by Ursula Tschorn | Jul 12, 2015
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings,...
by Ursula Tschorn | Jul 12, 2015
UCUM is the short form of the Unified Code for Units of Measure – by the Regenstrief Institute. It is a system of codes for unambiguously representing measurement units to both humans and machines. Systems and Standards (Courtesy of Thomas Balzer (BfArM...
by Ursula Tschorn | Jul 12, 2015
The ISO TC 215 is the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) on health informatics. TC 215 works on the standardisation of Health Information and Communications Technology (ICT), to allow for compatibility and...
by Ursula Tschorn | Jul 5, 2015
A contract research organization (CRO) is an organisation that provides support to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries in the form of research services outsourced on a contract basis.
by Ursula Tschorn | Jul 5, 2015
An investigational medicinal product (IMP) is not yet approved by a health authority. It is a new drug or device which has to be authorised for a clinical study. The goal is to assess the safety, efficacy, and / or the mechanism of action.
