ICPC-3 Work flow  

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Broad, cross-chapter questions

1. Look at suggestions on the database:

1.1.    Cross chapters

1.2.    Specific for each chapter

Specific chapter rubric questions

1. Does it belong in this chapter?
2. Does it belong in this component?
3. Should it stay as a separate rubric in the classification?

3.1.    How frequent is it as a reason for encounter or episode?

3.1.1. Look in the database for RFE + problems and RFE in Australia and The Netherlands

3.2.    If it's a symptom, does it have a different predictive value than the rubric with which it will be merged?

3.2.1. Ask for Transhis project data if you have doubts

1. Look at inclusion and exclusion:

4.1.    Are they clear?

4.2.    Should anything else be added?

1. Should it be subdivided?

5.1.    Does it have enough frequency as a whole, to make subdivisions possible?

5.1.1. Look in the database for RFE + problems and RFE in Australia and The Netherlands

5.2.    Are there subcategories with enough frequency to create a new rubric?

5.2.1. Look in the database at term usage from Australia and The Netherlands

5.3.    Does the new rubric make clinical sense?

5.4.    Does the new rubric make sense from a public health / public health / management point of view (even if it is infrequent)?

The rest of the classification

1. What is missing from this chapter?
2. Are there things in other chapters that you think should be in this chapter?

Figure 1: ICPC-3 components, sub-components; alphas and significant numerics/ numeric ranges, in the 2A2N structure