results: Our study showed that handling of the ICHI interface is stable, that there is a need for specificity and adequate detail of intervention descriptions and desired outcomes to code adequately with ICHI and that the professional background of the coder, as well as his/her sex might influence the selection of codes.Conclusion: International Classification of Health Interventions provides a good coverage of public health interventions. However, the broader character of system wide interventions, often involving a variety of institutions and stakeholders, may present a challenge to the application of ICHI coding. Based on this experience, we would tailor future surveys more specifically to the needs of the classification and we advise training for health professionals before coding with ICHI. Standards of reporting will likely strengthen insights about the efficiency of primary prevention interventions and thus benefit long-term health of populations and structured HTA reporting process.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.620637/fullpublic health interventionInternational Classification of Health InterventionsHealth Technology Assessmentcodingfeasibility evaluation |
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Markus Wübbeler Sebastian Geis Jovana Stojanovic Jovana Stojanovic Lise Elliott Iñaki Gutierrez-Ibarluzea Iñaki Gutierrez-Ibarluzea Irene Lenoir-Wijnkoop Coding Public Health Interventions for Health Technology Assessments: A Pilot Experience With WHO's International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) Frontiers in Public Health public health intervention International Classification of Health Interventions Health Technology Assessment coding feasibility evaluation |
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Coding Public Health Interventions for Health Technology Assessments: A Pilot Experience With WHO's International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) |
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Coding Public Health Interventions for Health Technology Assessments: A Pilot Experience With WHO's International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) |
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Coding Public Health Interventions for Health Technology Assessments: A Pilot Experience With WHO's International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) |
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Coding Public Health Interventions for Health Technology Assessments: A Pilot Experience With WHO's International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) |
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Coding Public Health Interventions for Health Technology Assessments: A Pilot Experience With WHO's International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) |
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coding public health interventions for health technology assessments: a pilot experience with who's international classification of health interventions (ichi) |
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Introduction: An important requirement for successful public health interventions is a standardized classification in order to make these health technologies comparable in all contexts and recognized by all parties. The WHO International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI), including an integrated public health component, has been developed to propose such an international standard.Methods: To test (a) the translation of public health interventions to ICHI codes and (b) the technical handling and general coding in public health, we used a set of public health interventions from a recent cross-sectional survey among Health Technology Assessment professionals.Results: Our study showed that handling of the ICHI interface is stable, that there is a need for specificity and adequate detail of intervention descriptions and desired outcomes to code adequately with ICHI and that the professional background of the coder, as well as his/her sex might influence the selection of codes.Conclusion: International Classification of Health Interventions provides a good coverage of public health interventions. However, the broader character of system wide interventions, often involving a variety of institutions and stakeholders, may present a challenge to the application of ICHI coding. Based on this experience, we would tailor future surveys more specifically to the needs of the classification and we advise training for health professionals before coding with ICHI. Standards of reporting will likely strengthen insights about the efficiency of primary prevention interventions and thus benefit long-term health of populations and structured HTA reporting process. |
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