| Iris is an interactive coding system dedicated to the coding of causes of death and to the selection of the underlying causes of death. The aim of Iris is twofold. |
| • To propose a language independent system. Language aspects are separated from the software and stored into tables in a database. |
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To improve international comparability. Iris is based on the international
form of death certificate provided by WHO. The causes of death coding
follows ICD10 rules and guidelines. On the other hand, the selection
of the underlying cause of death is entirely based on components
of the MMDS software developed by the US National Centre for Health
Statistics (NCHS). Because Iris includes these components, it is
in phase with the updates of the MMDS for the selection of the underlying
cause of death. |
Iris
has been designed and developed on the basis of a collaboration
of several countries including France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Spain, Sweden and United States. |
Given
the objectives of the Iris project, it is important to keep Iris
an international product. Iris is a free software but not open source.
Iris evolutions are decided by a user group opened to each country
using Iris. Iris has been referenced under the following InterDeposit
Digital Number (IDDN): FR.001.170001.000.S.P.2007.000.31235 (see
www.iddn.org
and app.legalis.net). |