ICD-11 delayed by two years
Rollout of ICD-11 has been postponed to 2017 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The next generation of diagnosis coding was expected for 2015 but a WHO fact sheet says "the 11th revision process is underway and the final ICD-11 will be released in 2017."
Development of ICD-11 began in April 2007, and initially was scheduled to be implemented by 2012. The delay seems appropriate, given the long road to ICD-10. Multiple surveys and report indicate that healthcare providers are behind schedule in their preparations for the Oct. 1 implementation date of the coding system.
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