TY - JOUR A1 - Dorjbal, D. A1 - Cieza, A. A1 - Gmünder, H.-P- A1 - Scheel-Sailer, A. A1 - Stucki, G. A1 - Üstün, T.B. A1 - Prodinger, Birgit T1 - Strengthening quality of care through standardized reporting based on the World Health Organization's reference classifications JF - International Journal of Quality in Health N2 - Quality issue Responding to person's health and related needs requires the availability of health information that reflects relevant aspects of a health condition and how this health condition impacts on a person's daily life. Initial assessment Health information is routinely collected at different time points by diverse professionals, in different settings for various purposes with varying methods. Consequently, health information is not always comparable, posing a challenge to the regular monitoring of quality. Choice of solution The World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases (ICD), International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), and International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI; under development) are complementary and serve as meaningful reference classifications for comparing data on persons’ health and related interventions across health systems. Implementation We developed a systematic approach of translating routinely collected information into a standardized report based on the three WHO reference classifications and the Rehab-Cycle®. Subsequently, we have demonstrated its application using five random case records of individuals attending a rehabilitation program. Evaluation All identified concepts were able to be linked to WHO's reference classifications. The ICF served as a tool to standardize information on rehabilitation goals and their achievement. The ICHI served as the basis for reporting the interventions that were documented in the case records, including the intervention targets that were derived from the ICF codes. Lessons learned Our experience shows that, it is possible to translate routinely collected information into standardized reports by linking existing narrative records with WHO's reference classifications. KW - International Classification of Diseases KW - International Classification of Functioning KW - Disability and health KW - Quality improvement KW - Rehabilitation Y1 - 2016 UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzw078 VL - 28 IS - 5 SP - 626 EP - 633 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Prodinger, Birgit A1 - Cieza, A. A1 - Oberhauser, C. A1 - Bickenbach, J. A1 - Üstün, T.B. A1 - Chatterji, S. A1 - Stucki, G. T1 - Toward the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Rehabilitation Set: A Minimal Generic Set of Domains for Rehabilitation as a Health Strategy JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation KW - Rehabilitation KW - Disability and health KW - ICF Rehabilitation Set Y1 - 2016 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.12.030 VL - 97 IS - 6 SP - 875 EP - 884 ER -