Medical Coding and Billing: Who (or What) is WHO? As a medical
biller/coder, the information you communicate from the provider
to the payer is submitted to the information gathering
organization known as the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO
is the United Nations organization that views disease and injury
from a world perspective and uses the data it gathers on world
health trends to recommend the direction of (or need for)
research based on its findings. WHO is responsible for
coordinating leadership and providing direction on global public
health issues by setting standards for healthcare documentation
and monitoring health trends. WHO makes identifying, monitoring,
and containing infectious disease outbreaks (like the HIV/AIDS
outbreak) possible at the international level, which has
resulted in millions of saved lives. WHO has also been
instrumental in the development and distribution of drugs,
vaccines, and other disease-fighting efforts. The United States
is one of almost 200 countries that is member