July 17, 2001 Report to the Secretary on Classifying and Reporting Functional Status
Classifying and Reporting Functional Status Table of Contents Cover Letter to Secretary Thompson Report and Appendix 1 & 2 (Updated 01/30/02) Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5
Appendix 5 July 17, 2001 Report to the Secretary on Classifying and Reporting Functional Status
About NCVHS and Its Work on Functional Status The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics advises the Department of Health and Human Services on health information policy. Functional status information cuts across the National Committee’s responsibility to advise HHS on standards and population health. The initiative that produced this report is led by the…
Appendix 3 July 17, 2001 Report to the Secretary on Classifying and Reporting Functional Status
Excerpts from the W.H.O. Introduction to the ICIDH-2 (ICF)* 1. Background This volume contains the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, known as ICIDH-2. The overall aim of the ICIDH-2 classification is to provide a unified and standard language and framework for the description of health and health-related states. The revised classification defines components…
Shaping a Vision for 21st Century Health Statistics by Dorothy P. Rice
Shaping A Vision for the 21st Century Health Statistics Dorothy P. Rice Professor Emeritus Institute for Health & Aging University of California, San Francisco 3333 California Street, Suite 340 San Francisco, CA 94605 On this special occasion of the 50th anniversary of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, I want thank NCVHS, CNSTAT, and…