<P> The final draft of the ICD - 11 system is expected to be submitted to WHO's World Health Assembly (WHA) for official endorsement by 2017 . The draft review was completed in April 2015 A final version for approval at the WHA is expected in 2018 . </P> <P> In ICD - 11 each disease entity will have definitions that give key descriptions and guidance on what the meaning of the entity / category is in human - readable terms, to guide users . This is an advancement over ICD - 10, which had only title headings . The Definitions have a standard structure according to a template with standard definition templates and further features exemplified in a "Content Model". The Content Model is a structured framework that captures the knowledge that underpins the definition of an ICD entity . The Content Model therefore allows computerization (with links to ontologies and SNOMED CT). Each ICD entity can be seen from different dimensions or "parameters". For example, there are currently 13 defined main parameters in the Content Model (see below) to describe a category in ICD . </P> <P> An external review of the ICD - 11 Revision has been completed . The report notes the progress in the ICD Revision, and makes clear recommendations about forward progress in the revision . </P> <Ol> <Li> ICD Entity Title - Fully Specified Name </Li> <Li> Classification Properties - disease, disorder, injury, etc . </Li> <Li> Textual Definitions - short standard description </Li> <Li> Terms - synonyms, other inclusion and exclusions </Li> <Li> Body System / Structure Description - anatomy and physiology </Li> <Li> Temporal Properties - acute, chronic or other </Li> <Li> Severity of Subtypes Properties - mild, moderate, severe, or other scales </Li> <Li> Manifestation Properties - signs, symptoms </Li> <Li> Causal Properties - etiology: infectious, external cause, etc . </Li> <Li> Functioning Properties - impact on daily life: activities and participation </Li> <Li> Specific Condition Properties - relates to pregnancy etc . </Li> <Li> Treatment Properties - specific treatment considerations: e.g. resistance </Li> <Li> Diagnostic Criteria - operational definitions for assessment </Li> </Ol>

The world health organization version of icd has procedure codes