scholarly journals Incorporating the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) into an Electronic Health Record to Create Indicators of Function: Proof of Concept Using the SF-12

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 514-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy E. Mayo ◽  
Lise Poissant ◽  
Sara Ahmed ◽  
Lois Finch ◽  
Johanne Higgins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Health Record ◽  
International Classification ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Electronic Health

scholarly journals The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in Electronic Health Records

2017 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 964-980
Author(s):  
Dominik Aronsky ◽  
Birgit Prodinger ◽  
Roxanne Maritz
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Health Records ◽  
International Classification ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Requirement Specification ◽  
Electronic Health

Summary Background: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is the World Health Organization’s standard for describing health and health-related states. Examples of how the ICF has been used in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have not been systematically summarized and described yet. Objectives: To provide a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature about the ICF’s use in EHRs, including related challenges and benefits. Methods: Peer-reviewed literature, published between January 2001 and July 2015 was retrieved from Medline®, CINAHL®, Scopus®, and ProQuest® Social Sciences using search terms related to ICF and EHR concepts. Publications were categorized according to three groups: Requirement specification, development and implementation. Information extraction was conducted according to a qualitative content analysis method, deductively informed by the evaluation framework for Health Information Systems: Human, Organization and Technology-fit (HOT-fit). Results: Of 325 retrieved articles, 17 publications were included; 4 were categorized as requirement specification, 7 as development, and 6 as implementation publications. Information regarding the HOT-fit evaluation framework was summarized. Main benefits of using the ICF in EHRs were its unique comprehensive perspective on health and its interdisciplinary focus. Main challenges included the fact that the ICF is not structured as a formal terminology as well as the need for a reduced number of ICF codes for more feasible and practical use. Conclusion: Different approaches and technical solutions exist for integrating the ICF in EHRs, such as combining the ICF with other existing standards for EHR or selecting ICF codes with natural language processing. Though the use of the ICF in EHRs is beneficial as this review revealed, the ICF could profit from further improvements such as formalizing the knowledge representation in the ICF to support and enhance interoperability.Citation: Maritz R, Aronsky D, Prodinger B. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in Electronic Health Records. Appl Clin Inform 2017; 8: 964–980 https://doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2017050078

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