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Australian Centre for Clinical Terminology and Information (ACCTI)
ACCTI is focussing on the development and use of clinical terminologies and data information strategies to support e-health initiatives. The team has nationally and internationally recognised expertise in ICD and SNOMED CT and we intend to build on and extend this expertise into new areas.
We can assist the health information industry by developing and tailoring solutions which enable the implementation of purpose-built clinical terminologies, specifically SNOMED CT, the endorsed national standard clinical terminology. These implementations, in turn, enhance the quality and reliability of research and data collections which rely on consistent, current and reliable clinical documentation. In addition, ACCTI provides users with assistance in extracting data from clinical terminologies for use by clinicians and researchers.
Our team maintains strong links to organisations such as the World Health Organisation’s Family of Classifications Network (WHO-FIC), the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), clinicians and electronic tool developers. We boast a team which is regarded as one, among few in the world, which truly understands the complexities of SNOMED CT - its development, maintenance and importantly its use in clinical settings.
ACCTI wins lead author role for development of ICD-11
On Monday 31 August, ACCTI, in collaboration with the National Centre for Health Information Research and Training (NCHIRT) at QUT, won the prestigious role of the Australian lead author for the development of the alpha version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11). The project runs from August 09 to June 2010, is funded by DoHA and managed by the Australian Collaborating Centre (ACC) for the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC). Dr Penny Allbon, Director of the AIHW, is the Head of the Collaborating Centre.
The ACCTI and NCHIRT teams will support the nominated lead author, Kerry Innes, ACCTI Manager, during the nine month project to draft the alpha version of ICD-11. Kerry will join a small team of international classification experts at the first two week meeting in Geneva from 22 Sept 09.
ACCTI in Singapore
The ACCTI team have just finalised a Readiness Assessment for ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS implementation in Singapore. Kerry and Patricia spent 4 days in Singapore in July gaining an understanding of the coding infrastructure. The final report was delivered on schedule on 17 August.
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