The German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (german: Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information), abbreviated DIMDI, was a German organization responsible for medical information classification and management. It was a government
Institute
An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body.
In some countries, institutes can ...
of the German
Federal Ministry of Health and was located in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
,
Germany
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.
The DIMDI published official medical classifications such as ICD-10-GM and OPS (German Procedure Classification) and maintained medical terminology dictionaries, thesauri, nomenclatures and catalogs (e.g. MeSH, UMDNS, Alpha-ID, LOINC, OID) that are important for health information exchange and other applications. DIMDI also developed and operated database-supported information systems for drugs and medical devices and was responsible for a program of
health technology assessment (HTA). It also provided information intended for patients.
On 26 May 2020, the DIMDI was merged with the
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (in German: Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte – ''BfArM'') is the medical regulatory body in Germany. It operates under the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). It is headquarte ...
(BfArM) into a single agency under the auspices of the BfArM "to combine the resources and expertise of both authorities".
See also
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German National Library of Science and Technology
The German National Library of Science and Technology (german: Technische Informationsbibliothek), abbreviated TIB, is the national library of the Federal Republic of Germany for all fields of engineering, technology, and the natural sciences. I ...
References
External links
DIMDI official websiteICD Code Suche (German)
Further reading
ICD-10 Diagnosen und Psychotherapie
(in German)
Medical and health organisations based in North Rhine-Westphalia
Government agencies of Germany
Organisations based in Cologne
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