| Agency Name: | German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information |
| Nativename: | Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information |
| Headquarters: | Waisenhausgasse 36-38a 50676 Cologne, Germany |
| Region Code: | DE |
| Motto: | medicalknowledge |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Federal Minister of Health |
| Chief1 Name: | Dr. Dietrich Kaiser |
| Chief1 Position: | Director |
| Parent Agency: | Federal Ministry of Health |
| Website: | www.dimdi.de |
The German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (de|Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information), abbreviated DIMDI, was a German organization responsible for medical information classification and management. It was a government Institute of the German Federal Ministry of Health and was located in Cologne, Germany.[1]
The DIMDI published official medical classifications such as ICD-10-GM and OPS (German Procedure Classification) and maintained medical terminology dictionaries, thesauri, nomenclatures and catalogs (e.g. MeSH, UMDNS, Alpha-ID, LOINC, OID) that are important for health information exchange and other applications. DIMDI also developed and operated database-supported information systems for drugs and medical devices and was responsible for a program of health technology assessment (HTA). It also provided information intended for patients.[2]
On 26 May 2020, the DIMDI was merged with the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) into a single agency under the auspices of the BfArM "to combine the resources and expertise of both authorities".[3]