Main description:

This third edition of the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-3) is indispensible for anyone wishing to use the international classification system for classification of morbidity data in a primary care setting. Distilling the many standards that are applied internationally in primary & community care and public health to offer a telescopic view, the classification has been completely rewritten to reflect the continued shift in the health paradigm of primary care and public health towards the person rather than the disease or provider. The content of ICPC-3 remains closely 'linked' to relevant related international classifications. The ICPC-3 also contributes to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, specifically to Goal 3 and its target of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.

Contents:

Foreword by Donald Li. Acknowledgements. Contributors. List of Acronyms. Introduction. Basic Principles: How the ICPC-3 Was Built. The Primary Care Use Case. Description, Inclusion, Exclusion, Coding Hint, Note, Index Terms and Cross References. Episodes of Care: A Central Concept in Primary Health Care. Standard for Use of Reason for Encounter. Standard for Use of Health Problems and Non- Disease- Related Care Episodes. Standard for Use of Functioning and Functioning Related. Standard for Use of Processes of Care (Interventions). Standard for Use of Regional Extensions, Emergency Codes and Extension Codes. Desk Version, Update Platform and Updates, Licensing of ICPC-3, Translations. Tabular List of ICPC-3 Classes. Conversion from ICPC-3 to ICPC-2 and ICPC-1. Annex 1: Primary Care Functioning Scale (PCFS). Index.