[International Classification of Health Interventions of World Health Organization as the basis for a new nomenclature of medical rehabilitation services].

The development of health care system, including medical rehabilitation, in the Russian Federation is required updating nomenclature of simple and complex medical services and establishing its detailed list. The latter should integrate international experience and features of domestic health care system.

Objective: To analyze the structure of International Classification of Health Interventions (ICHI) of World Health Organization (WHO) and the possibilities of its practical application in domestic medical rehabilitation system.

Material and methods: The role of ICHI and its structural logical correlations with other classifications of the WHO international classifications section has been determined. Analysis of ICHI application areas, comparison of ICHI codes and new nomenclature of medical services were performed.

Results: Analysis of ICHI and new nomenclature project of medical services in the Russian Federation showed, that ICHI formed the basis for the development of a new medical services nomenclature, including a section on medical rehabilitation. The basic principles of ICHI (structure by axes: aim, action, means; codes uniqueness; hierarchical method of classification formation) and ICHI fragment associated with purposes for systems and organism functions are presented in the new nomenclature of medical services. It has been established that ICHI can be a basis for developing domestic list of rehabilitation services, the formation of which is planned in the near future.

Conclusion: The development of medical services nomenclature in the Russian Federation will significantly increase the availability, funding and effectiveness of medical rehabilitation assistance.