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Alpha-ID-SE Date: 27. November 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

The Alpha-ID is a sequential and stable identification number, which is allocated to each entry in the alphabetical index. It permits the encoding of medical and natural language diagnostic terms. Published in 2005 by DIMDI as a prototype, the file …

Official Launch of Iris Version 6 Date: 20. November 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: News

Please save the date for the launch webinar on January 28, 2026, at either 10:00 CET or 17:00 CET.

Iris version 6 is available for ICD-11 mortality coding Date: 04. November 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: News

The Iris software has been used for ICD-10 mortality coding for more than 20 years. Now, Iris is also available for ICD-11 mortality coding.

spec-ICD11-V2025S10 PDF ZIP, 5,3 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards Date: 31. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Shadowfile

spec-ICD11-V2025S10 PDF

spec-ICD11-V2025S10 ZIP, 35,9 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards Date: 31. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Shadowfile

spec-ICD11-V2025S10

Iris V6.1.0.9-ICD11-Y2025S1 ZIP, 68,4 MB, File is accessible Date: 31. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Shadowfile

Iris V6.1.0.9-ICD11-Y2025S1

Release notes Iris MUSE V6.1.0.9 PDF, 171 kB, File is accessible Date: 31. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Shadowfile

Release notes Iris MUSE V6.1.0.9

Iris User Manual V6.1.0.9S1 - track changes PDF, 5,42 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards Date: 31. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Download

Iris User Manual V6.1.0.9S1 - track changes

Iris User Manual V6.1.0.9S1 PDF, 4,41 MB, File does not meet accessibility standards Date: 31. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Download

Iris User Manual V6.1.0.9S1

User Interface English V6.1.0-Y2025S1 ZIP, 14 kB, File does not meet accessibility standards Date: 31. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Download

User Interface English V6.1.0-Y2025S1

Training courses and events Date: 24. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

Training courses and events

Information about SNOMED CT Date: 24. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

SNOMED CT is currently the most comprehensive health terminology worldwide, a constantly growing ontology of preferred terms with their synonyms. The introduction of SNOMED CT in Germany is a building block towards semantic interoperability in the …

Code-Search Date: 24. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

Code-Search

Iris and ICD-11 Date: 21. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

Iris and ICD-11

Downloads Iris Institute - Terms and conditions for downloading (PDF, 244 kB) PDF, 244KB, File is accessible Date: 17. October 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Download

Downloads Iris Institute - Terms and conditions for downloading

Versions and formats Date: 18. August 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

All versions and formats of classification files are free of charge. Please note that different versions and formats cover different content; not every format contains the complete classification.

FAQ/Contact Date: 18. August 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

Frequently asked questions about code systems are answered here.

Code-Search: ICD-10-GM online Date: 24. July 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

Code-Search

Presenation Iris Webinar July 2025 PDF, 411KB, File does not meet accessibility standards Date: 09. July 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Download

Presenation Iris Webinar July 2025

Proposal procedure to maintain OPS and ICD-10-GM Date: 04. July 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

Proposal procedure for ICD-10-GM and OPS

History and outlook Date: 23. June 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

OPS is an adaptation of the English-language International Classification of Procedures in Medicine (ICPM) by WHO. The German version of the ICPM resulted from the translation and expansion of the Dutch version ICPM-DE (Dutch Extension) and was …

History and outlook Date: 23. June 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

ICD-10-GM is a version of ICD-10-WHO adapted to the specific requirements of the German health care system and is continuously developed. The Alphabetical Index to ICD-10-GM has developed from the ICD diagnostic thesaurus of the Central Research …

Events and trainings Date: 05. June 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

Events and trainings

Save the date – next Iris webinar Date: 05. June 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: News

The next Iris webinar will be held on 9th July 2025.

Information Iris Webinar - July 2025 PDF, 137KB, File is accessible Date: 04. June 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Download

Information Iris Webinar - July 2025

Iris support Date: 26. May 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Article

Iris support

Agenda Iris User Group Meeting PDF, 141KB, File is accessible Date: 20. May 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Download

Agenda Iris User Group Meeting

Iris user survey Date: 17. April 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: News

The Iris user survey is now available!

Presentation Iris Webinar April 2025 PDF, 496KB, File does not meet accessibility standards Date: 16. April 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Kodiersysteme Type: Download

Presentation Iris Webinar April 2025

Iris user questionnaire April 2025 docx, 31KB, File is accessible Date: 16. April 2025 Topics: Kodiersysteme Type: Download

Iris user questionnaire April 2025