ICD Browser App (Vitals)
Hi everyone,
I thought I'd do another post here since there was a lot of interest after my last one.
I’m a CT3 currently working in Scotland. I have to deal with ICD codes constantly for notes, research, and day to day practice, and I'm sure many of you do too. I’ve always found the current options, whether it’s the official WHO browser or the existing apps, to be pretty painful. They’re slow, clunky, often require a subscription, or (most annoyingly) stop working the second you lose WiFi. The official browser in particular is awful on mobile.
I made an app to deal with this issue called Vitals. Currently it's Android-only but next on my to-do list is an iOS version (I know I said this last time, but I promise iOS is next!).
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icdbrowser.app
Vitals 3.0 is available and now it is now FREE for anyone to download (previously it was a one-time payment at £3.99). One thing I've always felt strongly about is accessibility - I didn't like the idea of gating clinical tools behind a fee which not everyone is willing or able to pay. I hope you find it useful! The free version of Vitals gives you access to all the key features of the app:
- Fully offline access to ICD-10 and ICD-11 (including all available ICD-11 languages and multi-language support)
- Offline search and bookmarking your commonly used codes
- Full access to all the clinical information provided by WHO for both classifications (including the Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements / CDDR for ICD-11)
- A beautiful, simple and fully customisable M3E app running fully native code
There's an entirely optional Pro subscription tier, which I'm hoping enough people will be interested in to keep the development of the app sustainable. This includes:
- Advanced bookmarking with custom folders
- Crosswalks - at the touch of a button, see equivalent ICD-10 codes to an ICD-11 code and vice versa
- ICD-10-CM support, including a Case Builder, where you can add codes to construct a case and then export as a PDF (e.g. for hospital billing). This is more for US users, but some of you in private practice may also find this useful.
- ICD-10 Blue Book (CDDG) and Green Book (DCR-10) parsed and viewable in-app, along with all their additional subdivisions to codes
- The ability to add custom notes / annotations to any ICD page (e.g. study notes, resources, links, etc)
- Automatic end-to-end encrypted backup and restore for all your data
- SNOMED CT integration (in progress but hopefully coming soon)
Last time I posted this, some of you very kindly purchased the app to help support development. Anyone who previously bought Vitals gets lifetime access to the Pro subscription tier, as a huge thank you for supporting the project during its early stages. Anyone who claimed one of the free codes I posted before can also have this - just follow the steps in-app to claim.
App development is a new exploration for me and it's been a long road to get here. Balancing the costs of development (thousands of hours, hundreds of pounds in courses / software / online tools) with my desire to make something ad-free and accessible to all has been a challenge, but I think (hope) I've finally reached a compromise where Vitals can be both self-sustaining and accessible for everyone.
If any of you have been using Vitals, or if anyone can now download it and use it, I'd love your feedback!