HL7 Terminology (THO)
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HL7 Terminology (THO), published by HL7 International - Vocabulary Work Group. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 6.3.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/UTG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Evidence Certainty Type

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/certainty-type Version: 1.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: HL7 (FHIR Project) Computable Name: EvidenceCertaintyType

The aspect of quality, confidence, or certainty.

References

This value set is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

Logical Definition (CLD)

Generated Narrative: ValueSet certainty-type

 

Expansion

ValueSet

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Evidence Certainty Type v1.0.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 9 concepts

CodeSystemDisplay (en-US)Definition
  Overallhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typeOverall certainty

Overall certainty of evidence (quality of evidence).

  RiskOfBiashttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typeRisk of bias

methodologic concerns reducing internal validity.

  Inconsistencyhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typeInconsistency

concerns that findings are not similar enough to support certainty.

  Indirectnesshttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typeIndirectness

concerns reducing external validity.

  Imprecisionhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typeImprecision

fuzzy or wide variability.

  PublicationBiashttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typePublication bias

likelihood that what is published misrepresents what is available to publish.

  DoseResponseGradienthttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typeDose response gradient

higher certainty due to dose response relationship.

  PlausibleConfoundinghttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typePlausible confounding

higher certainty due to risk of bias in opposite direction.

  LargeEffecthttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-typeLarge effect

higher certainty due to large effect size.

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. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System 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)
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

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2025-03-15createJoanne DehnbostelSDMove terminologies from FHIR to THO for EBMonFHIR Resources; up-633