Classification Detail
Classification of Health Care Providers (ICHA-HP)
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
OECD/WHO/Eurostat (2011), A System of Health Accounts: 2011 Edition, OECD Publishing, Paris, Chapter 6, p. 121-
ISBN: 9789264116016 (PDF) ; 9789264116009 (print)
DOI: 10.1787/9789264116016-en
ISBN:
9789264116009
Website:
Custodian:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Available Formats:
Print, PDF
Year Adopted:
N/A
Year Published:
2011
Available Languages (besides English):
N/A
Availability:
Fully available only in English.
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
1.4 Health
Purpose:
The classification of health care providers (ICHA-HP) serves the purpose of classifying all organisations that contribute to the provision of health care goods and services, by arranging country-specific provider units into common, internationally applicable categories.
Main Applications:
Compilation of health expenditure and financing statistics and health accounts according to the manual A System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The classification is an integral part of the core accounting framework provided by SHA 2011.
Main Users:
Compilers of health accounts (mainly National Statistical Institutes, Ministries of Health)
Methodology
Scope:
Final consumption expenditure of resident units on health care goods and services
Concept Being Classified:
health
Statistical Units:
establishment
Main Principles:
The main objective of the classification of health care providers is to be comprehensive and complete. Comprehensiveness means that all organisations in the field of interest should be covered, while completeness means that all activities in the field of interest should be compiled, irrespective of the type of organisation.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
First-digit level
HP.3
9 items
Level 2
Second-digit level
HP.3.1
24 items
Level 3
Third-digit level
HC.3.1.1
8 items
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
The HP classification tries to structure health care providers into meaningful, homogeneous groups of providers within categories and at the same time to ensure heterogeneity between categories. The criterion 'type of health care activity' is relevant when providers are grouped into certain categories of the HP classification.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
OECD, Eurostat, WHO
Coordinating Entity:
International Health Accounts Team (OECD, WHO, Eurostat)
Reason for Latest Revision:
To refine, expand and correct the previous version.
Major Changes:
SHA 2011 offers a more concise picture of the universe of health care providers, with closer links to standard industry classifications.
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
Yes
Index Website:
Available Formats:
Print, PDF
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
OECD, Health Division
Unit:
Health Division
Contact Name:
David Morgan
Email:
Website:
Telephone:
+33 1 45 24 76 09
Fax:
+33 1 44 30 63 61
Address:
2, rue André Pascal
75775 Paris Cedex 16
France
Comments
Additional contact - for public use:
Agency/Office: Eurostat
Name: Christine Coin
Title: Head of Unit
Unit: F.5 Education, health and social protection
Telephone: +352 4301 33722
Fax: -
E-mail: Christine.Coin@ec.europa.eu
Address:
BECH B4/335
5, Rue Alphonse Weicker
2721 LUXEMBOURG