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: PICO Classification Value Set

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<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="pico-classification"/>
  <language value="en"/>
  <text>
    <status value="extensions"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet pico-classification</b></p><a name="pico-classification"> </a><a name="hcpico-classification"> </a><p>This value set includes codes based on the following rules:</p><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href="CodeSystem-179423.html"><code>https://fevir.net/resources/CodeSystem/179423</code></a><span title="Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to the version provided in this specification"> version &#x1F4E6;1.0.0-ballot3</span><table class="none"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href="CodeSystem-179423.html#179423-population">population</a></td><td>Population</td><td>Population</td></tr><tr><td><a href="CodeSystem-179423.html#179423-intervention">intervention</a></td><td>Intervention</td><td>Intervention</td></tr><tr><td><a href="CodeSystem-179423.html#179423-comparator">comparator</a></td><td>Comparator</td><td>Comparator</td></tr><tr><td><a href="CodeSystem-179423.html#179423-outcome-measure">outcome-measure</a></td><td>Outcome Measure</td><td>Outcome Measure</td></tr></table></li><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.1.0/CodeSystem-usage-context-type.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type</code></a><span title="Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to 2.0.1, the version found through the package references"> version &#x1F4E6;2.0.1</span><table class="none"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.1.0/CodeSystem-usage-context-type.html#usage-context-type-age">age</a></td><td>Age Range</td><td>The age of the patients for which this artifact/element applies. For this context type, the value could be a range that specifies the applicable ages or a code from an appropriate value set such as the MeSH value set http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-AgeGroupObservationValue.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.1.0/CodeSystem-usage-context-type.html#usage-context-type-gender">gender</a></td><td>Gender</td><td>The gender of the patient for which this artifact/element applies. For this context type, appropriate values can be found in the http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender value set.</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>
  </text>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="cds"/>
  </extension>
  <extension
             url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="trial-use"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/ebm/ValueSet/pico-classification"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.44.48.17"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="1.0.0-ballot3"/>
  <name value="PICOClassification"/>
  <title value="PICO Classification Value Set"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2026-05-12T21:21:32+00:00"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/dss"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description
               value="Classifications by PICO (population, intervention, comparator, outcome) to represent clinical questions or the specification of focus of interest for evidence, evidence reports, and recommendations."/>
  <jurisdiction>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
      <code value="001"/>
      <display value="World"/>
    </coding>
  </jurisdiction>
  <compose>
    <include>
      <system value="https://fevir.net/resources/CodeSystem/179423"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="population"/>
        <display value="Population"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="intervention"/>
        <display value="Intervention"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="comparator"/>
        <display value="Comparator"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="outcome-measure"/>
        <display value="Outcome Measure"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
    <include>
      <system
              value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type"/>
      <concept>
        <code value="age"/>
        <display value="Age Range"/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="gender"/>
        <display value="Gender"/>
      </concept>
    </include>
  </compose>
</ValueSet>