KKG
National Board for Classification in Health Care at the Federal Ministry of Health (KKG)
National Board for Classification in Health Care
The National Board for Classification in Health Care (Kuratorium für Fragen der Klassifikation im Gesundheitswesen beim Bundesministerium für Gesundheit - KKG) acts as an advisory body to the Federal Ministry of Health on all questions related to official classifications in the health care system.
The main bodies of the German health care system are represented in the KKG:
The agency of the KKG is located at Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).
The meetings of the KKG are not open to the public and the results of its work and meetings are confidential. Representatives of the Federal Ministry of Health and of Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices take part in the meetings but are not allowed to vote. The KKG may publish its recommendations.
The KKG particularly discusses about
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10-GM, ICD-10-WHO)
- German procedure classification (OPS)
- German Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification (ATC)
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
- Object Identifiers (OID)
The KKG may establish committees. At present there are
- Committee on ICD
- Committee on OPS
- Committee on ATC/DDD
- Committee on ICF
- Committee on OID (not active at present)
- Committe on LOINC
- Committe on SNOMED
For the deliberations of the KKG and the working groups set up by the KKG, the KKG recommends the disclosure declaration for the disclosure of potential conflicts of interest: