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4.3.2.417 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/certainty-type

Clinical Decision Support icon Work Group  Maturity Level: 1 Trial Use Use Context: Country: World
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/certainty-type Version: 6.0.0-ballot2
active as of 2020-12-28 Computable Name: EvidenceCertaintyType
Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Evidence Certainty Type OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1939

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.2.417.1 Definition

The aspect of quality, confidence, or certainty.

4.3.2.417.2 Content

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem certainty-type

Last updated: 2024-12-12T18:56:29.677Z

Profile: Shareable CodeSystem

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/certainty-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
Overall Overall certainty Overall certainty of evidence (quality of evidence). btn btn
RiskOfBias Risk of bias methodologic concerns reducing internal validity. btn btn
Inconsistency Inconsistency concerns that findings are not similar enough to support certainty. btn btn
Indirectness Indirectness concerns reducing external validity. btn btn
Imprecision Imprecision fuzzy or wide variability. btn btn
PublicationBias Publication bias likelihood that what is published misrepresents what is available to publish. btn btn
DoseResponseGradient Dose response gradient higher certainty due to dose response relationship. btn btn
PlausibleConfounding Plausible confounding higher certainty due to risk of bias in opposite direction. btn btn
LargeEffect Large effect higher certainty due to large effect size. btn btn

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
Source The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code