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4.3.2.473 CodeSystem http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-rating

Clinical Decision Support Work Group Maturity Level: 1Trial Use Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-rating
Version:5.0.0-ballot
Name:EvidenceCertaintyRating
Title:EvidenceCertaintyRating
Status:draft
Definition:

The assessment of quality, confidence, or certainty.

Committee:Clinical Decision Support Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1941 (for OID based terminology systems)
Flags:CaseSensitive, Complete
All codes ValueSet:EvidenceCertaintyRating

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.2.473.1 Content

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/certainty-rating defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
high High qualityHigh quality evidence. 
moderate Moderate qualityModerate quality evidence. 
low Low qualityLow quality evidence. 
very-low Very low qualityVery low quality evidence. 
no-concern no serious concernno serious concern. 
serious-concern serious concernserious concern. 
very-serious-concern very serious concernvery serious concern. 
extremely-serious-concern extremely serious concernextremely serious concern. 
present presentpossible reason for increasing quality rating was checked and found to be present. 
absent absentpossible reason for increasing quality rating was checked and found to be absent. 
no-change no change to ratingno change to quality rating. 
downcode1 reduce rating: -1reduce quality rating by 1. 
downcode2 reduce rating: -2reduce quality rating by 2. 
downcode3 reduce rating: -3reduce quality rating by 3. 
upcode1 increase rating: +1increase quality rating by 1. 
upcode2 increase rating: +2increase quality rating by 2. 

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LevelA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe 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
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code